Democrats Gone Wild: Congressman & Challenger “Get Into Fight” During Debate (+video)
By Sara Malm. A political debate turned physical in California yesterday as one of the two Democratic candidates for congress grabbed the other by the shoulder, challenging him to a fight.
Brad Sherman and Howard Berman were mid-debate when Mr Sherman suddenly grabbed his opponent and shouted: ‘You want to get into this?’
The heated moment came during a debate at a college in Woodland Hills, San Fernando Valley, as the pair stepped up their game in the competition for a Los Angeles seat.
A video of the tussle was released on Howard Berman’s YouTube account by his campaign manager, accompanied with a press release headlined ‘Has Brad Sherman lost his mind?’, which led to the opposing side accusing them of a smear campaign.
What the video does not show is that moments earlier, during a dispute on an immigration-related bill, Mr Berman, 71, the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, had called Mr Sherman ‘delusional’ and ‘liar’. Read more from this story HERE.
Here’s a video of the candidates’ embarrassing scuffle: