April 17, 2008 - 10:30pm
Obama campaign to Burch: 'Ridiculous'
By Trey PollardA spokesperson from the campaign of Senator Barack Obama responded concisely this evening to comments by State Representative Thomas Burch (D-Louisville).
During the Wednesday grand opening of Hillary Clinton campaign headquarters in Louisville, Burch - a Jefferson County co-Chair for the campaign - suggested donations from Obama to 3rd District Congressman John Yarmuth (D-Louisville) may have encouraged Yarmuth's endorsement of the Illinois Senator.
“I found out my local Congressman got $2,500 from Obama,” Burch told PolitickerKY.com. “I wonder: did he pay that to get an endorsement?”
Today, Obama campaign spokesperson Shannon Gilson reacted to Burch's comments.
"That suggestion is ridiculous," said Gilson.
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