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MEDIC: Add Two More Democrats to the Triage List (Fewer Resources for Udall)
PeakNation™, we rarely feel the need to venture beyond the borders of Colorado (who doesn’t like snow days in April?), but nothing happens in a vacuum and two recent stories from other states will affect liberal Senator Mark Udall’s race here in Colorado. First, this...
FRACKING FRACAS: Gardner Calls on Udall to Disavow Fracking Bans, OFA Protests Gardner’s Office
On the same day that U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner called on liberal U.S. Senator Mark Udall to disavow fracking ban initiatives across the state, the Organizing for America (formerly Obama for America) crew unleashed a wimper of enviro "protesters" at Gardner's office. ...
CONGRATS: Denver in the Final Six to Host the Republican National Convention
And then there were six. Earlier today, the Republican National Committee named Denver one of six finalists for the 2016 Republican National Convention. Along with Denver, the RNC named Cincinatti, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, and Las Vegas. KDVR summed up the...
JUST SAY NO: Why Reporters Need to Stop Covering Faux Protests
Can we all just agree the tired tactic of holding AstroTurf protests about [fill-in-the-blank topic] outside of [fill-in-the-blank Republican Congressional office] is worn out and ineffective? Yes, Liberals, we know you’re trying to get a news story out of it. There...
STATE OF PLAY: Checking-in on Former Congresswoman Betsy Markey’s Fall From Grace
Question: Polling aside, what is a good way to tell whether or not you’re losing when running for public office? Answer: When you spend the entirety of your stump speech whacking away at your opponent, and he doesn’t even feel the need to mention you when he’s on...
KING’S TRIUMPH: A Victory for King Is a Victory for Colorado
How good it must have felt for state Senator Steve King as he read through the report on a proposed wildfire fleet for Colorado last Friday. After more than a year of being ridiculed, mocked, and belittled by the Hickenlooper administration, who made King’s proposal...
HICK’S FOLLY: Hickenlooper Looks to Spend $90M Accomplishing Something El Paso County Already Did
Reducing wait times at the Department of Motor Vehicles from 60 minutes to 15 minutes is the sort of kooky, goofy thing Governor John Hickenlooper would love to run on. It’s popular politics. Everyone has the experience of going to the DMV and waiting… and waiting…...
TO LUDDITE OR NOT TO LUDDITE: Democrats Wrestle with uberX and Lyft No-Brainer
uberX and Lyft have become mainstays for the younger crowd as they try to get around Denver. With their cheaper fares and use of mobile apps that make it an easier convenience to hail a ride, the companies are a no-brainer for anyone tech-savvy enough to operate a...
NON-VIABLE: Colorado Health Exchange Misses Self-Sustainability Mark
According to the Colorado Health Exchange's own internal documents, the point at which Connect for Health Colorado would be viable, as of yesterday, was 136,300. That was a midline projection. Today, The Denver Post reported that the exchange had enrolled a paltry...
DRAFTING ERRORS: Investigator’s Report Available Only to Gov’s Counsel
In a "blink and you'd miss it" moment during yesterday's oral arguments on an ethics complaint against liberal Governor John Hickenlooper, it was revealed that the Governor's legal counsel has seen two drafts of the report that will be published by the investigator. ...