ELECTION 2020 | Test out the different electoral college scenarios with this interactive map
The Washington Examiner’s interactive map is designed so you can experiment with different strategies that get either President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden to the magic number of 270 electoral votes.
Find a link to the map here.
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Marianne Goodl
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Updated 3 months ago
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Kaelan Deese
kaelan_deese@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
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Colorado Springs man sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Zachary Dupont
zachary_dupont@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
A Colorado Springs man was sentenced to 33 months in prison last week after being found guilty of several charges relating from his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to a press release sent by the Justice...
Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis censured by Colorado courts for lying about 2020 election
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
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Former Mesa County elections manager takes deal, will testify against Tina Peters
Marianne Goodland
marianne_goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Former Mesa County Elections Manager Sandra Brown pleaded guilty Wednesday to two charges related to an election equipment tampering case in Mesa County and has agreed to testify against her former boss, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters. Brown...
Ideological divide in full display as Ganahl presses Polis in third debate
Luige Del Puerto
luige.delpuerto+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
The philosophical chasm between Gov. Jared Polis, who seeks reelection, and Heidi Ganahl, the Republican challenger, was in full view on Sunday night, as the two candidates clashed over crime, energy and taxation in an hour-long debate that could help...
LIVE UPDATES: Polis, Ganahl debate a day before Colorado voters get early ballots
Luige Del Puerto
luige.delpuerto+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
The philosophical divide between Gov. Jared Polis, who seeks reelection, and Heidi Ganahl, the Republican challenger, is expected to come into full view tonight, when the two candidates debate their ideas and proposals on crime, energy and taxation, among other...
Colorado’s Griswold, other Democratic secretaries of state endorse bill to protect election workers
Marianne Goodland
marianne_goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado’s Jena Griswold, along with more than a dozen Democratic secretaries of state, penned a letter supporting federal legislation designed to protect election workers. U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper this month introduced the Election Protection Worker Act, which...
Bennet, Hickenlooper team up on legislation aiming to protect election workers
Marianne Goodland
marianne_goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a team of Democratic lawmakers in sponsoring legislation to address threats made against election workers. The bill arises from several efforts: A year ago, the U.S. Justice Department, responding to a rising...
El Paso’s voting machines pass accuracy test, contradicting Tina Peters’ claim of high error rate
HUGH JOHNSON
hugh_johnson@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 months ago
El Paso County election officials began tabulating tens of thousands of ballots over the weekend after the voting machines passed an accuracy test, contradicting claims of a high error rate by Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, who, along with three...
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