Subject: U.S. Senate

• Q&A With Carl Bernstein

  October 11, 2007

• Delegating Denver #21 of 56: Kentucky

  December 10, 2007

• Best 2007 - Minneapolis: Al Franken's Stump Songs

  December 26, 2007

• Delegating Denver #30 of 56: Montana

  February 11, 2008

• Delegating Denver #37 of 56: North Carolina

  March 31, 2008

• Q&A with Mark Udall

  July 3, 2008

• The Curse of Coors

  July 8, 2008

• Upcoming DNC roundtable: lotsa ugly politicians and a smokin' hot celeb

  August 21, 2008

• Upcoming DNC roundtable: lotsa ugly politicians and a smokin' hot celeb

  August 21, 2008

• Did you know Mike Coffman was running for Congress?

  October 6, 2008

• Mr. Stanley, We Presume

  It's ready, fire, aim for the Libertarian candidate for Senate.

  October 17, 2002

• Bob Schaffer’s election hopes are in the bag

  November 4, 2008

• Wake-Up Call: An open Senate seat means more musical chairs

  At parties and openings, all the talk is about who's going to take Ken Salazar's seat in the U.S. Senate -- it's a lot more fun than talking about the economy -- and what spot might then open up. If outgoing Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff gets the nod, there's no game of musical chairs, because he won't leave a vacancy. If Diana DeGette leaves the House for the Senate, there would suddenly be a slot open in the coveted 1st Congressional District, a safe seat for just about any Democrat.

  December 17, 2008

• Wake-Up Call: Building -- and budgeting -- for the future

  The holidays push most action off the public calendar this week. Tonight at 5:30 p.m., Denver City Council will start the process of stuffing someone's stocking with coal: Over the next few weeks, councilmembers will decide whether to grant landmark status to two, '60s-era Hornbein and White buildings on the old University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Unless they come up with a very clever compromise (say, save one, the old daycare center), their decision is bound to piss off S

  December 22, 2008

• Wake-Up Call: Watch the fireworks...over the Senate nomination

  Denver's fireworks display won't officially start until 9 p.m. December 31 (with a repeat performance at midnight), but there have already been plenty of explosive discussions over who, exactly, Governor Bill Ritter should nominate to fill Ken Salazar's soon-to-be-empty Senate seat -- and what coveted slot might then be empty. So far, the most talked-about spots are the first congressional district seat now occupied by Diana DeGette -- which could be vacant if Ritter buys DeGette's argument t

  December 29, 2008

• Colorado goes to the Dog

  The January Esquire features profiles of fifty prominent Americans, one pegged to each state, talking about "What I've Learned." And who did the mag pick to represent celebrity-starved Colorado? An elder statesman like Gary Hart?  (BTW, he's my dark-horse candidate to return to the U.S. Senate.) An old standby like Judy Collins? A newer cultural icon like South Park's Matt Stone or Trey Parker?  None of the above. No, Esquire tapped bounty hunter and deep thinker Dwayne "Dog" Chapman to rep

  December 30, 2008

• DeGette withdraws name from Senate consideration

  Diana DeGette has told Governor Bill Ritter that she's not interested in replacing Ken Salazar in the U.S. Senate. "After serious deliberation and consultation with my family, supporters and colleagues in Congress," she announced today, "I have concluded I can best serve the citizens of the First Congressional District and Colorado from my current leadership positions in the House of Representatives. As a Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, I will pla

  December 30, 2008

• Wrong again! Ritter to announce Senate candidate tomorrow

  I haven't been so wrong about a political pick since I predicted that then-Lieutenant Governor Joe Rogers would lead a crowded pack in the Republican primary for the congressional seat ultimately claimed by Democrat Ed Perlmutter. Governor Bill Ritter just announced that he'll hold a news conference at 2 p.m. tomorrow (and not January 6, as I'd predicted this morning) to announce and introduce his appointee to the U.S. Senate. And that appointee won't be Perlmutter, or Andrew Romanoff, or John

  January 2, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: Batting clean-up before the legislative session

