eric sondermann
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TRAIL MIX | Prognosticators from across political spectrum weigh in on 2022 election in Colorado
Heading into the 2022 election year, it’s important to keep in mind a couple of indisputable political realities: Colorado tends to really like its governors, and Democrat Michael Bennet is one of the luckiest politicians on the planet. Those were among the nuggets dispensed by a tripartisan trio of veteran strategists who convened for a…
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COPO PODCAST: Denver mayoral race comes down to how choice is framed, say experts
The runoff for Denver mayor is coming down to a question of who can best frame the race in the closing days of the campaign, according to two experts on local politics. If challenger Jamie Gillies can portray the vote as a referendum on residents’ anxiety and concerns over how Mayor Michael Hancock has managed…
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Insights: Colorado’s Cory Gardner rides the Trump roller coaster from Yuma to the spotlight
Coloradans in the U.S. House and the Senate seem to have a handle on this Trump thing. And Colorado Politics is no longer the only institution taking note. And sometimes that means saying nothing at all. Lots of publications have been heaping praise on Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner of Yuma for his willingness to choose his…
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Public TV pundits ponder new name for Colorado Democrats’ annual fundraising dinner
Maybe the Colorado Democrats should rename the party’s big annual fundraising dinner after Donald Trump, since their enmity toward the Republican president could be the only thing that unites them. Or, if the party is looking to past presidents who didn’t own slaves and are unsullied by sex scandals, how about honoring Grover Cleveland and…
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Colorado tilts left in local elections in the year of Trump
Well past dark on Tuesday, Dan Thomas dropped off his ballot before the polls closed at the Denver Elections Office just across Civic Center park from his office. “It was on my desk,” he said of his ballot. “I saw it walking out, and I don’t want a black mark that says I’m a bad…
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Yesteryear: Colorado Bushes celebrate inauguration, Clinton revs up Denver Dems
Thirty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … As the nation celebrated the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush, the veep’s son and daughter-in-law, Coloradans Neil and Sharon Bush, were part of the official fanfare in Washington, D.C. Neil, who moved to Denver the previous summer when he go…