The mudslinging has already started in the the 2008 race for U.S. Senator from Colorado, according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "Two possible rivals in the U.S. Senate race in Colorado fired warning shots at each other Thursday, sounding themes that could echo from now until November 2008. Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., agreed to co-sponsor a bill that seems to be pointed at a past controversy involving campaign payments to the wife of former GOP congressman Scott McInnis, a potential rival. That prompted a McInnis spokeswoman to jab back, mentioning that Udall's wife is a Capitol Hill lobbyist for environmentalists.
"It started when Udall issued a news release saying he was co-sponsoring an "anti-corruption" bill with Rep. Phil English, R-Pa. It would prohibit candidates or their immediate family members from drawing salaries from campaign committees for campaign-related work. McInnis drew media scrutiny and complaints from Democrats when his campaign continued to pay his wife thousands of dollars per month to work as campaign manager even after he announced his intention to leave Congress. Paying family members from campaign accounts is legal as long as the spending is for legitimate campaign work or expenses and it's at market rates. The practice is relatively common in Congress, and several current or past Colorado lawmakers are among those who have done so."
Category: Denver November 2008 Election
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