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  View in browser   BY  LISA KASHINSKY EYES EMOJI —  The only state legislative race where a representative is trying to knock out a senator has been flying under the radar — until now. State Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham) is accusing her rival, state Rep. Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk),  of playing fast and loose with campaign finance and  ethics rules  to further his bid for her seat. She also says a  recent newspaper ad  of Dooley’s “masqueraded” as an editorial board endorsement “when no editorial board process is even available” and that it erroneously claimed she wants to “defund the police.” Dooley says Rausch and her supporters are distorting his views on abortion  — he  voted  against the 2020 ROE Act but  voted  to expand abortion access after  Roe ’s fall   — and employing “scare tactics” by trying to tie him to former President Donald Trump. Dooley  said he voted for Trump  when he unsuccessfu...

View in browser   BY  LISA KASHINSKY Presented by UPS UNFORCED ERROR —  Bristol County sheriff hopeful and Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux is the latest candidate to accuse his November rival of refusing to debate. Except this time, it’s not entirely true. The latest controversy in an already contentious sheriff’s race began  when Heroux’s campaign sent out a press release Thursday saying Sheriff Tom Hodgson “refused to debate.”   The Democrat claimed the Republican incumbent “backed out of a debate” moderated by New Bedford Light’s Jack Spillane, “refused an offer” to debate by the League of Women Voters and “did not respond” to the NAACP New Bedford branch about a candidate forum. At the end of the press release, Heroux’s campaign said it was “unclear” whether Hodgson had agreed to a televised debate on WPRI slated for Oct. 28. But Hodgson had accepted WPRI’s debate offer on Sept. 15,  the same day invitations were sent out,   WPRI’s Ted Nesi confirmed t...