Anil Mathai, chairman of the Republican Party in Colorado's 8th Congressional District, demanded new leadership at the state level. During a Wednesday rally outside the Colorado Republican Party headquarters, speakers pushed for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to head the party despite her indictment for alleged election tampering. "We are gathered here today to give a declaration of war," the first speaker said. Mathai took the microphone and accused his party of not acting based on conservative ideology. "We have a Republican Party that is full of whores!" he exclaimed.