2016 presidential primaries
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Bernie Sanders endorses Democrat Emily Sirota in primary challenge against Paul Rosenthal
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Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday endorsed Emily Sirota, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver’s House District 9. Sanders, who carried Colorado’s 2016 Democratic caucuses by a wide margin as a presidential candidate, said in a statement he was “proud” to endorse Sirota,…
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Congressional candidate Levi Tillemann says top House Democrat Steny Hoyer urged him to end primary campaign
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Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in House leadership, encouraged Democrat Levi Tillemann to end his primary campaign in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District during a December meeting at a Denver hotel, saying that state and national congressional and party leaders had decided “very early on” to consolidate their resources behind another…
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Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow named to DCCC’s ‘Red to Blue’ program
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Jason Crow, one of three Democrats running for the chance to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District, was one of 11 candidates nationwide named this week to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program, which provides fundraising and organizational support in districts the party organization hopes to flip…
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Steve House: Stop fighting over support for Trump, look to future of state GOP
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Calling the dispute a “useless exercise” and a distraction, Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House said Monday he wants the candidates competing for his job to stop arguing about who supported Donald Trump when, and whether they did so with sufficient gusto. Instead of debating what happened last year, House told The Colorado Statesman, the…
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Group of Colorado Republicans challenge RNC delegation, charging rules violations
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Three Colorado Republicans are asking the Republican National Committee to unseat national convention delegates elected in April, alleging that the state party botched the election process to such an extent that the results should be thrown out. Another Republican is preparing a challenge – the deadline to file is Saturday – charging that the ballot…
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Presidential primary gets new life with revised Senate bill
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An 11th-hour bill to revive a presidential primary in Colorado is advancing at turbo speed through the Senate after similar legislation idled all week in the House. The Senate bill, SB 16-216, sponsored by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, was introduced late Friday morning and passed unanimously Friday afternoon out of the Senate…
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Presidential primary bill delayed while sponsors hold talks
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A bill that would switch Colorado back to a presidential primary system has been in a holding pattern in the House as outside groups opposed to the measure hold talks with sponsors of the bill. HB 1454, sponsored in the House by Reps. Tim Dore, R-Elizabeth, and Dominick Moreno, D-Denver, has been repeatedly laid over…
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Letter: Put the brakes on problem-riddled primary bill
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Editor: The Colorado Senate should admit the obvious and acknowledge that they cannot responsibly pass the Primary Participation Bill this session. Fortunately, the Primary Participation Bill, HB1454, has hit a snag in the House, where it is stalled awaiting more amendments and a final vote before being sent to the Senate. Senate observers report growing…
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Zarlengo: Politicians strike while crisis is hot with presidential primary bill
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“Never let a serious crisis go to waste,” as former Barack Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once quipped. This is especially true when no crisis actually exists and entrenched politicians see the opportunity to solidify a permanent political and consultant class, while masquerading as a pro-democracy populist movement. So is the case with the…
