The Truth About Victor Marx

Ask the wrong person about Victor Marx and you will get more information than you might want. If you ask a supporter, you will get an earful of scripted talking points. “He’s the only one who can win,” “He’s a good man,” “He’s not a politician.” If you ask a Scott Bottoms supporter, you might hear things like “his name isn’t really Victor Marx,” or “He never really rescued anyone from sex trafficking.” Whether any of these talking points on both sides is true or even relevant is a topic for another day. What is important, is what we do as a political party to win. To overcome evil. To defeat the woke, idealism that has taken over our state.

Now that I have your attention, lets talk about what is happening with politics and the GOP in Colorado.

This weekend the republican party held its state assembly to prepare for the upcoming primary in June and it was nothing short of a train wreck. Delegates, including myself, waited in line for over 4 hours only for the event to start almost 5 hours late. A national anthem and a pledge of allegiance that was given before half of the attendees had even entered the building. 80 more paper ballots than the number of credentialed delegates. Candidates speaking times cut in half and some going over their allotted time.

The event went late into the night. Ending around 8:30, with House District 15 representative, and pastor, Scott Bottoms winning top line for the June primary at 46%, and new comer, Marx taking second with 39%. The percentage needed to be on the ballot? A minimum of 30%. The other candidate, Barb Kirkmeyer decided to skip the assembly, as she had petitioned onto the ballot by getting the required signatures needed. In the defense of Marx, he did only need 10% to get on the ballot at assembly as he also went through the petition process, but was the second candidate to collect the required signatures.

All day the rumors were flying from both sides of the race. Marx supporters accusing Bottoms of shenanigans and the same from some of the Bottoms supporters. Rumors like each candidate trying to rig the vote by volunteers from Marx campaign taking a voting machine from the counting room, Bottoms supporters saying that Marx charged people $50 to be guests at the assembly. If you take a quick peek at social media, you will find so much of the same from both sides. Some of these accusations coming from supporters may be true and some may not be true. This practice of smearing the other candidate, becomes a game of who can find the most dirt.

Being in the room with both sides can sometimes be like watching a cat fight of high school girls fighting over the captain of the football team. The metaphorical hair pulling can be over the top.

Doing my own research, I decided to support Scott Bottoms. If you read my last piece, I pointed out the differences that I saw in each candidate.

The assembly proved to be no different than any observation that I made at each of the candidates previous nights events. Marx, untouchable, unapproachable and uninterested in answering any real questions, he spent most of the day in his private room, away from the people he wants to represent, with his security detail. Bottoms, among the people, sitting in the bleachers with his family, surrounded by delegates, answering questions and shaking hands.

When the results were in, and it was time to sign the necessary paperwork to have their names placed on the official primary ballot, Bottoms descended the bleachers with his wife. Marx on the other hand, entered the room like it was a UFC match. Surrounded by a dozen private security and paid police officers. An entourage if you will.

As a matter of preference, I prefer a candidate that will shake my hand without a gatekeeper and answer the questions that I have rather than a candidate that surrounds himself with security in a room full of fellow Americans that all want the same result, and only shake your hand long enough for a proper photo opportunity; and I did see that happen too.

So where does this put us as a political party in Colorado? Yesterday, I was reminded first hand why I hate politics. The fighting, the accusations and the mudslinging is just a grown version of toddlers fighting over their favorite toy.

After the event last night, it took everything within me not to write about all that I think is wrong with the party, its leadership and the division that has prevented it from doing much good in our state.

Instead, lets talk about what we need to do to move forward and win back Colorado.

By making my decision to support Scott Bottoms rather than Victor Marx, I have opposed many popular opinions and went against against the narrative that says Bottoms cannot win. Well, if yesterday is any indication of what is possible, we see that Bottoms can win.

This does not mean that Victor Marx is not a good man. It only means that I have an opinion, my own thoughts, and I can still make up my own mind.

As a lifelong supporter of the republican party, I have become numb to the absurdity of the fighting of good people who want nothing more than the protection of the unborn, our first amendment and 2nd amendment rights.

The most important topic for me this year has been election integrity and freeing Tina Peters; 6 months in from when Victor announced he was running, he has made the adjustment from commuting Tina’s sentence to a 100% pardon on day one. You can look at this from two different viewpoints. The first being that Victor has flip flopped, and the second being that he has seen the error of his ways. It is not my place to judge the heart of man, but rather choose to support someone based on my view of their policy or lack thereof.

Colorado has a caucus system of electing its representatives. In early March, precincts gather at a church or a school to elect delegates who will decide who goes on the primary ballot in June. From there, the registered voters decide who goes on the ballot in November to go up against the democrat nominee and ultimately decide who the governor will be.

Barring any significant negative revelations of the elected candidate, or any major changes in policy, I will support the candidate that was elected to run against the leftist democrats. That does not mean I will always agree 100% with every decision that the candidate makes. My stance on any candidate will always be that they were elected to serve me. Not the other way around.  I will always be against the celebrity persona. They put their pants on the same way as we all do. One leg at a time.

I think what people need to remember is that politics with a caucus and a primary is much like watching a sports playoff. We cheer on our team, just like our candidate. If you are a fanatic, you discuss how your team can win and all that you hope goes wrong with the other team. If your team loses and the other team advances to the next round, we may be a little less interested, but the playoff still goes on. We don’t continue to hope our team wins because they are no longer competing. The better team wins, advances and hopes to win the next round.

Just like in sports, the better team wins, moves to the next round and eventually competes for the championship.

What we need to remember in Colorado politics, is that both teams have good people. Both teams have good policy. Both teams want the best for our state. Both teams want to win.

Its one thing to disagree with a candidate. Its another thing to slander and attack ones character.

No one is above reproach and the moment we begin to attack their character, is the moment we decide that our character is better than theirs. When you have one finger pointed at someone, you have three pointed back at you.

This does not mean we cannot have strong opinions. This does not mean we cannot stand our ground when it comes to liking or disliking a candidate or an individual. We really need to stop blaming others for what is wrong or what went wrong.

Complaining about the problem without offering a solution only puts us right back where we started. Broken and lost with no way to win.

When we unite in spite of our differences, we win the majority. A house divided cannot stand and when the party continues to fight with each other, we will continue to lose.

Fight for your candidate, express your opinion about the other, but why not put the accusations aside? Two God fearing men have decided to run for office. Two men have put their hat in the ring to fight the evil that has prevailed in our state. Two warriors have won their way on to the primary.

For the next two and a half months, lets fight like hell to get our choice elected. Lets not fall to the level of fighting amongst ourselves. There are good men in the race. Men who want the best for their families and their state and their country. Just like you do.

If your choice does not win, the best thing you can do is get behind the parties choice. Not because you like them or because you voted for them, but because they want the same thing you do. A win against the the left. A win against the democrats.

When one candidate says that the other is not electable or cannot win, all you are saying is, “my choice didn’t win, so I’m taking my ball and going home.”