Michael Gauger is not a doctor.
So, I asked him why he said Ric Bradshaw is physically unfit to serve another term.
“He is extremely ill, and he’s not being forthcoming with his current medical condition,” Gauger, the Republican candidate for Palm Beach County sheriff, replied.
I asked him how he could tell Bradshaw is “extremely ill.”
“Well, I’ve known Ric for over 50 years,” said Gauger. “We talked about this all the time. He shared with me that the doctors told him he had five or six years to live.”
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Gauger said that conversation took place seven years ago, when he was Bradshaw’s chief deputy.
Gauger’s current television ads, and a billboard on Interstate 95 that asks, “How sick is Ric?” show how Gauger is trying to make Bradshaw’s health part of the campaign.
“The health issue is very important,” Gauger replied.