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…
How do Colorado’s working poor feel about Obama and Romney? Today’s London Guardian seeks an answer. Reporter Gary Younge spoke to people at a Fort Collins food bank like Mark Weaver, an ex-human resources manager and chair of Loveland’s Chamber of Commerce. “It was very humiliating,” he says of going…
Scott Gessler is not only making it harder for people to vote, he’s using public funds to help support the Republican Party. At least that’s the charge of Colorado Ethics Watch, an advocacy group that is accusing the Secretary of State of spending public dollars to fund trips to political…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler has gotten a lot of attention for his effort to weed out illegal voters and frequent clashes with voter rights advocacy groups that complain he is devoting too much time to a wild goose chase. Here, we take you behind the scenes at Gessler’s office,…
Update: Yesterday, we reported that a total of fourteen people were removed from Colorado voting rolls following an extensive effort by Secretary of State Scott Gessler to potentially illegal voters; see our original post in its entirety below. Since sharing these results, we checked with Gessler’s office to find out…
In August, Secretary of State Scott Gessler ran the names of 1,416 individuals through a federal database in hopes of weeding out illegal immigrant voters. Months later, a total of fourteens voters have been removed from voting rolls in Colorado. But the story doesn’t end there. As it turns out,…
In the final weeks of the election, one thing is clear: A very small margin of voters will ultimately determine the victor in Colorado, which has become one of the most important battleground states in the country. That was part of the message from First Lady Michelle Obama, who rallied…
Colorado residents are no stranger to negative political campaigning. But even amid the onslaught of accusatory ads, one state House race boasts a back-and-forth battle that stands out, with one candidate being accused of having been arrested for selling cocaine paraphernalia — 27 years ago. Rick Enstrom, the challenger in…
Politicians — they’re just like the rest of us! But sometimes, when they eat food, it has a bit more significance than just, you know, lunch. Such was the case with Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s noon stop yesterday at the 16th Street Mall’s Taste of the Philippines food truck…
