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Candidate Suspends Campaign After Heroin Overdose
February 24, 2020 at 4:15 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 78 Comments
Chris Taylor (R), who is seeking the Republican nomination to face Rep. Tom OHalleran (D-AZ), overdosed on heroin last week and since has suspended his campaign, the Arizona Republic reports.
Said Taylor: Im not going to hide from this. Im not ashamed of what happened. I wish to sincerely apologize to the amazing people who have supported me. I dont know what went wrong. I recently relapsed after having so many solid years in sobriety. I have to figure out where I went wrong.
https://politicalwire.com/2020/02/24/candidate-suspends-campaign-after-heroin-overdose/
klook
(12,151 posts)Im always glad when a Republican drops out of a race, but I dont wish this on anybody or their family.
Adderall addiction? Different story, at least in one case.
captain queeg
(10,083 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,584 posts)Being a Repub seems to me like it requires a whole lot of denial and self-loathing.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)PCIntern
(25,467 posts)They have no shame.
Ever
AleksS
(1,665 posts)Why in tarnation isnt he ashamed???
He ODed on heroin. He SHOULD be ashamed. That is shameful.
I will never understand the republican mind. What would it take for him to be shamed? Be caught doing something decent, upright, and good?
maxsolomon
(33,232 posts)Shame isn't helpful.
Hence the "I have to figure out what happened".