ICYMI: What You Need to Know About GOP Extremist Victor Marx

DENVER — After more than a week of counting votes, Victor Marx is officially the Republican nominee for Colorado Governor – and Republicans are already in full-on meltdown.Marx’s “bizarre” campaign for governor has been more of a disaster than 2022 nominee Heidi Ganahl’s conspiracy-tainted run. After using a memorial event to launch his campaign, he refused to answer basic questions – , such as how many people he may have killed as an adult, or about his dubious claims of running alleged ‘high-risk rescue missions’ in warzones across the globe. He even threatened to have his dog bite debate moderator Kyle Clark.

Marx’s campaign was also beset by claims of campaign finance malfeasance, and has already been told by the Secretary of State’s Office to completely refile finance reports and drain his leftover campaign cash to refund donors. 

Other Republicans, including Ganahl and former opponents Barb Kirkmeyer and Scott Bottoms, have already said they would not support him as nominee. Kirkmeyer even said she felt unsafe in the same room as Marx. A former GOP Chair even called his run a “death wish” for the party, and some on the right have already said that wayward three-time gov candidate and former congressman Greg Lopez,who is running an unaffiliated campaign, would be their pick in November — leaving the GOP at risk of a disastrous re-run of the 2010 party split that left Republican Dan Maes with only 11% of the vote. 

“By elevating Marx to lead their ticket in November, the Colorado GOP has planted their party flag all but permanently in the wilderness,” said spokesperson Kailee Stiles. “Coloradans need a governor who will fight for them — all Coloradans will ever get from Victor Marx are outrageous lies about himself to sell a few dozen more books, at best.”

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