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Hickenlooper, Duran, Guzman among honorees at Colorado Democrats’ inaugural Obama Dinner
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Three newcomers to Aurora’s nonpartisan city council will be honored with the Rising Star Award by the Colorado Democratic Party at its inaugural Obama Dinner on Feb. 3 in Denver, the party announced. State party chair Morgan Carroll also plans to give the Chair’s Service Award to three term-limited state officials – Gov. John Hickenlooper,…
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In pursuit of ‘family values,’ Christians embrace GOP, politics to their own peril
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We Republicans have long claimed, captured and cherished the notion of “family values” as our own. It is a term which tends to be simultaneously vague and yet deeply meaningful to many. It is a term that we have politicized so much that it is now largely marginalized and devoid of its original meaning. The…
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Bennet, Gardner urge leadership to pass Secure Rural Schools Program
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Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner are urging Senate leaders to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools program by the year’s end to avoid cuts in funding to rural public schools. The Secure Rural Schools program, which expired in 2015, supports public schools, public roads, forest health projects, emergency services and other essential county…
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Colorado Democrats want help naming annual fundraising dinner
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The Colorado Democratic Party is still looking for a name for its annual fundraising dinner – for the time being, the upcoming one is known as the 85th Annual Dinner – and plans to conduct a poll after gathering suggestions. The party is also accepting nominations in four categories for awards that will be bestowed…
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Funny man-turned-U.S. Sen. Al Franken — on stage in Denver with Hick
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Yup: Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will appear live with the writer, comedian and left-leaning political provocateur who made a national name for himself on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” – then ran for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in Minnesota in 2008. And won. Franken also will be peddling – and signing – his latest…
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Former Missouri Senate candidate Jason Kander set to keynote Democrats’ annual dinner
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Jason Kander, the Missouri Democrat who might have had the best campaign ad of the 2016 election season, will deliver the keynote speech at the Colorado Democrats’ 84th Annual Dinner, the party announced Monday. In a 30-second TV commercial that won widespread praise and became a viral internet sensation, Kander, an Army veteran and then-Missouri…
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Herod, Polis among honorees at Colorado Democrats’ Annual Dinner
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The Colorado Democratic Party plans to hand out a slew of awards at the party’s 84th Annual Dinner, including a new award honoring a young volunteer – although this year it’s going to two recipients. Honorees this year include state Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, the party’s Rising Star Award winner; U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, Democrat…
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Colorado Democrats seek nominations for awards at annual fundraising dinner
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The state Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner is fast approaching, and the deadline to nominate party stalwarts for a slew of awards is arriving even sooner. The party is accepting nominations through Friday, Feb. 10, in four award categories, including a new honor that will be handed out for the first time this year, according…
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Durst: Who will win the Hillary Clinton Veepstakes?
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A vice presidential pick is a defining moment in a campaign, motivating nominees to utilize unique strategies. Some try to accentuate their heavyweight status by partnering up with less vibrant versions of themselves in what might be called the “Bad Xerox Without Any Toner” maneuver. Think … Dan Quayle. Some candidates pick opponents who put…
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Franklin Graham warns faith-based voters: Don’t sit on the sidelines this election (video)
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Franklin Graham, son of the legendary Rev. Billy Graham, visited Colorado Tuesday as part of a whistle-stop tour crisscrossing the nation in 2016. As part of Graham’s “Decision America 2016 Tour,” an estimated crowd of 2,000 people gathered at the state Capitol waving American flags. It resembled a campaign stop in every way, except one: Graham’s name is not…
