Governor John Hickenlooper joined the Obama campaign yesterday to rally voters to support the president. In addition to expressing his worries about a possible Mitt Romney presidency, the governor told us he is also concerned that another Republican official, Secretary of State Scott Gessler, may be intimidating some Colorado residents…
Most of the talk after last week’s presidential debate in Denver was about how Mitt Romney had won according to most viewers. But another far more important topic was bubbling under the service: Did Ann Romney forgo the Temple garments she presumably wears as a member of the Mormon faith?…
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…
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…
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…
On Twitter after last night’s presidential debate at the University of Denver, comedian Mark Agee wrote, “So everyone agrees Romney lied, and everyone agrees Romney won. Interesting country we have.” Such sentiments were common among celebrities on the Twittersphere — including comic Patton Oswalt, who ripped President Obama a new…
You knew Mitt Romney had won the presidential debate at the University of Denver last night when MSNBC commentators Chris Matthews and Ed Schultz — pundits whose progressive tilt isn’t exactly a secret — seemed so mad they were practically spitting the second the ninety-minute face-off was over. It was…
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…
In the build-up to tonight’s presidential debate in Colorado, the folks at National Public Radio have been focusing on Fort Collins. The final part of the series, which aired today, focuses on energy policy…and also brewskis, since a significant portion of the segment features New Belgium Brewery’s efforts to combine…
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…
Last night, the Mitt Romney campaign got a lot of bounce from announcing the endorsement of John Elway — and having Elway introduce Romney at a Wings Over the Rockies rally. In truth, though, Elway’s declaration of support is about as surprising as Tim Tebow taking a knee after scoring…
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…
On Wednesday, the University of Denver will host this election’s first presidential debate — and the first of its kind in Denver. DU has been getting ready for its close-up for months, and the stakes are high for both the school and the candidates. If the night is a success,…
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…
Claudia Folska’s resume is impressive. In college, she started a nonprofit. After graduate school, she biked from Pakistan to China. This past spring, she earned a dual doctorate from the University of Colorado. And best of all, she once groped Arnold Schwarzenegger — a feat she jokes that she could…
