TODAY: Will Cunningham Finally Address His Extramarital Affair Scandal And Hypocrisy Of His Candidacy At Campaign Fundraiser?

October 7, 2020
For Immediate Release

RALEIGH, NC -- Today, Cal Cunningham is set to host a virtual fundraiser with Senator Tammy Duckworth, just hours after the Associated Press and WRAL confirmed that Cunningham had a sexual encounter with his mistress Arlene Guzman Todd in Cunningham's Raleigh home as recently as July. 

Cunningham's fundraiser tonight raises a handful of basic questions:

  • Will Cunningham finally address his scandal and the bombshell reporting last night from the AP and WRAL? Cunningham has recycled the statement written by his campaign consultants since Friday, after McClatchy confirmed Cunningham was engaged in an extramarital relationship. Since then, Cunningham abruptly withdrew from a townhall moderated by WUNC on Monday, and canceled a virtual fundraiser he was scheduled to have last night. 

  • Will the press be able to attend the virtual event? Cunningham and his entire campaign have been radio silent since Friday, refusing to answer a single follow-up question from reporters. 

  • Cunningham was having an affair with the wife of an Army veteran who served five tours of duty. Will Sen. Duckworth, a highly decorated National Guard veteran, stillattend the event with Cunningham as serious questions circulate on whether Cunningham will face a military investigation and subsequent consequences for violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice by engaging in extramarital sexual misconduct?

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