Tag: Endorsements
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ENDORSEMENT: Jeff Hurd stands to rejuvenate the Third
Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District needs a congressman from the region, who understands the unique and difficult challenges of rural, working-class life. It does not need a New York currency trader — drowning in out-of-state donations — transplanted to live among Aspen’s glitterati. “The rural parts of our state have been completely left behind,” said Aspen’s…
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote ‘no’ on prop 131, ranked-choice voting
Colorado’s political system symbolizes dysfunction, with a handful of party extremists on the left and right choosing marginal nominees with no appeal to voters who favor moderation. For the vast middle, our system is broken and needs to be fixed. Ranked-choice voting, alas, is not the answer. Proposition 131 asks voters to create a system…
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote against 300, ‘yes’ on 2D
The most important measures on the Colorado Springs ballot will determine the future of our city. Should Colorado Springs A. continue its trajectory as Colorado’s best city for families, businesses, athletes, higher education and military operations; or B. transition to a second-rate Denver with commercial pot stores lining our streets. Those who choose “A” must…
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ENDORSEMENT: YES on Amendment 80; secure Coloradans’ right to school choice
Colorado’s innovative charter schools have been raising the bar for public education in our state — and setting the pace nationwide — for over three decades. They also have been winning parents’ hearts and minds along the way. The wildly popular charter school movement now serves some 137,000 K-12 public school students at 268 public…
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ENDORSEMENT: Keep suspects at bay, make convicts pay — YES on I & 128
As abundant data makes clear, Colorado’s terribly misguided “decarceration” policies — i.e., letting dangerous criminals freely walk the streets — have been accompanied by soaring crime. In a landmark report last year, the Common Sense Institute found that from 2010 to 2022, the state’s crime rate increased by 32% while the number of inmates in…
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ENDORSEMENT: Keep suspects at bay, make convicts pay — YES on I & 128
As abundant data makes clear, Colorado’s terribly misguided “decarceration” policies — i.e., letting dangerous criminals freely walk the streets — have been accompanied by soaring crime. In a landmark report last year, the Common Sense Institute found that from 2010 to 2022, the state’s crime rate increased by 32% while the number of inmates in…
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ENDORSEMENT: YES on H — hold Colorado’s judges accountable
It took a scandal — exposed by The Gazette’s investigative reporting — to alert the public several years ago to the need for reform in Colorado’s judiciary. As news coverage peeled back the layers of secrecy that have enshrouded the state’s courts, it became clear how little scrutiny Colorado’s judges face compared with officialdom in…
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote ‘Back the Blue’ to curb crime in Colorado
The die-hards of the anti-cop, “justice reform” movement on Colorado’s political fringe would have you believe our state was overpoliced. But try telling that to the general public. The mere thought of it would be laughable to rank-and-file Coloradans, who have weathered an epic crime wave the past few years. Overpoliced? “If only!” they’d likely…
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Progressive stalwart Lisa Calderón endorses Mike Johnston for Denver mayor
Former mayoral candidate Lisa Calderón on Tuesday endorsed Mike Johnston for Denver’s top political post. Calderón , who came in third in the April 4 elections, highlighted Johnston’s more progressive ideals, though she stopped short of calling him one. Indeed, the endorsement came with some scrutiny. She criticized what she described as Johnston’s refusal to undo the…





