[DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] ... Allan Brauer himself ultimately offered a mea culpa, barely 90 minutes after he started his tirade.

'I am truly sorry for my tweet,' he wrote to Carpenter. 'I was very upset and lashed out. Your kids are not fair game either. My apologies.'

'Thank you. I appreciate it,' came the reply.

Writing It Right For You, a consultancy where Brauer works, posted a defense of him late Friday, after the two were connected online.

The statement, titled 'Dealing with Irrational People,' wrote of conservative activists that 'for all of their snide comments, it still remains that private citizens can express their opinions on their own Twitter.'

The local Democratic Party of Sacramento County, however, showed Brauer the door an hour later.

Party chairwoman Kerri Asbury said in a statement that 'the comments by our volunteer communications chair are appalling and inexcusable.'

'No matter what our political disagreements may be, wishing harm is never an acceptable response during heated public debate or any other time.'