State Sen. Laura Woods (R-Arvada) has forgiven Trump for his comments about sexually assaulting women, according to an Associated Press story today, raising more questions for local media about the impact of Trump’s candidacy on Woods’ state senate race that will likely determine whether Democrats flip Colorado’s legislature in November.
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Major media outlets should fill information void, when candidates like Doty go into hiding
It’s getting late in the election season, and major media outlets are still mostly overlooking the most important races in the state—in the swing senate districts that will determine whether Democrats gain control of the state senate and with it the reins of Colorado government.
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CO Trump co-chair compares Trump media coverage to Nazi propaganda
On KLZ 560-AM Oct. 14, CO Trump Co-Chair Robert Blaha compared media coverage of the Trump campaign to Goebels’ Nazi propaganda.
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Colorado organizations rally against raising the bar on requirements for ballot proposals
Coloradans will have the chance to vote on Amendment 71 this November, which would make it significantly more difficult to amend the state’s constitution.
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No Democrats eligible to vote for Woods are found on “Democrats for Senator Laura Woods” Facebook page
Arvada State Sen. Laura Woods is known to be on the far-right fringe of Colorado’s Republican Party, aligning herself, as documented by the Denver Post, with the most conservative lawmakers in the state.
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Ousted Jeffco school board member Julie Williams promotes Trump, Woods
If you’ve been tracking ousted Jeffco school board member Julie Williams, you know she’s been keeping her hand in politics with occasional salvos on Facebook.
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Casper the friendly Uber-driving, refugee-hating candidate gets extra points for irony
When I saw this post on Casper Stockham’s wall, I thought I recognized the footage. Casper is the Republican opponent of Diana Degette (D-CO). He shared the footage from the extreme anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant group Silence is Consent. It is clearly meant to convey an anti-immigration and anti-Muslim message: If we allow refugees into our country they will start burning tires and shutting down highways! Be afraid!
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No pushback from radio host when anti-choice lawmaker insists it’s Dems who want to tell you how to “run your families”
You’d assume a news reporter like Fox 31 Denver’s Julie Hayden would challenge someone like State Sen. Laura Woods (R-Arvada) when Woods tells Hayden something like this during Hayden’s radio show on KNUS 710-AM:
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These leading Republican women in Colorado still stand with Trump despite recent lewd comments
After a tape in which Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump makes offensive comments about women was released on Friday, some of Colorado’s Republican congressional delegation, including U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, withdrew support.
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I’m glad this book teaches children about the dangers of the internet
I definitely wouldn’t want my children interacting online with disgraced former Jefferson County School-board member Julie Williams, who apparently considers teaching kids it’s OK to be LGBTQ as worse than presidential candidate Donald Trump talking about using his power to abuse women sexually.