Tag: cory gardner
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Former GOP Sen. Cory Gardner tapped to lead Internet and Television Association
Former Colorado U.S. Senator Cory Gardner of Yuma has been selected as the next president and CEO of the Internet & Television Association, formerly known as the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. In a statement released on Tuesday, NCTA announced that Gardner will begin his new position on Sept. 22. Last December, Gardner was named…
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The Bennet-Hickenlooper Court: How 2 senators left their mark on Colorado’s federal bench | COVER STORY
One month before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, Dana Remus, the incoming White House counsel, sent a letter to senators outlining the new administration’s philosophy for filling certain presidentially appointed roles, including federal trial judgeships. “With respect to U.S. District Court positions,” she wrote, “we are particularly focused on nominating individuals whose legal experiences have been…
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TRAIL MIX | Candidate switcheroos are nothing new in Colorado
Wouldn’t you know it, less than a week after last week’s Trail Mix column went to press, it was obsolete. In the holiday news lull, it had seemed like a good opportunity to take stock of the candidate line-ups in major Colorado races. While savvy political watchers have been expecting at least a few additional contenders…
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TRAIL MIX | Jockeying for open seats is the same old House race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By the end of the year, the outline of Colorado’s newest congressional district — the state’s 8th CD — should be finalized, and by next July the major party candidates for the seat will have been chosen in what could be barn-burner primaries. While the…
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BARTELS | Michael Bennet gets the 2022 cycle rolling with his latest fundraising pitch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So, 2020 is going to end just like it began, with Colorado’s Michael Bennet asking for money for his campaign. At the start of the year, the U.S. senator was engaged in a longshot bid to win the Democratic nomination for president and his campaign…
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TRAIL MIX | A salute to 2020’s best campaigns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Now that nearly every 2020 race is in the history books, we wanted to recognize the Colorado campaigns that turned heads among politicos. We surveyed a dozen strategists, operatives, consultants and up-close observers to determine…
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What if Colorado remains a “one-party” Democratic state?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Now may be the time to speculate on what political and governmental life in Colorado will be like if it remains a “one-party” Democratic state. Colorado went blue in the 2020 elections, with Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John…
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When it comes to Colorado and US polling, it’s more than just a numbers game
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As results of the 2020 election began to pour in on election night and in the following days, a familiar cry went up across the country: Just as they had in 2016, the pollsters got…