Congressional candidate Joe Coors made headlines back in May, by claiming he is not a beer. But now, a disgruntled tenant who lives in a property the GOP candidate owns is hoping Coors gets attention for something else he says the congressional hopeful isn’t: a good landlord. The tenant claims…
Ninth time’s a charm. President Barack Obama was back in Colorado this morning, marking his ninth visit to the state this year and his third campaign stop here in just three weeks. The crowd of thousands flocking to Golden — and the surrounding traffic jams and street closures — served…
Before a group of Mitt Romney supporters in Centennial earlier this week, Fox News analyst and conservative pundit Dick Morris said Barack Obama won’t be elected because his fans won’t actually vote. Today, before Obama took the stage in Golden, we asked ten supporters what they think of Morris’s comments…
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…
Denver residents gathered today in Civic Center to honor the eleventh anniversary of September 11, 2001. This year’s “Colorado Remembers” event featured Governor John Hickenlooper, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, Hall of Famer John Elway, members of the U.S. Armed Forces and FDNY’s rescue fire truck for…
Barack Obama will be speaking in Golden Thursday, marking the umpteenth recent visit to Colorado by a presidential candidate or surrogate. And he’ll be back again on October 3, when he’s scheduled to face Mitt Romney in 2012’s first presidential debate — at the University of Denver, which is already…
Last Tuesday, Scott Gessler held a press conference to announce an $850,000 voter registration campaign — the largest in the state’s history. He said he hoped the effort would disprove some of his critics’ accusations that Gessler, a Republican, has been trying to intimidate voters. But days later, he sent…
As we reported earlier this week, the presidential campaigns and supporting super PACs have already spent a whopping total of $25.7 million on advertisements in Colorado. That number is going to continue to skyrocket in this key swing state — and experts expect spending to reach $1.1 billion across the…
The “election from hell.” A “COLOSSAL problem.” A “stunning level of incompetence.” These are all phrases used to describe a primary race in Teller and Douglas counties that was allegedly so disastrous that one of the candidates, in a new lawsuit, is arguing that the election should be voided. First…
Where’s Mike Coffman? That’s the question raised by a new site called Wheresmikecoffman.com, which accuses the reelection-seeking Republican congressman of being unresponsive to voters. In response, Coffman’s spokesman says the politician has been available at all kinds of public events — and denounces the group behind the site for “dirty…
After last week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa, Mitt Romney has taken a break from the campaign trail to focus on debate preparation. But that doesn’t mean he’s ignoring the key swing state of Colorado. Yesterday, the campaign brought Craig Romney, the candidate’s youngest son, to Lakewood for an event…
On the heels of an initiative designed to weed out immigrants who may be illegally registered to vote in the November election, Colorado Secretary of Scott Gessler has launched a campaign aimed at increasing voter registration in the state. The $850,000 effort unveiled yesterday is not, however, a direct response…
Last night, a number of folks with Colorado ties spoke at the Democratic National Convention, including Representative Jared Polis and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. But the one to arguably get the most attention was Colorado’s Maria Ciano, who conservative media outlets like this one have dubbed a “fake…
Denver allows camping for shoppers but not for homeless people with nowhere to go. At least that was last week’s message from Occupy Denver during protests about allowing Sports Authority shoppers to camp out for bargains months after the city began enforcing its urban camping ban, which prohibits the homeless…
As part of this week’s feature “Purple Haze,” we take a dive into the millions of dollars used for advertising in Colorado by the presidential campaigns and a handful of very wealthy super PACs. Based on the latest numbers, more than $25 million has been spent in this battleground state…
Barack Obama’s appearance in Boulder on Sunday brought out Rich Black Mormons (one of them, anyway) and thousands of others — a fascinatingly varied swath of humanity willing to swelter in the heat for hours for a chance to stand on CU-Boulder’s Norlin Quad, site of the annual 4/20 celebration,…
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…
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Scott Gessler asked nearly 4,000 registered voters to prove that they are citizens as part of an effort, he said, to prevent fraud. The results are now in and one in eight voters who showed a non-citizen document to the Division of Motor Vehicles…
In this week’s feature, “Purple Haze,” we outline how the close fight for Colorado’s nine electoral votes could determine the next president of the United States. And a key part of that battle, nationally and in Colorado, involves the women’s vote. Here’s more from our interview with state GOP Chairman…
After months without a place to legally camp outside following passage of the city’s controversial urban camping ban, Occupy Denver members have finally found a place to bed down where the police can’t really bother them: outside Sports Authority. With the company snagging a special permit for its big Sniagrab…
Colorado is a key swing state in the upcoming presidential election, with polls suggesting a toss-up between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. And no wonder, since Colorado is a purple state, with nearly equal numbers of Democrats, Republicans and independents. Still, parts of Colorado are definitely Democratic blue or Republican…
The announcement that President Barack Obama will be speaking at CU-Boulder’s Norlin Quad on Sunday marks the first time this particular campus spot has made headlines since April — when the news was very different. Note that Norlin Quad is the site of CU’s annual 4/20 event — or it…
