It seems like only last week I was writing about 3rd Congressional District candidate Charlie Ross getting an endorsement from somebody. Oh, wait...It was only last week!
Well, now he's being endorsed again - this time by his former opponents in the race, Greg Hatcher and Bill Marcy, both of whom are Meridianites. They both said that they think Ross, who is now matched in a run-off election against Gregg Harper, is the candidate who will do most for our particular area. Harper was the second highest vote getter behind Ross in last Tuesday's primary.
Gil Carmichael, a big figure in Meridian's Republican party, was also present at the press conference where the endorsements were announced, donning a Charlie Ross sticker. Judging by the fact that a Ross sign appeared several weeks ago on a building owned by Carmichael, I think it's safe to say that he was behind Ross even before 5 of Ross' opponents were put out of the running. Despite that, it was Gregg Harper that got the most votes in Lauderdale County Tuesday.
At the press conference, Ross said that he feels the endorsements by Hatcher and Marcy show that he is committed to Lauderdale County, and said in a later interview that he plans to set up an office here next week.
Michael Cravens, Gregg Harper's campaign director, said that Harper also has some endorsements that he will be announcing in Meridian next week.
How these two guys are going to pack as much campaigning into three weeks as they probably need to is beyond me.
Check tomorrow's Star for more on this story.
- Jennifer Jacob
jjacob@themeridianstar.com
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