https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/...315cd.html

Quote:Archie Parnell, a Democratic congressional hopeful who earned national attention after nearly winning in deep red South Carolina last year, is resisting pleas to withdraw after his campaign staff discovered that he physically abused his ex-wife in the 1970s.

In divorce records obtained by The Post and Courier, Kathleen Parnell said the marriage deteriorated after two years in 1973 because of "unwarranted accusations" from her husband.

In October 1973, Archie Parnell, then a University of South Carolina student, was locked out of some friends' apartment to protect Kathleen Parnell, who was staying there. At 2 a.m., Archie Parnell used a tire iron to break a glass door, the complaint said. He made more unspecified accusations to Kathleen Parnell before striking her several times. She said she was beaten again later that evening.

After the "acts of physical cruelty," Kathleen Parnell said she feared for her life and did not want to stay married. She obtained a restraining order against Archie Parnell after seeking the divorce, according to court documents. The divorce was finalized in early 1974.

Confronted with the court records by aides last week, Parnell did not deny the allegations. But even as his staff fled the campaign en masse, he refused to drop out of the race Monday.

Quote:Yates Baroody, the Democratic operative who had been managing Parnell's campaign, left his team on Friday after she became aware of the graphic details in the divorce records.

"As soon as I discovered them, I immediately resigned from the campaign and advised Archie he should withdraw from the campaign immediately," Baroody told The Post and Courier. "He has no business running for Congress and he never did."

South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Trav Robertson called on Parnell to drop out of the race Monday.

"In light of this sad revelation, Archie Parnell has no choice but to withdraw from the race for the 5th Congressional District," Robertson said. "His actions, though long ago, directly contradict the values of the Democratic Party."

The revelations may have dealt a massive blow to Democrats' chances of flipping a Republican seat in South Carolina.

The libturds are trying to figure out which is stronger evidence of guilt; court documents which the person does not deny, or a forged yearbook.

plea to the donks: please keep feeding us your best, brightest, and most effective tool the 'phants can utilize as a 'positive'....

(05-22-2018 09:50 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  The libturds are trying to figure out which is stronger evidence of guilt; court documents which the person does not deny, or a forged yearbook.

You touched on the thought I had when I first read this: He got Moored.

But like every other time when the GOP uses dim tactics we are far better at it.

Quote:The revelations may have dealt a massive blow to Democrats' chances of flipping a Republican seat in South Carolina.

From a one-in-20,000 chance to a one-in-50,000 chance.

(05-22-2018 09:50 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  The libturds are trying to figure out which is stronger evidence of guilt; court documents which the person does not deny, or a forged yearbook.

Forged yearbook! No question.