It isn't going well for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA). It's not that he's referred to as "Putin's favorite congressman." That's bad enough, of course. And it's not even that the Republican-lead House has actually put limits on his travel, from concerns of his ties to Russia, refusing to pay for his last trip there, which is even worse. But rather that this damning statement -- “His committee travel and hearing requests were curtailed following news accounts of his outside-the-box interest in Russia -- isn't from one of his opponents in next year's House race, but...from HIS OWN spokesperson!!
Seriously, that's the best they could come with, "He has an unusually uncommon and highly concerning tie to Russia, even by his own party." I certainly admire candor all the time, so hats off to the spokespeople. Though as someone who muddled through PR for far too long, I also understand the craft that goes into getting your message across to the public. And "My boss's party believes he may have been compromised by the Russians" doesn't appear to be campaign slogan they're going for. Rohrabacher represents the CA-48 district in very conservative Orange County, though despite that the race is seen as a toss-up. And not only has he have 10 opponents who have announced for the race, several of those are even Republicans, despite him having been elected to the office 16 times. You can read the full story here on Raw Story.
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