http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/co-gop/ en-us Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:39:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2009324/posts Congressman Tancredo (R-Colorado) joined Congressman Ortiz in Brownsville on Tuesday for a joint committee meeting regarding the proposed fence building to attempt to curb illegal immigration (amongst other things) in the area. Not surprisingly, Tancredo was met with a rather cold reception with his known favoritism towards building the fence. “It really isn’t a border to most of us who live down here” said Betty Perez local activist. No need to guess which side she’s advocating. Now, on the not so stereo-typical side, you’ve got me to give you some insight into uber minority: the endangered Republican Female Mexican American... Right Up Front http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2009324/posts#comment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943567/posts As we reported on the blog yesterday, a group calling itself American Right to Life Action, is running TV ads against Mitt Romney here in Iowa on the Fox News Channel. In Tuftonboro, N.H., Romney said about the ad, from ABC News' Matt Stuart, "I don't know who that is. I'd be interested to know who is really behind that group. I'm very proud that the Massachusetts Citizens for Life, which is the premier right-to-life group in Massachusetts, awarded me their leadership award. My record in being pro-life is very clear as the governor of Massachusetts and my guess is... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943567/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:09:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943367/posts Mike Huckabee is still supporting illegal immigration: So what happened to Tom Tancredo’s Iowa supporters after his ‘big announcement’ earlier this week? We know that the former-candidate threw his support behind Mitt Romney, but on Friday Tancredo’s Iowa state chairman Bill Salier announced that he was supporting Fred Thompson. And while riding through Muscatine on the Huckabus this week, Mike Huckabee was confronted by a very well informed former Tancredo staffer who argued with the Iowa frontrunner over the issue of immigration. Deb Miller described herself as “looking” for a candidate after her old boss dropped out of the race,... PoliPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943367/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943044/posts Tom Tancredo may have gotten behind Mitt Romney yesterday, but the Tanc's top guy on the ground in Iowa will help out Fred. A retired Marine and active farmer, Bill Salier had served as Tancredo's Iowa state chair. He's a true believing social conservative who ran an uphill race in the '02 GOP Senate primrary that raised some eyebrows. In short: he's the sort of worker bee a campaign likes to have on its side. If Salier puts his shoulder to the wheel for Fred, he could be a major asset. M.E. Sprengelmeyer of the Rocky did a great profile... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943044/posts#comment Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:14:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1942056/posts Tom Tancredo’s presidential campaign is planning a “major announcement” tomorrow in Des Moines. PJM’s Richard Miniter thinks the Colorado congressman will likely drop out of the race and endorse Fred Thompson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tancredo presidential campaign is planning a “major announcement” at 2 PM tomorrow in Des Moines. The flash media advisory is here. “Major announcement” is code phrase used by the campaigns and understood by the press to mean “dropping out of the race.” (Some candidates have been known to abuse this unwritten understanding to win some attention for what turns out to be some boring policy speech. It... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1942056/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:03:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1935293/posts Arapahoe County businessman Wil Armstrong has filed to run for Congress, becoming the third Republican vying to succeed U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo. Armstrong is seeking the GOP nomination in the 6th Congressional District along the metro area's southern boundary. He faces Secretary of State Mike Coffman of Aurora, and state Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch. In addition, Sen. Steve Ward, R-Littleton, has indicated he might run in the primary. Armstrong, 40, of Greenwood Village, is the son of former U.S. Sen. Bill Armstrong. The candidate is the chief executive officer of Blueberry Systems, a software development and consulting firm. Tancredo,... The Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1935293/posts#comment Wed, 5 Dec 2007 22:59:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1924293/posts State Sen. Steve Ward will join the crowded field running for retiring U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo's seat, he said in a phone interview Friday from Iraq. "I definitely want to be a candidate, certainly," Ward said from Fallujah, where he is serving as a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. "I make no bones about that." The 20-year Marine's candidacy would throw a wrench into Secretary of State Mike Coffman's rationale for leaving his post to seek the office, against his party's wishes. Coffman, who served in the first Gulf War as well as in Iraq last