Falsehood – The incumbent was a Republican for 17 years.
The incumbent came to Arapahoe County 17 years ago as a Democrat, and wanted to be Coroner. He discovered that Arapahoe County was at that time dominated by Republican voters.
The incumbent switched his party affiliation to “R” and was then appointed by the County Commissioners as Coroner.
The incumbent attended Republican conventions, and was introduced at the podium as “The Republican Coroner for Arapahoe County.”
Truth – The incumbent was always a Democrat, hiding out in Republican camouflage so he could be elected, and get the support of the Republicans of Arapahoe County.
The incumbent didn’t switch his party affiliation because he differed with Republican ideals, or because he was attracted by the grand ideals of the Democrats. No, the incumbent maintained his “R” registration until 2009, when he switched back to “D” after being nearly defeated by a Democrat who did little or no campaigning.
The incumbent told people that since Arapahoe County had more Democrats than Republicans now, he felt he could be reelected easier as a “D”.
The incumbent finally admitted on October 7, in a radio interview, that he was a “lifelong Democrat”, who had switched parties just so he could be Coroner. He must have taken a page from Arlen Specter’s playbook.
The incumbent has been such an active Democrat supporter as to have been sent an 8 X 10 glossy picture of Kerry and Edwards, holding their hands high in victory, at the Democrat National Convention in 2004. At last report, that picture had been behind the incumbent’s desk since 2004, and remains there today. Those kinds of things don’t go out to just anyone who happens to be a Democrat. They send those things to big-wigs in the party.
The incumbent, cloaked in Republican camouflage for the last 17 years, has used the political influence of Republican office-holders to get enacted a special law which eliminated term limits for Coroners who also happened to be forensic pathologists.
QUESTION:
Because the incumbent has been lying to us for 17 years regarding the core principles he stands for, can we trust him anymore?
