“I try and tune out the president whenever I can, in terms of his tone and saying things that I think are inappropriate. Unfortunately … it takes a lot of oxygen.”
— Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), in an interview with BuzzFeed News.
Coffman Wants a Primary Challenge
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) “picked an unusual fight Monday: he wants another Republican to challenge him in next year’s primary election,” 9News reports.
“Not just any Republican. Coffman wants to do battle with Tom Tancredo (R) — the firebrand conservative former congressman who used to occupy Coffman’s seat in the House of Representatives.”
Said Coffman: “Come after me. We could define what the Republican party is for a generation to come.”
GOP Lawmaker Secretly Leaves Event with Constituents
Hundred of constituents showed up to meet with Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) at a local community center in Aurora, Colorado to talk to the lawmaker about his plan to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, KUSA-TV reports.
But instead of being let into the main hall as a group, they were told the congressman was only doing on-on-ones and they would have to wait their turn. He then secretly left early through a back door.
Coffman Says Trump Should Step Aside
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) has broken from his party’s ranks and has said that Donald Trump should “step aside,” according to CBS Denver.
Said Coffman: “For the good of the country, and to give the Republicans a chance of defeating Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump should step aside. His defeat at this point seems almost certain. And four years of Hillary Clinton is not what is best for this country. Mr. Trump should put the country first and do the right thing.”
‘He’s Not Like Other Republicans’
This new ad from Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) is pretty telling.
Coffman Decides Against Senate Bid in Colorado
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) won’t challenge Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) in Colorado’s Senate race next year, “setting in motion a wild scramble to find a Republican candidate for 2016,” the Denver Post reports.
“A number of Democrats have assumed Coffman would be the nominee, as evidence by the heightened number of attacks in him in recent months.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I ran a large company, sir, what have you done?”
— Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, quoted by the Washington Post, to Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) in a heated exchange after it was suggested McDonald had accomplished little in his first six months on the job.
Which Coffman Will Run in Colorado?
Roll Call: “This Senate race could make for interesting dinner conversation in one Colorado household. Republicans say battle-tested Rep. Mike Coffman and his wife, Cynthia Coffman, the state’s newly elected attorney general, are two of the party’s top prospects to challenge Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016.”
“Colorado marks one of the few states where Republicans have the opportunity to go on offense in 2016, a year when the GOP must defend 24 seats — the vast majority of the map. And after incoming GOP Sen. Cory Gardner’s victory last year, Republicans are newly emboldened about their statewide prospects — and potential candidates.”
