On KLZ, Brophy explains what's required to hold together the GOP base

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by: Jason Salzman

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I like it when conservative talk radio hits on this question: What's the winning formula for a GOP candidate in Colorado?

On KLZ's Grassroots Radio last Friday, gubernatorial candidate Greg Brophy talked about why he'll triumph next year, and it made for provocative radio.

"Number one," Brophy told Worley, "you’ve got to be able to hold the base together. I can do that. I’ve never let anybody down on the Second Amendment, life, or taxes. So, I can hold the base together just fine." Listen to Brophy on KLZ radio.

That sounds like Brophy's formula for winning the GOP primary. Maybe that's why it was number one on his list, but Worley didn't ask if Brophy thought he could "hold the base together" better than the other GOP candidates.

What about the strengths of the other Republicans in the GOP field: immigration and winnability (Tancredo), election fraud (Gessler).

Can Brophy win over the GOP base on those issues? Does it matter? What's the priority?

And from the GOP base's perspective, for the primary, it's not just a matter of whether Brophy has really "never let anyone down" on guns, life, and taxes, but whether Tancredo has? Or Gessler? Or Kopp?

After talking about how to hold together the GOP base, Brophy described what you have to think would be his general-election approach:

Brophy: "But then you also have to be able to reach that middle of the road voter in the metro area, and I can do that too, based on my experience and the fact that I’m a farmer, and not your typical Republican – more like your typical Coloradoan. I’m an avid cyclist – everybody knows that."

I'm not sure everyone knows Brophy is a cyclist, but here's a suggestion Worley might toss at him to boost his cycler profile: Brophy could take a page from Hick and make political ads showing Brophy riding around Denver's bicycle trails, pedaling past Tancredo, Kopp, and Gessler, panting on their bikes as Brophy zips by, maybe with a pink gun in the water holder on his bike.

11 thoughts on “On KLZ, Brophy explains what’s required to hold together the GOP base”

Diogenesdemar says:

October 4, 2013 at 9:55 am

"Guns, god, and . . . gazillionaires"?!? Hmmmm . . . Shorty* might actually be getting somewhere with the wingnuts . . . er, I mean . . . "base."

"Hey, Shorty* is that a Desert Eagle in your water bottle holder, or are you just happy to be running for Gov?!?"

* Registered TM, RMGO

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MADCO says:

October 4, 2013 at 10:35 am

What they need is more true conservative candidates. True.

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PolitiComm says:

October 4, 2013 at 10:55 am

You know, Napoleon never let anybody down either…until he tried to invade Russia in the winter. I can see Senator Brophy pedalling like mad across the Russian Steppe to defeat Communism…wait that already happened. Okay. I can see him pedalling like mad across the Colorado plains trying to keep his "base" from seceding.

If they won't listen, he can threaten them with his little pink pistola.

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1. mamajama55 says:
  
  October 4, 2013 at 12:26 pm
  
  Great imagery there. I will never again be able to see Brophy without thinking of him threatening with his little pink pistola.
  
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PolitiComm says:

October 4, 2013 at 11:03 am

I love candidates who just scream, "I'm compensating, I'm compensating!"

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1. b_trexel says:
  
  October 6, 2013 at 2:09 pm
  
  I thought that it was: I'm Constipated!
  
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Danny the Red (hair) says:

October 4, 2013 at 1:22 pm

I'm going to say a bunch of nice things

Though our politics are different, I like Greg Brophy.

Mike Kopp has an excellent reputation.

Scott Gessler is supportive of gay rights.

Tom Tancredo…well if you can't say anything nice…

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langelomisterioso says:

October 4, 2013 at 1:29 pm

Considering the number of wind turbines that have sprouted out of the Eastern Colorado plains I'm wondering if Cory can tilt at them with his little pink pistola? I realize those aren't windmills on the classic sense and certainly not of the same sort as would have been seen in Spain several centuries ago.Other than that it's just almost about the same with cons like Gardner.

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willow says:

October 4, 2013 at 3:10 pm

I wonder if he realizes he alienated the stronger more active base, the constitutional Ron Paul section of the GOP party? Not that we are proud having to be in the R' party but with the ridiculous set up we have for elections we do what we have to do. The D's are so far gone from the Constitution no point in being in that party. R's are getting that bad don't get me wrong.

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1. Diogenesdemar says:
  
  October 4, 2013 at 9:07 pm
  
  . . . sooooo, you're saying that Shorty* isn't quite yet crazy enough for Colorado's Libertarians???
  
  . . . Wow!!! Who'da thunk??!!??
  
  *Registered Trademark, RMGO
  
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b_trexel says:

October 6, 2013 at 10:22 am

How about a – – "LEADER"..! – neither "party" has 'presented' ONE!

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