  Now that Michael Bennet has been named to take over for Ken Salazar in the U.S. Senate (no cowboy hat required), Colorado pols can get back to the business of running the state (at least until it's time to start running for whatever seat may be in play in 2010). Today, the Denver Board of Education will start looking for a new superintendent to replace Bennet. Hey, Andrew Romanoff is still looking for a job -- if he hasn't already been tapped to become the next coach of the Broncos. And o

  January 5, 2009

• The dollars and cents of Michael Bennet's Senate appointment

  More envy than pity has accompanied Bill Ritter's appointment of Denver Public Schools' Michael Bennet to fill Ken Salazar's soon-to-be-vacated U.S. Senate seat. But the folks at Face the State have found a reason to feel sorry for the rising political star: He'll be making less money in his new job than in his current one. Although he earns $160,000 per annum in base salary at DPS, assorted extras can push that total above $200,000, Face the State estimates -- well above the Senate pay of just

  January 5, 2009

• Update: No delay in analog-to-digital conversion -- or in problems for some Denver viewers

  Update below: Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of delaying the scheduled February 17 switchover from analog to digital broadcasting. If the House of Representatives follows suit, President Obama will sign the bill into law, pushing back DTV-day until June 12. But such a move will do nothing to assist folks like Michael Tietze, who's at the center of the January 22 Message column "The Digital Conversion Will Leave Some Coloradans in the Dark." Tietze has received analog-TV signals for

  January 28, 2009

• Off Limits

  September 12, 2002

• Off Limits

  October 24, 2002

• Letters to the Editor

  October 24, 2002

• Drunk of the Week

  July 31, 2003

• Best Slip of the Tongue by a Colorado Politician

  March 24, 2005

• Who should replace Salazar in the Senate? Go straight to the Hart.

  December 25, 2008

• First Lady

  Carl Bernstein's new book gets inside Hillary Clinton.

  October 11, 2007

• The Answer Man

  July 5, 2007

• Change Is Good

  Immigration writer Luis Alberto Urrea highlights a Celebration of Democracy.

  July 28, 2005

• Dottie Lamm

  The Better Half

  January 29, 1998

• Power Steering

  Last session legislators gambled on a new program that lobbyists claimed would make Colorado's roads safer. Don't bet on it.

  November 13, 1997

• Give Until It Hurts

  The story of Gale Norton's last-minute return of campaign contributions from Lloyd's of London investors.

  August 1, 1996

• LETTERS

  October 18, 1995

• PEOPLE & PLACES

  June 28, 1995

• A FUND TRIP TO DENVER

  KEY SENATOR PRESSLER STOPS BY TO QUIETLY SCOOP UP CASH FROM LOCAL CABLE MOGULS.

  June 14, 1995

• AGAINST THE WIND

  CONTRARY TO POPULAR OPINION, GALE NORTON'S QUEST FOR THE SENATE WILL BE ANYTHING BUT A BREEZE.

  June 7, 1995

• THE LOVE VOTE

  December 14, 1994

• Monica Owens getting more involved in the family business

  Monica Owens. Press releases yesterday announcing Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck's entry into the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate listed Jack Stansbery, who fronted Republican presidential candidate John McCain's Colorado campaign, as a contact person. However, the person sending out the e-mail may actually have a higher profile: Monica Owens, daughter of former Governor Bill Owens. Monica began grabbing a substantial amount of spotlight time last year. In August, she and her mother, Fra

  April 29, 2009

• Mrs. Bob Schaffer's margarita mix is Coyote Ugly

  May 14, 2009

• Denver Blogs: Are Republicans desperate enough to nominate Bob Beauprez again?

