The Worst, Most Hypocritical Gubernatorial Campaign Ads So Far

Campaign ads for the hottest political race of the season are taking over television screens and are even popping up over your favorite YouTube videos. From Vic Mitchell’s paranoid ramblings of Colorado becoming California and Polis’ #epicfail on his anti-gun ad, we’ve cherry-picked the worst and the funniest ads in the run up to the primary election for Colorado governor.

Claim: Boulder Assault Weapons Ban Forces Gun Owners Into the Closet

The Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against Boulder’s recently enacted assault weapons ban. But in talking about the suit, he goes well beyond a traditional defense of the Second Amendment, arguing that the measure discriminates against gun owners in ways Boulderites would never permit if the persons targeted were homosexuals.

Aurora Pays $335K in Police Stomping Case but Admits No Wrongdoing

The City of Aurora has agreed to pony up $335,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against three members of the Aurora Police Department by OyZhana Williams over a 2015 incident during which she was roughed up and had her head stomped in the parking lot of a hospital where her boyfriend was being treated for a gunshot wound.