Chase Woodruff

The biggest negative consequence of Colorado spending 30 years spinning its wheels on this is losing the extremely good "FrontRunner" to Utah of all places.

The SOS was technically a co-defendant in the lawsuit filed by CREW. The elections division didn't take a position and invited courts to weigh in first, which it said was following precedent. That may very well have been a crafty strategic move but it's hard to square that with "leading advocate."

I think this pushback edges up to the line of a more serious misrepresentation than the debatable misuse of "argued." Griswold didn't publicly take a position on the 14A lawsuit until quite late in the process, after the Colorado Supreme Court had ruled in favor of disqualification.

Denver Post headline: Tina Peters clemency? Her sentence was drastically harsher than those of two Democratic lawmakers (Opinion)

"Doug Friednash is a partner with the law firm Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck."

A top influence peddler at a lobbying firm in bed with the Trump administration is all-in on clemency for Tina Peters.

Not that you'd get that from the Post op-ed page's years-long, plainly unethical failure to label Friednash's columns with appropriate disclosure www.denverpost.com/2026/03/06/t...

Colorado constitutional debates foreshadowed a populist backlash against Gilded Age railroad barons | Colorado Newsline Pueblo’s grand celebration of the arrival of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway began promptly at dawn on March 7, 1876.

Colorado at 150: In 1876 in the soon-to-be-state of Colorado, there was anxiety about the complex relationships between business and political leaders, the railroad companies and the public they were meant to serve.
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

All else aside, it’s hard to describe how disingenuous this comparison is. SJL faked letters of support to duck a state legislative ethics probe. Peters participated in a plot to undermine Colorado’s elections and has spent her brief time in prison getting in fights and earning write-ups.

NEW YouGov poll: Abolishing ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States 50% support 39% oppose Independents are now +17 on abolishing ICE Moderates +6 23% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE

NEW YouGov poll:
Abolishing ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States

50% support
39% oppose

Independents are now +17 on abolishing ICE
Moderates +6

23% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE

@glcarlstrom G... Trump is basically calling up every journalist in his phone to workshop different timelines and goals for his war. In the past two days: @washingtonpost: the aim is "freedom for the people" of Iran @axios: maybe we can "end it in two or three days" with a deal @nytimes: might be "four to five weeks", I have "three very good choices" who might take control in Iran @abc: actually, nevermind, we killed those choices He doesn't sound convinced by any of it. He's throwing spaghetti at the wall. Ultimately I suspect he just wants to say he "solved" a problem that has vexed every American president since Jimmy Carter. But there's no clear idea what that looks like and no plan for how to get there. And there are plenty of possible scenarios in which Trump declares victory and leaves the region with an absolute

President Trump has made a scattershot case for Israel and America's joint attacks on Iran through a series of one-on-one interviews with various media outlets. The big picture: The mission's timelines and goals vary depending on when and to whom Trump is speaking as the administration tries to assure the American public the operation will not be another prolonged war in the Middle East. State of play: Trump has not delivered a live address to the nation with the specific intent of laying out his goals for the mission, but at a Medal of Honor ceremony Monday he said the objectives are "clear." The U.S. wants to destroy Iran's missile capabilities and its Navy, as well as stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and prevent it from arming "terrorist armies outside of their borders." A White House official tells Axios the mission will be complete "when these specific goals are completed." Driving the news: Prior to that, Trump listed a series of objectives and timelines through interviews with various media outlets, including Axios. Asked by NBC News what his objectives are, Trump said "number one is decapitating them, getting rid of their whole group of killers and thugs." He told The Washington Post Saturday "all I want is freedom" for the Iranian people. Yes, but: The administration has simultaneously touted killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei while rejecting suggestions the end goal was regime change.

The New York Times reported that Trump in an interview offered "seemingly contradictory visions" for the transfer of power in Iran. Fox News' Bret Baier said Trump told him in an interview that he'd use the mission in Venezuela that captured Nicolas Maduro as a template for Iran. The intrigue: Trump has repeatedly criticized prolonged foreign wars, but he's given shifting timelines for how long the Iran mission will last. Trump told Axios' Barak Ravid Saturday that he "can go long" or "end it in two or three days," and Monday he said the operation is "substantially ahead of schedule." Speaking with the Times, he said the U.S. military could sustain the assault for "four to five weeks," but he told the Daily Mail the process would take four weeks "or less." Trump also told CNN's Jake Tapper that another wave attacks is imminent and "the big one is coming soon."

These are your (shifting, contradictory) "answers." This is the "plan." What is the opposition party's position on it?

Genuinely cannot believe this is still the Democratic line four days later. Trump has given interviews to the NYT, WaPo, CNN, Fox News, ABC, NBC, CBS, Axios, Politico, The Atlantic, The Daily Mail and held multiple press availabilities during which he has given many, many "answers" about his "plan"!

people have been lied to about this. the GOP, the NYT, and sundry centrists have spread this bullshit story where kids are being bum rushed into surgery by a shadowy conspiracy of endocrinologists and gender ideologues

A district full of ranchers getting hosed by tariffs, nurses at doomed rural health clinics, clean energy workers getting screwed in Pueblo, DOGE-d public lands employees, and Democrats' only idea seems to be a few upvalley passive-income guys in quarter zips.

