Colorado voters — and even small children — were exposed to a seemingly absurd amount of political advertising this year in a battleground state that wound up not being a key to President Barack Obama’s victory. Perhaps that is why residents overwhelmingly passed the state’s other measure on the ballot,…
After generating months of headlines and backlash from voter rights’ groups, Secretary of State Gessler’s anti-fraud initiative resulted in 44 individuals being removed from the voter rolls in the state. But Gessler, in an election day interview, told us he wishes he could’ve done more and that it’s likely fraudulent…
Up until the final days of this year’s presidential race, pundits on both sides of the aisle agreed that Colorado remained a toss-up, and a key battleground for both candidates. In the end, however, the state, like virtually every close race in the country, ended up going to Obama, and…
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…
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…
Mike Coffman has been declared the winner in the race for the 6th District, with Joe Miklosi, his Democratic rival (update), waiting until past 1 a.m. to concede; see his statement below. This loss demonstrates once again the power of the incumbency even in the case of what seemed to…
This afternoon, we stopped by the office of Secretary of State Scott Gessler to get a status report on the elections, and he tells us they are going well — and much better than some other swing states. He also dismissed news that he’s facing both criminal and ethics investigations…
Some Arapahoe County voters who wanted to cast their ballots today had to wait in a long line for several hours at one vote center — prompting some of Colorado’s top politicians to visit the site and assess the problem. At CentrePoint Plaza in Aurora, voters said they had to…
Election day is finally here — and with it comes the news that Secretary of State Scott Gessler, Colorado’s chief election officer, is facing both criminal and ethics investigations. Last month, a watchdog group accused Gessler of misusing state funds for his personal travels, and now it appears that both…
Many, many people are watching the polls today to make sure there’s no funny business. And if there’s any doubt about the Denver Elections Division, here’s proof the staff is on high alert: Division personnel had to assure a poll worker that a young lady wearing an MIT sweatshirt was…
At last it’s election day, and the end of a very long nightmare — by which I mean being inundated by the campaign, which has focused more than ever before on Colorado. As proof, peruse the following collection of random Colorado-centric items touting the candidates. What are the tackiest? We…
Throughout Colorado today, hundreds of poll watchers will be monitoring activity to ensure that there is no law-breaking or fraud. But they won’t be the only volunteers at election sites. Hundreds more will also be dispatched throughout the state with the central mission of protecting voter’s rights. And part of…
In a race that remains very much a toss-up mere hours before election day, both sides can agree that a very small margin of voters will decide whether Colorado goes red or blue tomorrow. It is for that reason that some Republican Party officials in the state say they’re particularly…
Since August, Secretary of State Scott Gessler has been working with the federal government to try and identify voters illegally registered in Colorado in an effort to prevent voter fraud on election day. As of last Friday, 44 voters have been removed. His critics argue that the data he’s using…
At the end of a busy day that included stops in four different states, Barack Obama touched down in Colorado late last night for his final pre-election rally in this key swing state, where he pushed the message of “real change” — just one day after Mitt Romney used the…
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 lengthy, zinger-filled…
On the eve of the election, we decided to juxtapose positive Barack Obama memes with ones boosting Mitt Romney. But there was a problem: Pro-Romney memes are tougher to find than a Mensa candidate on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. So instead, the President will be facing off against…himself, via…
On Saturday morning, Vice President Joe Biden told a crowd in Arvada that a vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for a candidate who doesn’t have confidence in average Americans. But after taking the stage at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre that night, Romney told thousands that a vote for him…
In the final days before the November 6 election, two of the more controversial organizations working to prevent fraud and help enforce laws are spreading misinformation that could lead to voter intimidation throughout the state. That’s the charge of Common Cause, an organization that’s issued warnings about True the Vote…
The Republican National Committee has sent a letter to six states, including Colorado, warning of “voting machine errors” that could cause a vote intended for Mitt Romney to go to Barack Obama. But according to several Colorado election officials, there’s no reason to be concerned — and they don’t believe…
Data released today from the Secretary of State’s office shows that in Colorado’s early voting period, more Republicans have cast ballots than Democrats. The GOP says there’s no getting around the numbers — the facts show they will take Colorado. But Obama’s surrogates here have a different spin: The state…
In Colorado, there is a roughly even split between Democrats and Republicans registered to vote this election — but based on a report sent out this morning, 38,059 more Republicans than Democrats have cast ballots so far in early voting, which ends today. Yesterday, at Obama’s Boulder rally, we asked…
