{"id":245,"date":"2019-06-15T08:29:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T12:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=245"},"modified":"2022-05-16T09:56:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:56:59","slug":"the-judge-who-ran-both-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=245","title":{"rendered":"The Judge Who Ran Both Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/judge-alex-ratliff-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/judge-alex-ratliff-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/judge-alex-ratliff-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/judge-alex-ratliff-671x1024.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of Judge Alexander Ratliff of Pikeville, Kentucky, who ran for office as both a Democrat and as an Independent, at the same time, gathering enough votes from both ballots to be elected.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn or on any number of podcast apps, all for free.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening and sharing us with your friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2818\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-245-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746718\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746718\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746718\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746718\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=245-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746718\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we tell the story of Judge Alexander Ratliff of Pikeville, Kentucky, who ran for office as both a Democrat and as an Independent, at the same time, gathering enough votes from both ballots to be elected. 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