The Democratic presidential primary field has been reshaped again, this time by the results from South Carolina on Saturday. Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and billionaire businessman Tom Steyer dropped out of the contest after poor showings in the South Carolina primary. Since Coloradans have had […]
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Ahead of Super Tuesday, TV ad spending tops $9.4 million in Colorado thanks to one big spender
Democratic presidential candidates spent $9.4 million on nearly 32,000 TV ads in Colorado with a handful of contenders targeting the state just as Super Tuesday arrives. The campaigns of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg, a super PAC supporting Amy Klobuchar, and even President Donald Trump took to Colorado’s TV screens in the last […]
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Bernie Sanders boasts big lead in Colorado presidential primary as rivals struggle, new poll shows
Bernie Sanders is the clear favorite to win the Democratic presidential primary in Colorado, a new poll shows, holding a double-digit lead over his rivals who are struggling to prove their viability. The Vermont senator is the pick for 27% of the Democrats and unaffiliated voters who are likely to turnout on Super Tuesday, according […]
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Colorado issues, like fracking and marijuana, divide the Democratic candidates for president
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination focuses on the big issues: health care, education, climate change — and who is best positioned to take on President Donald Trump in November. Ahead of the March 3 primary, Colorado voters also will weigh the candidates’ views on the issues that are uniquely important here: public lands, […]
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Opinion: It’s time to reform democracy and return power to the people
Ever since my favorite presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, dropped out of the race, I had been looking for someone whom I could enthusiastically support. There were a few candidates I really liked, but the question for me was which candidate could energize the Democratic base in November and get important policies through Congress in 2021 […]
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Opinion: I’m the proof that American immigration reform is overdue
The word immigrant conjures up a certain image. That image might be border detention facilities, or travel bans; it might be of refugees or asylees. It’s probably not of someone like me. It would be hard to overstate how easy immigrating here from Canada was for me. I’m a straight, cisgendered, white man; calling me […]
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Will Michael Bloomberg’s deep financial ties to Colorado translate into votes on Super Tuesday?
Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign is launching a door-to-door effort to introduce him to Colorado voters — but the Democratic candidate is no stranger to the state. Ahead of his White House bid, the former New York mayor and billionaire businessman contributed at least $6 million to Colorado political campaigns in the past decade, funded major […]
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Opinion: National Democrats have thrown a roadblock in the path of Colorado candidates
The Democratic presidential campaign has taken a sharp turn as more than half of the candidates find themselves excluded from the next debate on Sept. 12, including Colorado’s senior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. From Lincoln-Douglas to JFK-Nixon and beyond, presidential debates have been the oxygen that fuels primary and general election campaigns. With more than […]
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Wilson: Brother Jeff has created a gathering place for Denver’s African-American community
His name alone is a Denver institution. At times, it seems that more people have heard his name than can actually recognize his face. Yet, Jeff Fard, better known as “Brother Jeff” continues to reinvent himself, his brand and his activism. Not only is Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center on Welton Street somewhat of a landmark and […]
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George Soros, Tom Steyer enter Colorado governor’s race to help Democrat Jared Polis
Democrat Jared Polis put another $200,000 into his campaign in the past two weeks, a relatively low sum for the self-funded gubernatorial candidate and multimillionaire. But his campaign is getting a boost from liberal mega-donors George Soros and Tom Steyer. Polis is still setting records with nearly $19 million raised for his gubernatorial contest versus Republican […]