Gabe Evans has still yet to say whether his endorsement from convicted felon Donald Trump was a reward for peddling election conspiracies.
Evans has repeatedlycast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election and stood by Trump as he was convicted on 34 counts. Then just days later, he was rewarded with the former President’s endorsement, making it clear nothing will test his loyalty to Trump.
As Trump repeatedly says he would be a dictator on ‘day one’ in his second term and threatens a “bloodbath” if he loses the election, Evans will no doubt continue to enable Trump’s attacks on democracy.
DCCC Spokesperson Mallory Payne:
“Coloradans want leaders who will stand up for them, not side with MAGA extremists who attack democracy and promise to be a dictator. Gabe Evans has left no question that he’ll do whatever Donald Trump tells him to, no matter how dangerous the consequences.”
The Trump Campaign won’t say whether Trump’s endorsement of Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans was influenced by Evans’ refusal to say, two days before the endorsement, whether he thinks the 2020 presidential election was legitimate or stolen from Trump.
During a debate on Saturday, June 1, Evans was asked directly if he’d decided “one way or the other” on whether the “election was stolen from Donald Trump,” and he replied that those “aren’t yes-no questions.”
“Mr. Evans,” asked debate moderator Ernest Luning, “you attended the Republican Women of Weld’s debate in January. You were asked whether you believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump and you said, ‘No-ish.’ … What’s the ish? Have you decided one way or the other? Was the election stolen from Donald Trump?”
Evans responded that those “aren’t yes-no questions,” saying that the election could have been tainted because information about Hunter Biden’s laptop was concealed by “big tech” companies.
The Trump Campaign didn’t respond to an email asking if Evans’ stance on the 2020 presidential election influenced Trump’s decision to endorse Evans. Likewise, the Evans Campaign also did not return an email asking the same question.
Political observers say Trump’s endorsement will likely help Evans in his primary race against former state lawmaker Janak Joshi. But in the long term, it could drag down his campaign in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District (CD8), which is not only the most competitive congressional district in the state, but one of the most contested in the country.
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