U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who is also the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, was captured ordering a local party official to report false election results in a primary race for a state Senate seat in a leaked audio recording released earlier this week.
Eli Bremer, the Republican chairman for state Senate District 10, alleged to The Denver Post that Buck had tried to “bully” him into violating the law.
“You’ve got a sitting congressman — a sitting state party chair — who is trying to bully a volunteer — I’m a volunteer; I don’t get paid for this — into committing a crime,” he said. “To say it’s damning is an understatement.”
Buck told the outlet that he had simply asked Bremer to “abide by a committee decision.”
The state Senate Republican primary pitted state Rep. Larry Liston against GOP activist David Stiver. The candidates needed at least 30% of the primary vote in order to qualify for the general election. Liston got 75%, and Stiver received just 24%.
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Article URL : https://www.salon.com/2020/05/08/top-colorado-republican-orders-official-to-report-false-election-results-in-leaked-audio/