Kirkmeyer Steps on Trump Landmine in New Interview

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by: Colorado Pols

Will explode. Cannot be disarmed.

Republican “Secession” Barb Kirkmeyer may have (metaphorically) blown off a limb today that could make it more difficult for her to edge past Democrat Yadira Caraveo in the race for the new congressional seat in CO-08.

In an interview with Ryan Warner of Colorado Public Radio, Kirkmeyer addressed the topic of one Donald J. Trump in a manner that won’t likely be beneficial to the rest of her campaign:

Warner: Much of the narrative around the 2020 election has come specifically from former President Trump. Would you vote for him if he ran again?

Kirkmeyer: I don’t know who else is running, for starters. So I don’t know. Did I vote for him in 2016? Yes, I did. Did I vote for him in 2020? Yes, I did. If he is our Republican nominee, yes I would probably vote for him. [Pols emphasis]

Gah!

Barb Kirkmeyer

Kirkmeyer might have just instinctively answered this question, since her former elected offices (Weld County Commissioner and State Senate) were representative of areas that were as far-right as she is. If you live in deep-red Weld County, of course you voted for Trump.

But the “Cook Partisan Voter Index” for CO-08 is considered “EVEN,” and the areas that are now part of this district collectively voted for Democrat Joe Biden over Donald Trump in 2020 (51-46). The flurry of terrible news that continues to greet Trump on basically a weekly basis has not been kind to his approval ratings, either.

It is absolutely problematic for Kirkmeyer to have admitted that she would vote for Trump again if he ran for President in 2024. In a district this competitive, voicing your support for Trump could be all that many undecided voters need to hear to go in a different direction. Republican Senate candidate Joe O’Dea has been furiously backpedaling on his previous support of Trump for precisely this reason.

But Barb’s gonna Barb, we suppose. It’s gotten her this far.

5 thoughts on “Kirkmeyer Steps on Trump Landmine in New Interview”

JohnInDenver says:

September 27, 2022 at 6:48 pm

it also bothers me a bit to say "whoever is nominated" — an indication of allegiance to the Party over individual judgment and denial that a nomination process could be flawed.

Here's hoping there will be some bright orange bunting for Kirkmeyer to sport … showing her allegiance to someone who is a business cheat, a security risk, and (if the J6 committee can hold their hearing) a significant part of the planning to overthrow an election.

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1. notaskinnycook says:
  
  September 28, 2022 at 8:41 am
  
  In short; a liar, a cheat, and a thief.
  
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DawnPatrol says:

September 28, 2022 at 9:14 am

Nasty person. Cold and nasty.

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DavidThi808 says:

September 28, 2022 at 7:38 pm

Hey, give her credit for honesty. (And then yes, call her out for supporting an insurrectionist.)

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