Senator Cory Gardner’s latest failed political stunt last week has earned the vulnerable incumbent a well deserved round of blistering headlines. After putting on a big act and pretending that he was going to fight to keep the Senate in session in order to provide more coronavirus relief, Gardner folded immediately without taking any meaningful action.
His initial blustering and subsequent capitulation to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earned Gardner scathing reviews. One local columnist called the performance a “failed rebellion” that “lasted less than a day” from the “good soldier” Gardner who has proudly backed Trump “100%.” Also this weekend, The Atlantic’s Todd Purdum likened the loyalty that Gardner exhibits to Trump and McConnell to “a tawdry romance novel.”
“Senator Gardner tries to tell Coloradans one thing, but his record shows he sides with his party leaders when it matters,” said DSCC spokesperson Helen Kalla. “Time and again, Gardner has refused to hold Mitch McConnell or the Trump administration accountable for their disastrously inadequate coronavirus response. It’s clear that he would rather play meaningless political games than fight for desperately needed relief for Coloradans.”
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Colorado Sun (Opinion): Why Cory Gardner’s rebellion ended before it began
By Mike Littwin
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Read the full op-ed here.
The Atlantic: The Price of Trump Loyalty
By Todd S. Purdum
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Read the full story here.
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