Blame the booze. At least that’s what a Democratic candidate for a county council seat in Indiana says caused her to slur during a televised interview last week. Jamie West is running for Fayette County Council District 4. A recent interview circulating online has garnered re-shares and conversation around her slurred speech and shocking comments.
Many believed she was under the influence of alcohol during the interview, and in a follow-up interview with Piers Morgan, she confirmed the theory.
“I had a Coors Light. I had a beer,” West told Morgan when prodded about whether she consumed any alcohol before the interview. When asked how many, if more than one, she responded, “Maybe a couple.” West chalked it up to being nervous about having to be in a “room full of Republicans” before she finally fessed up to exactly how many beers she had, which was three…