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Cory Gardner, a Republican running for the U.S. House in Colorado, has canceled a scheduled fundraiser that U.S. Rep. Steve King was supposed to headline. The cancellation followed media inquiries to Gardner’s campaign about King’s assertion that President Barack Obama “favors the black person.”
According to The Coloradoan in Ft. Collins, Colo., King was scheduled to speak at a $100 a person fundraiser for Gardner on Saturday. From the Coloradoan:
[Gardner campaign manager Chris] Hansen wouldn’t elaborate on the reasons, but he informed the Coloradoan of the cancellation after the paper inquired about King’s remarks. The campaign had sent an e-mail to supporters Friday promoting the fundraiser.
Gardner is a state representative who is challenging first-term Democratic incumbent Betsy Markey in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.
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