Posted on 08/22/2022 11:43:59 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Citing alarm toward the Republican Party’s widespread embrace of 2020 election conspiracies, a moderate GOP Colorado state senator has switched his affiliation to Democrat, enhancing that party’s prospects to retain its majority in the chamber in the November midterms.
Kevin Priola, who represents Adams County in Denver’s suburbs, said in a letter Monday he was horrified by the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol and had waited in vain for his party to repudiate it as well as former President Donald Trump, who continues to insist that it was stolen.
“It never came,” Priola said. “To my dismay, brave and honorable Republicans like Mike Pence, Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney and Adam Kinzinger have fought to defend the Constitution and the rule of law only to be met with ridicule and threats.”
“I cannot continue to be part of a political party that is okay with a violent attempt to overturn a free and fair election and continues to peddle claims that the 2020 election was stolen,” Priola said. …
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Good riddance. Perhaps the rest of the GOP will show their true cplors and follow their hearts. He didn’t lose his faith because he never had it to begin with. He was always a Son of Satan.
Look at the voter registration https://www.adamsvotes.com/records-and-data-2/voter-stats/
more Dems than Republicans.
Not in Colorado, but it looks like he was redistricted into the 13th (more heavily Republican than the 25th) but gets a free two year term, as elections are staggered
Looking at the map, his district is surrounded by all blue districts ...
...another communist crawls out from under his rock. Buh-bye!
Bye!
Why vote for a fake, he’ll get primaried out anyway the first time he runs as a Rat.
GOOD RIDDANCE!
He was probably a closet Democrat all the time, anyway!
Maybe another great by-product of Trump: get the phonies out of the GOP or get them out of office. Of course the phonies will keep their jobs and just change parties because they are who they are: phonies.
I’m with you. Please Trump and Patriots, keep putting the pressure on these phonies until they bail.
He was redistricted Melody Peotter is running for the R’s in the newly drawn 25 th Senate District
“Not in Colorado, but it looks like he was redistricted into the 13th (more heavily Republican than the 25th) but gets a free two year term, as elections are staggered”
It seems you have this man mixed up with someone in another state. Which state are you referring to?
Easy: he’s thinking he’s more in line with those who hate God and their country, and demand the slaughter of a million babies a year. Must feel pretty strongly about January 6
Maybe he can get a job on Liz's PAC fighting "falsehoods".
Ha ha, Trump and MAGA have flushed out another RINO! hiding as a “GOP moderate”. I love it! Now Citizens can clearly see him for what he is and remove him ASAP.
SS1
Interesting timing so soon before elections. Almost like his outrage had coincidentally beneficial timing for his heartfelt and totally completely not fake epiphany. That it so happens to benefit Democrats? Why, that’s just serendipity!
Don’t let the door..
Colorado. I meant that I’m not in Colorado. Priola was bumped to the 13th, which won’t hold elections until 2024. It’s a more Republican district. He may be angling for higher office in 2024.
He was never a Republican. Just like Lizard Cheney.
Okay, I see. Thanks.
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