2016 general election
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‘Moving forward’ proclamation focuses on diversity
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Denver’s history as a welcoming city, “inclusive of people of all races, colors, creeds, and national origin” was reinforced in a proclamation unanimously approved by City Council Monday, Nov. 21, nearly two weeks after the divisive general election and its aftermath of protests and reports of racial and ethnic intimidation and vandalism nationwide. Entitled “Standing…
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Letter: How to participate in elections like an adult
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Editor: Over the course of my adult life, I have had the privilege to vote in eight presidential elections. In four of those contests, my candidate won, and in four the opposite happened. Sometimes I expected to vote for a winner and was disheartened when the result was contrary and other times I was pleasantly…
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Noonan: Big data misses the mark and messes with policy
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Most polls and big data analysts missed the target election night. After at least a year and a half of taking the country’s presidential preference temperature and analyzing voter behavior using complicated algorithms and finger crossing and concluding that Hillary Clinton would win, Donald Trump took the night. “If ‘big data’ is not that useful…
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Final Denver and Colorado election results released
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More women voted in the Nov. 8 general election in Colorado than men, and Republicans outnumbered Democrats and unaffiliated voters, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. In its last daily ballot return update until the results are finalized on Dec. 8, the office explained that although ballots were due to county clerks’ offices by…
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Webb: Looking back on Election 2016
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As we begin to digest the 2016 election results, let me begin with our successes. First, I want to congratulate Denver voters on our 80 percent turnout, which is outstanding. I also want to congratulate Emmy Ruiz for running a great campaign in Colorado for Hillary Clinton. She helped make Colorado blue and bring Hillary…
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Trump transition continues, may revisit Trump Country during victory tour
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Donald Trump may take a victory tour to states that elected him president, an aide said Saturday, as boisterous protests unfolded outside the tower where he holed up with members of his transition team and fielded calls congratulating him. While he’s announced one decision – putting Vice President-elect Mike Pence in charge of the transition…
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House GOP leadership chosen, Rankin nearly quits JBC
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Saying he wanted signs of support from his Republican colleagues before he agreed to continue serving on the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, that’s what state Rep. Bob Rankin of Carbondale received during a party leadership caucus at the state Capitol Thursday, Nov. 10. Rankin, who has been the House GOP member on the JBC for…
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Denver ballot measures head toward finish line
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It may be possible to consume marijuana in certain approved locations in Denver in the near future, after voters seem to have given Initiative 300 their approval in the latest Nov. 8 general election results provided by the Denver Elections Division. The initiative would call for a cannabis consumption pilot project in Denver, where certain private establishments…
