This story has to be read to be believed - and even then you'll be skeptical... ColoradoPols.com has a comprehensive read on the situation.
According to Colorado Republican Party Chair Steve House, on Monday night he was called to meet with Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (CO-06 Rep. Mike Coffman's wife); no reason was given for the meeting - House assumed it was to discuss political strategy. When he got there, he found former Congressman Tom Tancredo and Pueblo County Chair Becky Mizel were also "invited". Things get really strange from here, as House reports he was threatened with lawsuits and a false flag operation accusing him of marital infidelity if he didn't resign his post.
House apparently indicated to Coffman that he would submit his resignation, but after he left he had a change of heart. Coffman and others then proceeded to spread the rumor that House was about to resign - and the timing suggests they knew otherwise. House plans to stay, and his letter to the state party today is suitably combative.
In the words of Chairman House himself:
The rumors started last night, when I was scheduled to meet with Attorney General Cynthia Coffman. When I arrived to our meeting, I was surprised to see that former Congressman Tom Tancredo and Pueblo County Chair Becky Mizel were also in attendance. The purpose of the meeting was initially unknown to me and I believed it was a routine strategy discussion by the Attorney General and myself. Congressman Tancredo confronted me about not hiring former state Sen. Ted Harvey as the Party’s executive director, and demanded that I resign my post. If I refused to meet their demand to resign, they threatened that a potential lawsuit may be filed and that false rumors that I have been unfaithful to my wife would be made public.
Neither I, my family, nor anyone else serving our Party deserves this type of treatment.
In my frustration, I sent the Attorney General a text stating that I would resign, because I did not want my family, nor our Party to be dragged through this. No individual, myself included, is more important than the Party. After speaking with my wife and my closest advisers, I informed the Attorney General that I will not resign.
No one should be bullied out of running for office, or serving as a leader in our Party. It is clear that our Party has some challenges ahead and that is what I was elected to address. These types of divisive and bullying tactics are why so many Americans are sick of politics as usual.
My biggest fault is probably the belief that I could unite all factions of the Party. Unfortunately, there are some who are more concerned with their own personal gain than doing what is best for our Party as a whole. These are the same exact people who fought against past chairmen, and they are going to try to take out the next chair as well.
As the state Chairman of the GOP, I represent over 1 million registered Colorado Republicans. I will not give in to a vicious and vocal minority that seeks to bring down the Party from within. That is why I am committed to staying on as Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, to ensure success in 2016 and beyond.
With the situation spiraling out of control rapidly, a spokesman for AG Coffman says only
"I think we're going to pass on commenting."
Tue Jun 16, 2015 at 9:02 PM PT: A second blog post from ColoradoPols.com, contemplating AG Coffman's political future... http://coloradopols.com/...