Author: Alec Hanna

Alec Hanna The Colorado Democratic Party unveiled a new grassroots initiative called the 546 Project. Named after the number of votes Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert won her seat by, the goal of the project is precisely that, turn those voters and flip that seat. In an email to their supporters, the Democrats laid out an…

Alec Hanna In recent years, we have seen candidates be successful by seemingly breaking traditional rules – the past two presidents come to the top of my mind. After their successes, far too many candidates try to emulate the perceived “new tactics” without the same results at the ballot box. Some have chalked up Yemi Mobolade’s…

Alec Hanna In 2014, I was offered and accepted a position on the campaign of a Wisconsin state representative who was running for Congress. The state representative, Duey Stroebel, was one of four candidates in the Republican primary. The other candidates included Tom Denow, a political novice and instructor at one of the local technical…

Alec Hanna Republicans often talk about how college students are indoctrinated by liberal faculty who have taken over educational institutions. The merits of this argument can be discussed at another time, but Republicans here in Colorado have seemingly given up entirely on college students. Like many other political operatives, I got my start in politics…