Radio commentator Claude Skelton Cline has thrown his support behind Fourth District Representative Luce Hodge-Smith's bid to retain her seat, pledging to leverage his broadcast platform to aid her campaign.
During an episode of his Honestly Speaking programme, Skelton Cline introduced Hodge-Smith and made his position unmistakable. "I am going to do everything in my power to ensure that Luce Hodge Smith is re-elected. I want to put that out there. I want you to know that I have a bias," he said. He further stated: "I have already made a decision. I don't want you to be guessing about that."
The commentator signalled plans to use his broadcast to provide Hodge-Smith with a forum to showcase her record, respond to criticism and present her vision for the district.
Hodge-Smith faces a challenge from Mark Vanterpool, a former Fourth District candidate who has been campaigning on the message that the constituency has stalled under her tenure. Vanterpool departed the National Democratic Party earlier this year following an unsuccessful bid for the party's leadership and has since pursued his political goals independently.
Skelton Cline has made his opposition to Vanterpool's Fourth District ambitions public. He has also stated publicly that Vanterpool lacks the credentials for the premiership, pointing to Vanterpool's Anguillan background as a factor in that assessment.
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