TrumpWatch: Where Colorado Republicans Stand on Trump
Here’s a handy guide to help reporters keep up with who’s bouncing on the Trumpoline in Colorado–and which way they’re flying. I’ll update it regularly.
Elected Officials Who Actively Like Trump
State Sen. Laura Woods has said Trump is one of her two favorite prez candidates (here at 25 min 50 sec), but she’s backing Cruz.
Elected Officials Who Will Back Trump, if He’s the Nominee.
Sen. Cory Gardner (even through called Trump a “buffoon.” )
Rep. Doug Lamborn.
State Sen. President Bill Cadman.
Former Elected Officials Who Will Back Trump, if He’s the Nominee
Former Colorado Senate President John Andrews.
Former Rep. Bob Beauprez.
Former Elected Officials Who Actively Like Trump
Former State Rep. Spencer Swalm is an “out-of-the-closet” endorser.
Former Elected Officials Who Will Not Vote for Trump
Former State Sen. Shawn Mitchell.
Candidates
These GOP U.S. Senate candidates told the Statesman they’d back Trump as nominee: businessman Robert Blaha, activist Charlie Ehler, Ryan Frazier, El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, former CSU athletics director Jack Graham, former Rep. Jon Keyser, El Paso County Commissioner Peg Littleton, and State Sen. Tim Neville.
Notable Republicans Who Think “We May Be Seeing the Final months of the Existence of the Republican Party”
Republicans Who Are Declining to Say If They’ll Back Trump
Rep. Ken Buck (though he called Trump a “fraud.”)
Rep. Mike Coffman. (But campaign spokeswoman Kristin Strohm told the Colorado Stateman Feb. 2, “Will Mike Coffman support the Republican nominee over Bernie or Hillary? The answer is obviously yes.”)
Rep. Scott Tipton.
Republican State House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso.
Please send me any additons to this list.
But for the time being, these are the people reporters can turn to for answers to the perplexing questions about GOP support or lackthereof for Trump.