I Know You Are But What Am I?

By Kleinheider Posted on August 4, 2008 at 8:06 am

A Republican primary between two sitting legislators for the 8th District state Senate seat has gotten nasty:

“I have tried to be a gentleman in this race,” he said. “My opponent, unfortunately, is just spreading … falsehoods. I guess, is the polite way to put it. I heard he has an ad on the radio that says I’m going to raise the price of gasoline 34 cents a gallon. I don’t know where in the world he would get this. Nothing could be farther from the truth.”

Overbey agrees that the tone has soured.

“It’s not pleasant … being called names, but, over the years, I’ve developed, both as a lawyer and in public office, a rather thick skin. But, still, I have been called names in this campaign that I never imagined would occur in a Republican primary. That’s unfortunate. The public deserves better. What the public wants is candidates and office-holders to engage in a discussion of the issues — not name calling.”

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Tags: Doug Overbey, Raymond Finney  

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