# campaigns & politics (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover campaigns & politics. Page: Feed: --- ## [There’s No Way Any of This is Legal](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227927/theres-no-way-any-of-this-is-legal) _2026-08-27 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx is set to hear back from the Secretary of State’s office on Friday regarding a complaint (filed by a Republican) over what appear to be blatant campaign finance violations related to his absurd claims that supporters can make “unlimited” campaign merchandise purchases outside of contribution limits. On Wednesday, Kyle Clark of \[…\] ## [Victor Marx Wrote Some Books (feat. Christy Powell)](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227924/victor-marx-wrote-some-books-feat-christy-powell) _2026-08-27 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, with about 70 days left to the 2026 Midterms (yes, we checked) we check in on a few of the interesting elections in Colorado, even if they’re all foregone conclusions. There’s some more on the “smoking gun” email proving the Trump administration was literally trying to punish Colorado in \[…\] ## [Meta Mega Settlement A Big Win For Future Gov. Weiser](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227920/meta-mega-settlement-a-big-win-for-future-gov-weiser) _2026-08-27 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ As Colorado Newsline’s Chase Woodruff reports, a settlement yesterday between the parent company of Facebook and Instagram and a slew of states means big changes to the experience for kids using those platforms, and a huge infusion of cash for youth mental health and education programs: The tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, \[…\] ## [Thursday Open Thread](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227917/thursday-open-thread-663) _2026-08-27 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ “Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.” –William Gaddis ## [The Big Lie of 2026?](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227896/the-big-lie-of-2026) _2026-08-26 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ The American Action Network (AAN) is a Washington, D.C.-based conservative advocacy group closely with House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP House leadership. Earlier this month, AAN rolled out a $22 million ad campaign boosting vulnerable Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections, including Colorado’s Reps. Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank/Hurd. Axios reports that AAN’s total spending \[…\] ## [Why Trump Trade War with Canada is Crushing for Colorado](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227843/why-trump-trade-war-with-canada-is-crushing-for-colorado) _2026-08-25 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ The 2004 election in Colorado might have been the last time that two legitimate Republican heavyweight candidates battled it out in a Primary Election in Colorado. Former Congressman Bob Schaffer and beer guy Pete Coors were competing for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination and the right to advance to the General Election against Democrat Ken \[…\] ## [Gabe Evans Chooses Cattlemen Over Consumers, Again](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227840/gabe-evans-chooses-cattlemen-over-consumers-again) _2026-08-25 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ We wrote last week about the Trump administration’s controversial decision to allow the importation of hundreds of thousands of pounds of ground beef without tariffs and at sub-market prices, a move intended to alleviate persistent high prices for the commodity ahead of midterm elections where Donald Trump’s management of the economy will be judged by \[…\] ## [Tuesday Open Thread](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227837/tuesday-open-thread-654) _2026-08-25 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ “My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right.” –Dan Quayle ## [BREAKING: SCOTUS Allows Trump Mail Ballot Suppression, For Now](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227834/breaking-scotus-allows-trump-mail-ballot-suppression-for-now) _2026-08-24 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ CNN breaks potentially very bad news for mail-ballot states like Colorado: The Supreme Court on Monday said that President Donald Trump could begin carrying out parts of an executive order intended to restrict mail voting, but additional legal challenges could hinder implementation of his plan before the November midterm election. The ruling injects new uncertainty \[…\] ## [Political Radioactivity: Marx is #1!](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227820/political-radioactivity-marx-is-1) _2026-08-24 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ No Republican candidate in Colorado has been elected Governor since Bill Owens won a second term in 2002, but that statistic underplays how truly horrific the GOP slate of candidates have been ever since. As The Colorado Sun reported last week in its “Unaffiliated” newsletter, Republican candidates in Colorado are unwilling to even be seen standing \[…\] ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Rk5AIBEh79v4) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Colorado Week in Review for August 23, 2026](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227812/colorado-week-in-review-for-august-23-2026) _2026-08-23 · ProgressNow Colorado · Colorado Pols_ awesome + uniting El Paso County and Pueblo fire restrictions downgraded; burn ban lifted in Colorado Springs Breckenridge International Festival of Arts returns with famous drag queen Pattie Gonia, giant puppets and more ‘No-brainer’: Homeowners ecstatic over first hempcrete house built in Jefferson county awesome + controversy Find out why host city finalist Denver has \[…\] ## [Weekend Open Thread](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227809/weekend-open-thread-614) _2026-08-22 