Don't count on Colorado AG candidate.Allen to defend vote integrity, protect us from ICE and attacks on reproductive rights

 So much has been made of whether one or the other is a better administrator, but what far more crucially counts in the race for Colorado Attorney General is what the AG likely will do or not do. We have a good idea from GOP Michael Allen's past actions and statements of what Allen likely will NOT do. Don't count on him to protect vote integrity and ballot access convenience, to defy Trump's attempt to take over Colorado's control of who, where, and how we vote, to stop ICE's excessive use of force, or to protect against attacks on the Colorado Constitution's protection of women's reproductive rights. Democrat Jena Griswold is on the opposite side from Allen in all of these issues, and she has already proved her effectiveness in their defense.

The single case made by supporters of Michael Allen, GOP, is that he is a better manager. Unlike Griswold, he is also a prosecuting attorney in the courtroom, a skill AGs rarely, if ever, use, because there is a whole division that does that in the AG's office. That attack line is also an attempt to get voters away from focusing on what important issues are at stake. Allen claims Griswold is a poor manager based on skimpy evidence and is an arguable judgment call. If Griswold, as Secretary of State,, was "such a poor manager," she certainly has been effective, including keeping in check rogue county clerks who failed to keep elections fair and free during her tenure. Her business service sections ran smoothly, as well.(As a small business owner, I use her office frequently)

-Allen likely will not use his skills to protect ballot integrity..He follows the agenda of election deniers. He supports the suppressive SAVE Act and prefers in-person voting instead of mail-in ballots., Griswold has shown grit, courage, and skill in protecting fair and free elections as Secretary of State, including bringing Tina Peters to face justice. for breaking rules that had assured bi-partisan scrutiny control over the count. and then lying in a cover-up. Griswold successfully defied Trump's demand to turn over protected voter rolls as Secretary of State, and protected the gold-standard mail-in system.

- Allen will likely not protect Colorado from excessive force and cruelty of ICE. He supports ICE activities in Colorado; Griswold promises action to stop ICE's illegal actions.

- Allen likely will not protect challenges to the state constitution, which protects a woman's right to choose, because he is an extreme advocate against abortion even in the case of rape and incest, and opposed that same amendment that protects women's reproductive rights. Griswold is a firm supporter of women's reproductive rights.

https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-hidden-agendas-in-race-for-colorado.html

Griswold on Tina Peters on 60 Minutes:https://www.facebook.com/reel/1754112445691420