year, has... The Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1924293/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:25:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1922004/posts The former state election director is stunned at Republican hand-wringing over the possibility that a Democrat might take over as secretary of state. Republicans say they fear voter shenanigans and the possibility of loosened voter requirements if a Democrat oversees the office, which has been held by Republicans for decades. "It's political fear-mongering from a bunch of hysterical Henny Pennies," said Billy Compton, a Democrat who served as election director for two Republican secretaries of state. Republican Mike Coffman, who in January began his four-year stint as secretary of state, announced last week that he intends to run for Congress... The Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1922004/posts#comment Wed, 7 Nov 2007 01:42:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1895643/posts A Delta County commissioner whose roots in Colorado go back five generations wants to take on former Congressman Bob Schaffer for the GOP nomination to the U.S. Senate. Wayne Wolf, 56, acknowledged a "little David-and-Goliath kind of thing" in challenging a better-known and better-funded opponent. "The thing I like about that story is who won," Wolf said Monday. Wolf will make an announcement at noon Wednesday at the old Mesa County Courthouse in downtown Grand Junction. "I think people ought to have a choice," Wolf said, when asked why he was thinking of running against Schaffer. "I know it's a... The Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1895643/posts#comment Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:40:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1782537/posts A spokeswoman for presumed 2008 U.S. Senate candidate Scott McInnis said Tuesday the former congressman hopes to avoid a messy, divisive primary in the vein of 2006’s primary battle between Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Bob Beauprez and Marc Holtzman. Susan Smith, a spokeswoman for the former Grand Junction congressman, said McInnis was hoping the party will unite behind his candidacy. “The concern is that it would cause further damage to the party,” Smith said of a primary. “We want to learn from the past couple election cycles.” McInnis, who has all but formally announced his candidacy, could find himself pitted against... The Grand Junction Sentinal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1782537/posts#comment Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:08:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1717546/posts Democratic congressional candidate Ed Perlmutter is leading Republican Rick O'Donnell by 6 percentage points in the closely watched 7th. Congressional district, according to a new poll. Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, meanwhile, holds a 10-point lead over Democratic challenger, stater Rep. Angie Paccione. The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1717546/posts#comment Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:01:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1712846/posts Republican Doug Lamborn, running in the 5th Congressional District, waited until last week to formally ask his chief primary rival for his endorsement. Lamborn met with Jeff Crank, who came in second to Lamborn in a bitter, six-man primary. Pundits say it's unusual for a candidate this late to be seeking primary endorsements, and it signals that continuing speculation about endorsements has become a problem for Lamborn's campaign. Lamborn, an attorney and state senator, faces retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jay Fawcett in November. Both are from Colorado Springs, the heart of the 5th Congressional District. Lamborn said Sunday he... The Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1712846/posts#comment Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:28:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1692888/posts U.S. Rep. Joel Hefley declined Tuesday to reconsider his retirement and run as a writein candidate, but he won’t be supporting Doug Lamborn, the Republican nominee for his seat in Congress. Hefley said he couldn’t endorse Lamborn because he ran a “sleazy, dishonest” primary campaign. The Colorado Springs Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1692888/posts#comment Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:31:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1670202/posts A mailing accusing Republican congressional hopefuls Jeff Crank and Lionel Rivera of supporting the “radical homosexual lobby” may have backfired on its sender. At least two volunteers have since left the campaign of state Sen. Doug Lamborn, whom opponents are trying to tie to the mailing. And Sen. Andy McElhany has sent a scathing e-mail message declaring, “Those of us who know Doug Lamborn best are not supporting him.” The Colorado Springs Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1670202/posts#comment Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:31:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1581676/posts Former El Paso County Sheriff John Anderson had planned to contest Hefley's nomination the primary. State Senator Doug Lamborn, Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera and Jeff Crank, former vice president of the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce are expected to join the race by early March. The possible candidate list could even larger and include El Paso County Commissioner Wayne Williams, Colorado Springs City Councilman Darryl Glenn and state Representative Bill Cadman. