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Opinion pieces from conservatives across the great State of Colorado. Have an opinion piece you’d like published? Email opinion@coloradopeakpolitics.com and let’s talk.
Dems pick political operative with socialist creds for special congressional race in the 4th
Political operative Trisha Calvarese is the Democrat’s nominee in the 4th Congressional District to take on the GOP’s Greg Lopez in the special election to replace Ken Buck. Hitting all the key talking points for New Deal Democrats of the Boomer Generation, it turns...
Colorado Dems mock folks of faith, only 2 ignored trans day on Easter
Marginalized daily by devotees of the progressive political faith, Christians were understandably distraught on Resurrection Sunday to see their faith belittled once again by politicians worshiping at the altar of transgenderism. Many Coloradans rightly took offense...
Placeholder won, but voting signaled who’s leading in race to replace Buck
Republican delegates rolled through six rounds of balloting before finally choosing Greg Lopez to serve as a placeholder for the remainder of Ken Buck’s congressional term representing the 4th District. But first, Lopez must win the special General Election on June 25...
Brauchler qualifies to run in state’s newest, most conservative judicial district
George Brauchler has qualified for the GOP primary ballot in the district attorney race for the newly formed 23rd Judicial District that will serve Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln Counties. Brauchler filed nearly 1,250 verified signatures with the Secretary of State’s...
Denver tells migrants to move on or suffer, offers bus rides to Canadian border
When some folks expressed concern that Denver would offload its budget-draining migrants from overflowing shelters into their towns, a TV news personality mocked them as anti-migrant conspiracists. Fast forward just a few weeks, and that same 9News Next host is...
Mayor Johnston quibbles over the number of people dying in his homeless hotel
The Denver mayor’s strategy to round up the homeless and house drug users and the mentally ill under the same roof with folks just down on their luck never sounded like a good idea. And now the shooting has started. Seven people have died since December at the former...
What to expect at tonight’s assembly to fill Ken Buck’s congressional seat
What’s a conservative congressional district with an upcoming special election gotta do to get some attention in this state? It seems like the minute Lauren Boebert pulled her name from consideration to fill the remainder of Ken Buck’s term, hardly anyone was...
Griswold calls herself defender of democracy, thinks partisan hackery is her job
A recent Denver Post headline asks with a straight face if Colorado’s elections chief Jena Griswold is too political. It apparently comes as news to the newspaper that anyone would dare question Griswold’s hyper combative partisan style. Not really surprising, since...
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