Michael Allen; candidate for Colorado Attorney General , is a wolf in sheeps clothing

 

The Denver Post endorsement of MichaelAllen over Jena Griswold for Attorney General totally ignored Allen's extreme pro life/anti abortion record and his "doubts" about mail-in ballots..a deceptive election denier more in step with the rest of the MAGA GOP. What about ICE's attempt to control how they operate in Colorado? Those are the critical issues, and Allen is no defender against any of those hot-button issues that the next AG will handle. At the top of the list is his record of supporting the most extreme measures against reproductive rights and "does not prefer mail-in ballots, " but in-person voting, for starters. He is a political wolf in sheep's clothing. Griswold has proved her ability, guts, and determination to protect Colorado on these ikey ssues.

The AG rarely, if ever, is in the courtroom as a prosecutor. There is a whole division of those courtroom litigators in the AG's staff, but the AG does set the tone, priorities, resources, and action on critical issues like abortion rights, ICE overreach, and federal interference in the conduct of our elections.

Allen may have a great track record fighting crime, but where is he on these other issues that matter? Will he go after businesses that cheat, collude to set prices, and deal with outrageous utility bill gouging? These are on Girswold's agenda, but not his. All that is important, but what about ICE overreach, or voter access, or reproductive rights?

The Post endorsed him for a less-than-relevant reason: competence as a crime fighter, and ignored these issues which concern most voters in a blue state, like Colorado, as if to divert your attention from what is most important: So who will also go to bat for reproductive rights? Who will truly fight against Trump and his federalizing of voter rolls and anti-mail-in ballots that 90% of Colorado voters use? It will not be Allen.

."Republican District Attorney Michael Allen has a record. He represents a threat to reproductive freedom that runs counter to our Colorado values. He supported the abortion ban on the ballot in 2020, Proposition 115. He has stated, 'I am unequivocally pro-life.' https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/10/middleton-we-need-jena-griswold-as-attorney-general-to-protect-abortion-rights/82402/ 

Michael Allen,"Prefers" in-person voting instead of mail-in ballots in a September Facebook post. in 2024. Allen is in step with other election deniers. Do not expect him to go to bat for our rights to voter access or our mail-in ballot system. He also supports a burdensome voter ID law that will suppress the ability of those who do not have a passport or cannot prove their current name is the one on a certified birth certificate. Your driver's license is no proof of citizenship. That may come as a surprise for those who believe that is all you need to vote.

As Colorado’s Secretary of State, Jena Griswold refused to turn over Coloradans’ sensitive voter data to the federal government and has consistently stood up against Trump's attacks on elections.