Sawyer apologizes for old tweets, says they don’t reflect who she is
Almost 4,000 cast early ballots in first 2 days of early voting
Michael Foster (right to left), Chris Otis, Dr. Carnita Atwater and Calvin Atwater flash signs as drivers pass in front of Memphis mayoral candidate Willie Herenton's electoral base in South Memphis on Sept. 14, 2019. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The latest resurrected tweets, including one about outing a gay faculty member while in college, have become a major issue in Sawyer's campaign. Sawyer says there may be more. Meanwhile, the first day early-voting turnout from Friday was still tentative into Saturday afternoon, but it appeared to be several hundred lower than the opening day turnout in 2015.
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