Denver's mayoral runoff takes a negative turn with a new super PAC ad
With about two weeks until Election Day, the mayor’s race has taken a negative turn.
It revolves around an ad from a super PAC supporting Kelly Brough for mayor, claiming that “Mike Johnston is lying about his leadership,” when it comes to the COVID testing program COVIDCheck that he started, and his involvement in a pair of 2013 gun bills when he was a state senator.
Johnston’s campaign said the ad is false, and should be removed, even going as far as sending cease and desist letters to the major TV stations.
“You can call someone all kinds of things, but to call someone a liar, when you know that in fact your ad is incorrect, is outrageous,” said former mayor Federico Peña, who has endorsed Johnston, and has called for Brough to denounce the ad.
Senate leaders involved in the 2013 gun bills, including former Senate President John Morse and former Senate Majority Leader Morgan Carroll have said Johnston was closely involved in the legislation, which expanded background checks and banned high capacity ammunition magazines. Both Carroll and Morse have endorsed Johnston.
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