Tuesday likely underscored a couple of key lessons for Democrats in Colorado’s massive, mostly rural 3rd Congressional District (CD3), which stretches from Pueblo to Grand Junction, leans nine points Republican, and may be up for grabs in November.
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Civil War & Feeding Migrants to Wolves: Western Colo Congressional Forum Gets Extreme
Immigration policy dominated the discussion among five of the Republican candidates vying to win Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District primary election in June, and it included some eyebrow-raising statements.
Republican Congressional Candidates on Abortion
The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, has had the unintended consequence of potentially turning federal elections into referenda on abortion. Without the federal protections of Roe, a future Republican majority could pass a national abortion ban.
Insurrectionist Runs for District Abandoned by Boebert; Ignites Debate Over Who’s Trumpiest
In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 23 triumph in the New Hampshire primary, Colorado congressional candidate Russ Andrews of Carbondale, called on his GOP rivals in his race to demonstrate party unity and embrace presidential frontrunner Trump.
Why is a CO GOP Officer’s Address on Campaign Filing of Election Conspiracist Running for Boebert’s Seat?
Among the remaining Republicans vying to replace Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s Third Congressional District, Ron Hanks is unquestionably the best known. The former state legislator and Jan. 6 insurrectionist has already earned the praise of Colorado GOP Chair (and fellow congressional hopeful) Dave Williams, who called Hanks “a proven grassroots conservative warrior.”
Five GOP County Chairs Refuse to Certify Election Results at Direction of Party Leader Who Calls Sec. of State Hitler
The Colorado GOP’s new point man on election integrity, notorious election denier Ron Hanks, who kicked off his efforts by telling the Republican members of local election boards to refuse to sign off on certifying their county election results, escalated his rhetoric recently by calling Secretary of State Jena Griswold Hitler. He also convinced five local party chairs, four of whom represent some of the largest counties in the state, to refuse to certify the election results.
Colorado GOP Leader Predicts Civil War if Trump Is Forced Off Ballot or If Election ‘Fraud’ Continues
The chair of the Colorado Republican Party says he doesn’t want civil war, but he’s sees one in America’s future under two scenarios: one, if courts remove Trump’s name from the ballot or, two, if “they’re successfully able to keep engaging” in blatant election fraud (even though Williams or other Republicans have yet to produce evidence for such “blatant fraud”).
Web Designer Refusing To Create Sites for Gay Weddings Worked for CO Conspiracists and Anti-LGBTQ Bigot
303 Creative LLC, a Littleton-based web design company whose case before the Supreme Court will decide the fate of anti-discrimination laws in Colorado and other states, provided services for some of Colorado’s most extreme conservatives during the 2022 election.
WARNING: These Republican Election Deniers Are on Colorado’s Election Ballot
The Colorado Republican Party has at least 15 candidates on Colorado’s current election ballot who baselessly promote election conspiracies. Depending on how you define “election conspiracist,” there could be many more.
El Paso County Lawsuit Repeats Debunked Concerns About Election Fraud, Cites Questionable ‘Expert’
It was an eventful weekend for election integrity advocates in Colorado and nationally. On Thursday, Elbert County Clerk Dallas Schroeder held a press conference to address the controversy stemming from a forensic image made of Elbert County’s election management server by Schroeder in January. On Friday, the lawsuit Kirkwood v. Williams et al was filed in El Paso County against the El Paso County Board of Commissioners and El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman, regarding El Paso County’s use of electronic voting machines. On Saturday and Sunday, Colorado election conspiracists, Rep. Ron Hanks (R-Cañon City) and Shawn Smith, took the stage at MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s Moment of Truth Summit.