July 22, 2010 06:43 PM UTC

Cory Gardner Just Can't Help Himself

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• by: Colorado Pols

Republican Cory Gardner has amazed us here at Colorado Pols for his uncanny ability to commit self-inflicted wounds seemingly every couple of weeks. Just a few weeks after cluelessly attending a fundraiser organized in part by a major lobbyist from British Petroleum, the Gardner campaign sent out an email to supporters touting this fundraiser:

Honorable Mike Coffman

Honorable Doug Lamborn

Cordially Invite You To A Special Luncheon Honoring Cory Gardner

Republican Candidate – 4th District of Colorado

Republican Whip – Colorado General Assembly

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

12:00 PM

Bistro Bis at the Hotel George

15 E Street NW

Washington, DC

Suggested Contribution: $1,000

Contributions should be made payable to Gardner for Congress and mailed to:  

Gardner for Congress

507 Capitol Court NE, #100

Washington, DC  20002

To RSVP, Please Contact Steve Gordon or Anne Burnley at (XXX) XXX-XXXX or via email to xxxxxxxx@stevegordon.com

Seems harmless, right?

The problem is that the return email address is corygardner@stevegordon.com. SteveGordon.com is the home of the lobbying and governmental affairs firm Total Spectrum. In other words, Gardner sent an email touting a fundraiser with the return email address pointing to his name @ a lobbying firm.

Genius.