WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray pressed ahead Tuesday with his re-election bid but acknowledged he took a political hit from allegations that he led a “shadow campaign” with a convicted donor nicknamed “Uncle Earl.”

With the Democratic primary just three weeks away, Gray is trying to convince voters in the nation’s capital that he didn’t do anything wrong during his campaign in 2010 and that he is still the best choice to lead the city.

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