North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (D) may have just found out that all silence is not golden. In a debate with former state Sen. Cal Cunningham, her opponent in the Democratic Senate primary runoff on June 22, Marshall was asked by moderators if she would ever support an increase in the federal income tax — yes or no. For eight long seconds, Marshall said nothing. (Finally she said it would depend on the proposal, and reiterated her support for letting President Bush’s tax cuts on the wealthy expire.)
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