Led by electoral reform advocate Kent Thiry, a movement aims to rid Colorado of the system that vests huge amounts of power in a tiny fraction of activists
Colorado caucus
Posted inPolitics and Government
Colorado GOP dismisses concerns about fraud at its caucuses. But one leader calls it a whitewashed report.
An internal Colorado Republican Party investigation released this week discovered a series of blunders with the 2020 caucuses conducted in Weld County, including the improper removal and addition of delegates in far more cases than previously known. But the 14-page report, obtained by The Colorado Sun, concluded that the fraudulent moves did not warrant the […]
Posted inPolitics and Government
“Brutal” and “nasty” only begin to describe the GOP battles in Weld County ahead of the primary
First, came the allegations about vote-rigging in the March caucuses. Then, a website made bogus accusations that a conservative Republican candidate is actually a Democrat. Now, an email is the subject of a complaint to police and consumer protection authorities for using a false address. The result: The Colorado attorney general’s office is looking into […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
GOP official alleges caucus results in Weld County tainted by fraud, adding to ongoing party turmoil
An aide to U.S. Rep. Ken Buck and three other Weld County Republican Party officials are accused of election fraud and corruption as part of a scheme to alter the results from precinct caucuses in March. The chairman of the Weld County GOP told The Colorado Sun that he plans to file complaints Friday with […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Nicolais: Colorado’s presidential primary was an improvement, but we still need to make some tweaks
For years, Colorado politicos complained about our presidential selection process. Even after a host of fixes, this year’s primaries demonstrate a tweak or two may yet be needed. In previous years, Colorado used the Byzantine caucus system to dole out its delegates. Generally occurring in early March, the caucuses originated as means to bring politics […]
Posted inPolitics and Government
What you need to know about Saturday’s Colorado caucuses, where Hickenlooper faces test in U.S. Senate race
In Colorado, Super Tuesday was just the start of the election year. The next part arrives Saturday when Democrats and Republicans host caucuses. The 3,133 neighborhood-level meetings — held at schools, firehouses and community centers for each party across the state — are the first step toward naming delegates to the party conventions and selecting […]
Posted inPolitics and Government
How Bernie Sanders became the favorite in Colorado: A look inside the campaign
The lights from a one-time thrift store on East Colfax Avenue glowed in the dark night, a lone beacon of activity amid a snowstorm that quieted Denver’s spirited thoroughfare. Inside, a dozen supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, undeterred by the weather, called voters, one after another, as they worked to reenergize and bolster the […]