“So this is the Road to Red. We’re going to build an effective messaging machine. We’re going to build an effective movement, and we’re going to win elections again.” — former GOP gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl.
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Common Sense Institute Chairman Among Wealthy Conservatives Backing Heidi Ganahl’s Plan to Retake Colorado
Heidi Ganahl, failed gubernatorial candidate and host of the “Unleashed” podcast, has a new project in the works, one that aims to help Republicans regain control in Colorado. The former CU regent has already secured significant funding from prominent GOP donors, including Walter “Buz” Koelbel, chairman of the Common Sense Institute’s board of directors, and fellow developer, former state senate candidate Tim Walsh. In a leaked Zoom video, Koelbel joined Ganahl as she pitched her “Road to Red” to a wider group of conservative supporters.
Ganahl Assumed Conservative Nonprofits “Would Have The Ground Game Ready” For Her in 2022
UPDATE: Following publication, LPR Board Chair Bob Schaffer replied to CTR’s email. His response has been added.
Unleashed: The Heidi Ganahl Grievance Hour
Heidi Ganahl, who was trounced by Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) in November’s election, launched her new weekly podcast, “Unleashed,” at Wide Open Saloon in Sedalia on Tuesday. Billed as “exposing what Is REALLY going on behind the curtain in Colorado,” Ganahl’s inaugural episode featured guests Danny Moore, her former running mate, Erin Lee, a “mad mom,” Gregory Carlson, former president of CU’s College Republicans, and Jimmy Sengenberger, a KNUS radio host and Gazette contributor.
Reporters Are ‘Cynical and Selective,’ Leaving Conservative Radio As ‘Only Way We Got Our Voice Out,’ Says Ganahl
“What really was frustrating to me is that the public, the people of Colorado, didn’t get to hear my heart. They didn’t get to hear who I am, or how I wanted to solve problems for them because [the news media] were so jaded and cynical, cynical and selective,” Heidi Ganahl told KOA radio host Mandy Connell last week.
Furries, Fentanyl, Election Conspiracies: Republicans Lied and Then Lost in CO
With a couple of months to go before this week’s election, Colorado Republican governor candidate Heidi Ganahl started insisting that school children were identifying as cats, and she accused school administrators of accommodating the disruptive behavior.
Republicans Rally in Red County with Reduced Results
With three weeks until the election, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea, Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl, and Republican Attorney General candidate John Keller all held campaign events in Colorado Springs this weekend.
BRIEF: CO GOP Lt. Gov. Candidate Danny Moore to Campaign With Election Denier Joe Oltmann
UPDATE: On Friday afternoon, a day after this story was published, 9News reporter Kyle Clark tweeted that Moore had pulled out of this event.
CO GOP Gov Candidate Ganahl Speaking at John Birch Society Event
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl is speaking at an event this evening featuring a presentation by far-right conspiracist group, The John Birch Society (JBS). Joining Ganahl is talk radio host and Colorado’s RNC Committeeman Randy Corporon, state Rep. Mark Baisley (R-Roxborough Park) who is running for state senate, another talk radio host, former U.S. Senate hopeful Deborah Flora, and Turning Point USA’s Gabby Reichardt.
Despite Host of Notorious Big Lie Believers, Colorado Tops State Democracy Scorecard
Colorado ranks number one in a new 2022 State Democracy Scorecard that rates states for voting rights, democracy subversion efforts, and anti-corruption laws.