@CATargetBot0001 NEW 2026 FEC F2 Dwayne Romero (DEM) #CO03 (R-Hurd)

A photo of Dwayne Romero on the cover of Aspen Times Weekly

Incredible that Democrats have had three cracks at candidate recruitment in this huge, diverse district and haven't managed to move beyond slight variations on "rich guy from Aspen"

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

One of the two big demands from congressional Democrats over the last two days is for this person to provide them a detailed explanation of his long-term strategic objectives in starting this war.

It appears a hospital in Teheran has now been hit.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

FIFA will "monitor developments" in Iran following the outbreak of military action by the United States -- the co-hosts of this summer's men's World Cup -- against the Middle Eastern nation, which has qualified for the tournament and is due to play its group games in the U.S. President Donald Trump, who was given the FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in December, announced the commencement of missile strikes on Iran on Saturday, calling the mission a "major combat operation."

FIFA closing monitoring the situation.
The situation: Their peace prize winner just bombed one of the countries he will host at the World Cup this summer

This was how it covered the start of Trump's war with Iran.

Congressman Gabe Evans @repgabeevans I’m glad to see @POTUS take action to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. As a veteran of a Global War on Terror, I know we achieve peace through strength. Prayers and thanks to our brave men and women who carried out this necessary operation.

Gabe Evans @GabeforColorado For 47 years, Iran’s regime chanted “Death to America” — and acted on it. They rejected diplomacy, armed extremist networks, and killed thousands of innocent people while advancing their nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Operation Epic Fury begins the end of the Iranian regime’s reign.

Eight months ago, Gabe Evans promised Trump's major escalation in striking Iran's nuclear program would "achieve peace through strength." Now he wholeheartedly endorses a long, uncertain war of regime change.

"American innovation" now refers to making a kind of atrocity cronut by combining insider trading with war crimes.

A screenshot of a large group of people facing a heavily damaged building. A few of them are scaling the rubble. A headline reads: "Iran Says Dozens Are Killed in Strike on School" Photo by IRIB TV, via Agence France-Presse

During the U.S.-Israeli attack in Iran on Saturday, dozens of people, most of them likely children, were killed when a strike hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab and a high school in Tehran, according to Iranian health officials, state media and a human rights group. trib.al/y3MsQLC

"I think responses [that ask only for the Administration to 'explain itself'] are pathetic. This isn’t a mystery that needs to be solved. This is not the case of the missing casus belli."

Statements from Colorado's six congressional Democrats today contain a lot of criticism of Trump, a lot of requests for briefings and explanations and authorization votes, and zero statements of straightforward opposition to the U.S. waging war on Iran.

Who should Coloradans elect to the Senate if they oppose war with Iran, not just the lack of a congressional vote to approve war with Iran?

It takes a keen eye and ear for language, but if you study them closely you will notice that "Congress must vote on the war" and "But what is the plan for the war?" are not, in fact, "No war."

I think the truly damning thing about the Dem comms response is that they had months to prepare for today and there's zero coordination, no unified message. Just every D leader responding like they quickly hammered out a statement in a panic at 6 am this morning

Congressman Gabe Evans @repgabeevans • 59m Read my official statement on Operation Epic Fury. .. For 47 years the Iranian regime has terrorized its own people and supported terrorist groups that killed Americans and our allies. Repeated efforts from the U.S. to negotiate in good faith and halt the expansion of Iran's nuclear weapons program were met with deception and defiance, as the radical regime rejected every opportunity for peace. Operation Epic Fury is a necessary step to eliminate Iran's nuclear weapon capabilities, eliminate imminent threats to the United States and our allies, and defend our core national security interests. The United States has strong support from ally nations in the Middle East and will help liberate the Iranian people. As a U.S. Army combat veteran, I know the weight of these decisions. I am praying for every brave American service member carrying out this mission as they risk their lives to ensure the safety and longevity of our country and our allies across the world.

Gabe Evans, who won't so much as take tough questions from reporters or face a claque of Indivisible moms at a town hall, says he's ready and willing for servicemembers and civilians across the Middle East to deal with the consequences of the war Trump just started.

Claims of 40 dead after an Israeli airstrike on a elementary girl’s school in Iran
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Just a level-setting reminder that "No war" is just about the simplest political message that can possibly be communicated, and every trained political communicator who doesn't get it across to you is making a deliberate choice not to.

John Hickenlooper @Hickenlooper We turned in more than 17,700 signed candidate petitions to be on the ballot and continue fighting for Coloradans! ✍️🗳️ It’s an honor to have such an outpouring of support from every corner of the state. We’re flipping Congress this year. Let’s do this.

Michael Bennet @MichaelBennet Today we turned in over 17,000 signatures from every corner of Colorado to get my campaign for governor on the ballot. Thank you to everyone who showed up. Let’s win this.

Two very different races, but if you'd said a year or two ago that neither of these guys would feel confident they could even get 30% (!) of the vote at the state Dem assembly, you'd have been laughed at by a lot of highly paid people in Colorado politics.