Haggerty Off the Hook...
And probably the biggest winner in that development other than Haggerty himself was his lawyer Ray Gutierrez. It was a tremendous gamble to take on that case in the middle of a campaign. That really could've blown up in his face.
But no risk, no reward.
Gutierrez comes out of it looking pretty strong. Gutierrez now has to get on the ball and start some aggressive campaigning because despite her many obvious political vulnerabilities, Judge Arditti is very popular within the El Paso County Democratic Party, particularly with the Old Guard.
The elections seem far off right now, but election day comes around pretty quickly and nobody pays attention to judicial races. Its a name recognition game, but Gutierrez has a real opportunity to send out some strong mailers with recent headlines that would be difficult for Arditti to counter.
Gutierrez also needs to raise his profile in the Party. He has almost no presence within the Party. He came in third in a JP race last go around, so outside of attorneys, he's not really too well-known.
But no risk, no reward.
Gutierrez comes out of it looking pretty strong. Gutierrez now has to get on the ball and start some aggressive campaigning because despite her many obvious political vulnerabilities, Judge Arditti is very popular within the El Paso County Democratic Party, particularly with the Old Guard.
The elections seem far off right now, but election day comes around pretty quickly and nobody pays attention to judicial races. Its a name recognition game, but Gutierrez has a real opportunity to send out some strong mailers with recent headlines that would be difficult for Arditti to counter.
Gutierrez also needs to raise his profile in the Party. He has almost no presence within the Party. He came in third in a JP race last go around, so outside of attorneys, he's not really too well-known.
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