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America’s First “Goth Baddie” For Congress: Kelley Dennison Is A Gen-Z Republican Running To Flip Colorado’s 2nd District – Ask Dr. Drew – Ep 646
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- Jul 22, 2026
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Summary
Kelley Dennison, the 27-year-old Republican nominee for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, has been dubbed “America’s First Goth Baddie” — and she’s aiming to flip a seat that’s voted Democrat for more than 50 years. A tattooed, Gen-Z massage therapist raised by “JFK Democrats”, Dennison says the principles she grew up on “don’t pay my bills” and calls herself the Republican Party’s “tactical nuke option” for winning over unaffiliated voters. She joins Dr. Drew live to talk affordability, her Colorado-first platform, and why she hopes to inspire more of Gen-Z to run for office. Attorney Viva Frei discusses the Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions of Americans and the GOP senator readying a bill of sanctions over what he calls deliberate government mismanagement. William Parker Ph.D. discusses his book “Tylenol and Autism” and the White House hypothesis connecting acetaminophen exposure to autism. Kelley Dennison was dubbed “America’s First Goth Baddie” after running as an unorthodox conservative for Congress in Colorado’s 2nd District. She is a Colorado native, business owner, and activist focused on economic affordability and energy stability. Learn more at https://kelleyforco.com/ David Freiheit, known as Viva Frei, is an attorney and political commentator. He hosts the Viva Frei Show on Rumble and Locals and cohosts Viva & Barnes Live with attorney Robert Barnes, focusing on constitutional law, civil liberties, and current events. Follow at https://x.com/TheVivaFrei William Parker, PhD is the author of “Tylenol and Autism: Evidence, Scientific Blunders, and Medicine Gone Wrong” (available at https://amzn.to/4wPv9Jb) and a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He spent more than 27 years at Duke Unive…