Apr 10, 2008
Intensity in Indiana
Something you don't see on the campaign trail every day: Barry Welsh, the Dems' long-shot nominee in Indiana's 6th District (Muncie), was punched in the face by Republican election official Will Statom after Welsh stepped in to break up a fight between the election official and a local reporter.
Statom was angry at what he considered the reporter's pro-Democratic bias in explaining the surge of voter registrations for the upcoming Indiana primary. The election official was arrested for battery.
Statom was angry at what he considered the reporter's pro-Democratic bias in explaining the surge of voter registrations for the upcoming Indiana primary. The election official was arrested for battery.