Author: Tom Cronin Bob Loevy
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Marx’s narrow victory over two state legislators is an interesting case study | Cronin and Loevy
Running for governor of Colorado, controversial outsider Victor Marx, 61, a self-proclaimed exorcist and a friendly ally of the late Charlie Kirk, pulled out a 39.9% Republican primary victory. State senator and Republican establishment candidate Barbara Kirkmeyer came in a close second with around 39.4% of the vote. Meanwhile, Scott Bottoms, a state legislator and…
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The Weiser-Bennet primary election political geography | Cronin & Loevy
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Regional analysis of the vote in the recent Democratic Party primary election for governor of Colorado shows primary election winner Phil Weiser sweeping the Denver metropolitan area with 59.4% of the vote. Weiser’s losing opponent, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, garnered only 40.6% of the Denver metro vote. There were just the two candidates in the…
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Colorado primary election voters shake things up | Cronin and Loevy
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Every election has its surprises, but Tuesday’s Colorado primary results gave us several unexpected outcomes. Michael Bennett lost his bid to switch from the U.S. Senate and become Colorado’s next governor. Meanwhile, progressive Democratic congresswoman Diana DeGette from Denver, who had served 30 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, was defeated by a 29-year-old Democratic Socialist who has never held elective office. The new Democratic nominee in Denver, Melat Kiros, called for…
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Understanding Trump’s remarkable political comeback in 2024 | Cronin and Loevy
President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. He inspired a riot at the U.S. Capitol to try to overthrow the results of that election. He was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives and later was indicted for several alleged crimes. And yet — he overcame all that in 2024 and won his way…
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Registered voters on the eve of the 2026 primaries | Cronin & Loevy
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office has published the latest voter registration figures for the state and its counties as of June. Colorado ranks among the highest states for independent, or unaffiliated, voters. Only Alaska and Massachusetts have more. New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maine and Oregon also rank highly. So here is what the state looks like politically as Coloradans are voting in this year’s party primary elections. Keep in…
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Michael Bennet’s campaign for governor: A closer look at record and experience | Cronin and Loevy
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is considered the front-runner in the Colorado Democratic Party primary contest for governor. His major opponent is current Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. The Democratic primary election is June 30. Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters who choose to can vote in this election. Ballots are being mailed out starting Monday. Michael F. Bennet, 61, was born in New Delhi, India, where his father…
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Attorney General Phil Weiser’s underdog campaign for Colorado governor | Cronin and Loevy
Phil Weiser, 58, Colorado’s attorney general, is in a heated race against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, 61, for the Democratic nomination for governor. They are friends and share mostly similar progressive, Democratic policy views. Primary election day is June 30. Weiser first came to Colorado in 1994 and was a longtime professor and dean of…
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Home rule has protected Colorado cities for over 125 years | Cronin and Loevy
Colorado is currently gripped by a political struggle between the governor plus the legislature in Denver and populous home-rule city governments, mainly on the Front Range. In the past few years, the legislature has been passing bills that applied to city government policies, which for many years had been the sole province of mayors and…
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Passenger train service from Denver to Fort Collins? | Cronin and Loevy
A “Joint Service” plan is being developed that would bring passenger rail service from Denver north to Fort Collins by 2029. The passenger trains would be paid for with existing funds from the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) and other Colorado agencies that are working to institute passenger train service in Colorado. No voter-approved tax…
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Home rule has protected Colorado cities for over 125 years | Cronin and Loevy
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Colorado is currently gripped by a political struggle between the governor plus the legislature in Denver and populous home-rule city governments, mainly on the Front Range, such as Colorado Springs. In the past few years, the legislature has been passing bills that applied to city government policies, which for many years had been the sole province of mayors and city councils. These new state laws have mainly…