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Tina Peters thanks Polis for shortening her sentence, calls Colorado Democrats’ censure a ‘travesty’
Two days after the Colorado Democratic Party formally condemned Gov. Jared Polis over his decision last week to shorten Tina Peters’ prison sentence for tampering with election equipment, Peters heaped praise on the term-limited Democrat and slammed his party for what she described as an attempt to bury the truth. “I feel it is important…
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Colorado Democrats formally rebuke Gov. Jared Polis for shortening Tina Peters’ prison sentence
The Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday formally censured Democratic Gov. Jared Polis for reducing the prison sentence of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted of election-related felonies, and barred the term-limited governor from speaking or appearing as an honored guest at party functions until further notice. Nearly 90% of the Democrats’ state central…
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Colorado GOP asks judge to bar state from sending Republican primary ballots to unaffiliated voters
The Colorado Republican Party on Monday asked a federal judge to issue an emergency injunction to prevent the state’s unaffiliated voters from being able to cast ballots in the GOP’s upcoming primary election. Lawyers for the party argue in a motion filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado that requiring Republicans to…
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear set to headline Colorado Democrats’ annual fundraising dinner
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one of the Democrats’ top 2028 presidential prospects, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner in June in Denver, the party said Friday. Serving his second term as governor of the otherwise solidly Republican state, Beshear chairs the Democratic Governors Association and is…
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Primary rival sues to prevent Democrat Eileen Laubacher from going through assembly in Colorado’s 4th CD
Democratic congressional candidate Trish Calvarese on Monday asked a judge to prevent one of her primary rivals, Eileen Laubacher, from participating in the caucus and assembly process to seek the nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. Calvarese and the party’s congressional district chair, who is currently on leave,…
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Colorado Republicans plan to return to Pueblo for 2026 state GOP assembly | TRAIL MIX
The Colorado Republican Party plans to hold its 2026 state assembly in Pueblo in April, marking a return to the largest city in the only county in the state that’s flipped from Democrat to Republican to Democrat to Republican in the last four presidential elections. The state GOP convened two years ago in Pueblo on…
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Trump pardons Tina Peters, but Colorado officials say he can’t reverse state convictions | TRAIL MIX
President Donald Trump said late on Dec. 11 that he had issued a pardon for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted of orchestrating a scheme to breach secure election equipment, though Colorado officials and legal experts immediately countered that the president’s broad pardon powers don’t extend to state-level crimes like those committed by…
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Democrats cheer as Colorado voters hand wins to ballot measures, candidates backed by party | ANALYSIS
It was a good night for Democrats in Colorado Tuesday, as voters passed statewide and local ballot questions endorsed by the party, while rejecting Republican candidates in key municipal and school district elections. While none of the choices in the state’s off-year election carried partisan labels, both major parties poured resources and attention into contests…
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Ministry founder, ‘high-risk’ missionary Victor Marx joins Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary
Christian ministry leader Victor Marx launched his bid for the Republican nomination for governor Wednesday before a packed house at a country-western music venue in Colorado Springs. The 60-year-old Marine veteran and founder of Colorado Springs-based All Things Possible Ministry invoked slain conservative organizer Charlie Kirk and unnamed supporters inside the Trump White House in…
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Colorado Democrats blast Trump’s decision to relocate Space Command as a ‘nakedly political move’
Leading Democratic officials in Colorado on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, as a politically motivated decision meant to reward Republican friends while putting the nation’s military readiness at risk. The barrage of criticism aimed at Trump emerged hours after the entire…