Posted on 04/11/2022 5:25:39 AM PDT by cotton1706
Politicians from both parties, as well as the punditocracy in Colorado, are shaking their heads over the stunning and never-expected outcome Friday of the Republican assembly (convention) in the Centennial State's 4th District.
With 183 votes (62%) to 114 (38%) for four-term Rep. Kenneth Buck, R-Colo., political newcomer and Elbert County real estate broker Bob Lewis secured the top line of the Republican primary June 28.
Buck's incumbency notwithstanding, his near-demise at the assembly was particularly surprising because he is known as a stalwart conservative from both his voting record in Congress (lifetime American Conservative Union rating: 98%) and his almost-successful bid for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
Lewis so far does not have a website, and reporters had to scramble to find a picture of the fledgling candidate.
Sources in Colorado who spoke to Newsmax said Buck's embarrassing performance at the party conclave was his endorsement of "never Trumper" Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., for renomination and his criticism of skeptics about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
"Buck publicly supported Liz Cheney because of his long time association with the Cheney family and that certainly irritated many conservatives and Trump loyalists," former State Republican Chairman Dick Wadhams told Newsmax.
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Good on you. Election integrity is the biggest issue for conservatives in CO if we hope to win anything but a couple toke seats.
Thanks for posting.
We MUST replace ALL of the Bush League Republicans or they WILL assist the Democrats to a permanent majority.
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Yeah, 'toke' is a problem here. 8~)
Sorry I misapplied the crime tag. I am disturbed by any enhancement “hate” charges so I jumped at the label. Chaney is still barking about charging trump over Jan 6th. Wonder how she feels about her father lying about WMDs.
LOL... er, token
We also stuck it to the party elite on Saturday at the state convention - selecting solid conservatives.
He’s not a man to support in any fashion if he’s on board with RINOism (or supports Liz for ANY reason).
Dump him. Vote for the next GOP candidate that denounces the witch.
Sounds like Kenneth Bucked up.
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