Author: By Eric Sondermann
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COLUMN: A shorthand analysis of Colorado ballot issues | Eric Sondermann
One section of the ballot will keep this from being a rather mundane, even boring year in Colorado politics. In many respects, this is something of an off year around here. Neither U.S. senate seat is up for election and ditto for all of the statewide executive offices. Our role as a swing state in…
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The state of the race less than two months out | SONDERMANN
Remember Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson? It has been quite some time since those Republican contenders, or pretenders, were eliminated. For that matter, remember a fellow named Joe Biden? Though it’s only been six weeks since he withdrew from the race, he and his decision seem well in the…
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How does DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero still have a job? | SONDERMANN
Denver kids are back in school. By my count, which is too early before summer is nearly over. As the school year begins, Superintendent Alex Marrero remains in his job atop Denver Public Schools. Which begs the question of what it takes to get fired around here. Marrero’s three years in Denver have been ones…
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COLUMN: The Chicago convention: Good vibes or irrational exuberance | Eric Sondermann
Five weeks after Republicans gathered for their convention in Milwaukee, Democrats are assembling 90 miles down the Lake Michigan waterfront in Chicago. What a difference those interim weeks have made. Our political process is running on fast-forward. Donald Trump exited Milwaukee riding high. His convention had been a smooth affair, even if his own rambling,…
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Kamala Harris as the answer: Color me dubious | SONDERMANN
With Joe Biden’s inevitable exit and the anointment of Kamala Harris as the presumptive nominee, the key question is whether the Democratic Party has fixed its problem and made a wise move. For sure, this sudden turn of events has provided Democrats a jolt of fervor and rejuvenation. Not only was Biden losing to Donald…
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A diseased party versus an inept one | SONDERMANN
Indeed, politics in our two-party system is rather binary. Republicans selected their ticket and made their case over four celebratory days in Milwaukee immediately following the near miss attempt on Donald Trump’s life the previous weekend. With a timeout in between for the Paris Olympics, Democrats will gather in Chicago a month from now. That…
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COLUMN: The Trump shooting: An aftermath as disturbing as the incident | Eric Sondermann
Vince Lombardi once described football as “a game of inches.” The same is true for a number of other sports. Until Saturday evening, I had not thought of politics in quite that vein. But here we are with the narrowness of a single inch or less all that saved America from a fifth presidential assassination.…
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Deconstructing the simple, insulting notion of the Trump voter | SONDERMANN
Editor’s note: This column was written a few days before Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. This week in Milwaukee, Donald Trump has joined a rare group of only four Americans who have received their party’s presidential nomination in three consecutive elections. The others were Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleveland and Franklin D. Roosevelt…
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COLUMN: As the political pace quickens, Biden slows | Eric Sondermann
July is here. The Independence Day holiday is already past. The election beckons in four months. Donald Trump’s sentencing in a New York City courtroom had been set for later this week. Even as it is now delayed until September with the prosecution’s consent and following the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling of dubious implication. It…
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COLUMN: Independence Day among Americans at each other’s throat | Eric Sondermann
Independence Day, America’s 248th, will be upon us in a matter of days. Beyond the flags, fireworks and backyard barbecues, it could be a good opportunity for taking stock of the nation’s civic fitness. Any honest evaluation of that well-being would have to be both critical and worrisome. No dutiful doctor would issue our country…