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SLOAN | Will Colorado’s centrist Democrats join national lurch to the left?
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The Democratic Party, like most political parties that feel themselves on the verge of some sweeping victory, is having an uneasy conversation with itself, to say the least. The radicals, intoxicated on revolutionary fervor and smelling blood in the water, seem to be convinced that the new age has finally dawned, and the time is…
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Casper Stockham takes on long odds (again) in Denver’s 1st Congressional District
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Republican Casper Stockham is facing the challenge of unseating 11-term Democratic incumbent Diana DeGette as Denver’s representative in Congress. And he knows what he’s getting into. He wasn’t convinced of DeGette’s invincibility in the 1st Congressional District when she got nearly 68 percent against him in the general election two years ago, and nearly 71…
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FEEDBACK | American Indians and the internet; Dems and abortion — and more
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Access trumps ‘net neutrality’ for Native Americans I am very concerned about an upcoming vote on the Congressional Review Act (CRA) for Net Neutrality. I agree that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should not block or censor content, but the CRA is not the way to codify that. If the CRA passes, it will impose utility-style…
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Ex-congressional candidate from Denver tweets she’s given up on white people
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Last week, Saira Rao was running to represent Denver in Congress. This week, she says she’s given up on white people. The Democrat, the daughter of Indian immigrants, on Thursday retweeted a New York Times column by Emory University professor George Yancy titled “Should I Give Up on White People?” that posted in April. Rao…
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PRIMARY 2018: Colorado’s winners and losers
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Winners Jared Polis and Walker Stapleton: Presumed frontrunners from the beginning lived up to their billing, turning back the largest field of primary challengers in either party since at least World War II. And they both played to their bases, the hard left and hard right. Both survived runs at their integrity in negative ads,…
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PRIMARY 2018: DeGette, Crow, Neguse win congressional primaries
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With decisive votes, Coloradans set the table in the June primary that ended Tuesday for seven fall congressional elections, settling most key races not long after voting ended by wide margins. Less than an hour after the 7 p.m. voting deadline, three of the state’s most interesting congressional races were already decided, and a fourth…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Backing for governor, treasurer, Congress hopefuls
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The endorsements keep coming as candidates running in Colorado primaries near the finish line. This week, the Communication Workers of America Colorado and Wyoming state councils threw their support behind former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, one of four Democrats running for governor. “Colorado’s governor must be someone who is a champion for working families in our…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Teachers union backs Neguse in 2nd CD Dem primary
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There isn’t much time left for politicians and organizations to announce their endorsements in Colorado’s primary races. Ballots will be arriving in mailboxes within a few weeks and voters will be soon be voting, so expect a flood of announcements by early June from the big enchiladas who want to help their favored candidates win.…
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Democrat Diana DeGette faces primary challenge from Saira Rao
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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat serving her 11th term, will share the June primary ballot with challenger Saira Rao but on Friday easily won top line at the 1st Congressional District assembly. DeGette received 270 votes, or 62.6 percent, to Rao’s 161 votes, or 37.4 percent at the meeting. Because Rao had already…
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Diana DeGette lands endorsement from former primary rival David Sedbrook
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After running against her since last summer, Denver Democrat David Sedbrook this week endorsed U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in the primary she’s facing against challenger Saira Rao. Sedbrook, who withdrew from the race in March after getting shut out at the Denver Democrats’ county assembly, said he decided to back the 11-term incumbent because of…
