Allsup 'election' sparks rash of calls to county auditor

A report last week that James Allsup, who was ousted as president of the WSU Republicans after he marched with the opposition last August at Charlottesville, Va., had been "elected" as a Republican Precinct Committee Officer (PCO) in Whitman County generated a series of media calls to County Auditor Eunice Coker.

Allsup was dropped by the campus GOP after a stormy run with the campus organization.

Coker said she attempted to explain to callers from all types of media that Allsup really had not been elected to any GOP position.

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