May 12, 2008 - 3:39pm
Erickson campaign denies allegations
By Lauren LafaroAn hour after Kevin Mannix's 5th district congressional campaign dropped a bomb on Republican primary opponent Mike Erickson, Erickson's spokesman Cary Evans flatly denied the rumors.
"Kevin Mannix is desperate and resorting to politics-as-usual because he knows he is losing. Mannix's wild accusations are unbelievable and not credible. These false allegations are exactly the kind of politics that people want changed, and the kind of desperate smear that Kevin Mannix resorts to. These unsubstantiated and untrue allegations are from an email from 2006 that no news media reported at the time. They are just as untrue today as they were then."
Mannix and Erickson are facing off for the chance to take the 5th district away from the Democrats, who have held the seat since 1996. The seat is being vacated by U.S. Rep. Darlene Hooley, who announced her retirement in February.
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