Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: ' NY-18: I just love how badly GOP freshman Nan Hayworth has handled this mess. If you're just catching up with us, one of her spokesmen, Jay Townsend, was busted last week for writing on Facebook:
"Let's hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators who won't abide the mandates they want to impose on the private sector."But Hayworth's campaign failed to make the obvious move and just cut deadweight like Townsend loose. Instead, they defended him, saying his remarks "were clearly not meant to be taken literally." Soon realizing they had a problem on their hands, Townsend was goaded into making a b.s. apology, which began:
On May 26, I posted a stupid, thoughtless, and insensitive comment on a facebook page. It was stupid because my words were easily misconstrued; thoughtless because my choice of words obscured a point I was trying to make, and insensitive because some have interpreted the comment as advocating a violent act.Misconstrued! How do you misconstrue "let's hurl some acid"? Obviously you cannot. That fact finally dawned on Hayworth on Monday, when she at last kicked Townsend out the door. Her statement reveals how desperately eager she is to stop talking about this controversy:
"Jay Townsend has offered, and I have accepted, his resignation from his position with my campaign. Now let's return to talking about issues that really matter to families: job creation, spending restraint and economic development."Hey'it was your campaign that decided to talk about hurling acid at women, not us! Ultimately, there's a meta-point to be drawn here, which is that, as I said above, canning Townsend instantly was a no-brainer, yet somehow Hayworth decided to do the exact opposite and dig in. It makes you wonder about how competently her campaign is being run'and how smart she is.
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