2016 presidential election

13-year-old Trump campaign worker Weston Imer calls on state Republicans to consider Generation Z

Apr 3, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Weston Imer, the young Republican who gained international attention last year for co-chairing the Jefferson County Trump for President campaign at 12 years old, was back in the spotlight Saturday when he delivered an urgent plea to Colorado Republicans to get busy safeguarding freedoms and reforming government “back to the basics” until his generation is…
Perlmutter stops short of announcing run for governor in nostalgia-tinged speech to Democrats

Mar 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Even though supporters chanted, “Run, Ed, run!” as he took the stage Saturday at a union hall in north Denver, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter stopped short of stepping into next year’s Colorado gubernatorial race, instead telling the assembled Democrats he’s “seriously looking” at running but has some details to work out before declaring his candidacy.…
Cary Kennedy says she’s ’considering’ run for governor as Dems salute Salazar

Mar 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Cary Kennedy said Thursday she’s “seriously considering” a run for governor next year and plans to announce her decision by next month, while the two declared Democratic candidates joined her in heaping praise on former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar after his announcement Wednesday night that he would be sitting out what could be a competitive…
Ken Salazar announces he isn’t running for governor of Colorado in 2018

Mar 23, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Ken Salazar brought months of speculation to an end late Wednesday night when he announced in the opinion pages of The Denver Post that he won’t be running for governor next year. “The 2018 election for governor of Colorado is a keystone to the future greatness of Colorado. Several individuals, both Democratic and Republican, have…
Former Colorado GOP chair Steve Curtis faces voter fraud charges after allegedly filling out ex-wife’s ballot

Mar 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Just days before allegedly forging his former wife’s signature on a mail ballot and fraudulently voting in the November election, Steve Curtis, a former Colorado Republican Party chairman, railed against the “crooked Democrats” and their propensity to commit voter fraud in an hour-long interview on the conservative morning radio talk show he hosts. “We’re going…
Colorado’s voter turnout ranks near top for third presidential election running

Mar 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado again landed among the top-performing states measured by voter turnout in last year’s election, according to a national report released Thursday. For the third election cycle running – and the third presidential cycle in a row – Colorado ranked among the states with the highest turnout, coming in fourth place with 72.1 percent turnout.…
Jensen: Don’t be so quick to laugh at Trump’s wiretap claims

Mar 12, 2017

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Rick Jensen

Trump said, “wiretap.” The national media laughed, headlines blazed, “without evidence,” and CNN flatly denied it could have happened. Then, some former intelligence agents explained to any journalist willing to listen that while “wiretap” is the wrong word, it did happen. They know this through friendships and contacts they have maintained in the various intelligence…
Colorado Democrats elect Morgan Carroll as state party chair

Mar 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Democrats elected former Senate President Morgan Carroll as state party chair Saturday at a central committee meeting in Denver. “I believe what we need right now is a movement, not just a club, and I believe the Democratic Party should be on the front lines of the resistance – we must adapt or face extinction,”…
Barbara Jones drops out of Democratic state chair race, endorses Clear Creek County’s Tim Mauck

Mar 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Barbara Jones, one of the three candidates for Colorado Democratic Party state chair, withdrew from the race just days before the election and threw her support to Clear Creek County Commissioner Tim Mauck, the dark horse candidate running against former congressional candidate and former Senate President Morgan Carroll. Jones, the state party’s incumbent 2nd vice…
Athanasopoulos: Why we must delay Proposition 108

Mar 6, 2017

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George Athanasopoulos

Our election process is being hijacked by big money interests, and if we don’t take a stand today, tomorrow will be too late. To save our electoral process, the Colorado General Assembly must pass a bill this session delaying the implementation of Proposition 108. Proposition 108 was passed by the voters last November but it…