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Tea Partier Staying Put In VA-05: Says Robert Hurt Engaging In 'Politics Of Personal Destruction'

Christina Bellantoni | September 7, 2010, 4:00PM

Jeff Clark, Independent Candidate for VA-05 District

Remember the Virginia tea partier who said he'd drop his bid if the person responsible for leaking unflattering documents about him to the press stepped forward? Shocker: No one did.

Jeffrey Clark, running as an independent hoping to peel off votes from state Sen. Robert Hurt as they challenge Rep. Tom Perriello this fall, isn't pleased. Clark thinks Hurt operative Chris LaCivita of Swiftboat fame gave the local newspapers papers showcasing his financial dirty laundry.

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