Colorado GOP Faces Backlash Over Anti-Pride Email
Party chair Dave Williams urged followers to burn Pride flags, prompting calls for his resignation from within the party.
- Republican candidates Valdamar Archuleta and Michael DiManna rejected the state party's endorsement over the email.
- The email labeled LGBTQ+ individuals as 'godless groomers' and included a video titled 'God Hates Flags.'
- Several GOP leaders and county chairs have demanded Williams step down, citing harmful rhetoric.
- Williams has remained unapologetic, framing the backlash as a reaction from 'radical Democrats' and 'weak Republicans.'
- The controversy has intensified calls for unity and a shift in focus to pressing issues like housing and cost of living.