What Happened to Colorado Republicans?

Following a midterm bloodbath for the GOP, here’s what Republicans must realize to move forward.

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From left: 2022 Colorado GOP candidates Joe O’Dea, Heidi Ganahl, and Pam Anderson

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You’d be forgiven if you thought magic mushrooms were decriminalized in Colorado prior to November. Colorado Republicans were emphatic that this was the year they could turn around the Centennial State and win the fast-growing pool of unaffiliated voters who were concerned about inflation, rising crime, and a faltering public-education system.

Were we all sampling the product a bit early?

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Sage Naumann

Sage Naumann is a Colorado-based conservative strategist, commentator, and columnist. He is also a monthly columnist with the Denver Gazette, Colorado Springs Gazette, and Colorado Politics. The firm he works for consulted for a number of candidates, including Joe O’Dea for U.S. Senate, Pam Anderson for secretary of state, and Lang Sias for state treasurer in 2022. Views expressed in this piece are his own.

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