Sheila Johnson, a supporter of Republican candidate Bob McDonnell in the Virginia Senate race, has apologized for making fun of Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds for stuttering.
“Two weeks ago I made reference to Creigh Deeds’s inability to clearly communicate effective solutions to the serious problems facing Virginia,” Johnson said yesterday evening in a statement sent to the Politico. “I shouldn’t have done it in the manner in which I did and for that I apologize for any offense he, or others, may have taken.”
Initially, the McDonnell campaign did not apologize, but had released a statement saying in part: “Creigh Deeds has never had a problem voicing his false attacks about Bob McDonnell. What he has had difficulty expressing is any positive vision for Virginia’s future. Democratic businesswoman Sheila Johnson was noting that fact.”
