“Congressman Coffman pledged to ‘obviously’ support the Republican nominee. The Republican nominee is Trump. Coffman has not changed his mind. There is simply no difference between supporting a candidate and endorsing a candidate. Coffman owns what Trump says and does,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law.
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EDITORIAL: Colorado voters and GOP officials must refute Trump and his racism
Aurora Sentinel
Finally, GOP presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump has cleared the air on one important matter: He is an unrepentant racist.
That’s a good sign. What’s a bad sign is that numerous Republicans, even those right here in Colorado, have not yet abandoned Trump, even as they call out his repulsive racist banter.
Racism is a big deal in Aurora, in Colorado, in America and all over the world. And anyone who even flirts with racist banter and behavior should immediately be called out and discouraged from seeking public office. And someone like Trump who not only repeatedly blurts out such heartfelt racist bombs, but then defends them and tries to explain them away as logical and “misconstrued” rationalizations? He should be shunned by his political compatriots, not protected.
What part of this could not be more clear and indefensible to every voter and every elected official in Colorado? When Colorado GOP congressmen Mike Coffman Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, Scott Tipton, Sen. Cory Gardner and all five GOP U.S. Senate hopefuls — Ryan Frazier, Jack Graham, Jon Keyser and Darryl Glenn — say that they will directly or tacitly support Trump — or outright fight for him, like Senate hopeful Robert Blaha has vowed — they sully their own candidacies and seriously call into question their judgment and temerity. Standing silent or looking the other way while a racist runs for president isn’t an out for these or other Colorado politicians.
Every Coloradan should publicly shun Trump’s candidacy, but especially Colorado Republicans, who now must prove to state residents they are not what Trump clearly is.