Mitt Romney

Five things I already miss about election year 2012

Now that most of the dust has settled from November's election, President Barack Obama is finally dropping the presidential hammer -- "I got yer fiscal cliff right 'ere, mother*ckers!" -- and Mitt Romney has retired from politics into the private sector, working as a busboy at the Salt Lake City Mar ... More >>

Mitt Romney poll showed him winning Colorado by 2.5 points Sunday before election

Denver blog posts have never been very good at math. Colorado Pols notes that internal polls showed Mitt Romney winning Colorado two days before the election. Blindside! Coyote Gulch: Storm water needs in the Colorado Springs area could reach $1 billion. Denver Frank shows how to kill a mustache. ... More >>

Mitt Romney and his Colorado advisers biggest losers of 2012 election, says Colorado Pols

Denver blog posts make hay. Colorado Pols' list of the 2012 election cycle's biggest losers is topped by Mitt Romney and his Colorado advisers -- with Frank McNulty coming in second. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein previews the Nuggets v. the Jazz. The Redheaded Slut: Maybe I'm a service submissi ... More >>

Photos: Mitt Romney loss prompts anger, heartbreak at Colorado Republican watch party

Sell the house. Lay off employees. Shut down the business. Prepare for the children to move back home. These are some of the stories of gloom, doom and dread that Mitt Romney supporters at Denver's official GOP watch party shared as news broke -- rather suddenly, and before they even knew Colorado ... More >>

Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe gives thanks election is over, now on to Thanksgiving!

There were sighs of relief across the country when the polls closed yesterday (followed, in some quarters, by cries of anguish). But nowhere were the sighs more heartfelt than at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe, which had landed in the center of the storm after word went out that the family-run restaurant ... More >>

Colorado Dems celebrate Obama victory Gangnam style at downtown watch party

It was after 10 p.m. that a woman wearing a blue dress and a donkey mask came up to us and put her snout, through which her eyes were visible, up against our face -- so we were peering at each other through a tunnel of plastic hot with her breath. "Our ovaries are safe for four more fuckin' years!" ... More >>

Joe Biden in Arvada: Mitt Romney's a liar, doesn't believe in average Americans

Obama supporters in Colorado have had fourteen opportunities this year to see the president in the flesh, but very few chances to catch Vice President Joe Biden, who is famous for sometimes saying strange and impolitic things. But this weekend, Biden appeared before hundreds in Arvada, delivering a ... More >>

Obama in Boulder: "They're counting on you not voting -- that's their entire strategy"

America knows Barack. That was part of the president's message last night in Boulder, where he told thousands of supporters, "Sometimes...it's hard to know who to trust. But here's the thing: After four years as president, you know me by now." In Colorado, that second part is especially true: This ... More >>

Michael Brown, ex-FEMA head, has advice, criticism for Obama about Hurricane Sandy

Colorado is not facing any danger from Hurricane Sandy, but the effects of the storm can still be felt here, with the Obama and Romney camps canceling scheduled rallies. Today, we decided to check in with a local expert on natural disasters who also has a perspective on potential political ramificat ... More >>

Obama bests Romney for second time -- but was Mitt's Denver win the only one that matters?

Most observers believe that Barack Obama won last night's third and final presidential debate, giving him his second win in a row over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. But much of the post-debate analysis suggested that this victory won't matter much in the cosmic scheme of things. The theory: Romney ... More >>

Gary Johnson wants to "shout from the rooftops" that Colorado can change the world

Election day is rapidly approaching and it couldn't be clearer in Colorado where residents are bombarded with nonstop ads and weekly traffic jams due to Obama and Romney rallies. But those two aren't the only presidential candidates showing the state some love. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian pick, st ... More >>

Videos: Obama cites Aurora theater shooting in second debate with Romney

Earlier this month, families of Aurora theater shooting victims urged Jim Lehrer, moderator of the presidential debate in Denver, to raise the issue of gun policy in quizzing President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Lehrer didn't do so -- but last night, in the season' ... More >>

Mitt Romney has an invitation to family meal at Rosa Linda's

If Mitt Romney comes back to Colorado before election day on November 6 -- and he will, since this state is still in play -- he has an invitation for a "family meal" with the Aguirres at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe. But if he accepts this invitation, he can leave the cameras, and the campaign, at th ... More >>

If Mitt Romney won't tell you about these tax loopholes, we will

Thanks to their no-thanks, Rosa Linda's business is booming

See also: Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe becomes a campaign hate stop after Mitt Romney turn-down

