{"id":27952,"date":"2026-08-05T01:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27952"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:12:34","slug":"disgusting-colorado-dems-condemn-antisemitic-attack-on-gubernatorial-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27952","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Disgusting\u2019: Colorado Dems Condemn \u2018Antisemitic\u2019 Attack on Gubernatorial Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5748177\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5748177\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5748177\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/flyer.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Weiser attack ad\" width=\"885\" height=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5748177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot via X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>New campaign literature boosting the highly controversial Republican candidate for governor of Colorado, <strong>Victor Marx<\/strong>, raised eyebrows on Tuesday and drew accusations of anti-Semitism from critics.<\/p>\n<p>A flyer made by a Colorado county official showed Democratic Party nominee <strong>Phil Weiser<\/strong> with horns under the title, \u201cThe Next Threat to Colorado.\u201d The flyer also called Weiser, who is Jewish, part of a \u201cradical extreme\u201d that is \u201cdangerous for Colorado.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local Colorado 9News anchor<strong> Kyle Clark<\/strong>, who has covered Marx closely, shared the flyer on social media and added, \u201cDepicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother\u2019s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark reached out to the flyer\u2019s creator and reported, \u201cMontrose County Commissioner and Fmr US Senate GOP primary candidate<strong> Sean Pond<\/strong>, who created the horned image of Phil Weiser circulating in various forms among Colorado Republicans, tells me he was unaware Weiser is Jewish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no reference to Jewish people, no religious message, no dog whistle, and no hidden meaning. Phil Weiser does not receive immunity from political satire because of a personal fact I did not even know,\u201d Pond said to Clark in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado\u2019s Democratic Party also condemned the image, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coloradodems\/status\/2084706098465120309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing on X<\/a>, \u201cThis is disgusting and antisemitic. Victor Marx and every Republican must denounce this now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"bd63c51245f4a7f91ba2a3c51727a24f\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is disgusting and antisemitic.<\/p>\n<p>Victor Marx and every Republican must denounce this now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xKbHGAqpnF\">https:\/\/t.co\/xKbHGAqpnF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colorado Dems <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> (@coloradodems) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/coloradodems\/status\/2084706098465120309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marx has drawn national attention for the wild claims about his past, which include that he killed and disclosed the number of people. Marx runs a ministry in the state that claims to rescue endangered children and Christians from overseas. Clark has previously reported on Marx&#8217;s ministry and previewed some of the reporting by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/demon-hunter-gop-gov-nominee-challenges-dem-opponent-to-debate-but-theres-a-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing<\/a> that it &#8220;pitches his exorcisms as the solution for homosexuality, murder, even low self-esteem. I reviewed 100+ hours of Marx\u2019s sermons and speaking gigs for an in-depth look at the demon hunter who wants to be Colorado\u2019s Governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"34868a79f4454726ad80807c1b325b70\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThere was no reference to Jewish people, no religious message, no dog whistle, and no hidden meaning,\u201d Pond said in a written statement. \u201cPhil Weiser does not receive immunity from political satire because of a personal fact I did not even know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KyleClark\/status\/2084680765313564774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/disgusting-colorado-dems-condemn-antisemitic-attack-on-gubernatorial-candidate\/\">\u2018Disgusting\u2019: Colorado Dems Condemn \u2018Antisemitic\u2019 Attack on Gubernatorial Candidate<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot via X New campaign literature boosting the highly controversial Republican candidate for governor of Colorado, Victor Marx, raised eyebrows on Tuesday and drew accusations of anti-Semitism from critics. 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