Senator Cory Gardner voted yesterday to block subpoenaing key documents and testimony from first-hand witnesses, meeting the expectation of “strategists on either side of the aisle” that he is “unlikely to break rank.”
For weeks, Gardner has tried to dodge basic questions about whether he will work to guarantee first-hand witnesses or admit new evidence. His “invisibility” and “caginess” earned scrutiny from national and local reporters, Coloradans have protested at his office and new polling shows he’s underwater with voters.
Take a look at how things are going for the most vulnerable Republican incumbent in the country:
New York Times: Where Is Cory Gardner?
This report ran on the front page.
Washington Post: He’s a vulnerable Republican in a state that’s trending blue. So why won’t he defy Trump on impeachment?
KRDO Colorado Springs: Protesters demand answers from Colorado Senator Cory Gardner
The leader of the group, Jeri Jensen, told KRDO, “We’re here today to ask him to support the call for witnesses, the call for documentary evidence. We want him to see the truth, hear the truth and speak the truth. That’s what we’re here for today.”
KDVR Denver: “Gardner Hasn’t Done a Fox31 Interview on Impeachment Since This Exchange Went Viral in October”
“Gardner has declined scheduled interviews and is refusing to say whether he’d vote for witnesses. In fact he hasn’t done a Fox31 interview on impeachment since this exchange went viral in October.”
CNN: TV Station Finally Lands Interview with Senator… At Airport
“There are 100 different ways to say no comment. Lately though, Republican senators haven’t even been saying it though — they’ve just been giving reporters the silent treatment. Case in point, Senator Cory Gardner… A walk-and-talk on a moving walkway at Denver International — and Gardner didn’t really say much.”
Colorado Times Recorder: Experts Say Gardner Likely to Vote With Republicans on Impeachment
Pueblo Chieftain: Puebloans rally as impeachment trial nears
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