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Colorado GOP Gov Candidates Jumpstart a Chaotic Primary with Debate Filled with Conspiracy Theories and Far-Right Talking Points

Unsurprisingly, Colorado’s messy GOP primary race for governor kicked off with a messy debate, where a crowded field of fringe candidates pushed their favorite right-wing talking points and conspiracy theories. On the anniversary of the January 6th, a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol sparked by the GOP’s Big Lie that the election was stolen,…

First Colorado GOP Gubernatorial Debate Guaranteed to Be Far-Right Race to the Bottom

Tonight, 6 of Colorado’s GOP candidates for governor will take to a crowded debate stage to duke it out to prove their conservative bonafides. No matter what’s said on stage, it’s sure to be a messy night, with a field full of anti-vaxxers, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists. Among the (many) candidates on stage is…

Colorado GOP Gov. Candidate Heidi Ganahl Says Election Conspiracy Group is “Doing Great Things”

Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl proudly endorsed a conspiracy group that believes the 2020 election was stolen. In a recent campaign event, Ganahl said the group was full of “great people” who are “doing great things.” The group’s “great things” include deploying volunteers to conduct vigilante-style door-to-door “voter verification” canvasses to collect evidence of…

After Months of Dodging Questions, New Audio Exposes Heidi Ganahl for Spreading Big Lie

New audio shared with 9NEWS’ Next with Kyle Clark reveals Colorado Republican candidate Heidi Ganahl is spreading Donald Trump’s dangerous Big Lie. In an interview after announcing her candidacy, Ganahl dodged questions about election fraud. But in the recent audio, Ganahl exposes herself as a conspiracy theorist and political hack, admitting that she believes the…

ICYMI: Republicans Running for Governor Won’t Say Where They Stand on Key Issues

New reporting from Axios is amplifying how Republican candidates for governor are hiding their extreme views from voters and refusing to say where they stand on key issues, like whether they believe the 2020 election was legitimate. While the Big Lie conspiracy that the 2020 election was stolen has been thoroughly debunked and poses an…

DGA Statement on Heidi Ganahl’s Entrance to Colorado Gubernatorial Race

Today, Heidi Ganahl announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Colorado. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Heidi Ganahl is a far-right extremist who has embraced the GOP’s most radical positions. A proud endorser of Donald Trump, Ganahl spends her time posting on the conspiracy theory-filled social…

Democratic Governors Slam Trump Administration For Lying About Vaccine Stockpile

Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that the Trump administration would release all available vaccine doses from the federal stockpile. But it turns out that no such reserve of vaccines existed, blindsiding state and health officials who had anticipated additional vaccines. Democratic governors have been working tirelessly to ramp up vaccine distribution and get…

Dem Govs Get It Done: While Republicans Stall on COVID-19 Stimulus At Federal Level, Democratic Governors Usher In Relief

The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have blocked the HEROES Act and stalled on other forms of COVID-19 relief – leaving American families and businesses in both red and blue states suffering the devastating impacts of the pandemic. In the absence of assistance from the federal government, Democratic governors across the country have once again…

In Letter, Democratic Governors Call On President Trump and Mitch McConnell to End Attacks on United States Postal Service

Today, a coalition of 12 Democratic governors led by DGA Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling on them to end their attacks on the United States Postal Service. The governors also urge Congress to deliver an additional $25 billion in funding…

Every State, Every Vote: Gov. Kate Brown and Bipartisan Coalition of Governors Call on Federal Government to Restore the Census Deadline

Brown: “The decennial census is the foundation of our democracy and tells the story of who we are and where we are going as a nation.” Yesterday, Every State, Every Vote Co-Chair Oregon Gov. Kate Brown called on U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Willbur Ross Jr. and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham to restore…

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