Author: Dick Wadhams
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Can a Republican retake the governor’s office? | Dick Wadhams
Is it possible for Colorado Republicans to win the governor’s race in 2026? Of all the elected positions in Colorado, the governor’s office has vexed Republicans for decades. Democrats have won five consecutive elections for governor since Gov. Bill Owens was overwhelmingly reelected in 2002. Owens is the only Republican governor to be elected in…
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’Baghdad Bob’ lives on in state GOP’s oblivious leadership | Dick Wadhams
Colorado Republicans won a dominant victory in 2024 due to the political machine built by the current leadership. Or at least that’s the story they’re telling — and they’re sticking to it despite the cold, hard reality of the facts. The legendary, buffoonish “Baghdad Bob” has met his match in crafting a fictitious tale of…
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Heated immigration debate needs no foreign flags | Dick Wadhams
It is no surprise that Denver saw large protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies last week, but protesters did themselves no favors by prominently flying the Mexican flag as seen in media reports. There is a legitimate debate about Trump’s sweeping actions to remove illegal immigrants after Joe Biden essentially opened up the southern…
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A much-deserved ‘thank you’ to Sen. Mitch McConnell | Dick Wadhams
For most of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s 18-year tenure as the Senate Republican Leader, he was vilified as an “establishment” do-nothing by Tea Party and MAGA activists. Throughout that time, whether he was the minority leader or the majority leader, he was the master of Senate rules who did seek compromise with Democrats when he…
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Dave Williams tells state’s elected Republicans to get lost | Dick Wadhams
Despite leaving nothing but political wreckage after two disastrous years as Colorado Republican state chairman, Dave Williams is finding new ways to destroy a once great party. His Soviet-style attempt in 2023 to steal votes from members of the Colorado Republican State Central Committee (CRC) and forcibly cast those votes without the members’ consent now…
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Who let the wolves into Colorado? Just two counties | Dick Wadhams
The livelihoods of ranchers and communities in rural Colorado are being threatened due to the overwhelming votes of just two urban counties. A slim statewide majority approved Proposition 114 in 2020 that requires the reintroduction of wolves in northwestern Colorado. That vote is often characterized as being driven by the more populous Front Range versus…
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Polis, Griswold reveal rot of Dem domination | Dick Wadhams
Colorado is a de facto one-party state where Democrats, such as the arrogant, elitist Gov. Jared Polis and the discredited, incompetent Secretary of State Jena Griswold, consider themselves beyond scrutiny and criticism. As the old saying goes, absolute power does corrupt absolutely and these two lame duck statewide elected officials are leaving office in 2027…
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Polis, Bennet and Crow throw Biden under the bus | Dick Wadhams
Poor Joe Biden. If you happen to be in Washington, D.C., and are going by the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, try to avert your eyes. Some of Colorado’s Democratic leaders are driving the bus running over President Joe Biden after he pardoned his son, the brilliant businessman and renowned artist Hunter Biden. It is…
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Colorado Republicans won key races — despite their state party | Dick Wadhams
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While Democrats largely maintained their historic stranglehold on Colorado, Republicans won some key victories even in the face of a destructive and incompetent state GOP leadership that tried to defeat those Republican winners. U.S. Rep.-elect Gabe Evans ran an impressive campaign in the 8th Congressional…
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Colorado Republicans won key races — despite their state party | Dick Wadhams
While Democrats largely maintained their historic stranglehold on Colorado, Republicans won some key victories even in the face of a destructive and incompetent state GOP leadership that tried to defeat those Republican winners. U.S. Rep.-elect Gabe Evans ran an impressive campaign in the 8th Congressional District that unseated U.S. Rep. Yadira Caravejo in one of…