Birther Rep Abandoned By 'Colleagues'

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U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, a Republican from Georgia, has reportedly sent a letter to President Obama requesting his birth certificate.

The conservative, pro-birther site The Post & E-mail confirmed with Deal's chief of staff that Deal -- who is also running for governor -- sent the letter Dec. 1.

Deal office did not return repeated calls from TPM, so we cannot independently verify that the letter was sent.

If it was, Deal was keeping a promise he made in November, when he said he would send "a letter to the President asking that he release a copy of his birth certificate so we can have an answer to this question."

But at the time, Deal said he'd be joining "several of [his] colleagues" in signing the letter.

The letter he sent? Only one signature on it: Deal's.

Deal's staff did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

A campaign spokesman in November tried to downplay Deal's apparent birtherism. "Let's just get an answer, that's all we're saying, not suggesting anything to the contrary," he told TPMDC.