DNA Info — Charlie Rangel Steps Down From Chairmanship, Challengers Step Up — 3-3-2010
Rangel’s troubles have stirred up several potential Democratic challengers, including Harlem community banker — and former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr. cousin — Vince Morgan. ”I respect Mr. Rangel’s decision to step down. It’s the right thing to do,” Morgan said in a phone interview Wednesday. He said most Americans feel there is the specter of corruption in government and that people are “sick and tired of hearing about all of it,” citing both Rangel’s improprieties and the allegations against Gov. David Paterson. Morgan said that up until this point the establishment had pretty much ignored his “alternative campaign,” but given the events of the day and what may unfold for Rangel in the future, he anticipates that that may change in the coming weeks and months.
