Author: Thomas E Cronin

CRONIN & LOEVY | Democratic Party ‘playoffs’ begin with televised debates this week

Jun 24, 2019

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Thomas E Cronin

The NBA and NHL playoffs just ended, and they seemed to go on for weeks and weeks. But the Democratic Party presidential nomination “playoffs” begin Wednesday and Thursday and – brace yourself – will last for nearly a year. The Democratic National Committee is preparing to stage at least six presidential candidate debates this…
Colorado highway politics 101: It’s all about "safe seats" and "swing seats"

Mar 19, 2017

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Thomas E Cronin

By and large, Colorado state senators and state representatives sitting in “safe” Republican seats in the state legislature in Denver are going to have a tough time voting for the just proposed roads and highways bill (HB-1242). A “safe” Republican seat is in a legislative district where the voters always elect the Republican candidate, no…
Insights: Colorado was born 156 years ago today

Feb 28, 2017

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Thomas E Cronin

On this day 156 years ago, the Colorado we know was born in Washington, D.C. Colorado was given its name, had its territory carved out of four other territories, had it boundaries legally determined, and was designated a territory. And all of this happened while the nation was drifting rapidly into Civil War. Congress passed…
Insights: A rough-and-tumble first month for Donald Trump

Feb 21, 2017

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Thomas E Cronin

The first month of Donald Trump’s presidency has been activist, ambitious, and full of adjectives. He is making a difference, as new presidents seek to do, and this is most assuredly a different kind of presidency. Here are a few of his successes. He has nominated, as he said he would, a respected conservative originalist…
Insights: Where’s the ‘Front Range’? In Colorado politics, it’s where the votes are

Jan 24, 2017

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Thomas E Cronin

The words “Front Range” are often used in Colorado, particularly in newspapers, but few in Colorado seem to know exactly what the words mean. When asked about the Front Range, many Coloradans will answer, “The range of mountains that run to the west of Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, etc.” To political leaders and demographers, however,…
Lessons learned: A closer look at how the GOP lost Colorado in 2016

Jan 17, 2017

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Thomas E Cronin

A lackluster performance in three of Colorado strongest Republican counties – including El Paso County (Colorado Springs) – cost Republican Donald Trump Colorado’s nine electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election. The official county votes were certified by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams just prior to the Electoral College meeting that voted Trump into the White House.…
New powers and old problems as 2017 state legislature opens

Jan 12, 2017

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Thomas E Cronin

The Colorado General Assembly, which began its 2017 session Wednesday, is again a divided branch (a Senate with 18 Republicans and 17 Democrats and a House with 37 Democrats and 28 Republicans). Overall, however, the legislature has been somewhat strengthened by a recent constitutional amendment making it more difficult to initiate citizen votes on constitutional amendments. But…

Author: Thomas E Cronin

CRONIN & LOEVY | Democratic Party ‘playoffs’ begin with televised debates this week

Colorado highway politics 101: It’s all about "safe seats" and "swing seats"

Insights: Colorado was born 156 years ago today

Insights: A rough-and-tumble first month for Donald Trump

Insights: Where’s the ‘Front Range’? In Colorado politics, it’s where the votes are

Lessons learned: A closer look at how the GOP lost Colorado in 2016

New powers and old problems as 2017 state legislature opens