Cardboard Cal Cunningham Takes Field Trip To Asheville

October 22, 2020
For Immediate Release

RALEIGH, NC-- Since the real Cal Cunningham is refusing to leave his windowless basement and answer questions about his military misconduct, Cardboard Cal took a tripto Asheville for Kamala Harris’ campaign stop. Cardboard Cal was accompanied by dozens of North Carolinians demanding a full explanation for Cunningham’s affair with the wife of a disabled combat veteran, his ongoing investigation by the U.S. Army Reserve and his potential court-martial. 

See coverage of Cardboard Cal’s field trip to Asheville below. 

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From WLOS: Click here to watch the video. 

From WLOS: 

  • “We hope that the Harris-Biden campaign will comment on Cal Cunningham’s story about whether or not they’ll back Cal despite all these unfolding investigations,” said Tim Wigginton, the press secretary with the NC Republican Party.

    The group with Wigginton showed up with signs they hoped Senator Harris would see.
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“These are a lot of our Western North Carolina volunteers from the Asheville region," he added. "They’re North Carolina voters."

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From the Asheville Citizen Times:

  • A slightly smaller, but vocal contingent of President Trump supporters stood on the other side of the street, holding signs focused on the recent extramarital affair of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham.

Cunningham admitted earlier this month to sending sexual text messages to a California strategist who is not his wife.

“We want to know why Cal Cunningham is not answering any questions about his recent allegations,” said Brian Penland, 21, who traveled from Franklin to protest at the event. “We feel like we deserve to hear those answers. If he’s not loyal to his wife, why would he be loyal to us?”

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From the News & Observer: 

  • North Carolina is also electing a U.S. senator this year. The N.C. Republican Party announced plans Wednesday morning to greet Harris at the airport in Asheville with a cardboard likeness of Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham. Republicans are pressing Cunningham to answer questions about a personal scandal that has engulfed his campaign against U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, the Republican incumbent.

But Cunningham has kept his focus on campaign issues, including health care.

While Tillis has appeared with Trump at some of his North Carolina rallies, Cunningham did not show up on Sunday when Biden visited Durham. Gov. Roy Cooper welcomed the former vice president and made mention of Cunningham in brief remarks at the airport that were picked up by WRAL.

“I wanted to show my strong support for you,” Cooper told Biden in the exchange. “I think we’re gonna all get across the line. I think Cal is going to get across the line, too. I know that was frustrating.”

After confirming a series of sexually suggestive text messages he exchanged with a woman who is not his wife and apologizing to his family, Cunningham has declined to answer any other questions about the scandal. He’s now under investigation by the U.S. Army Reserve following the revelations he may have had an extramarital affair.

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