caucuses
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Money wins: the death of the grassroots and caucuses
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It’s rare when the far left Bernie Sanders followers and the far right friends of Gordon Klingenschmitt share a common political cause, but the recent Colorado Republican and Democrat state-wide party primary votes are sadly cause for such new agreement. Grassroots activists are now terribly outspent by the establishment middle, worsened now that unaffiliateds voted…
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BIDLACK: Are Colorado’s caucuses a good thing or a bad thing? Or neither?
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How did you spend last Tuesday evening? If you were one of the 23,168 Democrats who showed up at schools, meeting halls, and other spaces around Colorado, you know where you were. You were participating in an unusual (only 13 states and two US territories use them) process to start off the progression of events…
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Democrat David Aarestad plans to petition onto 6th Congressional District primary ballot
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Aurora attorney David Aarestad, one of four Democrats running for the chance to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, is collecting signatures to petition onto the June primary ballot, although he might also go through the caucus and assembly process, his campaign confirmed Wednesday. “Everybody should be able to participate…
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Republican Ken Buck reaches across aisle to form bipartisan House Reformers Caucus
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U.S. Reps. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican, and Kathleen Rice, a Long Island Democrat, on Wednesday launched a bipartisan House caucus devoted to coming up with what organizers call common-sense congressional reforms. The two lawmakers – both former elected district attorneys – are co-chairs of the Congressional Reformers Caucus, which counts 10 Democrats and nine Republicans…
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Blake: Bending over backwards for the unaffiliated voter
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The group that would make it even easier for unaffiliated voters to participate in Colorado’s primary elections is circulating two different initiatives – an unusual move. One, currently called No. 98, would open the current primary – held on the last Tuesday in June – to all unaffiliated voters; the other, No. 140, would restore…
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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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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…
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Letter: Presidential primary bill would damage parties beyond repair
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Editor: Under House Bill 1454, the “Primary Participation Act,” why would anyone permanently affiliate with a party? The only reason would be that he or she had plans to run for public office and wanted a mainstream-media-defined “D” or “R” next to their name. I’ve barely had time to read the introduced bill. It replaces…
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Larson: Bring presidential candidates to Colorado
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Gov. John Hickenlooper: Shouldn’t Colorado have its day to be one of the top three states to select the presidential nominee for each party? What if instead of caucusing in Iowa, the presidential candidates were currently courting voters in Denver, and having a discourse on the issues that affect your state? We are proposing a…
