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In Colorado’s Trump country, a Bernie revolutionary runs a real campaign

  MANITOU SPRINGS — On Saturday, among a horde of ghouls and zombies on the main drag for this small mountain town’s annual coffin races, was...

Did Darryl Glenn’s convention speech shift the US Senate race?

  COLORADO SPRINGS — Not long after giving the most well-received speech at today's GOP state convention, El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn was mobbed by...

Bernie Sanders ‘political revolution’ jolts Colorado Springs

  COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The Democrats who believe in Bernie Sanders risked leaving their cars stuck in unplowed snow for the night as they packed into a...

Changes to El Paso County precinct boundaries spark caucus confusion

  UPDATE, Feb. 3: El Paso County Clerk and Recorder spokesman Ryan Parsell said he misspoke when he told The Independent voters were notified about recent...

Homebrew: Windfarm wars in El Paso County

Windy case NextEra Energy Resources and El Paso County both tried to stop a lawsuit from irate property owners trying to dismantle The Golden West Wind...

Democrat Halter poses conservative challenge to Lamborn

  Home to a sizable military and evangelical constituency, Colorado’s 5th is one of the most conservative congressional districts in the country. U.S. Rep. Doug...

Terry ‘I’m still sheriff’ Maketa denies making handoff difficult for successor

  El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa survived a recall effort waged against him earlier this summer and is set to ride out his term,...

Deadend Democrats

  Colorado’s 5th Congressional District is about as red as they come. It’s home to the conservative Christian non-profit Focus on the Family, multiple military...

Recall-prone El Paso County fails in effort to oust embattled sheriff

There was a flash and a bang and then… that was it. Embattled El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa narrowly dodged a recall effort...

Storify: Saturday’s county assembly roundup

Some June 24 primary races are just now heating up, while others are nonexistent after Saturday's county assemblies.
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