2016 presidential election
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May: These not-so-united states
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In a truly diverse America, why shouldn’t Oregonians and Kansans have different values? The People’s Democratic Republic of Oregon. That has a kind of ring to it, don’t you think? The reason this phrase has crystallized in my mind: Just after it was confirmed that Donald Trump had defeated Hillary Clinton, a petition was submitted…
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Ulbrich: Colorado’s solar industry is growing jobs, lowering costs
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Leading up to the election, discussions about our nation’s energy future seemed to play a lesser role than other topics, despite its direct impact on our lives and livelihoods. With the transition to a new administration, it is more important than ever to demonstrate real world examples. As one of the nearly 5,000 Coloradans employed…
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Fields: Bridging the political divide
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Coming off a contentious election, and with the next legislative session just around the corner, it’s easy to get caught in the negative side of politics. It’s easy to build up political divides and play into an “us versus them” mentality – which then only breeds more anger, disconnection and gridlock. These barriers aren’t just in…
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What, no football? The Thanksgiving holiday spent with some of Colorado’s legislators
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OK, a few did manage to watch some of the ballgames Turkey pardoning aside, Thanksgiving is a time for political puff-pieces. So, in retrospect of this year’s food-filled holiday of grace, here’s a well-deserved “puff-piece” for our hard-working and fierce campaigning Statehouse candidates … Thanksgiving provided Colorado’s politicos – many of them still recovering from…
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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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Littwin: Don’t worry. It’s gonna get worse.
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We’re a little more than a week into the Donald Trump pre-presidency, and things are shaping up pretty much as expected. Lots of chaos. Lots of tweets. Lots of media-bashing. Lots of congratulatory phone calls to Trump from foreign leaders on, yes, apparently unsecured phone lines (and you said irony was dead). After losing the…
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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…