Independence Institute Training Coloradans Who "Lean Right" to Infiltrate Local Politics
The Independence Institute wants right-leaning Colorado citizens to quit yelling and complaining.
Instead, the libertarian think tank aimed at enhancing "personal and economic freedom" is calling for action — specifically, for more people to get involved in local politics.
Kathleen Chandler, manager for the institute's Coalition and Future Leaders Program, has been running the Local Government Project, which teaches nationally minded Coloradans about government at the local level and how to infiltrate it.
While the Independence Institute is a non-partisan organization, the people who attend Chandler's classes typically "lean right," she says. But the curriculum takes a page straight from the Democrats' playbook.