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Cynthia McKinney already won the Democratic nomination for her old congressional seat. But on runoff election day, her office was abuzz with campaign activity on behalf of U.S. Senate candidate Cliff Oxford. Oxford was opposed by U.S. Rep. Denise Majette (D-Ga.), who ousted McKinney in 2002 and handily defeated Oxford on Tuesday. McKinney said she had absolutely nothing to do with Oxford supporters streaming in and out of her office in a get-out-the-vote effort on his behalf. But McKinney's father, Billy, was among the volunteers. He made no bones about his opposition to Majette. During an interview outside his daughter's office, as many as 17 volunteers clad in Oxford T-shirts, some of them turned inside-out, wandered the parking lot outside McKinney's headquarters and walked in and out of the office. One volunteer explained that they had to wear their T-shirts inside-out when inside the office. "This is not revenge," Billy McKinney said to explain his support for Oxford, a white, multi-millionaire from Cobb County. "Denise Majette betrayed the community. She sold out to Republicans. She is a Republican." [more]