Tag: Republican Party
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained her decision, saying she’s “always been despised in Washington, D.C., and just never fit in.” Greene’s resignation…
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Colorado is a blue island in a red wave | Vince Bzdek
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More than 90% of all the counties in the United States shifted in favor of former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to several new analyses of election results. An extraordinary map created by The New York Times shows a sea of red arrows indicating movement toward Trump, with Trump improving on…
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Just whose Republican Party is it, anyway? | Vince Bzdek
It’s gratifying to see the Colorado Republican Party begin to take the necessary steps to restore credibility to the party after voters rejected Dave Williams and his reign of chaos in the recent primary election. Williams lost the Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District resoundingly to Jeff Crank. And now both the Republican State…
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Trump beats Haley as Biden sweeps vote in Colorado’s Super Tuesday presidential primary
Donald Trump took an early lead over Nikki Haley in Colorado’s Republican presidential primary and kept it as returns posted on Tuesday night. At the same time, President Joe Biden cruised to a win against long-shot opponents in the state’s Democratic primary. The Associated Press called the state for Trump and Biden less than 15…
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Coming soon: Legally ‘rigged’ presidential primaries and caucuses | Cronin and Loevy
There has been a lot of talk about “rigging” elections in the United States lately. Former Republican President Donald Trump has argued that the 2020 presidential election was rigged so that current Democratic President Joe Biden won and Trump lost. Most observers of American politics deny such rigging existed. But get ready for even more…
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The Colorado Republican Party needs an exorcism | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Now that Democrats have tightened their blue-knuckled grip on state offices more tightly than ever before, and the expected national red wave turned out to be more of a pink ripple, where does the Republican Party go from here in Colorado? How can this setback…
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Peters, Hanks seek another recount
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and state Rep. Ron Hanks, R-Canon City, have both filed a second request for hand recounts tied to the June 28 primary. Hanks is seeking a recount only in El Paso and Pueblo counties. Peters, meanwhile, is seeking a statewide recount. Peters lost by 14 percentage points to…
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The return of the flaming moderates: Primary election a victory for the Great American Middle | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hail to the flaming moderates. If this past Tuesday’s primary election was anything, it was a victory for the Great American Middle. Across Colorado, moderate, mainstream Republicans won their races against more extreme ones. The GOP candidates who supported election conspiracy theories and questioned the…
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Colorado GOP calls on Tina Peters to suspend primary campaign for secretary of state in wake of felony indictments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Republican Party’s statewide officers on Wednesday called on Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to suspend her campaign for secretary of state while under indictment on multiple felony charges related to allegations the Grand Junction Republican tampered with voting equipment. In an extraordinary joint…