Pushing back on a Colorado Times Recorder story Monday based on an interview with Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans, a spokesperson for the critical 8th Congressional District (CD8) candidate’s campaign argued Evans has been very clear on the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election in which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by more than 7 million votes.
I have found myself struggling to watch cable news during this election cycle, unsettled each time I turn on the television by the way pundits discuss the ongoing presidential race. But it’s not the bickering or bothsidesism that bothers me, it’s the business-as-usual tone; one increasingly at odds with the tone taken by the academics and experts I encounter in my professional life tracking and countering extremist movements. While the talking heads on the television are dedicating their time to polls, rallies, and horse race coverage as if nothing were amiss, the national security experts, legal scholars, political scientists, and law enforcement officials are warning of a surge in political violence. Far from business as usual.
Millions of people living in the U.S. have ordered free at-home COVID-19 tests in the past, and by the end of September, 2024, each U.S. household will once again be able to order four free tests.
Gabe Evans’ Political Director Jessica Spindle has been working to get him elected to office for years, ever since his first run for statehouse in 2022. Evans is now challenging Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, in a race that’s expected to be one of the nation’s most competitive contests. She’s been on staff as Evans’ political director for his congressional campaign since April, but she’s been a relentless sharer of antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and calls for political violence for much, much longer.
Libertarian Party congressional candidate Eric Joss dropped out of Colorado’s most competitive congressional race last week after his Republican opponent Gabe Evans pledged to abide by a set of principles, including, for example, “I will vote to always protect and uphold the right to bear arms. I will oppose all unconstitutional gun laws.”
HAYDEN – A couple dozen Republicans turned out at Dry Creek Park to enjoy lemonade, ice cream, chips, and dip with candidates for the Colorado House and Routt County Commission.
This year, El Paso County voters have a real chance at electing Democrats to the Board of County Commissioners, which has been dominated by Republicans since the Nixon Administration.
BASALT, Colo. – In this mountain town 18 miles northwest of Aspen – far from the Front Range flatlands of Adams and Weld counties – Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans was looking for anyone to meet and greet in his quest to represent Colorado’s newest congressional district.
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.
All over the country, communities are reeling from the threat of climate change – particularly the closure of coal mines and coal-burning power plants, as a way to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. Closures represent the loss of good-paying jobs, now or in the next few years.
