election 2016
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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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‘Moving forward’ proclamation focuses on diversity
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Denver’s history as a welcoming city, “inclusive of people of all races, colors, creeds, and national origin” was reinforced in a proclamation unanimously approved by City Council Monday, Nov. 21, nearly two weeks after the divisive general election and its aftermath of protests and reports of racial and ethnic intimidation and vandalism nationwide. Entitled “Standing…
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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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DeGette questions cybersecurity of medical devices on the internet
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The Food and Drug Administration is preparing a response to a request from Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette about how it will protect medical devices from cybersecurity threats. DeGette (D-Denver) asked the FDA for an explanation this month as the nation recovered from an Oct. 21 cyber-attack and prepared for another one during the election last…
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Final Denver and Colorado election results released
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More women voted in the Nov. 8 general election in Colorado than men, and Republicans outnumbered Democrats and unaffiliated voters, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. In its last daily ballot return update until the results are finalized on Dec. 8, the office explained that although ballots were due to county clerks’ offices by…
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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…
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Trump transition continues, may revisit Trump Country during victory tour
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Donald Trump may take a victory tour to states that elected him president, an aide said Saturday, as boisterous protests unfolded outside the tower where he holed up with members of his transition team and fielded calls congratulating him. While he’s announced one decision – putting Vice President-elect Mike Pence in charge of the transition…
