Political Consultant Talks Courser And Gamrat Scandal

Lansing based political consultant Tom Shields says Michigan House members have to consider several things before voting to throw out Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat. Both lawmakers been cited in an investigation into whether they used state resources to cover up an affair. Shields, President of Marketing Resource Group, told the Michigan Radio Network lawmakers have to balance house rules against the fact that it was local voters who put the legislators in office

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Shields does say however neither lawmaker has handled their crisis properly. He predicts Gamrat may resign, but believes Courser may go down “kicking and screaming.”