Tag: election 2020
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Bannon appeals contempt of Congress case to high court
CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon asked the Supreme Court to overturn his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to testify before the House select panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, his attorneys said Friday. In a petition, Bannon’s attorneys urge the justices to decide two issues that he has pressed in his defense — whether the government must prove…
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Trump’s call to prosecute Comey could bolster former FBI director’s defense
Donald Trump achieved a long-sought goal when federal prosecutors brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey, but the president’s loud campaign against his adversary may have undermined the case by opening the door to a claim of vindictive prosecution. Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to false statements and obstruction charges stemming from…
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How the Supreme Court could decide the fate of Trump’s 2024 ballot access
All eyes are on the Supreme Court now that former President Donald Trump has been found ineligible on two state primary election ballots for the 2024 race, prompting confidence among legal experts that the nine justices will resolve the unprecedented dilemma. The Colorado Supreme Court on Dec. 19 ruled that Trump is ineligible to serve…
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Lauren Boebert says she’s joining conservative House Freedom Caucus
U.S. Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert said Thursday she plans to join the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus after the Rifle Republican is sworn into office on Sunday. Founded in 2015, the House Freedom Caucus was initially aligned with the tea party and helped force House Speaker John Boehner to give up the gavel. Since President Donald Trump…
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Hundreds in Denver celebrate election results; Trump supporters rally in Colorado Springs
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On Saturday morning, Zara Otaifah said she was able to breath a sigh of relief. Otaifah, an Aurora resident, immigrated to the United States from Iran in 2015, and since President Donald Trump was elected, she says, she has been living in fear. “I’ve been living in insecurity, in fear and with anxiety for four…
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Floyd Ciruli, Fritz Mayer examine the misfired polling in DU review
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The day after the election, veteran Colorado pollster Floyd Ciruli and Fritz Mayer, the dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver deconstructed how the polls and the media missed their mark, again. How did history repeat itself? “I think that the industry will once again be spending a…
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In 2020, voters showed their independence | Vince Bzdek
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No matter what side you were rooting for this election, it’s hard not to see the 2020 vote as a vote for independence. Voters didn’t let the parties, or cable TV bloviators, pollsters or pundits do all their thinking for them this year. They actually appear to have thought for themselves on this one, showing…
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After ousting a pair of incumbents, Gardner faces the music
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Colorado voters this week added Cory Gardner’s name to an exclusive club: members of the state’s congressional delegation who lost bids for reelection. Gardner was denied a second Senate term by a restive electorate that shifted under the Republicans’ feet in the six years since he won office. To be sure, Gardner was defeated by…
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‘This election is far from over’: Trump dismisses news agencies’ call of race for Biden
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President Trump promised to fight on after media organizations declared Democratic nominee Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election. His declaration raises the prospect of weeks more legal wrangling, recounts, and a bitter fight over the White House. So far, little evidence of fraud has emerged. “The simple fact is this election is far…
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ELECTION 2020 | The race in charts: Results from the Colorado contests
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The reporters and editors of Colorado Politics, the Colorado Springs Gazette and the Denver Gazette kept their trained eyes on the field as Election Night turned into judgment day for politicians and causes on the 2020 ballot. Find a heatmap of the county-by-county vote for president and U.S. Senate, as well as tables on all…