Indiana GOP ousts attorney general after groping allegations

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s bid for reelection was scuttled Friday as he lost the Republican nomination following a monthlong suspension of his law license over allegations that he groped a state lawmaker and three other women during a party.

Former U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita prevailed in mail-in voting by state convention delegates after a campaign among party activists that centered on whether the allegations against Hill left him vulnerable to defeat in the November election. Rokita defeated Hill with 52% of the vote in a third round of voting after two lesser-known candidates were eliminated in earlier rounds, state GOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer said.

Rokita said he entered the race because Hill had a history of “bad judgment, bad choices and not taking responsibilities” marring his time as state government’s top lawyer. Rokita, who is known as a contentious conservative, is looking to make a political comeback after running unsuccessfully for governor in 2016 and a U.S. Senate seat two years ago.

Hill had been seen as a rising African American star among Republicans and worked to build support among social conservatives, touting himself as an anti-abortion and tough-on-crime crusader and making appearances on Fox News to discuss topics such as San Francisco’s troubles with homelessness.

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By TOM DAVIES and CASEY SMITH
23 minutes ago


Read more: https://apnews.com/431f21e547eae149f5b785415e0fdfd2

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Real men have fixers

GOP just isn't vetting properly.

[brooklynite]

2. Indiana AG is an under the radar race...considered winnable by the Democrats

Jonathan Weinzapfel: https://www.weinzapfelforag.com/

[AC_Mem]

3. I don't know why I even check

It's nearly ALWAYS a Republican, isn't it. You know -the ones who claim they have such "family values". How can they be such hypocrites? And God forbid if it WAS a Democrat -they would pounce!