Barristers, start your engines. Time now for the lawyers to perform at this so-called trial in the U.S. Senate. Legal reputations will be made or lost in coming weeks. The whole world will be watching. Colorado Congressman Jason Crow was a fascinating and unexpected choice to be a House manager. Several Colorado attorneys are center stage during […]
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A deeper look at the Colorado money race ahead of 2020: Who raised the most and where it came from
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee put money behind its endorsement of John Hickenlooper with a $49,600 donation to start his campaign. The September contribution to the two-term former governor is part of the $2.1 million he raised in less than six weeks as a candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, according to new […]
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Crisanta Duran, once a rising Democratic star, abandons bid to unseat Diana DeGette
Crisanta Duran on Friday ended her insurgent bid against a 12-term Democratic congresswoman from Denver without explanation. Once considered a rising star in the party, the former state House speaker ran a lackluster campaign in which she failed to galvanize enough support or raise much money to mount a competent challenge to U.S. Rep. Diana […]
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Crisanta Duran: “Never again” must be more than just words
Our Colorado communities know all too well the deep pain caused by gun violence. From the Columbine shooting in 1999 to the May shooting at the STEM school of Highlands Ranch, gun violence has made a lasting impact on our communities. The shootings of the past couple of weeks in Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois, […]
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A breakdown of the latest campaign cash reports shows big money — and big spending — in Colorado
A year and a half before the 2020 election, the money race continues to define the top-tier political contests in Colorado. The candidates — from president to Congress — are spending significant time raising money to show support and viability in what is expected to be a long and expensive campaign. Here are five takeaways […]
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What changed: Why Colorado Democrats in Congress now support impeachment — or at least suggest it’s an option
Just a few weeks ago, after special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on President Donald Trump and Russian interference in the 2016 election was released, Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation were mostly in agreement: it was too early to fully embrace impeachment. But now, with the White House rebuffing Democrats’ efforts to dig deeper into […]
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Colorado’s Democratic delegation not supporting Trump impeachment — yet
The Democratic push to impeach President Donald Trump following the release of the special counsel’s investigation is not winning support from the party’s congressional members in Colorado. U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Jason Crow and Ed Perlmutter declined to support the start of impeachment proceedings, saying the current investigations first need to be completed. “I’m withholding […]
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Here are the Democrats running to unseat Republican Cory Gardner — and who’s campaigns have ended
Colorado’s 2020 race for U.S. Senate will be among the most watched congressional contests in the nation, with Republican Cory Gardner appearing vulnerable in a state with an electorate moving increasingly toward the center and left. There were a host of Democratic candidates who announced campaigns to unseat Gardner. But as of April 2020 it […]
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Carman: All bets are off on the DeGette-Duran match-up
Since that sickening morning of Nov. 9, 2016, a whole lot of Coloradans have been counting the days till the 2020 elections. One of them is Crisanta Duran. Duran paid her dues in the Colorado Legislature, serving as the first Latina Speaker of the House where she navigated the treacherous landscape of a Democrat-on-Democrat sexual […]
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Nicolais: Is Crisanta Duran a Centennial State AOC?
Has any politician been more influential over the past eight months than U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Carpal-tunnel-inducing Twitter rants and liberal fan-fiction policy proclamations aside, Ocasio-Cortez seems to have touched off a revolution among progressive Democrats across the country. In Colorado, Crisanta Duran appears to have picked up the banner and begun marching. Her shock […]