He just said again, I m calling to see if you can help my campaign. I believe the impression he was trying to imply was that he was the congressman. Gebhardt, who has declined interviews, could not be reached for comment. The accusation added further fuel to the furor over Tuesday s filing by Gebhardt against Gephardt in the Aug. 8 Democratic primary. Gephardt and state Democratic leaders continued yesterday to accuse the GOP of masterminding Gebhardt s filing to confuse voters.
Republican leaders deny it.