Jay Townsend, a spokesman for Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY), resigned Monday after a comment he posted on Facebook earned him and Hayworth condemnation. On a Facebook forum in May, Townsend wrote, “Let’s hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators.” One of Hayworth’s primary challengers, Richard Becker, had wondered why Townsend was not fired for posting the comment.
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