A recall petition targeting Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia was approved Monday by state elections officials, meaning opponents of the Pueblo Democrat can being collecting signatures in an attempt to oust him from office. Garcia is the latest — and most high profile — Democratic state lawmaker to be targeted by a recall campaign following […]
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Opinion: Problems with Colorado’s petition process are as common as elections themselves
I must admit I have been following The Colorado Sun’s coverage of the Kennedy trial with more than a little interest. You see, my campaign for governor last year was right in the middle of the signature gathering mess that started it all. And I took more than a little heat from my party for […]
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Lawsuit against signature-gathering firm illustrates problems with Colorado’s process to get on the ballot, lawyer says
Colorado has deep-seated problems with its petition system that could prevent qualified candidates from getting on the ballot, says an attorney for 2018 Republican gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton. Stapleton is suing a company he hired to collect thousands of signatures to land him on the primary ballot in a case that is slated to go […]
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Opinion: Sen. Cory Gardner’s commitment to conservation is unmatched
In 2020, Colorado has one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the country, and the political attack ads have already begun. The left wing’s opening salvo, including Conservation Colorado’s recent piece published in The Colorado Sun, claims that Sen. Gardner has not delivered on his campaign promises to support the environment. Conservation experts […]
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Nicolais: Colorado Republicans must move from “r-e-c-a-l-l” to “r-e-b-u-i-l-d”
A picture of state Sen. Brittany Pettersen surrounded by volunteers recently popped up in my social media feed. Packed several rows deep and bridging a city street, the volunteers congregated to help Pettersen battle a nascent recall campaign against her. The picture and its context exposed the divergent effects recent recall efforts have had in […]
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Nicolais: Colorado Court of Appeals alters the 2020 landscape for politically active organizations
A little heralded decision by the Colorado Court of Appeals could cause headaches for politically active organizations involved in Colorado’s 2020 elections. In an unpublished opinion, the court of appeals affirmed that Colorado Pioneer Action – a nonprofit organization run by former congressman and GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez – qualified as a “political committee” […]
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Carman: C’mon Denver voters, put down your leaf-blowers and finally imagine a great city
The election is over, and it’s abundantly clear that Denver voters are clueless. Traffic is their No. 1 problem, they say. Oh, how they hate to spend their mornings in traffic jams when they could be at the gym or sipping cold brew on the patio at Stella’s. And homelessness is so filthy, so disgusting. […]
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Nicolais: Jamie Giellis didn’t just lose the Denver mayoral race, Hancock’s team won it
Campaigns matter. More specifically, competent professional campaigns matter. The runoff election for Denver mayor put an exclamation point on that adage. The shortcomings of the Jamie Giellis campaign and her many unforced errors earned plenty of attention from mainstream and social media alike. But in hindsight, the quietly effective campaign for Michael Hancock made several […]
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Nicolais: Giellis campaign for Denver mayor goes from incompetent to shameful
On Tuesday night, for the first time since I worked as a senior research analyst on a presidential campaign, I watched a political debate with a pad of paper and a pen. It turned out I couldn’t scribble fast enough to capture some of the most jaw-dropping moments during the Denver mayoral debate. In particular, […]
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Krieger: Time for a change at Denver City Hall, Part 2
A political activist in my Denver neighborhood was walking her dogs the other day and stopped to chat. “Who do you like in the runoff for mayor?” I asked. “I don’t know,” she grimaced. “Maybe I won’t vote for either of them.” I was feeling the same way at the time. My candidate, Penfield Tate, […]