The Republican gubernatorial primary is down to three candidates: Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer (R-Weld County), Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-CO Springs), and ministry leader Victor Marx. Kirkmeyer has already carved out her position as the more moderate candidate, leaving Bottoms and Marx to compete for grassroots, MAGA voters.
Colorado elected officials are reacting to President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
‘Free Tina Peters’ has been a rallying cry for the right-wing in Colorado even before Donald Trump’s May 5 post. In the wake of the president’s vehement support, various figures are claiming that they are responsible for the federal government’s attempt to circumvent state law to free the former Mesa County clerk, now convicted felon, revealing the deep fractures among Colorado conservatives, even those who are more closely ideologically aligned. The most prominent and most controversial among them? Predictably, it’s Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Windsor).
