Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, fresh off arrest, announces bid to become Colorado's SoS

[Nevilledog]

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https://coloradosun.com/2022/02/14/tina-peters-colorado-secretary-of-state/

Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was briefly jailed last week on charges of obstructing a peace officer and obstructing government operations, said she is running to become Colorado’s top election official.

Peters announced her candidacy to become Colorado secretary of state on Monday on a show run and hosted by Steve Bannon, the controversial former adviser to former President Donald Trump. Bannon was indicted in recent months on suspicion of being in contempt of Congress.

“Colorado deserves a secretary of state who will stand up to the Biden administration that wants to run our country into the ground with nationalized elections,” she said.

Peters is under grand jury investigation for a security breach of her county’s election system after she allegedly allowed an unauthorized person to attend a sensitive Dominion Voting Systems software update and facilitate the digital copying of her election system.

Peters, who has spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election being stolen, has not formally filed to run to be Colorado secretary of state. She was initially running for reelection to a second four-year term as Mesa County’s clerk and recorder.

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Embattled? Controversial? I'm so tired of these weasel words being used by the media.

[Walleye]

1. I agree. Controversial is a much overused word. Usually refers to something criminal

Saying that something is controversial it’s not informative at all. It just means people argue about it. Stupid thing to say

[ck4829]

2. No more "controversial" bull. She's a QAnon sympathizer. Therefore, she's a terrorist sympathizer

[peggysue2]

3. Of course, she's running

Her run-in with the police will be worn as a badge of honor, A Warrior Queen battling the Deep State.

Makes running to the Steve Bannon show absolutely predictable.

Seditionists on Parade and on the airway.

Stop the pollution!

Or as Rachel Bitecofer recently suggested, time to turn the Big Lie into the Big Truth.

[Bristlecone]

4. I wonder if it is her idea to run or she was promised a bankroll first

The dark money in politics has got us here. It’s not going to get better and definitely not going to produce better candidates.

[CrispyQ]

5. On my way to make my Griswold contribution a monthly contribution.

These people are spoiled, privileged jerks with zero ethics or integrity. One of them suggested that Jena Griswold, the current democratic Colorado Secretary of State, should be hung & the crowd cheered. These people are spoiled, privileged jerks with zero ethics or integrity & they are getting emboldened every week our side does nothing.