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Colorado’s Rep. Doug Lamborn tweets blistering criticism of Trump’s Charlottesville response
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs tweeted a scathing criticism Wednesday of the president’s remarks about the weekend’s racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia – the Republican congressman’s strongest statement yet on the topic. “The KKK, Neo-Nazis, and White Supremacists and Nationalists are abhorrent,” Lamborn posted to Facebook and Twitter. “Statements that provide even…
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Grand Junction Sentinel vs. Sen. Ray Scott — Round 2
Remember the face-off over “fake news,” pitting a Colorado state senator against the daily newspaper in Grand Junction? The grudge match between the two has resurfaced; only, this time, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel is quibbling with the way Republican state Sen. Ray Scott manages his Facebook account. Notably, he is accused of deleting some…
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Republican Cory Gardner reprimands Trump for Charlottesville remarks: ‘Call evil by its name’
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, called out President Donald Trump on Saturday for failing to blame white supremacists for escalating violence in Virginia that has claimed at least one life. “Mr. President – we must call evil by its name,” Gardner said in a tweet. “These were white supremacists and this was domestic…
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Colorado senators Michael Bennet, Cory Gardner denounce violent white nationalist rally in Virginia
Colorado’s two U.S. senators, Democrat Michael Bennet and Republican Cory Gardner, condemned the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, calling it “deeply disturbing” and “contrary to all we stand for as a country.” Politicians across the country and on both sides of the aisle denounced the “Unite the Right” rally, organized by a…
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National Republicans launch ads tying 6th District Democrats to single-payer health care system
A national Republican group is attempting to link congressional candidate Jason Crow and other Colorado Democrats to a single-payer health care proposal with a six-figure digital ad campaign that kicks off Thursday. Featuring scary negative images of House and Senate Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Facebook ad should…
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Ex-Colorado GOP chief Steve House calls for cutting off donations to Senate Republicans’ campaign group
Former Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House said Wednesday that donors should stop contributing to the campaign committee dedicated to electing Senate Republicans until GOP lawmakers get it together to fix the nation’s health care system. “We asked them to defund Planned Parenthood. We asked them to defund Obamacare. They did neither. It is time…