Tag: Democratic Party
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Denver among top 5 finalist cities for 2028 DNC
Denver is among the five cities that could host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Committee announced Monday. Along with Denver, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston and Chicago have advanced in the application process to host the next DNC, which is set to take place Aug. 7-10, 2028. “I’m thrilled the Democratic National Committee is…
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Poll: Denver voters divided on city’s direction, say taxes are too high
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than a third of Denver voters say taxes are “way too high,” according to a poll released shortly after Mayor Mike Johnston and his allies unveiled a plan to increase sales taxes. The poll from the Colorado Polling Institute said 29% regard taxes as…
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Opposition to Proposition HH was widespread through Colorado | Cronin and Loevy
Proposition HH, which would have lowered property taxes statewide and spent TABOR tax refund money on public K-12 education, went down to a major defeat at the hands of Colorado voters a few weeks ago. Supported by a Democratic governor and unanimously adopted by all the Democrats in the state Senate and House, the omnibus…
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Kelly Brough nets 4 more endorsements two weeks ahead of election day
Kelly Brough secured four endorsements from several Democratic leaders with just under two weeks to go before Denver’s runoff election day. She faces former state Sen. Mike Johnston to become Denver’s next mayor after Michael Hancock’s three terms in the office. Howard Chou, former 1st vice chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, Patricia Shaver, former…
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Colorado GOP calls on Tina Peters to suspend primary campaign for secretary of state in wake of felony indictments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Republican Party’s statewide officers on Wednesday called on Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to suspend her campaign for secretary of state while under indictment on multiple felony charges related to allegations the Grand Junction Republican tampered with voting equipment. In an extraordinary joint…
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Colorado Supreme Court should stop gerrymandering of legislature | Cronin & Loevy
Colorado voters do not seem to be aware of what has happened to them. The Colorado state legislature redistricting committee has adopted redistricting plans that appear to guarantee Democratic Party majorities in both houses of the state legislature for the entire upcoming decade of the 2020s. It will not matter if the state’s voters start…
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Omnibus bill could make it harder for opponents to oust elected officials in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The third attempted recall of Gov. Jared Polis in as many years is expected to begin later this spring, and it could be the last of its kind — an omnibus election bill pending in the General Assembly promises to reshape how Coloradans remove an…
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A tribute to the progressive power of Ian Silverii | Lynn Bartels
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ian Silverii, the wise-cracking, fast-talking political genius who ran the state’s largest leftie organization for the past five years, is moving on, which should come as a relief as Colorado’s ragtag Republicans attempt to get…
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‘A mix of emotions’: Election ignites hopes, fears and pressures in first-time presidential voters | VOICES OF THE YOUNG VOTERS
Rachel Hutchins stayed awake into the early hours of Nov. 9, 2016, watching as Republican Donald Trump claimed Electoral College victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Hutchins, a self-described “capital ‘D’ Democrat,” had been a student at a boarding school in Indiana at the time. She was 16. “In 2016, there was a sense of helplessness,”…