Tag: democrats
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The real danger to democracy is the Democrats | Mike Rosen
Alexander Fraser Tytler was a judge, historian and professor of history in Scotland, born in 1747, who observed that, “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by dictatorship.” Tytler further observed, “The average of the…
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Voters sour on Dems — as Republicans head for the cliff | Dick Wadhams
The ravages of eight years of total Democratic control of state government and twenty consecutive years of Democratic governors are souring voters on their candidates in 2026 as Colorado continues to decline. Meanwhile, rather than embracing an opportunity to restore some competence and balance to state government with mainstream conservative policies and candidates, Republicans keep…
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Signs that Democrats have gone stark raving mad | Mike Rosen
In 2024, Donald Trump was elected president by 77 million Americans, two million more than the 75 million who voted for Kamala Harris. Republicans also won a majority in the U.S. House and Senate, giving the GOP a federal trifecta and a governing mandate. Democrats had a similar governing mandate during the first two years of the Obama administration and the first two years of the…
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Democrats rebounding without learning necessary lessons | Eric Sondermann
“When we fight, we win!” That, reportedly, was the chant heard over and over again at the Colorado Democratic Assembly a week ago. It suggests that pugilism has been the piece missing from the Democratic toolkit. Perhaps it was just me, but I seem to recall Democrats fighting back in 2024. The slugging went hand-in-hand with Kamala Harris’s faux “politics of…
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French Revolution comes to Colorado Democrats | Jon Caldara
The border skirmishes are increasing, and we could be looking at full-blown combat. The simmering civil unrest inside Colorado’s Democratic ranks is heating up, and during this legislative session it might boil over into all-out civil war. If it does, a lot of the media might actually have to interrupt their regularly scheduled Republican-bashing to…
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Irrelevant Hickenlooper draws a challenger | Dick Wadhams
State Sen. Julie Gonzales should be ashamed of herself. Doesn’t Gonzales understand that U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper is entitled to the Democratic nomination for Senate? Doesn’t Gonzales know that, just like in 2020, Hickenlooper “needs his sleep” and cannot be bothered with some pesky, young state senator who actually knows why she is running? And…
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US government shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country. Trump has increased pressure on Senate Republicans to end the…
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El Paso County Republican and Democrat caucuses will be held this week
After the political excitement of Super Tuesday, El Paso County Republicans and Democrats have a chance to get involved at the most local level through party caucuses this week. The caucuses are a neighborhood-level opportunity to debate political ideas and candidates, and elect representatives to the county assembly. At the county assembly, candidates that earn…
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Hundreds in Denver rally to support Ukraine on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion
Hundreds of Ukraine supporters gathered at a rally at the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the U.S. ally. “Today, we are asking members of U.S. Congress to step up and vote for help to Ukraine,” said Marina Dubrova, president of Ukrainians of Colorado, which…