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ “Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.” –Abbie Hoffman ## [“Smoking Gun” Email Author Leaving White House Job](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227796/smoking-gun-email-author-leaving-white-house-job) _2026-08-21 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ There’s more news on last week’s bombshell report from Seth Klamann of The Denver Post on the “smoking gun” email proving that the Trump administration targeted Colorado for severe federal cuts because of political retribution. As Nicole Vap reports for Colorado Public Radio: The White House staffer who wrote an email calling for a last-minute meeting to \[…\] ## [Former Republican Candidate Charged With Child Sex Crimes Has Close Ties to GOP Legislative Leader](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227793/former-republican-candidate-charged-with-child-sex-crimes-has-close-ties-to-gop-legislative-leader) _2026-08-21 · Erik Maulbetsch · Colorado Pols_ (So many “bad apples” in the bunch — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder For the second time this summer, a local Republican activist, campaign worker and former candidate has been arrested and charged with multiple child sex felonies. Last week agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation arrested Gage Montoya, of \[…\] ## [Jeff Hurd Really Wants Voters to Think He Opposes Donald Trump](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227758/jeff-hurd-really-wants-voters-to-think-he-opposes-donald-trump) _2026-08-21 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ Congressman Jeff “Bread Sandwich” Hurd (R-Grand Junction) finds himself in a difficult re-election battle in 2026. With President Trump about as popular as shredded lettuce, Hurd is trying really hard to pretend that he is not just a rubber stamp for the White House. As Jesse Paul of The Colorado Sun writes in today’s “Unaffiliated” newsletter: While the \[…\] ## [Sorry, Gabe: Trump Floods America With Foreign Beef](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227753/sorry-gabe-trump-floods-america-with-foreign-beef) _2026-08-21 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ As Politico reports this morning, the Trump administration has announced an expanded pause on tariffs on imported beef, as persistently high prices for America’s signature commodity continue to factor heavily in inflation reports with midterm elections fast approaching: President Donald Trump on Friday morning said he would exempt from tariffs 300,000 metric tons of imported \[…\] ## [Energy is a Battleship (feat. Angela Thomas)](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227754/energy-is-a-battleship-feat-angela-thomas) _2026-08-21 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, with the brazen corruption and every-day scandalization of the presidency brought to us by Donald Trump, do any of us still have the capacity to be shocked by naked extortion and punishment of states that won’t bend the knee to him? We in Colorado may soon find out. \[…\] ## [Friday Jams Fest](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227750/friday-jams-fest-439) _2026-08-21 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ ## [Friday Open Thread](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227747/friday-open-thread-609) _2026-08-21 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ “I don’t believe in collective guilt, but I do believe in collective responsibility.” –Audrey Hepburn ## [Victor Marx Campaign is Explaining…and Losing](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227701/victor-marx-campaign-is-explaining-and-losing) _2026-08-20 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ There’s an old truism in political campaigns that when you are explaining, you are losing. The phrase usually refers to a candidate or campaign trying to talk their way out of a mistake or scandal, but it can also apply to the legal side of things. Readers of Colorado Pols are familiar with the story \[…\] ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/osHRvAQqPOVY) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Marxism ’26: The Purge Begins](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227706/marxism-26-the-purge-begins) _2026-08-20 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ Last week, the Colorado Times Recorder reported on a heated exchange between Colorado GOP chairman Craig Steiner and Hugo Chavez-Rey, the vice-chairman of the Denver Republicans, over the latter’s reluctance to support homicidally controversial Republican nominee for governor Victor Marx. Specifically, Steiner called out Chavez-Rey for stating that third-party candidate Greg Lopez “has more… ## [Ready For Another DNC, Denver?](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227698/ready-for-another-dnc-denver) _2026-08-20 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ Photo by Colorado Pols As CBS News reports, the Mile High City is in the final round to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, 20 years exactly following the historic 2008 convention that Democrats who bicker about everything else basically all remember fondly: Denver has moved forward in the running to host the 2028 Democratic \[…\] ## [Thursday Open Thread](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227696/thursday-open-thread-662) _2026-08-20 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” –Will Rogers ## [Cory Gardner, Where Art Thou?](https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/227690/cory-gardner-where-art-thou) _2026-08-19 · Colorado Pols · Colorado Pols_ Colorado’s last Republican U.S. Senator Cory Gardner, who lost his seat in 2020 after a six-year-long goodbye of declining popularity accelerated by Donald Trump’s calamitous first term in office, fancied himself as a big foreign policy player, despite having little real-world experience as an Eastern Plains farm boy who served in the Colorado state legislature. \[…\]