Tom McClintock For Congress

Faced with photographs showing him wearing a Barack Obama for President button, the Brown for Congress Campaign finally admitted that Charlie Brown will in fact vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

After evading the question for months, the revelation came just one day after Brown refused to say if he would endorse or vote for Obama.  Here is what his campaign said on Monday, September 9:

“Ask Charlie Brown if he supports Barack Obama, and he'll tell you he hasn't endorsed anyone yet. Ask him whether he plans to vote for Obama in November, and he says that "a lot's going to happen" between now and then. Ask him if he'd want Obama to campaign for him, and he says, "I'd like to see both McCain and Obama come to the district and have a debate out here rather than ignore California." Charlie Brown is a Democrat, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it talking to him.  Tim Grieve, Politico-9-9-08.

Faced with the photo evidence, the Brown campaign changed its story just a day later:

“Brown isn't voting for McCain; his campaign spokesman, Todd Stenhouse, confirmed Tuesday after some hesitation that the former Air Force officer and local police administrator will vote for his party's presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama.” David Drucker, Roll Call 9-10-08.

“Charlie Brown would still be dancing around the question if the picture didn’t show him wearing the Obama button,” said McClintock spokesman Bill George. “We can expect Charlie to keep attempting to avoid the issues that matter most to the voters of the 4th Congressional District.”