Two days after he offered to withdraw his third-party bid for the Fifth District Congressional seat, Jeffrey Clark—who launched his campaign when a GOP primary selected Virginia Senator Robert Hurt as the Republican opposition to Democrat Tom Perriello—has his game face on again.
After media published details of his personal financial history, including a 1993 bankruptcy filing and debt from medical expenses, Clark asked the individuals responsible to step forward and admit responsibility. In return, Clark said he would withdraw his bid for VA-5.
However, an e-mail from Clark’s campaign says the window of opportunity has been shuttered.
"Per our 48 hour deadline I am rescinding my offer to withdraw from the race," says Clark in the e-mail.
Clark says Perriello’s campaign denied involvement in the dissemination of information, but he has received no word from the Hurt campaign.
"I am disappointed that Senator Hurt has not issued a simple yes or no answer concerning his campaigns involvement in the compiling and distribution of this material," says Clark. "I would encourage all people in the Fifth District who have had enough of the politics of personal destruction to encourage Senator Hurt to issue an unambiguous statement concerning his or his campaign’s involvement in this matter."