Barack Obama’s supporters think he’s a remarkable man. But if what Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper revealed on Meet the Press yesterday is true, he’s even more astonishing than even his biggest fans believed. Why? Because as you can see in the video below, Hick said the U.S. economy had been…
It’s the final countdown to Election Day and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, is looking toward the finish line. At a campaign stop at an Obama field office in Lakewood last night, the Second Lady pushed the reelection of the Obama-Biden team as the right choice for…
In the final weeks of the campaign, as we reported earlier today, Secretary of State Scott Gessler has continued his controversial anti-fraud campaign by tracking down individuals he believes are illegally registered to vote, because they are immigrants. Gessler sent them letters to 300 people asking them to verify their…
Though Colorado residents have already begun voting, Secretary of State Scott Gessler says it’s not too late for officials across the state to work together to try and remove potential non-citizens from the voter rolls. Two days after early voting began, he announced that a new round of checks has…
While Secretary of State Scott Gessler continues to face backlash for his efforts to remove potentially illegal voters from the rolls, his communications team last week was also forced to respond to more serious allegations — that the Republican official misused public dollars for his private, political travels. But despite…
With election day less than two weeks away, Colorado is continuing to get a lot of love from both presidential campaigns, and for good reason: The state is divided. This fact was evidenced yesterday by a massive City Park rally for the president less than 24 hours after Mitt Romney…
Since President Barack Obama struggled in his Denver debate against Mitt Romney, some have questioned whether his improved performances in the second two debates can undo the damage. Today, a day after Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan rallied at Red Rocks, Obama is making a stop at City Park in…
Standing in front of around 10,000 supporters at by far his most extravagant Colorado rally of the presisdential race, Mitt Romney last night took in the breathtaking sight of Red Rocks Amphitheatre filled with cheering swing-state voters who want him to be the next president. “Wow, that’s a Colorado welcome,…
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has paid lots of attention to Colorado this campaign season — note a segment about the state being the key to an Obama victory and her efforts to make Mike Coffman a national laughingstock after his birther comments earlier this year. Her local target last night? Secretary…
Tonight, Mitt Romney is scheduled to headline Red Rocks, joined by vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan and Kid Rock (really). But while most observers feel Romney lost last night’s third and final presidential debate, his performance apparently concerned a number of folks on Twitter enough to inspire death threats sent…
Out of 32 assistant chiefs currently working in the Denver Fire Department, one is black, four are Hispanic and there are no females. Of 62 captains below them, six are black, and three of those are eligible to retire in coming years. The consequence of these numbers according to some…
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’s decisive…
Today is the first day that voters can cast their ballots in person as part of early voting in Colorado — and the state’s top Democratic officials set an example by voting in front of a bunch of cameras in Denver. The photo op underscores how important the ground game…
Even though Mayor Michael Hancock says he likes to give people the benefit of the doubt, he believes Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s actions echo a concerted nationwide effort to suppress votes. The mayor weighed in on this topic last week, and while he declined to directly slam Gessler, he…
The streets of downtown Denver hosted two big events on Saturday night: the third annual March for a World Without Police and the seventh Denver Zombie Crawl. But there were times when the two spectacles seemed to combine into one — an unfortunate turn according to some Zombie Crawlers, who…
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, stopped here Friday…
Asked about the Denver Civil Service Commission’s reinstatement of two police officers fired for a billy-clubbing and macing incident at the Denver Diner, Mayor Michael Hancock says it’s time to re-evaluate the commission’s disciplinary hearings process. His comments only add to pressure on the commission, which Denver’s City Attorney slammed…
The Colorado GOP last month cut ties with a controversial voter-registration firm accused of fraud. But Nathan Sproul, the consultant behind the firm, Strategic Allied Consulting, has since popped up elsewhere, continuing voter canvassing work across the country. And in Colorado, some Craigslist advertisements suggest that Sproul, or a company…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler has a Republican agenda and is trying to prevent Latinos and new citizens from voting on election day. At least that’s the charge from a group of left-leaning advocacy organizations working to get Hispanic voters to the polls in Colorado. Gessler’s office, however, is pushing…
In September, Regan Benson, a Mitt Romney supporter, sent us footage of her dramatic scuffle with Jefferson County deputies as she was trying to leave a late-night presidential rally. She claims she was unfairly handcuffed and detained and has lingering physical pains a month later. That’s part of the reason…
Congressional candidate Joe Coors may be spending big on advertisements this election season — but so are the allies of his opponent, who are pouring money into the race at very high rates, dominating independent spending across the state. Outside groups have spent a whopping total of $1,728,848.66 on efforts…
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’s second debate…
