… Not fellow GOP’er Ilario Pantano, but incumbent Democrat Mike McIntyre. There is no better demonstration of the bad blood between Breazeale and Pantano than this.
WECT-TV has the details:
A Republican who once wanted to unseat Congressman Mike McIntyre now says he will endorse him in the November election.
Will Breazeale ran unsuccessfully against McIntyre in 2008.
This past May, Breazeale attempted to run for the seat again by seeking the Republican nomination.
He ran against Ilario Pantano and lost.
Breazeale said in a statement released late Tuesday night that he asked Pantano after the May primary to step down.
“On May 18, 2010, I called for Mr. Pantano to step down as the Republican nominee due to serious character and financial questions that he steadfastly refused to answer before, during, and after the Republican primary.”
Breazeale says after watching the first of a series of debates between Pantano and McIntyre, he decided to support the Democratic incumbent.
