Very interesting commentary on the Republicans in our neighbor to the north. {We are New Mexicans.) We don't have this kind of strife in our state, not from Republicans nor Democrats. Basically, we've always been a Democratic stronghold, except for a few exceptions along the way. It is hard to believe that Colorado actually voted to send someone like Boebert to Congress in the first place. I don't think she would have bothered to run for office in our state, because people who behave like she does just are not considered as representative of the ideals of New Mexico. Note that one of our county commissioners in a southern county here was disallowed by court from running for that office again after his behavior and arrest at the Jan. 6 insurrection. I can't wait to see how Colorado resolves all of this during this election cycle.
Apart from these primary matchups, it is interesting to observe the outpouring of revulsion from many county party chairs and executive committees as well as candidates who had been awarded and then subsequently declined the endorsement of the Colorado Republican Party.
Colorado Politics provided an update yesterday:
County Republican parties join call to remove Dave Williams as Colorado GOP chairman over Pride emails
Will this backlash lead to a broader rebalancing of power between the establishment and MAGA elements of the Republican Part? Will the backlash take the form of accelerated disaffiliation from the Republican Party (I encountered one such former Republican, of older vintage, while canvassing today)?
Is there an opportunity for Democrats (such as myself, running against Brandi Bradley in Colorado House District 39) to make inroads?
I had to go read up on Gary Sinise; I enjoy the roles he’s played so much, I assumed he’d be a Democrat! I’m disappointed, but at least he doesn’t support Trump.
Very interesting commentary on the Republicans in our neighbor to the north. {We are New Mexicans.) We don't have this kind of strife in our state, not from Republicans nor Democrats. Basically, we've always been a Democratic stronghold, except for a few exceptions along the way. It is hard to believe that Colorado actually voted to send someone like Boebert to Congress in the first place. I don't think she would have bothered to run for office in our state, because people who behave like she does just are not considered as representative of the ideals of New Mexico. Note that one of our county commissioners in a southern county here was disallowed by court from running for that office again after his behavior and arrest at the Jan. 6 insurrection. I can't wait to see how Colorado resolves all of this during this election cycle.
Apart from these primary matchups, it is interesting to observe the outpouring of revulsion from many county party chairs and executive committees as well as candidates who had been awarded and then subsequently declined the endorsement of the Colorado Republican Party.
Colorado Politics provided an update yesterday:
County Republican parties join call to remove Dave Williams as Colorado GOP chairman over Pride emails
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/2024/county-republican-parties-join-call-to-remove-dave-williams-as-colorado-gop-chairman-over-pride/article_a54900a2-2e86-11ef-89bf-0f88713be902.html
I had posted about this on June 7 and June 12 (the former essay linked in the latter).
Reject Hate
https://decencyandsense.substack.com/p/reject-hate
Will this backlash lead to a broader rebalancing of power between the establishment and MAGA elements of the Republican Part? Will the backlash take the form of accelerated disaffiliation from the Republican Party (I encountered one such former Republican, of older vintage, while canvassing today)?
Is there an opportunity for Democrats (such as myself, running against Brandi Bradley in Colorado House District 39) to make inroads?
My three most recent campaign blog posts:
Protecting the Vulnerable Should Be Our Priority
https://brodyforcoloradohd39.com/erics-blog/f/school-board
Reject Hate
https://brodyforcoloradohd39.com/erics-blog/f/reject-hate
Will the Voters of Colorado Reject Hate?
https://brodyforcoloradohd39.com/erics-blog/f/will-the-voters-of-colorado-reject-hate
I had to go read up on Gary Sinise; I enjoy the roles he’s played so much, I assumed he’d be a Democrat! I’m disappointed, but at least he doesn’t support Trump.