Democrat Vincent Sheheen of South Carolina referred to his Republican opponent, sitting governor Nikki Haley, as a "whore" in an apparent slip of the tongue during a recent campaign rally.
"We are going to escort whore out the door," said Sheheen at a Thursday night event in Florence. The Democrat immediately recognizes his mistake and corrects himself. "We're going to escort her out the door," he says, smiling.
Watch the video below:
A spokeswoman for the South Carolina Democratic party denies Sheheen made the slip:
.@JPaulOsborne Sheheen clearly did not say that. Quote is: "escort HER out the door." He re-enunciated immediately after to make it clear.
— Kristin Sosanie (@ksosanie)
October 24, 2014
Haley currently leads Sheheen by 15.5 points in the Real Clear Politics average of polls.