{"id":495,"date":"2025-12-31T13:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuntsintrucks.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/joe-oltmann-for-colorado-governor-please-spare-us-another-republican-candidate-obsessed-with-chemtrails-and-tina-peters-opinion\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:25:04","slug":"joe-oltmann-for-colorado-governor-please-spare-us-another-republican-candidate-obsessed-with-chemtrails-and-tina-peters-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuntsintrucks.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/joe-oltmann-for-colorado-governor-please-spare-us-another-republican-candidate-obsessed-with-chemtrails-and-tina-peters-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Oltmann for Colorado governor? Please, spare us another Republican candidate obsessed with chemtrails and Tina Peters (Opinion)"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s another clown for the car. Podcaster and election conspiracy theorist Joe Oltmann<\/a> has joined the growing list of Republican candidates for governor. Like other unserious candidates, his presence further diminishes the state GOP at a time when the party is most needed.<\/p>\n

In his rambling, hour-long online announcement, Oltmann railed against mail-in ballots, taxes, tolls, gun laws, and medical companies concealing a cure for cancer. He promised to free former county clerk and convicted felon Tina Peters, close off primaries to unaffiliated voters, and represent the state\u2019s \u201chave-nots.\u201d Oltmann is the only candidate thus far to address chem trails.<\/p>\n

Among election delusion peddlers, Oltmann has distinguished himself by calling for violence and defaming innocent people. Recently, he called Gov. Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser, District Attorney Dan Rubinstein, Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and Judge Matthew Barrett a \u201csynagogue of Satan Jews\u201d who robbed Tina Peters of her life and dignity while hiding a \u201ccompany of demons\u201d in plain sight. These \u201ctraitors\u201d should hang, said he.<\/p>\n

I know I\u2019m being pedantic but \u201cSatan synagogue\u201d should be \u201csatanic synagogue,\u201d since the noun should be modified by an adjective, not another noun. At least in the aforementioned social media post, Oltmann used the correct conjugation of the verb \u201cto hang.\u201d In the past, he has insisted \u201cthey be hung\u201d which isn\u2019t the same thing, not by a long shot.<\/p>\n

Oltmann\u2019s Twitter bio claims he lives in San Antonio, Texas. Surely there\u2019s a newly gerrymandered district there calling his name. A homeowner’s association board would be the best fit. Nothing takes care of weeds and yard kitsch like the threat of execution.<\/p>\n

Oltmann joins a crowded field of 20 candidates. Of the few candidates with actual legislative experience, only State Rep. Scott Bottoms, is a fellow election denier. In addition to pleading for Peters, Bottoms has accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation of instigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Conspiracy theory credentials might give Bottoms and Oltmann an edge among precinct caucus attendees, but debunked theories are unlikely to sway primary voters. Mainstream Republicans and right-leaning unaffiliated voters will gravitate to candidates with experience and scruples.<\/p>\n

Among the dozen also-ran candidates who decided to skip serving in local office for a chance to be on camera, Oltmann stands out as the only one currently being sued for defamation. Oltmann\u2019s specious claims against Eric Coomer, a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems, cost Coomer more than Oltmann can ever repay — his reputation, health, and safety.<\/p>\n