If a hurricane is on its way, when should politicians stop campaigning?
Now, some Democratic legislative candidates are attacking Republican candidates for holding campaign events in the days before Florence made landfall -- and the
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"I care too much about my constituents, family and friends to be out raising money while they fear for their safety and prepare for this hurricane," Phelps told The N&O in an email last week. "We shouldn't be holding campaign events but instead should be looking out for each other at this time."
Steinburg called Phelps' statement a "cheap political attack" and said, "this kid should be ashamed of himself, he needs to grow up." In a phone interview, Steinburg noted that the hurricane hadn't arrived when he held his fundraiser.
"We didn't press anybody to be there and we didn't put anyone in jeopardy," he said.
Sawyer struck a similar tone in response to her Democratic opponent,
"Campaigning during the campaign season is one thing; however, to do so during a crisis is unacceptable.," McMiller told The N&O. "Our first thought should be about the safety of constituents. Instead, they have once again put themselves first by deciding to hold a fundraiser while many constituents were preparing for the worst."
Forest didn't respond to a request for comment. Sawyer, for her part, said the event was scheduled months in advance and that "everything that could be done in preparation for Florence was already in progress."
She said McMiller's "effort to score cheap political points off of a statewide disaster reeks of opportunism at the worst and poor judgment at the best," adding, "We had no idea
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