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McAuliffe''s misstep.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 25-OCT-02 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: McAuliffe''s misstep.(NATION)(INSIDE POLITICS)

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Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

McAuliffe's misstep

Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, outraged some black members of his party Wednesday by saying that New York Democratic gubernatorial nominee Carl McCall would receive little financial help from the national party unless his poll numbers improve.

Mr. McAuliffe's remarks to reporters and editors at the New York Times stunned supporters of Mr. McCall, who is black.

Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, expressed disbelief at Mr. McAuliffe's remarks, the New York Times reports.

"If he said that out loud, it would be a stupid thing for him to have said, because he has to work in New York," Mr. Rangel said.

Meanwhile, the Rev. Al Sharpton, a prominent Democrat who is exploring a run for the presidency in 2004, scheduled a news conference yesterday in which he planned to warn the Democratic National Committee that blacks will not invest in the party if it does not invest in minority candidates.

Mr. McAuliffe's remarks came on a day when former President Clinton attended a rally for Mr. McCall. Mr. Clinton, who hand-picked Mr. McAuliffe as the party chief, was quoted in the New York...

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