OK, all you armchair political strategists out there, pretend you’re Donald Trump — I know, it’s a stretch — and tell me what you think he has to do now. This much we know: He’ll go dark and divisive, renew his battle in the culture wars — you think Q might show up? — while […]
Tom Tancredo
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Carman: Voters might eventually forgive, but they never forget
Politics is not for purists. Sure, an effective leader must know when to draw a hard line to keep from being a total sellout. But a politician who wants to accomplish anything has to cultivate the skills of negotiation and compromise. It’s a delicate dance, and either way there are consequences. Often politicians who dare […]
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Nicolais: Who is Colorado’s dreaded GOP Establishment?
Not a week had gone by since the Colorado Republican Party chose its new leadership before former Congressman Tom Tancredo leveled the ultimate GOP barb against the new administration. After U.S. Rep. Ken Buck won the chairmanship at the bi-annual meeting and appointed former chair Steve House to run day-to-day operations, Tancredo took to local […]
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How Donald Trump, guns and cash spelled an end to Mike Coffman’s decade in Congress
Days before the election, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman stood at a busy intersection in the 6th Congressional District waving campaign signs and smiling at passing motorists, searching for any sign that he might keep his job. His 30-year political career hung in the balance, and the five-term incumbent Republican from Aurora acknowledged that he was […]
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Walker Stapleton talks about his family’s past KKK ties and Tom Tancredo
Republican Walker Stapleton acknowledged the “mistakes” his great-grandfather made in leading the KKK in the 1920s and tried to distance himself from Tom Tancredo in a major TV interview. “For the record, I categorically condemn racism of all forms. I categorically condemn hate organizations and they will have no place in my administration as governor,” […]