Posted on 09/09/2004 5:48:45 PM PDT by nypokerface
Washington, DC, Sep. 9 (UPI) -- The North Carolina Senate race heated up Thursday as the GOP accused Democrat Senate candidate Erskine Bowles of avoiding his party's presidential nominee.
Bowles, former President Clinton's chief of staff, "has made a habit of refusing to publicly appear with John Kerry and John Edwards, usually by having an event somewhere far away," said a spokesman for GOP Senate candidate Richard Burr. While Kerry campaigned in North Carolina Tuesday, Bowles was raising funds in Washington.
The Bowles campaign told UPI the charge was "ludicrous" and he was merely doing what must be done to be elected.
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This is amusing.
Let's hope that Richard Burr can garner enough support and ride George W. Bush's coattails, for what we don't need is for Bowles to take the other wealthy guy's seat (Edwards). With his strong ties to the Clintons, North Carolina would lose ground for sure in 2008.
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