Congresswoman Renee Ellmers refuses questions about affair allegations (Old article on McCarthy's side-piece)

ABC 11 (North Carolina) ^ | October 13, 2015 | Staff

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two media outlets, including ABC 11, were refused interview access to Representative Renee Ellmers on Tuesday. Ellmers and her team set ground rules that would not allow reporters to ask about the alleged affair rumors tied to the House Speaker debacle.

We did not agree.

Ellmers was in Fayetteville Tuesday morning for her signature "Recruit-A-Vet" job fair event. The Sandhills event was one of the Congresswoman's first public appearances since California Representative Kevin McCarthy shocked Washington by dropping out of the House Speaker race. A GOP tipster sent party representatives a slew of emails alleging an extramarital affair between Ellmers and McCarthy, suggesting it was behind McCarthy's sudden bow out of the race.

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Upon arrival at the event, ABC 11 informed Ellmers' staff that the station wanted to interview Ellmers about the job fair, who she was pulling for in the Speaker race, and how the affair rumors have affected GOP business. Her team seemed willing to grant access to the Congresswoman if the Speaker race questions did not include inquiries about McCarthy. Ellmers had directed them not to grant access to outlets that would head in that direction of questioning.

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What does Frank Luntz know, and when did he know it?