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Most GOP Congressional Candidates at Forum Would Support ‘Patriotic Education,’ Repeal Obamacare
Three of four candidates who appeared at a forum yesterday for Republicans running for Colorado’s new eighth congressional seat said they would back a “patriotic education bill” — and vote to repeal Obamacare.
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Neuschwanger Says If Elected Governor: ‘I Am Firing All 500 of Polis’ Appointees’
During Saturday’s Jefferson County Republican Assembly, Republican candidate for Governor Danielle Neuschwanger criticized the administration of Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO).
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GOP Governor Candidate Wants ‘Real First Lady’ in Colorado To Replace First Gentleman
“I think it’s time we had a real First Lady, don’t you?” said Colorado candidate for Governor Greg Lopez, a Republican, during a campaign speech Saturday, in a bigoted — and brazen — anti-LGBTQ attack on Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, and his husband and First Gentleman Marlon Reis.
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News Analysis: Ganahl’s Promise To Accept Trump’s Endorsement
Asked at a GOP event Tuesday if she will “be seeking Donald Trump’s endorsement,” Republican candidate for governor Heidi Ganahl said, “Yes, I would accept President Trump’s endorsement.”
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Heavyweight Republicans & Dems Unite To Oppose Lawsuit Authorized by CO GOP To Dump Open Primaries
A bipartisan group of political and business heavyweights, including former Colorado governors Roy Romer, Bill Owens, and Bill Ritter, is supporting Secretary of State Jena Griswold in her defense against a lawsuit authorized by the Colorado Republican Party and filed by a group of hard-right Republicans, including state Rep. Ron Hanks (CO Springs), and congressional candidate Laurel Imer.
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GOP Pundit Wants Candidates With the ‘Guts’ To Say ‘Fraud Didn’t Happen’ But Praises Some Who Dodge the Question
Colorado Republican Dick Wadhams, the moderator of a GOP candidate forum Thursday, hops up and down and insists that Colorado voters will consider Republican candidates “credible” only if the candidates say the 2020 election wasn’t stolen. He wants candidates with the “guts” to say, “Fraud didn’t happen.”
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Winney Drops Out of Race To Be CO Secretary of State; Supports Fellow Election Conspiracist Peters
David Winney, a Republican, dropped his quest to be Colorado’s Secretary of State Friday, throwing his support to Tina Peters, the embattled Mesa County County Clerk, who announced her entrance into the race on former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s podcast Feb. 14.
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The EPA ‘Just Needs To Go Away,’ Says CO Congressional Candidate When Asked What U.S. Should Do About Russia
Russia’s assault on Ukraine has led to an attack on environmental regulations by Colorado Republicans, who are saying, falsely, that America needs to abandon or weaken its weapons against climate change and other environmental threats in order to replace oil imported from Russia.
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Boebert Claims Her Outburst During Biden Speech Was ‘Spontaneous’
Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, whose political career was born and engineered around carefully designed media stunts, says her much-publicized outburst during Biden’s State of the Union speech was “certainly spontaneous.”