Hey, wait a minute. Didn’t Vance McAllister say he would forgo another run for Congress after getting caught making out with his married staffer?
Now he says what? He’s going to run after all?
This is awesome news! I cannot wait to learn whether his constituents want to have this guy representing them in Congress.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/210949-reversing-decision-mcallister-to-run-for-reelection
McAllister, a north Louisiana Republican, got caught in a most, um, embarrassing moment planting a lengthy wet kiss on his female staffer. McAllister had won the seat just a little more than a year ago, proclaiming himself to be madly in love with his wife and devoted to his children. He’s a family man and that was reason enough to vote for him, his campaign ads suggested. His ads featured his family prominently.
Then he got caught committing this indiscreet act with a married staffer who — last I heard — had her marriage fall apart.
McAllister said this about his reversal: “I wanted to make sure everything was good with our family. Our family is stronger than ever, so I think the people should decide whether or not I continue to represent them.”
More power to him. I’m waiting to see, however, if he portrays himself in quite the same family-man context that he did during his first campaign for the office.
I’ll bet he’s going to reframe his public profile.