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Article: GA. REPUBLICAN PARTY: MARK TAYLOR CONTINUES TO DODGE QUESTIONS ON REP. MCKINNEY RELATIONSHIP
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 27, 2006
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The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news release:
After Rep. Cynthia McKinney assaulted a Capitol Hill police officer, we asked if Mark Taylor would publicly withdraw his support of the liberal Democrat. At the time, Taylor was using Cynthia McKinney's endorsement to pander for votes in the gubernatorial primary. Instead of answering our question, he dodged the issue by referring all reporters' enquiries about McKinney to the Democratic Party. ("Perdue Challenges Political Foes on McKinney Flap," Atlanta Journal Constitution, 04/05/06)
Mark Taylor thought he got away unscathed, and he continued to use the McKinney endorsement when it worked to his advantage in the primary. ...