President Ronald Reagan famously quipped, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.” More than a half century later, the modern equivalent seems to be, “I didn’t leave the Republican Party. The party went crazy, traded its principles for conspiracies, and began throwing dishware at my head.” At least, that is what it […]
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Littwin: Colorado state Sen. Kevin Priola switches from GOP to Dems because the stakes are just that high
The news of Colorado state Sen. Kevin Priola’s decision to abandon the Republican Party and join the Democratic caucus in the state legislature is not quite ground-shaking, but that’s not to say it isn’t a big deal. In fact, it’s a very big deal. Maybe more important than Priola switching parties — remember Sen. Ben […]
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Nicolais: Could Republicans’ focus on inflation backfire at the polls in November?
Last week I paid over $90 for an oil change. As someone who used to change his own oil, the inflation-fueled sticker shock took a minute to comprehend. Was my mechanic price gouging? Was I the victim of a nefarious plot by Dark Brandon, the alter-ego of President Joe Biden? What led to near triple-digit […]
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Opinion: This Democrat hopes for the restoration of a healthy Republican Party
In the past couple of weeks, Congress’ Select Committee has presented persuasive, unrebutted evidence that Donald J. Trump, the duly-elected 45th President, refused to abide by the will of the People. He knew, full well, that he had lost both the popular vote and the determinative Electoral College vote, by a substantial margin, and that […]
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Littwin: When Boris Johnson was dumped by his party, who didn’t ask the question — why Johnson and not Trump?
When the news hit of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation, forced by massive dissent in his own party, a lot of us immediately arrived at the same burning question. How could British Conservatives dump Donald Trump’s pal Boris Johnson so convincingly when nearly all American Republicans still genuflect at the very mention of Trump’s […]
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Doug Lamborn wins Republican primary in 5th Congressional District, all but securing ninth term
The Colorado Springs congressman beat out state Rep. Dave Williams, Lone Tree businessman Andrew Heaton and Navy veteran Rebecca Keltie
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Littwin: In debate between Senate hopefuls Ron Hanks and Joe O’Dea, it’s hardcore vs. softcore
The headline from the Colorado Sun/CBS4 debate Monday night between Joe O’Dea and Ron Hanks was Hanks’ refusal to commit to accepting the results of next week’s GOP primary, which will choose either O’Dea or Hanks to run against incumbent U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. But, of course, Hanks wouldn’t accept the results if he loses. […]
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Nicolais: John Eastman is a traitor who tried to kill our democracy
John Eastman is a traitor. Eastman plotted to undermine our democracy and overthrow the government. He developed a specious plot to cast aside millions of votes, persuaded an autocratic president to act on it and helped instigate a violent insurrection into the physical heart of our democratic republic. The complexity of the plan and how […]
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Littwin: It was a bad day for Trump, for Rudy, for election deniers, for anyone “detached from reality.”
For those Republicans who have been watching the House select committee’s unceasing flagellation of Donald Trump, I offer up five critical takeaways from the hearings, which are scheduled to resume Thursday. One Your leaders, such as they are, have failed you and, in a botched attempt to curry Trump’s favor, also failed Trump. By blocking […]
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Zornio: Vote like democracy depends on it, because it does
Last week, as I listened to the political commentary leading up to the January 6 committee hearing, one thing continued to stand out: Republicans have a good chance at winning big this November. That’s right. According to top political pundits, the party under investigation for promulgating a deadly attack to overthrow a democratic election is […]