Author: Dick Wadhams
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Governor and DougCo go a bridge too far | Dick Wadhams
I wonder if the all-Republican Board of Douglas County Commissioners sent Democratic Gov. Jared Polis a thank you note last week. Polis accomplished what looked impossible only a few weeks ago after the Douglas County “home rule” proposal, unilaterally placed on the ballot by the commissioners, was defeated by a margin of 71% to 29%.…
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Court should abolish spending limits on political parties | Dick Wadhams
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to restore free speech and accountability in campaigns and elections by rejuvenating political parties when it begins its new term in October. The court announced it will consider a case initiated by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)…
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Court should abolish spending limits on political parties | Dick Wadhams
The U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to restore free speech and accountability in campaigns and elections by rejuvenating political parties when it begins its new term in October. The court announced it will consider a case initiated by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) along with then-U.S. Sen. JD Vance and U.S. Rep. Steve…
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DougCo debates home rule along a partisan divide | Dick Wadhams
Although ostensibly an election to determine the structure of county government, Douglas County has engaged in a debate that will have consequences in future elections not only in the county but statewide. Douglas County voters will be voting on June 24 whether to create a commission to write a charter that would institute “home rule”…
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Bennet, Hick entitled to office; just ask them | Dick Wadhams
It must be terribly frustrating for ambitious, younger Democrats to be stymied by their two senators who refuse to step aside for a new generation of leadership. U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper is running for reelection and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is running for governor in 2026. Hickenlooper was swept into the Senate in 2020 on…
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Griswold, Peters are two sides of the same coin | Dick Wadhams
During the 2022 campaign for secretary of state, former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson succinctly described her Democratic and Republican opponents as “similar sides of the same coin.” Nothing has changed. Although they come from different ideological fringes of their respective political parties, the public records of both Secretary of State Jena Griswold and former…
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Both parties flout the will of Colorado voters | Dick Wadhams
Both major political parties are engaging in lawsuits that bypass the election process and assault the will of Colorado voters. Colorado Democrats have repeatedly tried to legally and politically undermine TABOR—the Taxpayer Bill of Rights—since it was passed by voters in 1992 and now they want to file another lawsuit to gut the law. Colorado…
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Bennet’s platform for guv? Trash Trump and TABOR | Dick Wadhams
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet announced his candidacy this past week but it was difficult to discern what he is running for. He is allegedly running for governor in 2026 but his speech was almost totally focused on fighting the national policies of President Donald Trump. Someone unfamiliar with Colorado politics could easily think he was…
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GOP must drop lawsuit, embrace unaffiliated voters | Dick Wadhams
Congratulations to newly elected Colorado Republican Chairwoman Brita Horn for ending the two-year nightmare of the former chairman, Dave Williams. Chairwoman Horn defeated a Williams clone by promising to support all Republican candidates in general elections and not irresponsibly spend party funds to endorse and attack Republicans in contested primaries. She wants to open the…
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State GOP poised to shoot itself in the foot — again | Dick Wadhams
In a few days, the 400 members of the Colorado Republican State Central Committee will meet to elect a successor to the failed and corrosive leadership of Dave Williams. Unfortunately, whoever gets elected might not be any better and could very well be worse as the party continues its destructive drive to cancel the 2026…