It is time, once again, for Colorado Times Recorder’s weekly recap on Colorado stories about extremism. First up, we have an opinion piece from Logan Davis that highlights the ways that Christian Nationalists in Colorado have been emboldened by Trump’s electoral victory. Also on the docket this week is reporting from Jason Salzman on newly elected Colorado DA George Brauchler’s admission that he plans to ‘find a way’ to sidestep Colorado law to enforce deportation policies — and a roundup by Owen Swallow looking at which candidates who denied the results of the 2020 election were successful in their electoral endeavors (It’s most of them.). We’ve also decided to feature an article by Colorado Community Media’s Ellis Arnold on the state Labor Department finding that the Douglas County Sheriff and Commissioners engaged in unlawful and unfair labor practices in their efforts to avoid unionization.
Christian Nationalists Emboldened, Militant After Trump Victory
This opinion piece by Logan Davis examines how the Christian Right has reacted to Trump’s victory in the 2024 election. There has been a notably overt Christian Nationalist tone to their rhetoric. To give a bit of a sneak peek, noted evangelical televangelist and a co-founder of the Truth and Liberty Coalition Andrew Wommack wrote this in the immediate aftermath of the election: “This was just a battle. The war is yet to be won. The left is not going away, because they’re inspired by the devil – and the devil has never quit!”
Those tuned into Colorado politics may remember George Brauchler as the attorney who lost to now Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in 2018. Brauchler is now back as a district attorney in a newly created judicial district based out of Arapahoe County. In a recent appearance on KNUS Radio, Brauchler promised to ‘find a way’ to circumvent Colorado law that forbids local law enforcement from working with federal officials to arrest immigrants.
Nine Election-Denying Republicans Were Victorious in Colorado’s Election Last Week
The 2024 elections have come and gone in Colorado, and following up on our previously published list of election-denying candidates on Colorado’s 2024 ballot, we decided to see how they faired. For the most part, these candidates were able to win their electoral efforts, including Congressman-Elect Gabe Evans (R-Fort Lupton), who narrowly won out over Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-Thornton) in a razor-thin margin.
Colorado Community Media: State rules that sheriff, commissioners broke labor law in push against unionization in Douglas County
In this article, Ellis Arnold examines the ruling by the Colorado Labor Department, which found that Douglas County’s sheriff and several of its county commissioners engaged in unlawful labor practices. As laid forth in the ruling, Sheriff Darren Weekly and other parties at the height of unionization efforts in the county were sending three or more anti-union emails to workers each week. The county commissioners also used public funds to create and promote a YouTube video criticizing the push for unionization. The ruling concluded that the extended e-mail campaign by Weekly created an ‘ongoing atmosphere of anti-union sentiment.’ Both the sheriff and others involved in this anti-union campaign have been criticized by the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police.
