2016 general election
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May: The ideals of 1776
Should we return to them – and can we? Andrew Roberts, one of the world’s great historians, took America to task just over one week ago. Let me rephrase that: He took Americans to task for what they – or rather we – are doing to these United States during an election season that often seems like a…
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State legislative contests resolve into stalemate
Democrats add to House majority; Republicans retain Senate majority At the end of a long election season that delivered shocks at every stage, including a dramatic upset win for Donald Trump at the top of the Republican ticket, voters in Colorado shuffled some of the players at the state Capitol but didn’t change the game.…
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More Election Day problems reported, now in Pueblo
More election problems are being reported in Colorado. This time, a southern Colorado county was forced to use paper provisional ballots long after a statewide computer glitch delayed same-day registrants. Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert Ortiz says he is not asking that polls stay open beyond 7 p.m. MST. But he tells The Pueblo Chieftain that…
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Kasich already planning post-election play
Signaling a clear interest in playing a continued role in top-ticket national politics, Ohio Gov. John Kasich plans to move quickly following Tuesday’s election to share his ideas for moving the Republican Party forward. The former presidential candidate will speak Thursday at the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank, in Washington. A Republican…
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Most Colorado voters cast ballots early
More than 2.2 million of Colorado’s nearly 3.3 million registered voters had turned in their mail-in ballots by Election Day, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, with Republican voters slightly ahead of Democratic voters. The early Election Day tally showed Republican voters cast 771,745 ballots, Democratic voters cast 753,052 ballots and unaffiliated, or independent,…
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Colorado readies to decide balance of power
Colorado was supposed to be a swing state again this year, starting at the top of the ticket. But as the results roll in from the state’s first presidential election featuring a nearly all-mail voting, the races may turn out to be tighter the further down the ballot you go. Voters will be waiting Tuesday…