{"id":5372,"date":"2026-07-09T23:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5372"},"modified":"2026-07-09T23:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:05:47","slug":"victor-marx-a-self-described-high-risk-humanitarian-will-win-gop-nomination-for-colorado-governor-cnn-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5372","title":{"rendered":"Victor Marx, a self-described \u2018high-risk humanitarian,\u2019 will win GOP nomination for Colorado governor, CNN projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            Marine veteran Victor Marx, whose wild claims \u2013 including saying he was forced to kill a man at age 7 \u2013 have drawn widespread attention and significant skepticism, will win the Republican nomination for governor in Colorado, CNN\u2019s Decision Desk projects.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5370\">5 big questions in the battle for the Senate after Graham Platner drops his bid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Marx, a ministry leader and martial arts enthusiast with a devoted social media following, prevailed over two more experienced rivals, state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer and state Rep. Scott Bottoms, both of whom have said they wouldn\u2019t endorse him if he\u2019s the party\u2019s nominee.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            He faces difficult odds, however, in the general election to succeed outgoing Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in a state that has not elected a Republican governor in more than two decades. Marx will face Democrat Phil Weiser, the state\u2019s attorney general, in November.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            At his election night party on June 30, Marx described his campaign as \u201cnothing shy of beyond incredible,\u201d saying he had taken on Democrats and Republicans alike who brought up questions about his life story.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThis is a battle of good and evil. This isn\u2019t so much parties anymore,\u201d Marx told the crowd. \u201cThis is about Coloradans who care and want common sense, less government, stop the spending, get crime under control, let law enforcement do their job, make our state affordable, get people out of the addiction cycle. All these things that matter, that\u2019s what we\u2019ve talked about from the beginning. Our opponents have simply attacked me the entire time.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            A self-described \u201chigh-risk humanitarian\u201d who leads an anti-human trafficking nonprofit and a practitioner of \u201cCajun Karate,\u201d Marx\u2019s colorful personality resonated with grassroots conservatives, powering him past skeptics who raised questions about his claims, which range from rescuing abuse victims to ordering an airstrike targeting ISIS.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In an interview with local news outlet 9News in May, Marx insisted he was telling the truth but often declined to provide details, such as how he allegedly ordered the airstrike.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            When asked if that man he claimed to have been forced to kill as a child is the only person he has killed, Marx paused before responding: \u201cWell, I would say, as a child, yes.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cBut I\u2019ve been in other situations where, you know, possibly, people or persons died as a result of me defending myself and other countries,\u201d he added. Pressed if he thought he had killed people as an adult, Marx asked, \u201cDoes it matter?\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            He also faced scrutiny over a claim on his campaign website that said \u201chis teams have served over 45,000 women and children, many rescued from captivity and given a second chance at life,\u201d which was later removed. Marx suggested that the line could have come from an independent contractor when the website was first built.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            When pressed about how many women and children he has saved, Marx said there is \u201cno need to\u201d give the number out, pointing to \u201csecurity reasons.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5368\">Republican Sen. Grassley probing FBI Director Patel\u2019s travel and spending<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI would say it\u2019s more than one and less than a bunch,\u201d Marx quipped.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Marx has also said he has performed hundreds of prayers to \u201cset people free\u201d from \u201cdemonic oppression,\u201d which he argues is different from exorcisms. He told 9News that he doesn\u2019t charge for the service, which he conducts in person and over the phone.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            When asked if he\u2019ll continue to perform these acts if elected governor, Marx said, \u201cI would never stop praying for people.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Last month, at the lone debate he attended, Marx faced a pile-on from his GOP opponents.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Bottoms, an evangelical pastor elected to the state legislature in 2022, doubled down on his previous comments calling Marx a con man, saying, \u201cI also said he was corrupt and I also said he lies and he lied to me personally quite a few times, and so I stand by that. I can\u2019t put somebody like that anymore than I can put a Democrat into the governor\u2019s seat.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Leaning into hardline conservative issues, Bottoms focused his campaign on the state\u2019s rural residents, parental rights and culture war debates, and limiting the size and scope of government. But he\u2019s faced scrutiny of his own in the race, as he repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that state lawmakers are participating in a child sex trafficking ring.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Kirkmeyer, a veteran of Colorado GOP politics who previously served as a Weld County commissioner and was seen as the more traditional candidate in the race, also cast Marx as a \u201cfraud.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe makes up these tall tales, these tall stories, and I just don\u2019t believe them,\u201d she said. Directly addressing him, she added, \u201cI can\u2019t trust you. You\u2019re unfit. You\u2019re unqualified.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            When pressed by moderator Kyle Clark of 9News about how voters could trust he was telling the truth, Marx said, \u201cI can\u2019t help it if I\u2019ve had an extraordinary life,\u201d and argued that thousands of people could testify to his claims.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Amid a chorus of criticism, however, Marx was able to separate himself from his rivals to his advantage, gradually overtaking Kirkmeyer\u2019s early lead as votes continued to be tallied.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cListen, it ain\u2019t over,\u201d Marx said to cheers and appreciative laughter on election night as he told supporters they would have to wait to see who won. \u201cAnd if you know our life story, this is our normal.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5366\">Trump now claims Iran has already been denuclearized. 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