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Republicans across the country are doing some hard thinking about the future of their party after four years of Donald Trumpâs presidency came to an end, but not before a violent attempted takeover of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. In El Paso County, which had one of the biggest voter shifts in the state away from Trump when comparing the 2016 and 2020 elections, longtime Republicans are now dealing with an attempt by political activist group FEC United to commandeer the party. The divisions within the local GOP â between the relatively moderate voices of career Republicans and those willing to embrace the angry far-right â have come to a head in recent weeks. Many party members, some of whom were hesitant to speak on the record, are concerned about the growing influence of Douglas County-based FEC United, and its controversial founder Joe Oltmann, on local politics. Since its inception, FEC United (the FEC stands for faith, education and commerce, the thr ....
According to documents obtained by the Indy, the El Paso County Republicans will be using United American Defense Force (UADF), the armed wing of conservative political group FEC United, as security for its Feb. 6 Central Committee Meeting. During the Central Committee Meeting, county and district leaders will be elected by Republican Party members. According to a document provided to the Indy titled, âUPDATED Tentative - Agenda Saturday, February 6, 2021,â the sergeant-at-arms for the meeting is listed as âUADF Security.â Vickie Tonkins, chairwoman of the El Paso County Republicans, said via email when asked about UADFâs involvement, âWe will have security at the meeting as we always do and that includes Police.â ....