Election losses, party tumult and frustration driving effort to remove Colorado GOP chair
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By Colorado Public Radio
Republican state central committee member Todd Watkins doesn’t seem like an obvious choice to spearhead the effort to try to remove Colorado GOP Party Chair Dave Williams from his leadership position.
Watkins has long been active in political circles in Colorado Springs, and until a few months ago, was an ally of Williams. Watkins supported Williams’ election as party chair in 2022 and thought he was true to the Republican principles of smaller government, less taxes, and less regulation.
“But loyalty and fealty only goes so far,” Watkins told CPR News.