The 2024 Colorado Republican State Assembly in Pueblo this weekend showcased the priorities of the party heading into the November election — banning gender-affirming care for trans people, continuing to deny the validity of the 2020 election, downplaying the Jan. 6 insurrection, antagonism toward migrants and immigration, and full-throated support for former President Donald Trump. The keynote speakers for the event included Christina Bobb, the former Trump lawyer and subject of a Department of Justice investigation into obstruction of justice connected to Trump’s handling of classified documents, and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct with an underage girl.
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Town Near CO Springs Rejects Bid by Christian Right Candidates To Take Over City Council
Voters appeared to reject Andrew Wommack’s plan to “take over” the city of Woodland Park, Colo., on Tuesday, electing a new mayor and four city council members who prevailed over candidates the health-and-wealth preacher endorsed.
Colorado Congressional Candidate Hurd Says Trump Did Not Win 2020 Election
In a party dominated by election deniers, running against at least one election denier to replace another election denier, can a Republican willing to say Trump lost in 2020 win a primary election? Attorney Jeff Hurd is going to find out.
Despite Disbarment Ruling, Colorado GOP Still Supports Eastman
Last week, a special disbarment judge in California suspended John Eastman’s law license. She noted his utter lack of remorse in advising former President Donald Trump that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by Joe Biden, and formulating a strategy to block Biden’s election and return Trump to the White House.
Two Anti-Trans Ballot Measures Rejected by CO Title Board; Could Be Ineligible for 2024 Ballot
The initiatives were denied on the basis that they violated the single subject rule.
Oltmann Hosts White Nationalist Publisher on Podcast
Douglas County election conspiracist, podcast host, and defamation defendant Joe Oltmann had Lydia Brimelow, publisher of the white nationalist website VDARE, on his Conservative Daily podcast yesterday.
DAVIS: Allegations of Bigotry Rock Denver Democratic Primary
Campaign fundraisers for down-ballot offices like state Representative are not usually newsworthy affairs. They do not attract big-ticket speakers or high-dollar contributions, and they almost never generate any significant discussion among either voters or activists. They are a necessary chore of running for office; they occur and are then forgotten.
Congressional Candidate Gabe Evans Credits The Left For Drop in Crime
Unlike most Republicans who ignore the well-documented drop in crime after it increased during the pandemic, state Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Fort Lupton), who’s running in one of the most competitive congressional seats in the country, has not only publicly acknowledged the lower crime rate, but credits “the left” for the drop.
Trump Delegates to Republican National Convention Must Sign Affidavits Binding Themselves To Trump
Speaking at a GOP assembly on Saturday, former state lawmaker Justin Everett, who’s the chair of the Trump campaign in Colorado, said Colorado’s 23 Trump delegates to the Republican National Convention (RNC) must sign affidavits pledging their support for the former president. Colorado Republicans will send a total of 37 delegates to the RNC.
Colorado Libertarians Select Potential Spoiler Candidates at 2024 State Convention
The Libertarian Party of Colorado (LPCO) convened March 23 in Colorado Springs to elect a slate of 41 candidates for federal, state, and county offices.