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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Gazette Praises Herpin’s First Session
Democrats have long assumed the Senate seat formerly held by John Morse would be theirs once again when a more normal electorate voted. But, based on how well Sen. Bernie Herpin performed in his first session, Democrats may not have a shot at the seat until Herpin is...
FAILURE TO LEAD: Hickenlooper’s Reputation Is Growing
Much like the President is usually the de facto leader of his party, normally, a Governor should be the de facto leader of his State Party. To that effect, Rep. Jared Polis pulls out a million-dollar cream pie and slams it in Gov. John Hickenlooper’s face. Normally,...
HEY LADIES: Are You Ready For Some Pandering?
According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, Sen. Mark Udall announced today that he is establishing a “women empowerment group.” Because obviously women need the help of an old white guy to feel empowered. As the Gazette notes, Udall’s campaign launched this new group...
ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE: Why Fracking Bans Just Hit Their High Water Mark
Fractivists shouldn’t kid themselves, Eli Stokols' report for KDVR signals the high-water point of their fracking-ban movement. It is all downhill for them from here. Eco-extremists, Lefties, and fractivists (usually, all found in the same person) were quick to wet...
NOT A VAGRANT: BuzzFeed Goes Too Far in Calling Littwin a Vagrant
Despite disagreeing with the premise, the BuzzFeed/Udall thing was sort of clever yesterday. But, today, BuzzFeed has jumped the shark in its post titled: This Is the Weirdest New Thing in Modern Politics. The listicle is complaining about a so-called new (it's not...
HARDLY NONPARTISAN: Center for Western Priorities Part of Tangled Web of Leftist Orgs
Yesterday, Will Holden at KDVR covered a report by the Center for Western Priorities and called the organization "nonpartisan". We just wanted to correct the record. CWP is not actually nonpartisan, and has ties to our favorite villain, Michael Bloomberg. CWP tells...
OPEN FOR BUSINESS?: A Business Competitiveness Ranking Doesn’t Even Have Colorado Listed
When Site Selection Magazine put out last week its top ten rankings for 2013 most competitive states based off of state economic development success, Colorado was nowhere to be found. What should be even more disheartening to supposed business-friendly Governor John...
MARK UDALL: Maybe Better at Buzzfeed Than Governing
Vulnerable incumbent Sen. Mark Udall has taken to “campaigning in GIFs and clichés,” as Fox 31 political reporter Eli Stokols put it. He is referring to the list Udall created for Buzzfeed: “14 Ways Getting Stuff Done In Congress Is Like Climbing A 14er.” We’ll...
TAGGED: Romney Endorses Beauprez
With Colorado Republican Candidates keeping their focus on knocking off liberal governor John Hickenlooper in November, and not attacking each other right now, the GOP primary will be decided by which candidate can make the best argument that they are in the best...
PeakFeed: Gardner Vs. Udall on Keystone
Liberal Senator Mark Udall may have avoided a damning vote this past week, when the Keystone XL pipeline amendment was shelved along with the rest of a popular energy bill, but that doesn’t mean his reticence on the issue won’t be a factor when he is voted out of...