GOP campaign: Dem decision to halt campaign for Florence is a ‘gimmick’

By Katelyn Caralle

Published September 13, 2018 7:03pm ET

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GOP campaign: Dem decision to halt campaign for Florence is a ‘gimmick’ — A spokesman for a Republican House candidate in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District on Thursday accused his Democratic opponent Dan McCready of suspending his campaign as a “gimmick,” and not over fears of the impending landfall of Hurricane Florence. “It’s a transparent gimmick designed to score political points by taking advantage of a dangerous situation,” […]

A spokesman for a Republican House candidate in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District on Thursday accused his Democratic opponent Dan McCready of suspending his campaign as a “gimmick,” and not over fears of the impending landfall of Hurricane Florence.

“It’s a transparent gimmick designed to score political points by taking advantage of a dangerous situation,” spokesman for Mark Harris’ campaign Jordan Shaw said on Thursday, the News & Observer reported.

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