  He's b-a-a-a-a-ck....​Each day about this time, we cruise through the cyber-waters like sharks in search of bloggy chum. If you notice a rich, steaming bucket of news or opinion, scoop it our way. Insiders say Bob Beauprez is running for the U.S. Senate. Be still our beating hearts. (Colorado Pols) The Broncos are slowly building a team. Which is good news, because it's been looking like they were slowly building a catastrophe. (Mile High Report) Some questions for Jared Polis that have

  August 3, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: Republican candidates on parade

  ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Congressional district. U.S. Senate candidates Ken Buck, the DA in Weld County, and Ryan Frazier, Aurora councilman. Even Dan Caplis, a fellow Tancredo roaster, who admitted he's not officially out of t

  August 11, 2009

• Bob Beauprez abandoning candidacy but not spotlight

  Bob Beauprez.​Despite signs earlier this month that Bob Beauprez was itching to take on Michael Bennet in the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate, the former congressman and failed gubernatorial hopeful has decided against taking the plunge. Still, it's clear that the temptation to run was strong. Yesterday afternoon, he filled in for Dan Caplis on KHOW's afternoon-drive show, and while introducing guest commentator Michael Barone, regular host Craig Silverman teasingly identified Beauprez as a

  August 25, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: Romanoff on the range

  ​"What's he doing in the Senate?" "Why, it's an honorary appointment. He's an honorary stooge." Frank Capra's classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was on TCM yesterday afternoon -- just the thing to warm up the set (and the sofa) before Jake Cutler returned to Mile High, particularly given all the buzz that Andrew Romanoff, former Colorado Speaker of the House, might jump into the U.S. Senate race, challenging Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary for the seat that he's held for all o

  August 31, 2009

• Jane Norton for Senate: The next great GOP hope

  Jane Norton.​Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee registered a couple of domain names on behalf of former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton -- and today, Norton's using one of them, JaneNortonForColorado.com. Up-front: A news item that declares, "Jane Norton officially filed the Jane Norton for Colorado campaign committee with the Federal Election Commission. The committee will allow Norton the opportunity to explore a bid for the United States Senate in 2010." A

  September 9, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: Hey, big spender

  ​As she kicked off her campaign as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate yesterday, former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton promised to stand up to the "big spenders in both parties." But big spenders in the Republican Party have certainly stood up for Jane Norton before. In fact, they helped her get her post in Bill Owens's first cabinet as head of the state health department -- after a transition team heavily weighted in favor of the nursing-home lobby forwarded their final picks to

  September 16, 2009

• Jane Norton's introduction not too mavericky

  Earlier this week, ex-Congressman Tom Tancredo said former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton, then on the cusp of formally announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate, wasn't "ready for prime time" and was only running because she'd been urged to do so by Arizona Senator John McCain. Since the last politician McCain anointed was Sarah Palin, I expressed the hope that Norton would give the campaign a much-needed jolt of energy. But in the video above, posted on her JaneNortonForColorado

  September 16, 2009

• ProgressNow Colorado takes aim at Jane Norton

  ProgressNow Colorado's Michael Huttner during a recent Fox News appearance.​How do you know that Jane Norton, who announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate yesterday, is the first Republican in the race feared by Democrats? Because she's already under attack by ProgressNow Colorado, the most effective and aggressive liberal-oriented media strike force in these parts. This week, multiple mailings impugning Norton have gone out under the signature of Michael Huttner, ProgressNow Colorado's

  September 16, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: Ryan Frazier dumps a clunker for a new race

  ​Ryan Frazier is trading in a clunker in favor of a much sleeker vehicle. Six months after the two-term Aurora City Councilman announced that he was running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, he's pulling out of that race and making a fast course correction for the 7th Congressional District instead. The charismatic Frazier will make that announcement this morning at Brighton Ford, the only family-owned auto dealership in Colorado that refused to participate in the federal

  October 15, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: Frazier's congressional run no trial balloon

  ​Ryan Frazier made a smart move, even though his announcement last Thursday that he was switching from a run for the U.S. Senate to go for the 7th Congressional District seat currently occupied by Ed Perlmutter was completely overshadowed by a certain silver balloon. But someone took notice: The Colorado Democratic Party, which quickly sent out a release headlined "Democratic Party States Ryan Frazier Stoops To Blatant Political Opportunism:"

  October 20, 2009