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RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Keith Crisco - who was battling former American Idol runner up Clay Aiken for the Democratic nomination in North Carolina's Second Congressional District - died suddenly at his home in Asheboro Monday afternoon.
The news was confirmed by an employee of a company owned by Crisco.
According to published reports, Crisco suffered a fall at his home. Further details were not available.
Crisco was trailing Aiken by just a few hundred votes in the primary, and was reportedly waiting for final numbers before deciding if he would ask for a recount. The winner of the primary takes on incumbent Rep. Renee Ellmers this fall.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/politics&id=9535283
bigtree
(85,915 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)I feel badly for his family.
Xyzse
(8,217 posts)Since his name just exudes irony.
madinmaryland
(64,920 posts)Dammit.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Following a link to the story, I'm sure to the surprise of virtually no one, the "gay mafia did it" posts began almost immediately, followed by speculation that the Obamas, the Clintons, and various other "liberal" factions had Mr. Crisco killed. Because no 71-year-old man in the history of the world has died suddenly after suffering a fall at his home, I guess.
Sorry for your loss, Crisco family. I'm doubly sorry for the circumstances, which are going to attract all kinds of nutjobs to inflict their peculiar brand of lunacy on you in your time of grief.