Stealth Election Denier Running for Congress in Colorado

Erik Aadland (R), who is running for Congress in Colorado’s competitive 7th congressional district, said earlier this summer that he was concerned how the 2020 elections were “undermined by fraud, how they were corrupted, and now how we have an illegitimate government in power,” according to audio obtained by FiveThirtyEight.

He added: “I don’t always use this kind of language on the campaign trail because I am so deliberate with what I say, because the consequences of not winning are so significant. So I am strategic. I don’t go out and talk about election integrity on and on and on because it’s not an issue that wins us this race.”