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Colorado Republicans gave a resounding, "No!" to their own party-endorsed candidates, with 14 of the state's 18 endorsed candidates losing their bouts in the GOP primary Tuesday night.

The state's GOP endorsed candidates such as firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert in Congressional District 4, Ron Hanks in Congressional District 3, and Dave Williams — Colorado's own GOP chair — in Congressional District 5. Of the three, only Boebert walked away victorious, joining Mark Milliman in state House District 12, Matt Burcham in House District 43, and state Sen. Kevin Van Winkle, who was running for Douglas County commission.

At first glance, the list, compiled by the Colorado Sun, might be mistaken for a lengthy shopping store receipt rather than a list of a party's own selection of primary losers. Indeed, KUSA-TV called the result a "reckoning' for the Colorado GOP....

A member of the well-known Tennessee Three had his microphone cut off in the state House and he was barred from the floor Monday. It again led to protests and arguments that are remarkably similar to the last time it happened.

It's a decision by the Republican leaders that one former strategist for Speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan categorized as ridiculous.

Speaking to MSNBC on Tuesday, Brendan Buck suggested that the state Republicans stop making the same mistakes over and over again. ...

A Republican strategist said Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to fundraise off his mugshot is likely to help him in his short-term efforts to secure the Republican presidential nomination but would likely sink the former president in a general election.

Scott Jennings during an appearance on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” acknowledged that should Trump win Republican nomination, that the former president would be putting the GOP in a “quite a conundrum.”

Jennings' comments followed Blitzer saying that “Trump’s mugshot may help him raise some money for his campaign.”...

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Sunday that he was "delighted" that fellow candidate Herman Cain was surging in the polls, but hoped his popularity would be short lived.

With Mitt Romney returning to frontrunner's status in the GOP nomination race for president, the Democratic National Committee (DNC)  is making sure they're ready if the former Massachusetts governor becomes President Barack Obama's opponent in 2012.

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hinted Tuesday that she might not run in 2012 because the presidency could be "too shackling."