GOP hardball in Colorado Statehouse has Dems vowing to get tough -- and organized -- next year

It’s a shame, Colorado Republican lawmakers are saying this week, that Democrats have been so unwilling to work across the aisle this legislative session.

Had the Democratic majority in both chambers welcomed more input, worked harder to build consensus on key issues, the GOP says, there’d be no need to obstruct or delay.

But they didn’t do that work and so obstruction is necessary, says GOP Sen. Bob Rankin of Carbondale. He’s typically one of the more moderate members of his caucus, but as the session’s end nears — it’s set to wrap at midnight Friday — Republicans are engaged in a coordinated, all-hands-on-deck effort to stall into oblivion as many Democratic bills as possible.

“I hope that we’d exercise every power we can,” Rankin says. “We’re fighting back. We’re willing to stay here all night long.”

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