The Douglas County Republican Party shared a racist cartoon on its Facebook page last week. The April 5 post features a cartoon of former President Donald Trump’s indictment, in which Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is Black, is depicted shouting angrily while presenting a banana to the court, which is meant to be his case against Trump.
UPDATE: Following publication, LPR Board Chair Bob Schaffer replied to CTR’s email. His response has been added.
Colorado Springs Mayoral candidate John “Tig” Tiegen is also known for founding a right-wing militia called United American Defense Force (UADF). Last week, at an event with extremist Pastor Matthew Trewhella, Tiegen lamented that his group used to have thousands of members, but that many of them quit after January 6th, because they were “scared of the government.”
This evening in Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs mayoral candidate and militia leader John “Tig” Tiegen will speak at an event keynoted by Matthew Trewhella, a far-right pastor who has defended murdering abortion providers as “justifiable homicide.”
As the newly elected Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, Dave Williams is making the obligatory rounds of the state’s numerous conservative talk radio shows. For the past two weeks, he’s been introducing himself to the party faithful, sharing his vision for revamping the state GOP, and taking some tough questions from the likes of George Brauchler, Deborah Flora, Dan Caplis, Peter Boyles and other mic-wielding Republicans from both wings of his party.
UPDATE: In another radio interview, Williams clarified the role he envisions for Peters: bringing in dollars from her “national network of well funded friends.” See below for details.
State Representative Matt Soper called for “civil war” last week over Democrats’ gun safety bills.Soper eventually issued a vague apology for “some of the words” in his tweet.
Nationally-known endorsements are a key factor in any political race, and in these final days of the race for Colorado GOP Chair, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has landed a big one: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
Members of Congress won’t be hard to find at this year’s Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC), which started yesterday just outside Washington, D.C.: 28 are scheduled to speak, either solo or as a part of a panel discussion. Yet, according to the current agenda, of those nine senators and 19 representatives, only Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has two solo speaking appearances. Both of Boebert’s speeches are scheduled for this Saturday, the final day of the conference and the one that typically features the most prominent speakers.
Colorado Republicans’ first attempt to overturn the state’s voter-approved open primary process in court ended with a judge’s dismissal last April, but it appears another legal challenge, this time backed by the party’s leaders, is inevitable.
