JIM THARPE, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- U.S. Senate candidate Vernon Jones has accused his Democratic opponent of failing to vote for Barack Obama in the February primary.
Jones, the CEO of DeKalb County, raised the issue again Wednesday — he fired the first shot Monday — and Martin skirted the subject when asked about it directly at mid-day press conference.
“That is the one thing that is kind of private,” Martin said at his press conference, called to announce two Fulton County officials were backing his candidacy. “A lot of things are private. It is public that I made a contribution to John Edwards.”
Jones, who like Obama is African-American, immediately focused on Martin’s comments and called a 4 p.m. press conference to address the subject.
