Nikki Haley

Haley Says She'll Address Affair Claim Soon, Folks Lawyers Up (VIDEO)

Justin Elliott | May 27, 2010, 9:26AM

Will Folks

South Carolina gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Haley has been dodging reporters for the last couple of days, but her campaign manager promised Wednesday that Haley will address a blogger's claim of an "inappropriate physical relationship" with her at the next debate, scheduled for Tuesday.

The primary election is one week later, on June 8.

Meanwhile, blogger Will Folks has reportedly hired a former Clinton-era U.S. attorney, Pete Strom, to represent him. Strom, now in private practice in Columbia, did not immediately return a call.

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