Eckersley calls e-mail a hoax, says he’s still in the race (AUDIO)
October 29, 2010 by Brent Martin
Southwest Missouri Congressional candidate Scott Eckersley blames the campaign staff of his Republican opponent for issuing a hoax that he had suspended his campaign.
An e-mail sent to news media outlets and a “tweet†issued by a fake Twitter account announced that Eckersley had suspended his campaign due to personal reasons.
Eckersley blames his opponent, Republican Billy Long, for sending out the hoax days before the election.
“You know this is dirty politics. This is Jeff Roe-style management. That’s who Billy’s retained. That’s who he writes the big checks to,†Eckersley tells Missourinet affiliate KTTS. “This is Kansas City management doing what they do best, which is playing dirty.â€
An e-mail sent through a Yahoo account claimed that Eckersley had suspended his campaign from Congress until further notice due to personal matters that had arisen over the last several days. Eckersley says it was a fake.
Q: What did the 2010 campaign in Missouri, and the Ted Cruz campaign, have in common?
A: Jeff Roe
Same dirty trick was used back then, as now. I just don’t buy that the rumor originated anywhere else but with “someone” in Cruz’s campaign staff.