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"Damn," said state Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston, whom Campbell has helped in past Senate elections. Ford questioned whether Campbell had thought out the ramifications of his decision, saying the timing could not be worse given the national furor over Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott's praise for Strom Thurmond's "Dixiecrat" run for president in 1948. "I don't think he understands what's going on in the Republican Party," Ford said. "Trent Lott put those boys in a bad predicament."

Boys? BOYS?!!?! Who is he calling boy?!? Who does this racist piece of trash think he is? He should not hold a public office with segregationist views like these! I call for his immediate resignation!!