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He’s back! Barack Obama returned to Colorado on Wednesday for the umpteenth time in this presidential election. Beneath a threatening sky a large crowd, estimated at 16,000, spilled across the lawn between the Museum of Nature and Science and the lake. Touted as a sequel to Mitt Romney’s Red Rocks appearance the night before, I expected to find a stage facing east with the backdrop of downtown and the Rockies beyond.

It’s been a long time since I attended a Republican rally, but Red Rocks provides a draw for any political junkie. To steal a line from Chris Matthews, it sent ‘a real thrill up my leg.’ The last time I did any politicking at Red Rocks was 1980, when we were circulating petitions to create an elected Board of Directors for RTD. The McNichols administration pretty much looked the other way concerning marijuana enforcement in those years, and I was asked to hold more than one doobie while Willie Nelson fans grappled with my clipboards.

MORRISON — When Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stepped to the front of the stage at Red Rocks on Tuesday night, he paused for a long moment, put his hand over his heart and gazed up at the crowd as it rained down cheers and clattered together campaign-themed Thundersticks in a deafening roar, a contented smile growing on his face.

“Look at the handiwork of our Creator,” he said over the din. “It’s just overwhelming.”

Corporations, trade groups, individuals and a law firm treated Colorado Republicans who attended the Republican National Convention in August to nearly $600 per person worth of breakfasts, concerts, attire and a luxury lunch-time cruise around Tampa Bay, according to documents obtained by The Colorado Statesman.

Colorado voters are less than two weeks away from awarding control of the state House and Senate to one party or the other, and there has never been a more energetic — and expensive — campaign than the one waged this year, in the shadow of an equally overwhelming presidential contest for the state’s coveted nine electoral votes. Nearly two weeks after mail ballots started arriving in mailboxes, and a few days after early voting has started, the pitched battle to turn out every last voter will only intensify until the polls close on Nov. 6.

About 200 opponents of the controversial drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, gathered at Civic Center Park on Tuesday to protest the practice, as state regulators and local governments grapple with ways to strike a balance between allowing its use while also protecting communities.

Frack Free Colorado, a local coalition of those opposed to fracking, organized the free concert at Civic Center Park along with national groups opposed to the process. The event included such celebrities as musician Jakob Dylan and actresses Mariel Hemingway and Daryl Hannah.

Senate District 8 Democratic candidate Emily Tracy’s campaign is encouraging voters in the district to get to know her opponent and has launched a website inviting online visitors to “Meet Randy Baumgardner.” Only it isn’t as benevolent an offer as first presumed. The website attacks her mustachioed Republican opponent on issues such as supporting so-called “personhood,” housing a registered sex offender, and being indirectly involved with a campaign mailer that potentially exploited a gay New Jersey couple.

Despite ongoing frustrations that Libertarian Party candidates are excluded from most political debates on both the national and local stages, dozens of candidates are moving forward on the party’s ticket in every congressional district and several state-wide and local elections in the state.

The candidates and party leaders say they must forge on with their campaigns in order to educate voters and spread their message of “maximum freedom, minimum government.”

The two co-chairs of the Green Party of Colorado have a fundamental disagreement over how the party should proceed. On the one hand, Bill Bartlett is happy to have a national presidential candidate and three candidates running for Colorado congressional seats this year. On the other hand, party co-chair Art Goodtimes thinks it’s a waste of time to be looking towards federal office.

GREELEY — A peppy Vice President Joe Biden hammered Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan at a rally in Greeley on Wednesday, charging more than once that the Republican ticket was stuck in “a 1950s time warp.”

On the morning after a charged presidential debate, Biden told the estimated 1,100 people gathered inside an exhibit hall in Island Grove Regional Park that he was proud of President Barack Obama, calling him a “man of principle, a man of gumption, a man with a steady hand and a clear vision. That’s what America got to see last night.”

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Groundhog Day with the President in City Park

