Woods names Trump as a favorite prez candidate
As Trump surges, reporters should tell us about the support, or lack thereof, the magnate gets from local Republican muckety mucks.
We’ve seen coverage of politicos lining up for Clinton (Hick), Cruz (Buck), Rubio (Gardner), Sanders (Salazar), and others. And the Colorado Statesman has reported that top U.S. Senate and congressional candidates in Colorado will support their party’s nominee.
But there’s one Colorado Republican who’s openly saying Trump is one of her two top presidential candidates.
That would be State Sen. Laura Woods (R-Westminster), whose November election will likely determine whether Democrats control Colorado state government next year.
On the radio last month, Woods named Trump as one of her two favorite candidates.
Here’s what Woods had to say about Trump on KNUS 710-AM’s Saturday morning show, hosted by Chuck Bonniwell and Fox 31 Denver’s Julie Hayden:
BONNIWELL: Well, have you decided who you like in the primaries – the Republican primaries for president?
WOODS: For president. I have narrowed the field –. You know, I attended the debate in Boulder, and it really helped me to see that anyone of these up on that stage would be better than the 3 running on the other side of the ticket. […] So, I at least wrapped my mind around the fact that, you know, — whichever Republican gets the nod, I will vote for that Republican. But my favorites are Ted Cruz and Donald Trump.
BONNIWELL: Yeah! Those are mine to. That’s who I like, too.
HAYDEN: That’s everybody’s favorites when you get right down to it. Well, not everybody’s, but….
Let’s be clear that Trump has vocal supporters in Colorado, like KNUS 710-AM’s Peter Boyles, and other notorious vocalists on conservative talk radio. But Woods stands out among folks who can be held accountable by voters for what they do or say.
Listen here to Woods on KNUS Jan. 16.