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Congressional candidate Levi Tillemann says top House Democrat Steny Hoyer urged him to end primary campaign
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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Colorado Hispanic Republicans to allow Tancredo to take part in forum — if his fans come up with $1,500
Tom Tancredo will be able to join fellow Republican gubernatorial candidates later this month at a forum sponsored by the Colorado Hispanic Republicans if his supporters can come up with $1,500 to help pay for the event. As of Monday afternoon, about half the money had been pledged, according to a Republican working to broker…
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‘Nobody is Above the Law’: Thousands pledge to protest across Colorado if Trump fires Mueller
A coalition of groups organizing protests in the event President Donald Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller has gathered thousands of pledges by individuals who say they’ll be ready to assemble on short notice at more than a dozen “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies across Colorado. Groups have been preparing to mobilize nationwide protests…
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Colorado Hispanic Republicans brush off Tancredo request to join gubernatorial forum
Tom Tancredo wants to participate in an upcoming gubernatorial candidate forum sponsored by the Colorado Hispanic Republicans, a campaign spokesman says, but the organization has said the event lineup is set and there’s no room for the former five-term congressman known for his hard-line positions on illegal immigration. In response, the Tancredo campaign is reminding…
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The best and worst of public relations in 2017 — minus Denver’s Ink! Coffee debacle
Who made good in 2017 and who ended the year with a whole mess of egg on their faces? Jeremy Story of GroundFloor Media, who blogs under DenverPRblog, has now put out his list of the best public relations and biggest snafus of 2017. Story’s “best of” list was mighty short for 2017, with just…
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Former DPS candidate Tay Anderson withholds gubernatorial endorsement pending answers to ‘tough questions’
Tay Anderson, the 19-year-old who lost an election for a Denver Public Schools board seat last month, says in a Facebook video posted Wednesday that he hasn’t picked a gubernatorial candidate yet – because none of the Democrats running have enunciated a specific set of progressive positions Anderson says are required to get his endorsement.…
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Democrat Joe Salazar endorsed by Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution group for attorney general
Our Revolution, the national progressive organization spun off from the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, is getting behind Democrat Joe Salazar and his campaign for Colorado attorney general, the Thornton lawmaker announced Wednesday. “That’s really big for this campaign,” Salazar said in a Facebook Live video unveiling the endorsement, which he added he’d learned about Tuesday…
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Out West Roundup: Utah Republicans rally for Romney after Bannon remark on his Mormon faith
Utah Utah Republicans rally for Romney after Bannon remark on his Mormon faith Mitt Romney’s allies lashed out at former White House strategist Steve Bannon last week after he said at an Alabama rally that Romney and his family “hid behind” their Mormon religion to avoid military service. Sen. Orrin Hatch and other prominent Utah…
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Colorado politicos react to Supreme Court hearing on Masterpiece Cakeshop case
Both sides agree it’s a question of rights but differ sharply whose rights should prevail under the law in a case argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court – whether it’s the baker and his religious beliefs or the same-sex couple and their right to be treated like any other customers. As the divisive case…