In a prepared statement, Republican National Committee chief Ken Mehlman responds to brewing storm over New Hampshire phone jamming scandal:
“As White House political director during the 2002 election cycle, my staff and I regularly communicated with competitive Congressional campaigns and Republican Party organizations. One of the most competitive was the Senate race in New Hampshire and throughout the election season and Election Day, Alicia Davis, my deputy responsible for the Northeast, frequently communicated with the New Hampshire State Party, the RNC and others.
“To be clear, none of my conversations nor the conversations of my staff, involved discussion of the phone-jamming incident. While I have profound policy disagreements with Chairman Dean, I have always tried to maintain what he and I discussed when we were first elected: keep it to the issues.”
Two points to the Hotline for picking Alicia Davis as Tobin’s frequent Election Day conversationalist.
