If Polis capitulates over Tina Peters, that will end my support of the Gov.

[Laffy Kat]

I don't understand why he would even consider such a thing. What a betrayal to the state.

[hlthe2b]

1. Well, unfortunately he's term limited, already served in the House and has probably

zero options for the Senate (and certainly not for the Presidency), so he may well not have much hanging over him from us voters. Especially true if he's balancing threats to him personally or Colorado in general (which, of course, Trump has already done).

I think he is getting lots of backlash and not only from SOS, AG, local prosecutor and all the counter voter registrar staff.

If he is foolish enough to do so, I would be less incensed if he made her serve at least a couple more years with the option of time in the prison medical unit if necessary.

[Laffy Kat]

3. All good points.

Still, I don't really see the advantage of such a decision.

[markodochartaigh]

2. From Wikipedia:

"In 2021, she was temporarily suspended by the Colorado Secretary of State, and was convicted of criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election of Joe Biden as U.S. President. In August 2024, she was convicted in Colorado state court on seven charges – four of which were felonies[5] – relating to unauthorized access to election machines."

I'm absolutely against the death penalty.

But in my opinion someone who tries to subvert democracy by overturning an election should be imprisoned for life. I don't care if it a county official commiting felonies or a supremacist court judge stopping the election to pick a candidate.

It is disgusting to see someone who tried to subvert democracy get less punishment than someone convicted of repeatedly stealing tvs from Walmart.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. I agree

[CrispyQ]

5. Trump is withholding money for projects that would benefit CO.

I'm not siding with Polis, not at all, but he didn't just change his mind over nothing. Boebert is pissed.

https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/01/donald-trump-attack-gop-areas-colorado/

snip...

President Donald Trump is taking aim at new areas of Colorado: those that overwhelmingly voted in 2024 to send him back to the White House.

This week, Trump vetoed a bill that would have provided funding to complete a pipeline to carry clean water to communities in southeastern Colorado. Last week, he denied disaster funding to help northwestern Colorado recover from wildfires and southwestern Colorado recover from flooding.

The decisions come as Trump intensifies his war against Colorado over the state’s refusal to release Tina Peters from prison.

[NewDayOranges]

8. Agreed! Polis may be trying to trade Clemency for Tina in exchange for re-funding Colorado water project..

[Irish_Dem]

6. The more people give into Trump's blackmail, the worse he will get.

So many people are being very foolish.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Hope you have told him that.

[Laffy Kat]

9. Not yet, but I will call his office on Monday.

If I call today, I'll get a message and I want to talk to a human.