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March 07, 2022 09:49 AM UTC

Winney Drops Out of SOS Race; Will Now Back Tina Peters

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  • by: Jason Salzman

(A Q-onsolidating race for Secretary of State — Promoted by Colorado Pols)

David Winney, a Republican, dropped his quest to be Colorado’s Secretary of State Friday, throwing his support to Tina Peters, the embattled Mesa County County Clerk, who announced her entrance into the race on former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s podcast Feb. 14.

Winney says he’ll now run for El Paso County commissioner.

After entering the Secretary of State race last summer, Winney quickly garnered national and local sport from election conspiracy groups, such as the Conservatives for Election Integrity (CFEI) PAC, which is led by Nevada Secretary of State candidate Jim Marchant. Candidates endorsed by the CFEI PAC are running on a platform of election conspiracy.

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Merchant and the CFEI PAC have ties to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who, prior to Peters’ entrance into the race, had indicated he was open to endorsing Winney along with other Colorado candidates, including U.S. Senate candidate Ron Hanks of Canon City, congressional candidate Dave Williams of Colorado Springs, and statehouse hopefuls.

Hanks, Williams, and other Republican activists, such as election conspiracist Joe Oltmann, leader of FEC United, appeared multiple times with Winney at campaign-like events. They rallied in support of Peters, who was hailed as a hero for her alleged criminal involvement in the leak of election information.

But Peters’ unexpected entrance into the Secretary of State race last month “surprised” Winney, who said he wasn’t told about it in advance, but he said it was an “honor” to share the stage with Peters over the past weeks as they campaigned together. He has the highest respect for Peters, he said.

Lindell has since essentially endorsed Peters, telling a crowd of fellow election conspiracists in Colorado Springs last month, “She is gonna be the best Secretary of State.” He also called Peters the “prototype of people who we should have running for office.”

After discussions with his wife and guidance from his faith, Winney decided to drop out and back Peters, concluding that his role was to “pave the path for Tina.”

And so, at the Fervent Chuch in Colorado Springs on Friday night, Winney announced his candidacy for El Paso County Commissioner.

The promotion of baseless election conspiracies will still be the focus of his campaign.

“The messaging doesn’t change a bit,” he told the Colorado Times Recorder, “because election integrity is central to the county commissions,” citing the commissions’ role in authorizing contracts for voting machines and equipment. He believes some contracts may be illegal under TABOR rules.

Winney believes through his travels across the state, he’s “won hearts and minds in a lot of people in El Paso County,” and he’s looking forward to his commissioner campaign.

On Saturday, Peters was already citing Winney’s support publicly, telling Republican caucus-goers in Grand Junction that Winney “stepped down to support me.”

Sharon Sullivan contributed to this report.

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7 thoughts on “Winney Drops Out of SOS Race; Will Now Back Tina Peters”

  1. I'd still predict Anderson to win the primary, but if there's consolidation of support like this for Peters, particularly in population centers like El Paso County, the primary might get interesting.

    1. I wouldn't bet on that, Dr. Jung.

      Almost every time you have a mainstream Republican and one of their extremists, the smart money is on the extremist.

      Ken Buck over Jane Norton

      Dan Maes over Scott McInnis

      Lauren Boebert over Scott Tipton

      And don't even get me started on the legislative races. Jeffco has a nearly complete Democratic legislative delegation as a result of people like Barry Arrington, Jim Congrove, Penn Pfiffner, and Mark Paschall hunting all the RINOs into extinction. Well, except for CHB.

      1. I hear you, LBIAWPOS, and nothing surprises me any more. I might be a bit stuck in the days when voters defeated oddball-for-the-time candidates like Christine "I'm Not A Witch" O'Donnell.

  2. Wonder which Commission seat he'll be going after — I think the two in the 2022 election both got elected to a first term in 2018. 

    Winney has an interesting point of view on elections: From his website:

    Politicians have evidently grown to believe that our Elections actually belong to them to control and manipulate, to empower themselves. They think it’s ok to change the rules right before an election takes place, in violation of the Constitution of the United States, which states:

    Article Two, Section 4, specifically prohibits any other agency, including courts, from determining how federal elections are to be run. In our Constitution’s “law”, only the state legislative bodies can determine how federal elections are to run. And per the 10 Amendment, only Colorado State’s governing body can determine local and state run elections. Thus, our state constitution prevents unelected officials from interfering. That my friends, is what was violated and I will only refer to the law. I will fight against allowing one or two judges, from over-riding your represented officials.

    1. Winney just got pwned by SCOTUS.

      His theory that State legislatures are the ultimate authority over Federal elections was struck down Monday in rulings over two gerrymandering cases. 

      Of course, the vote suppressors will try again, but it’s at least a setback. 

  3. David Winney, a Republican, dropped his quest to be Colorado’s Secretary of State Friday, throwing his support to Tina Peters, the embattled Mesa County County Clerk

    lol

    Well, I guess Griswold should start making plans now for return to private sector life. [/s, just in case it wasn't wholly obvious]

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