Colorado Republican party chair urged to 'step down' after 'God Hates Pride' email

Source: The Guardian

Colorado Republican party chair told to ‘step down’ after ‘God Hates Pride’ email

Dave Williams faces swift backlash from own party after email sent Monday and tweet calling for flags to be burned

Gloria Oladipo
Fri 7 Jun 2024 22.20 BST
Last modified on Fri 7 Jun 2024 23.11 BST

The chair of Colorado’s Republican party is facing calls to resign from members of his own group after the state organization sent out an email criticizing Pride month – and later calling for rainbow-colored Pride flags to be burned.

Dave Williams, who is also a representative in Colorado’s legislature, has faced swift backlash from his fellow Republicans in the wake of the controversial email sent Monday.

Much of the criticism aimed at Williams by other Republicans focused on the potential for his remarks to hurt the chances for members of their party to be elected.

In a post to X on Friday, Valdamar Archuleta, a candidate for Colorado’s first district and head of the state’s Log Cabin Republicans, said that Williams “does not have effective communication skills” and should resign.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/07/colorado-republican-chair-dave-williams-pride-month