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Despite repeated questions as to whether he will vote for Trump or definitively rebuke Trump’s candidacy, as have a growing list of prominent Republicans, Coffman has steadfastly refused to answer.
Aurora’s 6th Congressional district is a potential mine-field for both candidates this year, but especially Coffman, pundits say. The district is essentially equally divided among Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters. But voters in the southern part of the district have strong tea-party alignment, often electing Republicans with tea-party ties.
The northern part of the district is Democrat rich, and the central part of the district leans Democrat as well.
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Colo. Dem congressional hopeful Morgan Carroll slams Trump, Congressman Coffman in new TV ad on Kovaleski mocking incident
Aurora Sentinel
The gloves have officially come off in the race for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District seat in Aurora, and GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump gets a hard left hook from state Sen. Morgan Carroll in a political TV ad being released today.
The one-two punch then aims for Carroll’s Republican incumbent opponent, Congressman Mike Coffman.
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This round is over Trump’s infamous public slight to a disabled reporter. In the short TV ad, Carroll says her late father suffered from Parkinson’s Disease and that spurred her career in fighting for disabled workers.
The ad highlights a notorious clip of Trump imitating and mocking New York Timesreporter Serge Kovaleski, who is disabled. Carroll’s campaign ad then shifts right to Coffman, who Carroll says tacitly approves of Trump’s antics because he hasn’t outright denounced his remarks and his candidacy.
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Despite repeated questions as to whether he will vote for Trump or definitively rebuke Trump’s candidacy, as have a growing list of prominent Republicans, Coffman has steadfastly refused to answer.
“(Coffman) plans on watching the (presidential) debates and making a decision when ballots go out,” Coffman Campaign Spokeswoman Cinnamon Watson told theDenver Post last week.
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Aurora’s 6th Congressional district is a potential mine-field for both candidates this year, but especially Coffman, pundits say. The district is essentially equally divided among Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters. But voters in the southern part of the district have strong tea-party alignment, often electing Republicans with tea-party ties.
The northern part of the district is Democrat rich, and the central part of the district leans Democrat as well.
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But since Coffman’s never said that he won’t vote for Trump, Democrats continue to taunt him on social media, and now with this ad.
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