October 18, 2018 11:36 AM UTC

FACT CHECK: Republicans Falsely Claim Danielson Is A "California Politician"

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• by: Jason Salzman

(More stupid CA hate – Promoted by Colorado Pols)

In Facebook ads, Republicans are falsely claiming that Democratic state Senate candidate Jessie Danielson of Wheat Ridge is a “California Politician.”

In fact, Danielson was born in Colorado and grew up near Ault in the northern part of the state. She currently resides in Wheat Ridge.

The Colorado Times Recorder confirmed information from Danielson’s campaign website, which states:

Jessie is the third generation of her family calling Wheat Ridge home. She grew up on her family’s farm near Ault. Her grandmother has resided in Wheat Ridge for nearly sixty years, and Jessie’s mother, aunt and two uncles are all proud graduates of Wheat Ridge High School.

A call to the Senate Majority Fund, which paid for the advertisement, was not returned, but presumably, the Republican organization wants to paint Danielson as an outsider somehow tainted by California.

The baseless attack on Danielson mirrors widespread Republican campaigns to brand Democrats as California radicals.

For example, an outfit called State Solutions, which is connected to the Republican Governors’ Association, paid for a series of “RadiCalifornia” ads, trying to link Jared Polis, the Democratic candidate for governor, to alleged California craziness.

“Jared Polis wants to turn Colorado into RadiCalifornia,” states one of the ads, without mentioning that his Republican opponent, Walker Stapleton, was born in Connecticut. And a lot of Colorado residents weren’t born here, obviously.

Another conservative anti-Polis campaign, DecideColorado, spotlights an alleged threat from California and states that “conservative values are not a crime” and that voters should “make Colorado red again.”

Danielson faces Republican Christine Jensen in the state senate race to represent segments of Jefferson County, including Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Golden, and other communities.

Jenson did not return a call from the Colorado Times Recorder.

Jenson has passed up the opportunity to comment on other topics, including where she stands on President Donald Trump.