As part of our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Erik Maulbetsch’s coverage of former CU Regent Heidi Ganahl’s press conference where she both called into question the results of the election she lost and announced a plan to recruit volunteers taken with election conspiracy theories to ‘monitor’ ballot boxes in the upcoming general election. We are also showcasing Jason Salzman’s and Maulbetsch’s analysis of mainstream Republicans endorsing election conspiracists in their races, Heidi Beedle’s coverage of posts from Lauren Boebert’s campaign manager that indicate the congresswoman had been in contact with Tina Peters ahead of her plan to undermine Mesa County’s election safety, and Owen Swallow’s coverage of a rally held by Gays Against Groomers, a group connected to other extremist groups like Moms For Liberty, and the counterprotests that outnumbered them. Take a look out for our coverage of yesterday’s Trump rally in Aurora.
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The Mounting Costs of Enabling Israel’s War on Gaza
Most Americans oppose this horrific war, but a year in we’re still paying for it — at the expense of our own safety, security, and morality.
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The Mother-Daughter Duo Fighting Fossil Fuels in Colorado
In 2019, facing growing pushback from environmental groups and activists like the Chittoors, the state mandated that regulators consider the public health and environmental impacts of oil and gas development.
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On Debate Stage, Gabe Evans Declined to Condemn Child Beatings
There is only one appropriate answer to the question, "When should children be hit in school," and that is, "Never," a word that Evans declined to utter.
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Two Years After Her Landslide Loss, Heidi Ganahl Claims Her Election Results Were “Off”
Next week, as Coloradans start filling out their ballots, many will vote via the hundreds of secure drop boxes found at libraries and municipal buildings throughout the state. If former gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl’s latest plan is successful, voters may encounter election fraud conspiracists camped out nearby. Her volunteers, should any appear, will be on the lookout for signs of ballot stuffing, an unproven crime alleged by Dinesh D’Souza’s debunked movie 2000 Mules, and for which the film’s publisher was forced to publicly apologize after pulling the film.
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Did Boebert Know About Colorado Clerk’s Criminal Plan Beforehand?
According to a social media post from “America’s Mom,” Sherronna Bishop, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) had prior knowledge of Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters’ plan to breach the security of Mesa County’s Dominion Voting machines.
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Gays Against Groomers Event Outnumbered by Counter-Protestors
Last Saturday, a rally by Gays Against Groomers (GaG), a group that believes any form of gender-affirming healthcare is child abuse or ‘grooming’, was met with counterprotests. GaG, which was founded by a pro-Trump, conservative media specialist with ties to the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, has held similar events, which it calls the “Stop the War On Children” rally, in Colorado before and across the country.
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With Trump Coming to Aurora, Denver Gazette Continues To Pay for Ads About Venezuelan Gangs Seizing an ‘Aurora Apartment Complex’
With former President Donald Trump set to campaign in Aurora on Friday, the Denver Gazette, owned by Republican billionaire Phil Anschutz, is continuing its Facebook advertising campaign that promotes hysteria and falsehoods about Venezuelan gangs.
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The Shomer: Jews Are Not Your Political Football
“There is no place for antisemitism in the State of Colorado.”Governor Jared Polis spoke briefly last night at Temple Emanuel in Denver to a standing-room only crowd commemorating the first anniversary of the terrorist massacre and hostage-taking incursion into Israel staged by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
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DAVIS: Is Gabe Evans a Christian Nationalist?
The third highest-ranking official in the federal government has done little to conceal the extent of his Christian nationalism. House Speaker Mike Johnson has decried American culture as ‘dark and depraved.’ He has compared himself to Moses. He has called the separation of church & state “a misnomer.” And this weekend, he was in Colorado, stumping for Gabe Evans in the seat which Johnson says may decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November.