Saturday Night Live's post-debate MSNBC satire almost as funny as the real thing

Denver blog posts add up. At People's Press Collective, the Intermittent Blogger shares SNL's hilarious evisceration of MSNBC's Denver debate coverage. Colorado Pols: A University of Denver poll shows Obama still leading Romney in Colorado, but not by as much as earlier. Colorado Peak Politics: W ... More >>

Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe becomes a campaign hate stop after Mitt Romney turn-down

In the crazed build-up to the presidential debate, I stopped by one of my favorite neighborhood spots for food and fellowship: Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe. Turns out, I missed the news right under my nose. Back at the office, we were reporting that Mitt Romney had lunched at Chipotle -- but at one po ... More >>

Reader: Aguirre family at Rosa Linda's are true Americans

An artist who lived in northwest Denver clued me in to the little storefront burrito joint that had just opened in his neighborhood in northwest Denver, a spot decades away from being tagged with the nickname "LoHi" or labeled a "hippest hipster neighborhood" by Forbes. I've been eating at Rosa Lind ... More >>

Debate 2012: Romney and Obama attack, Jim Lehrer loses control -- the media room view

President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney squared off inside the University of Denver's Magness Arena last night, once again bringing the national spotlight to the Mile High City -- as the two candidates discussed the economy and the role of government in a surprisingly un ... More >>

Debate 2012: Stephanie Cutter, Obama's deputy campaign manager, on debate and Colorado

Inside the University of Denver's giant press filing room -- where reporters in town for the presidential debate are already typing away -- we had a chance to sit down with Stephanie Cutter, President Barack Obama's deputy campaign manager. We asked her about the latest attacks on the president as w ... More >>

Denver debate Mitt Romney's last chance?

Denver blog posts are counting down the days. Colorado Pols on the "emerging consensus" that if Mitt Romney doesn't make up ground at Wednesday's DU debate, he never will. The Intermittent Blogger shares Colorado unemployment numbers. This Lively Earth's Priscilla Stuckey shares The Nervous Break ... More >>

Video: Stephen Barton, Aurora theater shooting victim, stars in gun-control ad

Stephen Barton, 22, never thought his future would include gun-policy work. A recent graduate of Syracuse University, Barton was planning on moving to Russia to teach English on a Fulbright Scholarship this September. That all changed when he was shot in the face on July 20 in the Aurora theater mas ... More >>

Photos: Mitt Romney says our rights come from God in Jeffco speech

After a week of particularly difficult headlines, and nearly two months since his last rally here, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney returned to Colorado last night, delivering a stump speech focusing on the economy and President Barack Obama's record -- and not on the recent controversies ... More >>

Photos: Ten Mitt Romney rally-goers on whether he still has a chance to win

Since Mother Jones shared a video of Mitt Romney saying that 47 percent of the country believe they are victims, national news outlets have covered the fallout and gloom in the campaign, with a steady stream of negative headlines. On the heels of what some have called a particularly bad week for R ... More >>

Dick Morris says Obama won't win because his supporters aren't going to vote

Mitt Romney is not attracting much Latino support, and his outlook is even bleaker when it comes to black voters in Colorado and across the country. But a lot of folks like these who would vote for President Obama probably won't bother to show up. The result? A Romney win. This is the logic of Dic ... More >>

Mitt Romney v. bad lip-reading: "I made a small chimp smoke cardboard cinammon"

Denver blog posts have growth potential. Denver Frank shares a bad lip-reading video that finds Mitt Romney saying stuff like, "Marijuana is great, call the whippit badger." Denver Egotist introduces us to The jakshop. At Colorado Education News, teacher Vanessa Lugo-Acevedo writes: I love you to ... More >>

Dick Wadhams, Colorado's former GOP boss, on state's swing status

As the Democratic National Convention gets under way in Charlotte today, it's impossible not to recall Denver's time in the spotlight as the host of the 2008 DNC -- and contemplate its role as a key swing state in this campaign. Dick Wadhams was the chair of the Colorado Republican Party in 2008, w ... More >>

Photo: Rich Black Mormons for Obama

There were plenty of signs on display at today's appearance by President Barack Obama at CU-Boulder's Norlin Quad, and we'll be featuring more of them in future coverage. But we couldn't wait to share the funniest of the bunch. Hope Mitt Romney wasn't counting on the Rich Black Mormon vote to put hi ... More >>

Red or blue, all eyes are on Colorado this election

Judge Judy: Mitt Romney camp also buying ads on show targeted by Obama forces

Editor's note: This election cycle,Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information about how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. Seems that Jude Judy has bipartisan appeal in Denver. After reporting last week that Barack Obama's campaign is pouring money ... More >>

Paul Ryan private Denver fundraiser, Lakewood rally more proof of swing state status

Further underscoring the importance of Colorado as a key swing state in the presidential election, Paul Ryan, the newly named Republican vice presidential candidate, is holding events in metro Denver tonight and tomorrow -- just two days after Mitt Romney announced his running mate. Ryan began his ... More >>

Gun control ad in Denver pressures Obama and Romney to take a stand

The same day Barack Obama made several campaign stops in Colorado, a national gun control group launched an advertisement in Denver calling on both the president and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney to put forth a plan to curb gun violence across the country. The spot, which references t ... More >>

Peyton Manning is NFL's highest paid player: That's how he afforded that new house!

