There is a history of offensive 'likes' on Vallas' Twitter account dating back to before he launched his campaign. On Friday, he told us his account was hacked.
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There is a history of offensive"likes" on Vallas' Twitter account dating back to before he launched his campaign. On Friday, he told us his account was hacked. "We just have to be a little bit more careful and a little more vigilant about policing who's trying to access our systems," Vallas said."Paul does not personally manage the campaign's Twitter account and he was shocked when this was brought to his attention because this kind of abhorrent rhetoric does not represent his views. He had nothing to do with liking these posts, but the campaign takes responsibility and we have taken steps to restrict access to the account.
"It's because people are trying to change the subject," Vallas said."It's because we're ahead in the poll. And why are we ahead in the polls? Because we've been talking about the issues." Former CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley, now of the Center for Illinois Politics, said this is no small matter.
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