State Rep. Robert Foster, a Republican candidate for governor in Mississippi, said he had asked a female reporter to bring a male counterpart along to shadow his campaign to avoid any 'opportunities for an awkward situation.'
Nicholas WuRep. Robert Foster, R-Hernando, a first term lawmaker who is a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, addresses editors and publishers at the annual Mississippi Press Association Candidates Forum in Biloxi, Miss., Friday, June 21, 2019.WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, state Rep.
The Mississippi Republican had tweeted about it on Tuesday evening, referencing the late evangelist Billy Graham's practice of not traveling, meeting or eating with another woman alone. The practice is reportedly common among many evangelicals. A Washington Post profile of Second Lady Karen Pence cited a 2002 interview with The Hill in which Vice President Mike Pence says he follows a similar rule.
Despite several requests from Campbell and her editor, the Foster campaign refused to let her travel alone with the campaign, insisting that video could be taken out of context by"trackers," or political operatives hired to shadow a campaign and record video of politicians.
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