Denver blog posts make a difference. Predominantly Orange's Kim Constantinesco: Peyton Manning is the NFL's highest paid player. Did he pay for his new mansion in cash? Colorado Pols wonders: How bad are Mitt Romney's tax returns? Who Said You Said's Joshua Sharf feels an attempt to embarrass the ... More >>

Pro-Romney group launches major Colorado ad blitz attacking Obama

Correction: A previous version of this post referred to Crossroads GPS as a super PAC, when Crossroads GPS is in fact a nonprofit group that is a sister organization to American Crossroads, a Republican super PAC. They didn't waste any time. Just hours after the latest unemployment statistics came o ... More >>

Super PAC backing Obama pouring more money into Denver TV ads than Romney's

Editor's note: This election cycle, Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information on how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. In Denver, the Obama campaign is spending a lot more money on TV ads than is Romney's. After digging through more public record ... More >>

Mitt Romney cutting into Barack Obama's lead in Colorado?

Denver blog posts fever: Catch it! Colorado Pols on a survey showing Mitt Romney gaining on Barack Obama in these parts. Denver Egotist on Denver Water's latest less-is-more campaign, which makes a simple request. Free Range Longmont's Doyle L. Myers tries to set history straight.

Colorado GOP criticizes Obama's immigration policy, promotes "permanent solution"

Over the weekend, while reporting at the launch of Mitt Romney's Colorado campaign headquarters, we asked some of the state's GOP officials in attendance, what they thought of President Barack Obama's new policy about deportations and undocumented youth. Unsurprisingly, they're not pleased.

Coal's future so bleak even energy execs starting to admit it

About 40 percent of the nation's electrical grid depends on coal for fuel. But facing increasing state and federal regulations that are shutting down many coal plants, a battery of pesky scientists moaning about climate change, increasing competition from ever-cheaper natural gas and renewables, and ... More >>

Politico dubs Colorado "the Boulder State" in new Obama/Romney poll

Denver blog posts remember Memorial Day...or at least most of it. In a story about Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by four points in a new poll of Coloradans, Colorado Pols notes, Politico references "the Boulder State." Colorado Springs is going to be pissed. At Mile High Mamas, Danya Copeland t ... More >>

Ken Salazar gets lots of gas for rising gas prices

There must be days when Ken Salazar wished he'd stayed in the U.S. Senate, rather than joining the Obama administration as Secretary of the Interior. There must be entire months like that. March, for example, when Mitt Romney called for Salazar to be fired.

Diana DeGette gives Mitt Romney an earful about pledge to get rid of Planned Parenthood

Denver blog posts are made of all-natural ingredients. Colorado Pols shares Diana DeGette's response to Mitt Romney's negative comments about Planned Parenthood. No, they can't be considered an endorsement. Mile High Mamas' Catherine considers the "kid blender." No, it's not a horrific new kitchen ... More >>

Mitt Romney's win in Iowa could threaten immigrants, say Colorado Democrats

Rick Palacio​Colorado's Democratic leaders are worried that last night's win for Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucus could spell trouble for immigrants in Colorado. "Folks, it takes an alarming event to bring the likes of us together to weigh in on the Republican nomination," Colorado Democratic P ... More >>

Didn't catch the Tea Party Debate? Here it is, in 75 seconds of mind-numbing glory

Uh, no apologies.​Monday night, the eight Republican Presidential candidates threw down on the CNN-hosted Tea Party Express debate, and one thing was clear: The country is poor, the current approach to healthcare isn't working and Rick Perry is disliked. By everyone else in his party. But we w ... More >>

Mitt Romney in Colorado: His fan club includes Bill Owens, John Suthers, Bob Beauprez

Mitt Romney.​Denver blog post collection one for the week. Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgaard on Mitt Romney love in Colorado. Fans include Bill Owens, John Suthers, Bob Beauprez, Wayne Allard, Hank Brown and more, more, more! Elephant Journal's Julie (JC) Peters: Why lying broken in a pi ... More >>

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The Skinny on Fat Tuesday

Saints Preserve Us

Why is Mitt Romney such an ingrate toward Mexicans?