Tag: politics
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Poll: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis loses support among Democrats
Gov. Jared Polis is losing steam among members of his party, particularly progressive Democrats, according to a recent poll. Other statewide Democrats also saw their favorability ratings drop, though relatively stable compared to the governor’s numbers, the poll conducted by the Colorado Polling Institute in late March said. Forty-four percent of respondents said they view…
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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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Threats inside and out loom for Colorado’s Republicans | Dick Wadhams
Colorado Republicans made strides in 2024 despite an insidious state chairman who tried to defeat successful Republican candidates. Newly elected U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans, Jeff Hurd and Jeff Crank fought off unethical opposition from their own state party chairman, making the Colorado congressional delegation a 4-4 partisan split. Strong state legislative leadership resulted in the pickup of three seats in the…
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Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz
TEL AVIV, Israel — President Donald Trump on Saturday again threatened Tehran over his Monday deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz: “Time is running out.” The war, now in its sixth week, began with joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Feb. 28 and has killed thousands, shaken global markets, cut off key shipping routes, and spiked fuel prices. It…
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Final defendant in cross-burning ‘hoax’ given lengthy sentence for hate crime
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DENVER — The final defendant involved in the cross-burning “hoax” that rocked the Colorado Springs community during the 2023 mayoral runoff election was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison on Wednesday. Derrick Bernard, 36, and two others were found guilty of burning a cross and writing a racial expletive on one of Colorado…
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Colorado legislators drove up cost of Medicaid program
Some of Colorado’s spending woes in Medicaid can be traced to lawmakers who had approved new or expanded programs in the last few years, driving up state costs to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. Just three measures passed in the past five years, for example, would cost the state more than $80…
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Colorado legislators drove up cost of Medicaid program
Some of Colorado’s spending woes in Medicaid can be traced to lawmakers who had approved new or expanded programs in the last few years, driving up state costs to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. Just three measures passed in the past five years, for example, would cost the state more than $80…
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Ballots, beginnings and a bit of gratitude
Kristen HigginbothamSpecial to The Courier In every election, there are the names on the ballot, and the many dedicated hands behind the scenes who help make democracy work. For years, one familiar face has been part of that quiet, steady effort in Woodland Park, helping guide elections with care, patience and a deep sense of…
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The insular bubble of caucuses and assemblies | Eric Sondermann
Nearly 30 years ago, then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan coined the term “irrational exuberance” to describe the overheated stock market. That descriptive phrase could also apply to much of the political realm. The hype in politics often grossly exceeds the reality on the ground. In that vein, let’s focus on Colorado’s precinct caucuses held earlier this month, the first step in the process leading to…
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The delicate, evolving dance between politics and religion | Eric Sondermann
The dance, really a marathon brining to mind the classic movie, “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”, has been going on as long as there have been governments and organized religion. That is to say that this delicate tango has been with us since time immemorial. In ancient times, the state and the state religion were one and the same. Rulers were regarded as divine intermediaries between…