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NO O: Obama Returns To Colorado Discredited, Rejected
Today, President Barack Obama returns to Denver, Colorado, the scene of the stage where a young, eloquent and optimistic U.S. Senator from the Land of Lincoln accepted a nomination to be the leader of this great nation. Today, more than three years since his grand...
COFFMAN VS PERLMUTTER: Aurora Mayoral Endorsements Reshape Race
In an Aurora mayoral race that polling and fundraising shows is ostensibly a two-way race between Republican former City Councilman Steve Hogan and Republican City Councilman Ryan Frazier, a spate of recent endorsements has reshaped the race. As Lynn Bartels noted,...
SUCKS TO BE STABENOW: Wadhams Headed To Michigan To Take On Incumbent Democrat Senator
Lynn Bartels reported over the weekend on news that former Colorado GOP Chairman Dick Wadhams was hired as Campaign Manager for Michigan US Senate Candidate Clark Durant. Durant is headed for a primary battle against the establishment-backed former Congressman Pete...
GENERAL ELECTION BATTLEGROUND NOW PRIMARY BATTLEGROUND: GOP Moves Up Precinct Caucuses
Ryan Call is proving to be a polished, business-like leader of the Colorado GOP. With little fanfare, and no controversy, Call convinced the Central Committee of the GOP to move Colorado into the cross-hairs of the hotly contested GOP Presidential contest. We...
ED BOARDS BEWARE: Rollie Heath Will Say Anything To Earn Support Of Prop 103
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel editorial board got hoodwinked by state Senator Rollie Heath (D-Boulder). That is to say they let Rollie Heath convince them to support the $3 Billion tax hike known as Prop 103 using figures that Rollie Heath supplied about the...
SHOCKING HONESTY: Union Boss Exposes Real Reason Teamster Local 17 Not Supporting Paid Sick Leave
In a moment of shocking honesty, a leader in Denver's Teamster Local 17 revealed the real reason his union is not supporting the mandatory paid sick leave ballot initiative on the Denver ballot this upcoming fall. The honest truth: it would remove the reason for...
A COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE JOBS ACT
One is tempted to conclude that Mr. Obama's proposals, at least partially unveiled over the past couple of weeks, are less an economic strategy than an expression of the baser instincts inherent among the left. They certainly do not seem to be designed to create many...
DEM FLEES COMPETITIVE RACE: Rep. Deb Gardner (D-Longmont) Announces She Won’t Seek Re-Election
In the first sign that Colorado Democrats realize 2012 will not be a banner year for their party, and there will be no Obama coattails to ride, a state Representative from Longmont is announcing rather than seek re-election in a competitive district she will seek the...
PERRY’S FLORIDA FLUB: Late Campaign Entrance Has Its Downsides
Last night's debate in Orlando was a tough night for GOP Presidential primary front-runner Rick Perry. In what many influential observers are saying was a damaging performance for Perry, the narrative coming out of last night is that Perry's late entrance onto...
OBAMA DRAGGING DOWN DEMS: House Democrat Says Obama “Will Hurt Us” By Being On Ticket
The past couple months have been absolutely devastating to Obama's re-election prospects, with him hitting all-time lows in approval rating in virtually every poll published in the last month. Governor Hickenlooper has been honest about Obama's poor prospects...