5 Falsehoods to Expect from Heidi Ganahl at Tonight’s Debate
Republican Heidi Ganahl has been running for governor for over a year, and has used her platform to spread conspiracy theories and outright lies about Colorado.
Ahead of tonight’s Colorado gubernatorial debate hosted by CBS4, Colorado Sun and and KOA 850 AM, here are the top five lies that Ganahl will repeat to Coloradans:
“I’m not an election denier” – FALSE
Since the first day of her campaign, Ganahl has made claims that questions about 2020 were “divisive” and said she had to “win big” to overcome election rigging.
Ganahl praised an armed elections conspiracy group as “doing great things” and said the 2020 election was “shady.”
She nominated an election denier as her running mate.
The Washington Post declared her one of 5 election deniers running in Colorado’s midterm election.
2. “I kept tuition flat at CU” – FALSE
Ganahl voted three separate times to raise tuition and fees at CU, including a 3% raise on undergraduate nursing students during the pandemic.
Ganahl’s falsehood has even been formally corrected by the press.
3. “I won’t defund the police” – FALSE
Ganahl has pledged to halve the gas tax–which is the funding source for Colorado state troopers.
Economists explained Ganahl’s zero income tax plan would also likely defund law enforcement.
4. “Colorado inflation is highest in the nation, 15.6%” – FALSE
There’s no disputing that costs have risen, but Consumer Price Index data shows that inflation in Colorado is 8.2 percent as of July 2022, below the national average.
5.“Kids are identifying as cats in schools” – FALSE
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