The Durango HeraldPeter MarcusDENVER – Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Tuesday visited Colorado, where she sought to inspire Democrats to stump for her.Facing an impressive primary challenge from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton must convince Colorado Democrats to support her at March 1 grass-roots caucus gatherings.While the swing state of Colorado represents only a
Denver Business JournalMark HardenFewer than a third of Colorado voters believe U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet deserves re-election next year, a new set of survey results shows.With the election a year away, the Quinnipiac University poll asked 1,262 Colorado voters whether the Colorado Democrat deserves another term.Thirty percent said yes, while 41 percent said no and 29 percent were undecided
The Durango HeraldPeter MarcusDENVER – An adviser to Colorado House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst quickly left the Capitol on Thursday after it was revealed that she violated House rules.Jenise May, a Democrat and former state lawmaker who currently serves as a special adviser to Hullinghorst, has been holding the staff position while she had simultaneously
DENVER (November 19, 2015) – In new poll numbers released by Quinnipiac University today only 30% of respondents said that Senator Michael Bennet deserved reelection. Another 41% believe Bennet does not deserve to be reelected next year.Bennet is facing sharp criticism for his support of Obamacare, his choice to refuse to take a stance on Colorado's initiative to
DENVER (November 18, 2015) –New polling from Quinnipiac University today shows the top four Republican candidates besting Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head in Colorado. One of the more interesting tidbits to emerge from those numbers, however, is how much Colorado women have a significant problem with Hillary Clinton.According to Ashe Schow at the Washington Examiner:“. . . the
DENVER (November 6, 2015) – The Denver Post announced State Senator Morgan Carroll will receive an endorsement today from one of Colorado’s most powerful unions, the AFL-CIO, in her bid to unseat Congressman Mike Coffman.The AFL-CIO endorsed both of Coffman’s previous Democratic opponents, so the Carroll endorsement is expected. The unions backing Carroll indicates Coffman will once again
DENVER (November 6, 2015) – An invitation to a fundraiser sent to lobbyists earlier this month from two Democrat members of the prominent Joint Budget Committee (JBC), clearly exploits their committee assignments and positions of power for financial and political gain.Colorado State Reps. Millie Hamner and Dave Young, both members of the state's budget-setting JBC,
DENVER (October 1, 2015) – Colorado’s Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest Democrat to express doubt about the viability of Hillary Clinton’s campaign for President. According to the Denver Post, Hickenlooper's trepidation is driven by Former Secretary of State Clinton's recent email scandal. The Governor said about the Clinton campaign he was feeling, “kind of grim,
DENVER (September 4, 2015) – Sen. Michael Bennet will announce his support for President Obama’s controversial Iran deal within in the next few hours according to the Denver Post.“Make no mistake, it is not a coincidence that Sen. Bennet is dumping this news on the Friday before a long weekend in a failed attempt to blunt the political damage,”
DENVER (August 13, 2015) – In a press availability yesterday regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s toxic spill into Colorado’s Animas river, Gina McCarthy, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) essentially admitted her agency has no reason for existing. Wayne Laugesen of the Colorado Springs Gazette peppered Ms. McCarthy with questions about the agency’s lack of
