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TEAM OF MASCOTS: Vanity Fair Paddles “Former DNR Chief” Ken Salazar
The July edition of Vanity Fair has a not-so-flattering portrayal of President Obama's Cabinet under an even less flattering headline (Team of Mascots, a belittling play on Doris Kearns Goodwin's Lincoln bio "Team of Rivals"). In it, VF mocks...
TAX HIKES YIKES: Isn’t This a Health Care Law?
Below is a chart on the sneaky tax hikes woven into Obamacare that will crush American middle class families and small businesses. The information was compiled by Americans for Tax Reform, which promises to provide a full analysis of the tax implications...
OBAMACARE LIVES, ABOUND DIES: Obama Social Engineering Goes 1 For 2 On The Day
On the day that Obamacare was upheld by the Supreme Court, Colorado's Abound Solar announced it is closing and filing for bankruptcy after receiving a $400 million taxpayer-backed loan from Obama's Energy Department. While the High Court may have allowed one...
DEAN OF THE DELEGATION: DeGette has a title fetish
The Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels and Curtis Hubbard spent the weekend poking fun at Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) for anointing herself the “Dean of the Delegation”. We’ll admit, we laughed. But, Hubbard forgot one of DeGette's most...
CHICKEN OR EGG: Eight Charts Comparing Primary Fundraising to Votes
Everyone always complains about money in politics, but how much influence does it have? Is fundraising indicative of the popularity of the candidate or does it really make or break elections? Below are eight charts looking at the relationship between...
Heroes and Villains
$300,050 to $65,975. That's Colorado broadcast TV spending by the Obama SuperPAC Priorities USA Action and by the SuperPAC supporting Romney (my calculation from Westword's report for the period 4/30 to 6/25). That's five to one odds that may explain why...
LARIMER COUNTY GOP: A Primary Force To Be Reckoned With
One of the major lessons of last night's primary was the enduring strength of the Larimer County GOP, or rather the enduring strength of Larimer conservatives to swing primary elections. Just as Ken Buck's massive Larimer margin of victory (63%-36%) helped...
EL PASO PRIMARY: The Fierce And The Conservative Prevail
Conservative voters in El Paso County and surrounding counties provided a mixed verdict to the state's Republican power structure in tonight's GOP primary, re-electing an incumbent Congressman and the State House's Majority Leader, even as they chose a...
LIVE ELECTION RESULTS: Results For The Top Contested Primaries
Statewide CU Regent -- Matt Arnold (38.7%) vs. Dr. Brian Davidson (61.2%) (99% reporting)Congressional CD2 -- Sen. Kevin Lundberg (53.3%) vs. Eric Weissmann (46.6%) (100% reporting)CD5 -- Congressman Doug Lamborn (61.7%) vs. Robert Blaha (38.3%) (100% reporting)...
VISUALIZED: 6 Charts Comparing 2012 Primary Turnout To 2004-2010
Turnout in this year's primary has been pretty low, which was expected for an election with no marquee statewide races that is being held on the third Tuesday in November. Compared to 2010's historically high turnout, 2012 is lackluster, though not as low as...