Author: John Frank
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Colorado lawmakers edit 2016 voter guide to make open primaries less appealing
Colorado lawmakers made substantial edits Thursday to how the state’s official voter guide describes two ballot initiatives to open political primaries, tossing nonpartisan language and replacing it with wording that makes them less appealing. The move — backed by Republican Secretary of State Wayne Williams and Democratic legislative leaders and decried as biased by their…
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Darryl Glenn’s failure to launch in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race worries fellow Republicans
LAKEWOOD — Toward the end of an event at Colorado Christian University last week, a student stood to ask U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn a question. He identified himself as a “proud supporter of you from Day 1” but now he is concerned about the Republican’s campaign against Democrat Michael Bennet. The recent polls, he started, show…
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Paul Ryan outlines competing vision to Donald Trump at Koch brothers retreat in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan outlined what he suggested is an optimistic, policy-driven platform for the Republican Party at an exclusive retreat for conservative donors Monday, showcasing a competing vision to the darker campaign of Donald Trump. The Wisconsin lawmaker said Republicans face a “fight for the soul of our party” as…
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Koch brothers hold political donor retreat in Colorado Springs this weekend
The nation’s top conservative donors will gather this weekend in Colorado Springs as part of a political retreat hosted by Charles and David Koch that will draw top Republican leaders. The biannual Freedom Partners seminar starts Saturday at The Broadmoor, a day after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a fundraiser and campaign event miles down…
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John Hickenlooper “pretty unlikely” to take Clinton cabinet post
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is putting cold water on the idea that he would join Hillary Clinton’s administration if she wins in November. On the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Hickenlooper said Wednesday that “it’s pretty unlikely I would take a cabinet position to be very blunt.” The governor is considered a…
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Gov. John Hickenlooper to address Democratic National Convention
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and a rising star state lawmaker are scheduled to address the Democratic National Convention ahead of Hillary Clinton accepting the party’s nomination, organizers announced Thursday. Hickenlooper made the Clinton campaign’s list of potential vice presidential candidates — though it looks unlikely he will get the nod — but remains in contention…
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John Hickenlooper appears cut from VP list, despite flirtations
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton may name her choice for vice president as early as Friday, and despite repeated flirtations, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is not expected to propose to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. Instead, three other Democrats — U.S. Sen. Timothy Kaine of Virginia, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Labor Secretary Tom Perez —…
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Darryl Glenn wins a big-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention
Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn is about to big time. The little-known El Paso County commissioner received a coveted speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, the organizers announced Thursday. The topic of the speech and which day he will address the convention is still unclear. But Glenn is known for giving…
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Donald Trump adds Colorado Springs businessman to his Colorado team
Donald Trump’s campaign in Colorado is moving to secure endorsements from top GOP leaders before the Republican National Convention next week in Cleveland. And Robert Blaha will help lead the effort. Patrick Davis, the Trump Colorado director, recently named the former U.S. Senate candidate as a campaign co-chairman. Blaha will help organize a committee of…
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Cory Gardner to campaign with Darryl Glenn for Colorado GOP unity tour
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner will headline a unity tour Saturday to promote Darryl Glenn as the Republican Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate. The six-city tour is Gardner’s first foray into the contest to defeat his colleague Michael Bennet after sitting on the sidelines for the bruising GOP primary that ended June 28 with Glenn’s runaway win against…