NC-11: Too Much Mumpower

Mumpower overload:

The son of Asheville City Council member and Republican congressional candidate Carl Mumpower was involved in a fight Thursday night in Asheville.

Matt Mumpower, 24, who worked for his dad, has stepped down from the campaign.

“He is no longer with us,” Carl said.

Matt was at the Wild Wings Cafe just after midnight when Chris Roberts of Candler allegedly “danced up on him in a mocking fashion,” according to the incident report.

In an interview with the Times-News on Friday, Matt said he was “shocked” at Roberts’ actions and pushed him away. Roberts allegedly came back and Matt “struck him with a closed fist in the head/face,” according to the report.

And so ends another storied day for the legendary campaign of Carl Mumpower. Sadly, police report jargon-ese has limited us to just the phrase “danced up on him in a mocking fashion.” I turn it over to you, dear readers, to speculate on exactly what this means. Prizes for most creative entry in comments.*

(Note: No prizes to actually be awarded.)