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1581676/posts#comment Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:52:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1456742/posts You guys should check this group out. I met one of their members out in Ohio working with a congressional candidate. They knew what they were doing and I was impressed but i didn't realize that Alex had his own team until yesterday. I looked at their website its got some really solid ideas in terms of strategy. Check it out: http://www.vandenberg-strategies.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1456742/posts#comment Thu, 4 Aug 2005 13:18:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1435036/posts 'Rats are accusing Musgrave of focusing on trivial issues and neglecting constituants. Roll Call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1435036/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jul 2005 01:30:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1397325/posts   GOP entices top Thune for speech tonight Doyle Murphy, murphy@greeleytrib.com May 5, 2005 Four months ago, Republicans across the country celebrated as John Thune knocked off the country's most powerful Democrat during South Dakota's U.S. Senate race. Republicans in Weld County made plans to bring Thune here. Before Thune could pack for Washington, D.C., Weld Republicans chairman Darrell Call and vice chairman Ron Buxman began to make plans to lure him to Greeley for their organization's annual Lincoln Day Dinner. "We started back in November talking about the Lincoln Day Dinner and who we could get," Call said. "Sen.... Greeley Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1397325/posts#comment Thu, 5 May 2005 16:52:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1371737/posts Wear a necktie to show your interest. We deal with government agencies, fund raisers, private organizations. We are a wholesale neckwear business. Star Wonders WHOLESALE Neck Tie Store | $3.50 to $4.75 a Tie ANY Variety. 100's of Ties. Starwonders.com Neckwear http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1371737/posts#comment Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:04:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1282808/posts The Freepers in Albuquerque, Reno, Boise and Colorado Springs can see Sean Hannity live in person for his 2004 victory tour and celebration. He has also referred to this as the "Gloat Tour" on his show over the past few days. See the link for all the details. Sean Hannity web site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1282808/posts#comment Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:23:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1281767/posts http://fallujapictures.blogspot.com/ http://fallujapictures.blogspot.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1281767/posts#comment Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:39:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1258207/posts (If that link doesn't work or changes goto www.9news.com and search for this story) I-Team: wife of state representative caught taking down political signs written by: Paula Woodward (9Wants to Know Reporter) --- COLORADO SPRNIGS - There have been countless reports of sign stealing during this election campaign from both Republicans and Democrats. A private investigator hired to track down the person responsible for taking Republican campaign signs in one Colorado Springs neighborhood caught the culprit on tape and made a surprising discovery. The woman caught taking down Bush/Cheney and Pete Coors signs turned out the be the wife of... Channel 9 News KUSA, Denver, Colorado http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1258207/posts#comment Wed, 27 Oct 2004 03:28:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1253552/posts 2004 US Senate Elections These are the states I am watching: Florida: I believe that Martinez will help Bush here. I think Cubans that are having doubts about Bush will support him when they vote for Martinez. I think most Hispanics would like to have Martinez representing them and that will push him past Castor. Castor comes off very old and too loyal to the “party.” And she is in real trouble when she has to explain about how she handled the “terrorist professor” when she was the president of USF. She has been around in politics for over ten... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1253552/posts#comment Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:31:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1252981/posts Our Three (Senate) Amigos (10/21/04 email sent to Club For Growth Members by CFG President Stephan Moore) As we write this, the presidential election and a half dozen Senate races appear headed to a photo finish. We’re working virtually 24/7 to make sure our candidates are victorious on November 2nd. I hope that you don’t mind if we continue to update you on the very highest priority races. These are the candidates who we think are shining stars AND are in desperate need of 11th hour donations because their races are so tight. The outcomes of these elections could decide... Club For Growth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1252981/posts#comment Fri, 22 Oct 2004 03:46:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1189100/posts Colorado primary returns for Senate and other races displayed at The Denver Post The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1189100/posts#comment Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:55:33 GMT