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Introducing AFP Colorado’s “Monkey Wrenching America” Website
By Kelly Sloan AFP Western Slope Coordinator One of the characteristics of an election year, apart from a steady draught of absurdity, is a natural proclivity towards focusing all of our attention on candidates, races, and the attendant drama. And quite properly so;...
T-GRAC: “I Agree” With Obama
Senate President Brandon Shaffer, affectionately known on these pages as T-GRAC, or The Guy Running Against Cory (Gardner), says he agreed with Obama's State of the Union speech last night in a fundraising email he just sent out. We call him T-GRAC because he...
Colorado Nearly On Deck After Newt’s South Carolina Homerun
By Peak News Contributor Dave Diepenbrock South Carolina's primary is history, but its lessons linger. Newt's debate attacks on Obama and the press restored his "cred." South Carolina's big turnout further validated his win. Legitimate...
AIR WARS: Ali-Frazier Had Nothing On Newt Vs. Mitt
The air war in Florida is out of control. In one of the most vicious, and expensive, primaries in the Sunshine State's history, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are tearing each other's faces off in a pair of brutal TV ads. Gingrich's Super PAC, Winning Our...
THE STATE OF PLAY: GOP Presidential Candidates Ready To Descend On The Centennial State
We're less than two weeks away from the Colorado GOP precinct caucuses. Only days ago it looked like Colorado's caucus would be a coronation, now it's undeniably going to be a dog fight. As Colorado GOP Chairman Ryan Call explained to Denver Westword's...
MISGUIDED PRIORITIES: Sal Pace Using Taxpayer Time To Raise Money In DC, Ditching Votes In Denver
UPDATE: Thanks to Bartels for the hat tip: Pace was excused Tuesday and will be gone again today. (A hat tip to Colorado Peak Politics for pointing out Pace was at the speech.)------- Lynn Bartels is on a roll...reporting on Peak scoops. Today, she busts state Rep....
SMACKDOWN: Jared Polis Has His “Assets” Handed to Him By Investigative Reporter Peter Schweizer
We reported yesterday that Boulder Congressman Jared Polis was in trouble due to a damning ethics report on him and the likely entrance of Boulder Republican Eric Weissmann into the CD2 race. In today's Denver Post, Polis used an Op-Ed to respond to the...
ACU COMES TO COLORADO: National Conservative Group To Start Rating Colorado Legislators
The national conservative group, American Conservative Union (ACU), known for its "gold-standard" ratings of Congress is coming to Colorado. Last week the group that owns conservative.org and runs the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)...
CAPITOL CHARACTERS: 8 Twitter Accounts Worth Following
With the legislative session in full swing, and the #COleg Twitter hashtag back in business, we thought it would be a good time to reprise our popular 7 Twitter accounts worth following post. In the last year, some Twitter holdouts have signed up for the short message...
MUSINGS ON MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT: The Red Bike Paul Revere Struggles In Literary World
Dan "The Bikes Are Coming!" Maes, everyone's "favorite" failed former Gubernatorial disaster, is proving his book selling prowess is on par with his fundraising capabilities. In his latest email screed, the Amaesing One admits something that...