http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/mumpowers_son_leaves_campaign_after_fight Comments for "Mumpower's son leaves campaign after fight" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/mumpowers_son_leaves_campaign_after_fight <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><a href="/profiles/carl_mumpower"><img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/profile_images/carl.mumpower.jpg" border="1" alt="Carl Mumpower" title="Carl Mumpower" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="100" height="150" align="right" />Carl Mumpower&#39;s</a> son has left his campaign.</p><p>The Republican Congressional candidate&#39;s son, Matt, stepped down after he was involved in a bar fight in Asheville Thursday night, the <strong>Hendersonville Times-News</strong> <a href="http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080830/NEWS/808290201&amp;title=Mumpower_s_son_involved_in_brawl__leaves_campaign">reports</a>. </p><p>Matt Mumpower said the other man involved in the fight was intoxicated and attacked him first. He did not believe the fight was connected to the campaign. </p><p>&quot;It had nothing to do with anything,&quot; he told the newspaper.</p><p>Mumpower, 24, was charged with simple assault and released on a $300 bond.</p><p>He had been volunteering as something close to a campaign coordinator for his father, who does not have any paid staff in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. <a href="/dome/profiles/heath_shuler">Heath Shuler</a>. </p><p><strong>Correction: </strong>An earlier version of this post misstated the newspaper.  </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/mumpowers_son_leaves_campaign_after_fight#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/mumpowers_son_leaves_campaign_after_fight#comment Asheville Citizen-Times Carl Mumpower Congress &#039;08 Heath Shuler Matt Mumpower Under the Dome Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:15:00 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 8994 at http://projects.newsobserver.com