Billy Shaheen Out of Hillaryland
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Clinton campaign co-chair Billy Shaheen has voluntarily stepped down after making comments about Barack Obama’s drug use as a teenager.
“I made a mistake and in light of what happened, I have made the personal decision that I will step down as the Co-Chair of Hillary for President campaign,” he said in a statement.
Shaheen had questioned Obama’s electability against a Republican, saying they’d use things like Obama’s admitted drug use during his youth in Hawaii against him… even suggesting that they may question whether Obama ever sold drugs as well.
Sen Clinton personally apologized to Sen Obama this morning, and the campaign had disavowed the comments.
Read the full Shaheen statement after the jump, and watch him introducing Sen Clinton in Brentwood, NH last month.
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