'GOP reckoning': Republican Party-backed candidates nosedived in key swing state primary
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'GOP reckoning': Republican Party-backed candidates nosedived in key swing state primary

Raw Story  

Colorado Republicans gave a resounding, "No!" to their own party-endorsed candidates, with 14 of the state's 18 endorsed candidates losing their bouts in the GOP primary Tuesday night. The state's GOP endorsed candidates such as firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert in Congressional District 4, Ron Hanks in Congressional District 3, and Dave Williams — Colorado's own GOP chair — in Congressional District 5. Of the three, only Boebert walked away victorious, joining Mark Milliman in state House District 12, Matt Burcham in House District 43, and state Sen. Kevin Van Winkle, who was running for Douglas County commission. And Congressional District 1 candidate Valdamar Archuleta — head of the LGBTQ+ conservatives group Log Cabin Republicans of Colorado — renounced the party's endorsement of him following the party’s homophobic statements.

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Colorado GOP chair ousted in a contentious vote that he dismisses as a ‘sham’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Colorado GOP chair ousted in a contentious vote that he dismisses as a ‘sham’

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams, who has tried to push the state party to extremes, was ousted over the weekend in a vote that he called illegitimate, precipitating a leadership standoff as the November election looms. Opposition to Williams’ methods grew as the party under his leadership endorsed certain Republican primary candidates over others, a move that state …

'Low-IQ' Boebert slammed as Bible-thumping, gun-toting big-mouth on GOP primary day
5 months, 4 weeks ago

'Low-IQ' Boebert slammed as Bible-thumping, gun-toting big-mouth on GOP primary day

Raw Story  

While voters pick their next congressional lawmaker, Colorado state Rep. Richard Holtorf remains off the stump to battle brush fires and herd over 1,000 cattle to safer soil. He told The Post: “It’s not going to matter that much.” Holtorf also posted a tweet, eager to end Boebert's career in politics. Boebert switched congressional districts to run in the more …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado’s state primaries
6 months ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado’s state primaries

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. He will face the winner of a crowded Republican primary field, which includes former state Rep. Ron Hanks, the state party’s preferred candidate. Colorado’s most competitive U.S. House race this fall will likely be in the 8th Congressional District, where first-term U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo is unopposed in the Democratic …

Colorado GOP chair’s embrace of Trump tactics splits party as he tries to boost his own campaign
7 months ago

Colorado GOP chair’s embrace of Trump tactics splits party as he tries to boost his own campaign

Associated Press  

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — At a recent primary debate, congressional candidate Dave Williams took the microphone and unleashed the same MAGA arguments that vaulted him from a former state representative to chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. Williams’ zeal and deployment of former President Donald Trump’s combative style of politics as state pary chairman has riven the Colorado GOP, reflecting …

Failing at polls, election deniers focus on state GOP posts
1 year, 9 months ago

Failing at polls, election deniers focus on state GOP posts

Associated Press  

PARKER, Colo — In a basement event space in the Denver suburb of Parker, Tina Peters surveyed a crowd of Colorado Republicans last week and made an unusual pitch for why she should become chair of their beleaguered party: “There’s no way a jury of 12 people is going to put me in prison.” Peters was referring to her upcoming …

Colorado GOP still focused on Trump and ‘election integrity’ state as chairperson selection nears
1 year, 9 months ago

Colorado GOP still focused on Trump and ‘election integrity’ state as chairperson selection nears

Raw Story  

If there is one thing the people vying to be the next leader of the Colorado Republican Party can generally agree on, it’s that the party is in need of a marketing and communications overhaul if they are to attract new voters into their fold and have a chance of reclaiming political power in the state. “We are in a …

Colorado Lawmaker Leaves GOP, Citing Election Conspiracies And Climate Inaction
2 years, 4 months ago

Colorado Lawmaker Leaves GOP, Citing Election Conspiracies And Climate Inaction

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Colorado state senator announced on Monday that he has left the Republican Party to become a Democrat, citing the GOP’s efforts to peddle election conspiracy theories and block increasingly necessary climate legislation. Fear-mongering to raise money or motivate voters is nothing new, but it has been taken to a dangerous and destabilizing level.” “I cannot continue …

Far-Right Primary Wins In Blue States Threaten GOP Victories In November
2 years, 4 months ago

Far-Right Primary Wins In Blue States Threaten GOP Victories In November

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HARTFORD, Conn. — Republicans have found success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts when they have fielded moderate candidates who could appeal to voters in both parties. But Republican voters have nominated loyalists of former President Donald Trump in several Democratic states, including Maryland and Connecticut, making the GOP’s odds of winning those general election races …

Colorado GOP rejects candidates who back Trump election lie
2 years, 5 months ago

Colorado GOP rejects candidates who back Trump election lie

Associated Press  

DENVER — Republicans in Colorado rejected two prominent candidates whose political profiles were centered on election falsehoods in a fresh reminder that fealty to former President Donald Trump’s lies about mass voter fraud is no guarantee of success with conservative voters. And in Oklahoma, Sen. James Lankford easily defeated a GOP primary challenge from an evangelical pastor who complained he …

The Races Where Democrats Are Rooting For Election Deniers
2 years, 6 months ago

The Races Where Democrats Are Rooting For Election Deniers

Huff Post  

Democrats are boosting the GOP primary campaign of Colorado state Rep. Ron Hanks, a 2020 election denier, believing he would be an easier opponent for Sen. Michael Bennet in November. The latest example of this kind of Democratic gamble is in Colorado, where a freshly formed group, Democratic Colorado, has started running ads attacking state Rep. Ron Hanks as “too …

Colorado elections race tests GOP embrace of conspiracies
2 years, 7 months ago

Colorado elections race tests GOP embrace of conspiracies

Associated Press  

LITTLETON, Colo. — A handful of curious voters mingled on a suburban Denver brewpub’s patio one recent evening as Pam Anderson told them she could restore professionalism to the office of Colorado secretary of state. Anderson was taking a swipe at her better-known primary rival, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who has become the prime example of the GOP’s new …

Colorado Republicans back election denier for Senate primary
2 years, 8 months ago

Colorado Republicans back election denier for Senate primary

Associated Press  

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Republicans on Saturday voted to place on their U.S. Senate primary ballot a state representative who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the attack on the U.S. Capitol and is a supporter of former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential election. His only GOP rival in the June 28 Republican Senate primary …

Big GOP primary field for governor has party leaders worried
2 years, 9 months ago

Big GOP primary field for governor has party leaders worried

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A massive Republican primary field for governor in Pennsylvania is spurring growing discomfort among party leaders that a widely splintered primary vote could produce a winner who cannot beat Democrat Josh Shapiro in November’s general election. “We don’t want to allow a bad or poor candidate for the general election to potentially get through with a plurality …

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