Oregon governor candidate's spokeswoman quits over remarks [View all]
SALEM, Ore. -- The spokeswoman for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce said Monday she has resigned because of a comment Pierce made during a debate about abuse of women.
Stacey Kafka said she quit as communications director for Pierce's campaign on Friday, a couple of hours after Pierce had said that successful women aren't as susceptible to domestic abuse and sexual violence as those on lower economic rungs. His remark drew scattered boos from the audience at the debate at the Portland City Club.
Kafka said that as a former low-paid TV reporter, she did not feel she was more prone to being targeted for abuse than a more highly paid woman.
"I fundamentally didn't agree with what was said about domestic violence. It's not political, it's a moral issue," Kafka said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "As a woman, I was offended by what was said, and knew a lot of other women would be offended as well."
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