{"id":41069,"date":"2022-04-20T11:20:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/colorado-lawmaker-sues-to-have-lets-go-brandon-placed-on-primary-ballot\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T17:20:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:20:16","slug":"colorado-lawmaker-sues-to-have-lets-go-brandon-placed-on-primary-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/colorado-lawmaker-sues-to-have-lets-go-brandon-placed-on-primary-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado lawmaker sues to have \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 placed on primary ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Colorado
Colorado State Rep. Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, speaks during a rally calling for free and fair elections April 5 on the west steps of the State Capitol in downtown Denver. (David Zalubowski\/Associated Press file)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Republican state lawmaker and congressional candidate Dave Williams filed a lawsuit this week seeking to have a conservative catchphrase included with his name on the primary ballot.<\/p>\n

Williams, a state representative who is running in Colorado\u2019s 5th Congressional District<\/a> to unseat incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn, wants his name to appear as \u201cDave \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 Williams\u201d on the June primary ballot, arguing that Colorado law allows candidates to use widely-used nicknames.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., tweeted a photo of herself wearing a dress that said \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon.\u201d (Lauren Boebert for Congress Twitter account)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d is a euphemism that some Republicans use as code for \u201cF*** Joe Biden,\u201d after a television reporter misunderstood a crowd chant during a NASCAR race last year. It has since turned into a rallying cry for conservative critics of President Joe Biden. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert wore a dress with the phrase<\/a> on it during a November 2021 event at Mar-a-Lago with former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Williams submitted his request for his ballot designation on April 4, two days after securing the top-line spot for the primary election with 74% of the delegate vote. Secretary of State Jena Griswold then rejected the request to include the nickname, claiming \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d is a slogan and not a nickname.<\/p>\n

Now, Williams wants the Denver District Court to compel Griswold to print his purported nickname on the primary ballot. The lawsuit was first reported <\/a>by 9News\u2019 Marshall Zelinger. Colorado law allows a candidate to use a nickname as long as it doesn\u2019t include the name of a political party.<\/p>\n

Williams\u2019 uses \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d in his social media profile display names, but it is unclear if that is a recent change. His actual handles do not include the phrase. He was also referred to with the nickname during three different interviews last week, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany already know me by this nickname since it\u2019s been regularly used for sometime now. In fact, it\u2019s central to who I am and what this campaign is about,\u201d Williams said in a statement about the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Last year, Griswold allowed a school board candidate in Larimer County to appear as \u201cBlake \u2018No Mandates\u2019 Law\u201d on the ballot.<\/p>\n

Primary elections are on June 28. Williams is facing Lamborn and Rebecca Keltie on the ballot.<\/p>\n

To read more stories from Colorado Newsline, visit www.coloradonewsline.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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