Alan Gathright
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Coffman gets more NRA cash than other Colo. Congress members; but other TV ad claim is misleading
“But career politician Mike Coffman has been Trump and the NRA’s ‘Yes Man.’ He’s accepted more money from the NRA than any other member of Congress from Colorado."... → Read More
Fact-Check: GOP ad claiming Jason Crow ‘neglected' Colorado veterans is misleading
Jason Crow, the Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, is a retired U.S. Army infantry captain who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and earned the Bronze Star. He also received a “Volunteer Lawyer of the Year” award for his advocacy for Colorado veterans. → Read More
Federal prosecutors appeal Uzbek terror suspect's imminent release in Colorado
U.S. Justice Department prosecutors on Monday appealed the granting of bail to Uzbek terrorism suspect Jamshid Muhtorov, and his release was postponed Monday to later this week in order to give the court more time to be sure that his home is an acceptable place for him to stay while he awaits trial on a terrorism charge. → Read More
Family identifies alleged Munich train station shooter as 37-year-old from Fort Collins
The man accused of shooting a police officer at a train station near Munich, Germany is a 37-year-old man from Fort Collins, identified as Alexander Bischof by multiple family members. → Read More
AARP ad says House GOP health care bill would boost insurance rates for older Americans
An AARP ad says the House Republican bill to replace Obamacare will drive up insurance rates for older Americans. → Read More
NRCC says Morgan Carroll 'opposed' tracking sexual predators. But she wanted stronger enforcement
The rating of this fact-check has been changed since it was first published. See editor's note at the bottom. The dogfight over Colorado’s 6th Congressional District is getting nastier as Election Day nears. The National Republican Congressional Committee hammered U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s Democratic opponent, state Sen. Morgan Carroll, with two ads echoing the same theme: She was weak on… → Read More
Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton is 'wrong' to say he mocked a disabled reporter
Once again, a comment by Donald Trump has become a point of contention in a presidential debate. This time, it revolved around remarks Trump made almost a year ago about a disabled reporter. At one point in the third presidential debate in Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton said, → Read More
Misleading NRCC claim says Morgan Carroll 'racked up $11 billion in new spending'
The National Republican Congressional Committee is running an ad branding Colorado state Sen. Morgan Carroll as a tax-and-spend Democrat. Carroll is challenging Rep. Mike Coffman, a four-term Republican incumbent in the 6th Congressional District, a crescent-shaped swath of Denver suburbs considered one of the country’s most competitive swing districts. The dark, grainy ad begins with an image… → Read More
Former Rep. Tancredo incorrectly says eight Americans died in knife attack at Minnesota mall
In a fundraising email for a "Secure Our Borders Gun Giveaway," former Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo's PAC incorrectly said eight people died in a knife attack at a Minnesota. Tancredo, a Republican who represented the 6th Congressional District from 1999 to 2009, is known for his hard-line crusade against illegal immigration and provocative comments. Fortunately, none of the 10 people who were… → Read More
PAC backing Gary Johnson says Dick Cheney 'supported gay marriage sooner' than Hillary Clinton
A viral online ad by a group supporting Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson features Abe Lincoln urging Americans to dump Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and vote for Johnson. The funny, five-minute video by AlternativePAC begins with the Lincoln impersonator standing outside a log cabin. → Read More
PAC backing Gary Johnson says Dick Cheney 'supported gay marriage sooner' than Hillary Clinton
A viral online ad by a group supporting Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson features Abe Lincoln urging Americans to dump Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and vote for Johnson. The funny, five-minute video by AlternativePAC begins with the Lincoln impersonator standing outside a log cabin. → Read More
Rep. Mike Coffman says Hillary Clinton 'breaks the law.' It's complicated
Colorado Republican Rep. Mike Coffman said "Hillary Clinton breaks the law" in a recent fundraising email. The email asserts that Coffman’s Democratic opponent, state Sen. Morgan Carroll, is in such lockstep with Clinton she "might as well be running for Clinton’s vice president." The email then states: "When Hillary Clinton breaks the law, Carroll is happy to line up behind her." The Coffman… → Read More
Rep. Mike Coffman says Hillary Clinton 'breaks the law.' It's complicated
Colorado Republican Rep. Mike Coffman said "Hillary Clinton breaks the law" in a recent fundraising email. The email asserts that Coffman’s Democratic opponent, state Sen. Morgan Carroll, is in such lockstep with Clinton she "might as well be running for Clinton’s vice president." The email then states: "When Hillary Clinton breaks the law, Carroll is happy to line up behind her." The Coffman… → Read More
DCCC ad says Mike Coffman said he would "support' Trump, but he's condemned GOP nominee
Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman made international headlines with an ad sharply criticizing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — a first for a House GOP lawmaker. → Read More
Trump falsely accuses Colorado fire marshal of ‘incompetence’ over crowd restrictions
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has blasted fire marshals across the country over crowd-size restrictions at venues, including accusing marshals in Colorado and Ohio of incompetence or political skulduggery within three days. The latest fireworks began July 29, at Trump’s rally at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. The billionaire real estate developer entered the… → Read More
DCCC links Mike Pence to Mike Coffman, says both 'oppose equal rights for LGBT Americans'
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and Colorado Republican Rep. Mike Coffman oppose gay rights. A July 20 DCCC news release says that Coffman, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Pence make for an → Read More
Bill Clinton says Hillary Clinton helped 'get done' the Children's Health Insurance Program
Former President Bill Clinton said that after health care reform failed in the 1990s because they couldn’t break a Senate filibuster, Hillary Clinton sought to tackle health care reform piece by piece, including expanding health insurance for children. → Read More
Bill Clinton says Hillary Clinton helped 'get done' the Children's Health Insurance Program
Former President Bill Clinton said that after health care reform failed in the 1990s because they couldn’t break a Senate filibuster, Hillary Clinton sought to tackle health care reform piece by piece, including expanding health insurance for children. → Read More
Darryl Glenn: 'Neighborhoods have become more violent' under Obama's watch
U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn, a Colorado Republican, chided President Barack Obama that violent crime had escalated under his presidency during Glenn’s Monday night speech at the Republican National Convention. → Read More
Group says Colorado Senate candidate voted to take 'taxpayer-funded junket' to China. She never went
For the second straight election, a conservative group has attacked a Democratic Colorado state Senate candidate with the same claim: → Read More