Posted by Phil Lee (64.24.95.33) on November 17, 2002 at 15:50:
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"It's obviously the shock of my life," said Taylor, who had predicted an easy victory.
In addition to redistricting, he blamed a campaign of distortions from Republicans and the gun lobby for his likely loss.
"The Republicans from downstate took advantage of the target that the gun lobby created against me by singling me out as a trophy to defeat," Taylor said. "They did it with a tremendous amount of carpetbagger distortions. ... [They] distorted the issue so badly that people in Washington County were convinced that I was singlehandedly trying to confiscate their guns, which was an outrage."
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He continued, "The Cumberland newspaper is getting calls from nitwits ...."