justin everett
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COVER STORY | What we learned about the ‘U’ Factor
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Colorado’s unaffiliated voters participated for the first time in last month’s primary election at higher rates than nearly anyone had anticipated. The backers of the ballot measure that established the state’s semi-open primary are declaring the results a success, while strategists say the record-setting vote totals point to a highly engaged electorate heading into the…
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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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Colo. Republicans hit the road on a unity tour
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They quarreled like politicians on the campaign trail before Tuesday’s primary. On Thursday, Republican candidates for governor applauded nominee Walker Stapleton in a series of small rallies up the Front Range. To try to gum up the GOP unity, the state Democratic Party emailed reporters a list of quotes his GOP primary rivals said about…
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State GOP plans Unity Tour across Colorado after the primary
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When the victory hangovers have abated and the losers have made peace with coming up short, Colorado Republican candidates will hit the road together on Thursday. Winners and losers in the gubernatorial, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general and the University of Colorado regent at-large races will make eight stops on the Front Range Thursday…
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NOONAN | Does Colorado tilt toward grass roots or establishment? Primaries will tell
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The state attorney general and state treasurer primary races will reveal the most about the left and right forces on Democrats and Republicans. These primary races, even with independents voting, will give the sharpest snapshots of how progressive/moderate Democrat or establishment Republican/Trump Republican the parties are. State Democratic Rep. Joe Salazar, running for attorney general,…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Colorado candidates notch support as primary looms
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Politicians and organizations are bestowing last-minute endorsements as candidate scramble to motivate voters in the days before the June 26 primary. Here are some of the Colorado candidate endorsements announced in recent days, including some going to candidates who aren’t in contested primaries and have already won their party’s nomination: ? Former U.S. Sen. Tim…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: Races for treasurer, AG play out across parties’ fault lines
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The top-of-the-ticket primaries for Colorado governor have been hogging the spotlight, but Democrats and Republicans are also angling for nominations for state treasurer and attorney general. While the down-ballot primaries differ from each other in several ways, they all feature a battle between the parties’ mainstream and more hard-core versions, and strategists say the outcomes…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Support for candidates piles up as primary ballots drop
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Candidates in the June 26 primary election continue to receive endorsements from politicians and organizations even as ballots arrive in voters’ mailboxes this week and the campaigns near the finish line. Here are some of the Colorado candidate endorsements announced in recent days: ? Citing his “proven record of leadership on our Second Amendment freedoms,”…
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‘Barack Obama Highway’ proposal sparks anger at the state Capitol
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Debate over a resolution offered in the Colorado legislature by House Democrats to rename a portion of Interstate 25 through Denver after President Barack Obama turned ugly late Tuesday. It was another nasty episode in a legislative session marked by increased polarization over issues such as guns and race – tied to immigration, civil rights, sanctuary cities…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Lundberg backs Watson in GOP treasurer’s race
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The recent slew of endorsements has slowed a bit recently, perhaps because the Legislature’s waning days have drawn the focus of Colorado’s political world, perhaps because few bigwigs remain who have not bestowed their blessings during this long political season. Still, some candidates learned in the last week that they won the support of notables,…
