Tag: Democrats
Opinion: Bill Clinton proves racism is not a partisan affair
Bill Clinton’s recent outburst at Black Lives Matter protesters reminds us that America’s history of racism—in the form of policy and official political discourse—is...
What you need to know about efforts to redistrict Colorado
You pull out your November ballot and read over several measures about redistricting congressional and legislative districts. Your eyes glaze over. Can you unpack...
Unexpected turnout throws Boulder caucus into chaos
A shockingly high turnout caused hundreds of registered Democrats to leave a North Boulder caucus Tuesday night without casting their votes.
Disorganization and overcrowding left many voters,...
What’s Colorado’s hospital provider fee, who cares and why?
This year, three words have dominated the political debate under the gold dome of the Colorado Capitol: Hospital Provider Fee. It's become a political battle, a legal battle,...
Social justice lawmaker Jessie Ulibarri won’t run in 2016
Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, a Commerce City Democrat, will not seek a second term in the state Senate -- unwelcome news for activists working on...
Littwin: Why the GOP fears Obama filling Scalia’s SCOTUS seat
So let the jiggery-pokery -- in the famous words of Justice Antonin Scalia -- begin.
Actually, we're a little late. The jiggery and the pokery...
Can a Democrat pass a rural jobs bill in Colorado?
When Gov. John Hickenlooper boasts about Colorado’s strong economy, rural lawmakers say that only applies to the I-25 corridor -- not to rural communities...
Wiretap: Low blows and dirty tricks mark South Carolina’s GOP race
Dirty politics
Welcome to South Carolina, where dirty tricks and brawling are how they play the game in Republican primary politics. As Lindsey Graham put...
Here’s how many unaffiliated voters became Dems before the Colorado deadline
During a Feb. 3 event for Bernie Sanders in Colorado Springs, field director Josh Phillips told supporters the campaign had convinced 3,000 non-Democratic voters to change...
Colorado House Dems praise Roe vs. Wade. Republicans storm out
Roughly two dozen Colorado House Democrats took to the floor to recognize the 43rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision....