But that item was soon retracted via a tweet claiming that the paper had gotten the wrong information. From the source herself?
A since-deleted item from The Spot, the Post's politics and policy blog, was headlined, "Linda Alvarado announces she is running for Denver mayor." Writer Jeremy Meyer began the piece like so:
Denver businesswoman Linda Alvarado announced today that she is entering the race for Denver mayor, joining a field of 13 others.Alvarado, owner of Alvarado Construction, told The Denver Post's Penny Parker today that she is entering the race. The city clerk's office has received no paperwork from Alvarado's campaign.
Touting the piece was this tweet from The Spot's feed:
The Spot: Linda Alvarado announces she is running for Denver mayor http://dpo.st/hvLuk5
If you've clicked the link above, you've already discovered that it prompts an error message that begins, "Oops! We Messed Up." And indeed, shortly thereafter, Meyer tweeted the following:
Correction. Denver businesswoman Linda Alvarado is NOT running for mayor. We were given the wrong information.
And then there was this from The Spot's feed:
The Spot: Linda Alvarado announces she is not running for Denver mayor http://dpo.st/dIi6B4
Yes, the link immediately above still works. It connects to a Meyer piece in which Alvarado is quoted as telling Parker, "Because of current business commitments, I will not be running. I have been inundated by people. I have been contemplating this for several months... Essentially, I want to thank the people who backed me. I am humbled and honored for their support."
In the end, Alvarado's announcement that she isn't running for mayor didn't make the Post's print edition -- probably because there are so many people who are. No wonder the Post got confused.
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