Ethics Investigation May Cost Colorado Republicans

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/02/03/ethics_investigation_may_cost_colorado_republicans.html

Ethics Investigation May Cost Colorado Republicans


"What started out as a dull session has turned dramatic with a Republican lawmaker stopped by Denver police on suspicion of drunken driving threatening to leave her party, a move that could imperil the GOP's slim majority in the House," the Denver Post reports.

Colorado State Rep. Laura Bradford (R) said she "is considering becoming an unaffiliated voter, in part because an ethics investigation against her is proceeding although Denver police admitted she didn't use her position to get out of a DUI arrest."

ColoradoPols: "There's really no overstating the importance: control of the one-seat GOP majority Colorado House, and the future of Speaker of the House Frank McNulty, even if the House remains Republican-held, hangs on her decision."

[denverbill]

1. This is a strange situation.

This lady has sided with Democrats on a number of issues prior to this happening so she was already being frowned on by Republickers prior to this. Lord knows anyone who doesn't goose-step with ALEC is going to be treated like a communist. I'm not sure Democrats would really want her to become a Dem though or run as a Dem. It sounds to me like she did drive drunk, though I tend to believe that she wasn't trying to get out of it by using her 'immunity'. If she switched to Democrat we'd have a somewhat tainted incumbent.

It sounds like she may just go indie and maybe caucus with the Dems which would obviously be big for this year.