The Obama campaign is hauling surrogates all over the Denver metro area today as part of a bus tour to champion the president — a week after he struggled at the University of Denver in the first debate against Mitt Romney. At one stop, Governor John Hickenlooper told supporters that…
Just days before Colorado’s voter registration deadline passes, news has leaked that a former employee of a controversial firm hired by the GOP to do voter registration is under investigation by the 18th Judicial District DA’s office. The firm, Strategic Allied Consulting, is the same one that hired a young…
In this week’s Westword cover story, “It’s a Mall World After All,” we recognize the 30th anniversary of the 16th Street Mall by visiting some of the most important sites and looking back on its history in the heart of downtown Denver. As part of this effort, we took a…
While reporters at the University of Denver debate weren’t actually in the main room where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battled, part of the fun of being on site is the rapid-fire media tweeting. Given that the debate set Twitter records — and inspired multiple spoof accounts — we thought…
Brad Evans, founder of the Denver Cruisers, sent us this photo last night of 1-25 shut down to cars — which didn’t stop him and some cyclists from using the highway. He wrote to us, “Who says we can’t live without interstate transportation? Within 20 minutes this photo had 600…
Last night’s presidential debate was a long time in the making for both the city and the University of Denver, and proponents of both sides are still weighing the results of the candidates’ coal-loving, Big Bird-cutting, anniversary-celebrating round-about on domestic policy. Here, we take you inside the chaos on and…
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 unstructured first presidential…
As we opened our laptop to file our first story from the University of Denver today, we realized we were missing a key ingredient: wireless. And that led us to a discover that, despite all the awesome swag given out at the presidential debate, reporting (comfortably and wirelessly) comes with…
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…
As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama prepare to attack each other head-on at the first presidential debate tonight, a group of Libertarians in Colorado — and others dissatisfied with the two-party system — are attacking the Commission on Presidential Debates for excluding third parties. A local Libertarian candidate for state…
Flanked by three of her eighteen grandchildren, Ann Romney told a crowd of supporters yesterday afternoon in Littleton that her husband is a compassionate man who doesn’t fail. Her rally for Mitt on the eve of the high-stakes presidential debate in Denver shed light on the significance of Colorado in…
Anyone who doubts the presidential debate in Denver today is a big friggin’ deal should take a dive inside the swag bag the University of Denver is giving to media covering the event. Upon close inspection — i.e. giddy dumping of contents on the floor — we found all sorts…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler likes to say that it should be easy to vote and tough to cheat, but his critics argue that he is a lot more focused on the latter — especially when it comes to voters who aren’t Republican. While Gessler has tried to disprove those…
In their first group message focused on gun policy, family members of those who died in the Aurora theater shooting have come together to urge presidential debate moderator Jim Lehrer to press Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on the topic of firearms violence when the candidates face off in Denver…
Candidates for Congress fielded questions for hours this morning at a forum in Thorton where six politicians debated the economy and job creation, taxes, energy policy and unsurprisingly, health care — launching a jam-packed week of political events in Colorado…
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…
Thousands of homeless individuals in Denver came out to the Colorado Convention Center this week seeking services as part of an event called Project Homeless Connect. It’s an effort by the city to actively reach out to those in need — and one that comes after a summer of intense…
Now who’s hiding from voters! That’s part of the message from campaigners for Representative Mike Coffman, who is criticizing challenger Joe Miklosi for not attending a congressional debate on Monday. The attack comes after opponents’ accusations that Coffman is unavailable to constituents. But Miklosi’s team says he never planned on…
After his friend and aide was accused of sexual harassment, Mayor Michael Hancock sacked him without launching an investigation into the allegations. That’s the main argument of Wayne McDonald, who plans to sue the city months after being ousted. But those aren’t the only accusations made by McDonald’s attorney. She…
Critics of Secretary of State Scott Gessler argue that he spends more time intimidating and suppressing voters than he does registering them. Though Gessler has always denied those claims, he admitted yesterday that nearly 800 voters who legally registered may not have been put into the system due to a…
In June, Mayor Michael Hancock fired his aide and close friend Wayne McDonald amid “serious allegations of misconduct” — which became a major distraction at a press conference on the city’s structural budget gap. Now, McDonald intends to sue the city and has filed a complaint with the city’s Board…
Don’t be a salmon, don’t be a ninja, stop at red lights and carry a noisy bell. These are some of the messages behind a new bike safety campaign for the weekly Denver Cruiser Ride — one encouraging cyclists to ride with traffic and use lights. As Cruisers founder Brad…
