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Plastics and career development entrepreneur Noel Ginsburg, a Democratic candidate for governor, has a dream
When Noel Ginsburg was 5 years old, he began spending time working the manufacturing line at his father’s pickle business in Arvada and says he fell in love with it. By the time he was in college at the University of Denver in the late 1970s, his father had sold the business he’d thought might…
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Ads thanking Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman for tax vote to air this week
Next Wednesday, ads supporting the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will start airing on metro Denver TV, and those ads will encourage viewers to thank U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman for his votes on the law. According to the Washington Post, the ads are coming from American Action Network and will air in 23 congressional…
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THE PODIUM: Donald Trump scored an impressive conservative record in 2017
A great many, even among those who voted for Donald Trump, openly questioned his conservative bona fides during the 2016 campaign. Some of his most ardent supporters (see Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham) quickly migrated from being the self-appointed enforcers of “Principled Conservatism” within the Republican Party to an unqualified endorsement of the new “Trumpian…
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Colorado Democrats, Republicans trade shots over Tancredo’s participation in Hispanic GOP forum
Seizing upon an ongoing dispute between state Republicans over whether gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo can attend a forum sponsored by the Colorado Hispanic Republicans, a spokesman for the Colorado Democratic Party gleefully tweaked the opposition Tuesday. State GOP officials, for their part, shrugged off the jab from across the aisle, with one calling it a…
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SLOAN: Trump’s biggest successes in 2017 may have come in spite of him
If it were necessary to uncover a single word to define President Donald Trump’s inaugural year, it would have to be “incongruity.” On one hand, we behold the burlesque Trump; the bombastic populist, the undisciplined, impulsive social media presence, the somewhat child-like figure who lacks the support of much of his own party – an…
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Fake news to the left, fake news to the right; here we are, stuck in the middle with you
As we prepare to close out 2017, the mania over #FakeNews probably warrants a last hurrah before giving way to 2018’s hottest hashtags. Jason Salzman’s left-leaning media watchdog, The Big Media Blog, has released its “Colorado Fake News Awards 2017” as part of its campaign to call out those on the political right who use social…
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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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Democrat Levi Tillemann taps Bernie Sanders veteran to run 6th Congressional District campaign
Colorado congressional candidate Levi Tillemann announced this week that Juan Rodriguez, a veteran of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, will manage his campaign in Colorado’s 6th District, where Tillemann is one of four Democrats running in next year’s primary for the seat held by Republican Mike Coffman. A political media and campaign consultant with nearly 30…
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Colorado Dems name annual dinner for Obama family
Colorado Democratic Party officers have decided to name their annual gala the Obama Dinner. Will former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama be attending? “Yes, the former President and First Lady would certainly be the guests of honor at a dinner bearing their name,” Spokesman Eric Walker said. (Of course, the Obamas are…
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Colorado Democrats want help naming annual fundraising dinner
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…