As part of the Colorado Times Recorder’s regular roundup, here are some of this week’s top headlines regarding extremism from CTR and beyond. This week’s coverage includes reporting from Heidi Beedle, Susie Glassman, and Erik Maulbetsch, as well as a report from Colorado Newsline regarding death threats that were made against the Vice Chair of the Colorado Republican Party.
- Heidi Beedle: KLZ Radio Host Fundraising $200k for Election Conspiracy Groups
- KLZ 560 radio host Kim Monson unveiled a new strategy to remedy the Colorado GOP’s shortcomings at the ballot box and overcome mail-in ballots: raise over $200,000 to have national election conspiracy groups challenge election results in the courts.
- Susie Glassman: Boebert Calls for Defunding EPA, Echoing Project 2025, in a Debate with Calvarese
- In this week’s debate between U.S. House Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Sterling Democrat Trisha Calvarese, Boebert touted her support for defunding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling government spending ‘reckless’. Boebert’s plan to gut the EPA bears a striking similarity to that found in Project 2025, a policy wishlist put forth by a far-right think tank,
- Erik Maulbetsch: Dueling Meetings & Disputed Votes: Colorado GOP Chair Doubles Down on Defiance
- A faction of Colorado Republican Central Committee members still loyal to the possibly-ousted Colorado GOP head Dave Williams held a meeting over the weekend. At this meeting, Williams and his holdouts held a series of votes reaffirming his leadership and rejecting the other possible CO GOP head, Eli Bremer.
- Quentin Young (Colorado Newsline): Top Colorado GOP leader reports death threats to law enforcement
- Colorado Republican Party Vice Chair Hope Scheppelman reportedly began receiving death threats by phone starting in late July. Scheppelman has brought this to the attention of the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office. Thank you to our colleagues at Colorado Newsline for this breakdown.
