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InnerViewInnerView with John Salazar
6/10/2011
The Colorado Statesman
It didn’t take long for John Salazar, who represented CD 3 in Congress for three terms before losing his seat in the Republican tsunami of 2010, to rekindle his passion upon leaving Washington. InnerView with Ryan Call and Rick Palacio, state party chairs
5/13/2011
The Colorado Statesman
When 36-year-old Rick Palacio was elected to head the Colorado Democratic Party in March, he became the youngest state chair in living memory. Three weeks later, he lost the title when Republicans elected 35-year-old Ryan Call to chair the state GOP. InnerView with Ben Nighthorse Campbell
3/25/2011
The Colorado Statesman
Seven years ago this month, two-term U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell sent Colorado’s political world spinning with an abrupt announcement he wouldn’t seek another term. InnerView with Colorado Democratic Party chair candidates Baca, Bowen and Palacio
2/25/2011
The Colorado Statesman
The three candidates running for Colorado Democratic Party chair talk about the state of the party and what they have to offer in an in-depth interview with The Colorado Statesman. Two weeks before state Democrats pick new leadership, Polly Baca, Adam Bowen and Rick Palacio took stock of their campaigns and had a lot to say about the races that will be run in Colorado next year, when the state is considered a must-win for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. InnerView with Muhammad Ali Hasan
One-time state treasurer candidate has new party, new name
12/22/2010
By Jody Hope Strogoff & Ernest Luning Colorado’s most prominent Republican Muslim is switching parties, taking on a new name and is very, very happy, he wants everyone to know. Muhammad Ali Hasan — who has twice run for state office under the GOP banner and says he grew up gazing at an autographed photo of Ronald Reagan — tells The Colorado Statesman he’s now a Democrat because his lifelong party has traded concerns about liberty for security and abandoned even the pretext of fiscal conservatism. And he plans to change his name to Muhammad Miguel Ali Hasan to acknowledge his Spanish heritage while honoring an historic figure who stood up against intolerance. InnerView with Pat Waak
Dem party chairwoman reflects on 'sobering' election results
12/10/2010
By Jody Hope Strogoff & Ernest Luning Colorado Democratic Party Chairwoman Pat Waak takes stock after a tumultuous election season in a lengthy, in-depth discussion with The Colorado Statesman. In a year that saw massive Republican gains in the midterms nationwide — results Waak calls “sobering” — Colorado Democrats lost two congressional seats, two state offices and control of one chamber of the General Assembly. InnerView with Dick Wadhams
11/26/2010
By Ernest Luning and Jody Hope Strogoff Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams reflects on the roller-coaster election season just finished in a wide-ranging interview with The Colorado Statesman.
InnerView with Pat Schroeder
10/1/2010
By Jody Hope Strogoff & Ernest Luning Pat Schroeder — a Denver Democrat who served 12 terms in Congress and was briefly a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary in 1988 — was in town last week for the annual conference of the English-Speaking Union of the United States, an organization she chairs. Schroeder also was the keynote speaker last week at a luncheon celebrating the 40th anniversary of Colorado Common Cause. InnerView with Ben Goss
7/30/2010
By Jody Hope Strogoff Former Congressman Tom Tancredo announced Monday that he is going to run for governor of Colorado on the American Constitution Party ticket. The party’s current nominee is Ben Goss, who told The Colorado Statesman that he plans to withdraw from the race this week so that a vacancy can name a replacement. InnerView with Tom Tancredo
American Constitution Party candidate for governor
7/30/2010
By Ernest Luning Tom Tancredo, a former five-term Republican congressman from Littleton and one-time presidential candidate, this week switched his party affiliation to the American Constitution Party and announced a gubernatorial bid. The Colorado Statesman caught up with Tancredo for a half-hour interview over the phone on Tuesday as he was headed to the Secretary of State’s office to file paperwork for his run. |
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