[Political Punch-ABC News]ABC News blogger Jake Tapper posted this account today of a Mississippi Democratic candidate who formerly endorsed Obama, but has been so mauled by anti-Obama-Reverend Wright attack ads by the GOP and his opponent that he now disavows any connection to the candidate from Illinois:
“In North Mississippi, Democratic congressional candidate Travis Childers has been hammered by Republicans for ties to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, in THIS AD from the National Republican Congressional Committee and THIS AD from Childers' opponent -- "When Obama's pastor cursed America blaming us for 9/11 Childers said nothing," the ad says.Wow, the Wright issue is apparently so toxic in the south that Obama endorsing candidates are suddenly getting Obama-amnesia!
"Now Childers is pushing back -- by acting as if he's never even heard of Obama.
In a new TV ad launching today, Childers says his family "has heard the lies and attacks linking me to politicians I don't know and have never even met," the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports.
And Memphis's WREG-TV has an interesting report in which Childers distances imself quite a bit from Mr. Obama. Watch HERE.
"Senator Obama hasn't endorsed my candidacy," Childers says. "I have not been in contact with his campaign nor has he been in contact with mine."
“Obama's campaign has tried to help Childers, as you can see on Obama's website.”
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