A true Blue’s foray into Red (Rocks) territory

Romney, supporters revel at Red Rocks

Colorado’s delegates to RNC wined and dined to the tune of $600 each

Top 12 Legislative Races approach final lap

Policy of fracking continues to split Coloradans

Tracy campaign launches website against GOP opponent

Libertarians field full slate of CD candidates

Forget red state/blue state, this third party is positively green

Biden mocks Romney in second debate

May. 17, 2013

Vol. 114, No. 20


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Read more A true Blue’s foray into Red (Rocks) territory A stranger in a not-so-strange land 10/26/2012 By Miller Hudson The Colorado Statesman It’s been a long time since I attended a Republican rally, but Red Rocks provides a draw for any political junkie. To steal a line from Chris Matthews, it sent ‘a real thrill up my leg.’ The last time I did any politicking at Red Rocks was 1980, when we were circulating petitions to create an elected Board of Directors for RTD. The McNichols administration pretty much looked the other way concerning marijuana enforcement in those years, and I was asked to hold more than one doobie while Willie Nelson fans grappled with my clipboards. Read more Romney, supporters revel at Red Rocks 10/26/2012 By Ernest Luning The Colorado Statesman MORRISON — When Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stepped to the front of the stage at Red Rocks on Tuesday night, he paused for a long moment, put his hand over his heart and gazed up at the crowd as it rained down cheers and clattered together campaign-themed Thundersticks in a deafening roar, a contented smile growing on his face. “Look at the handiwork of our Creator,” he said over the din. “It’s just overwhelming.” Read more Colorado’s delegates to RNC wined and dined to the tune of $600 each Sponsorships of Democratic delegates to Charlotte fell into the “trivial value” category 10/26/2012 By Ernest Luning The Colorado Statesman Corporations, trade groups, individuals and a law firm treated Colorado Republicans who attended the Republican National Convention in August to nearly $600 per person worth of breakfasts, concerts, attire and a luxury lunch-time cruise around Tampa Bay, according to documents obtained by The Colorado Statesman. Read more Top 12 Legislative Races approach final lap 10/26/2012 By Ernest Luning The Colorado Statesman Colorado voters are less than two weeks away from awarding control of the state House and Senate to one party or the other, and there has never been a more energetic — and expensive — campaign than the one waged this year, in the shadow of an equally overwhelming presidential contest for the state’s coveted nine electoral votes. Nearly two weeks after mail ballots started arriving in mailboxes, and a few days after early voting has started, the pitched battle to turn out every last voter will only intensify until the polls close on Nov. 6. Read more Policy of fracking continues to split Coloradans Opponents protest the controversial process 10/26/2012 By Peter Marcus The Colorado Statesman About 200 opponents of the controversial drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, gathered at Civic Center Park on Tuesday to protest the practice, as state regulators and local governments grapple with ways to strike a balance between allowing its use while also protecting communities. Frack Free Colorado, a local coalition of those opposed to fracking, organized the free concert at Civic Center Park along with national groups opposed to the process. The event included such celebrities as musician Jakob Dylan and actresses Mariel Hemingway and Daryl Hannah. Read more Tracy campaign launches website against GOP opponent Republican Randy Baumgardner anonymously attacked 10/26/2012 By Peter Marcus The Colorado Statesman Senate District 8 Democratic candidate Emily Tracy’s campaign is encouraging voters in the district to get to know her opponent and has launched a website inviting online visitors to “Meet Randy Baumgardner.” Only it isn’t as benevolent an offer as first presumed. The website attacks her mustachioed Republican opponent on issues such as supporting so-called “personhood,” housing a registered sex offender, and being indirectly involved with a campaign mailer that potentially exploited a gay New Jersey couple. Read more Libertarians field full slate of CD candidates 10/26/2012 By Peter Marcus The Colorado Statesman Despite ongoing frustrations that Libertarian Party candidates are excluded from most political debates on both the national and local stages, dozens of candidates are moving forward on the party’s ticket in every congressional district and several state-wide and local elections in the state. The candidates and party leaders say they must forge on with their campaigns in order to educate voters and spread their message of “maximum freedom, minimum government.” Read more Forget red state/blue state, this third party is positively green 10/26/2012 By Peter Marcus The Colorado Statesman The two co-chairs of the Green Party of Colorado have a fundamental disagreement over how the party should proceed. On the one hand, Bill Bartlett is happy to have a national presidential candidate and three candidates running for Colorado congressional seats this year. On the other hand, party co-chair Art Goodtimes thinks it’s a waste of time to be looking towards federal office. Read more Biden mocks Romney in second debate Romney son defends Dad at Greeley campaign stopover 10/19/2012 By Ernest Luning The Colorado Statesman GREELEY — A peppy Vice President Joe Biden hammered Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan at a rally in Greeley on Wednesday, charging more than once that the Republican ticket was stuck in “a 1950s time warp.” On the morning after a charged presidential debate, Biden told the estimated 1,100 people gathered inside an exhibit hall in Island Grove Regional Park that he was proud of President Barack Obama, calling him a “man of principle, a man of gumption, a man with a steady hand and a clear vision. That’s what America got to see last night.” Read more « first ‹ previous … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 … next › last »	May. 17, 2013 Vol. 114, No. 20