Tag: democrats
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GUEST OPINION: Economic frustrations fuel rise of democratic socialism
The continued rise of Democratic Socialism in the United States, including here in Colorado, is no longer a political outlier. Melat Kiros’ defeat of 15‑term Denver Democrat Congresswoman Diana DeGette was a resounding victory. Across the country, candidates aligned with Democratic Socialist ideals are gaining traction at every level of government. Building on earlier breakthroughs…
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Democrats and their big roll of the dice | Eric Sondermann
For Republicans on the ballot this fall, the hand they are forced to play is rather set. Even if so many of them had not so meekly submitted to the Trump agenda, they would still be largely tethered to the President’s unpopularity and depth-charge-level approval ratings. On the other hand, Democrats, as the party in…
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El Paso County turnout tops state, amid heated campaigns
More El Paso County voters had returned their ballots than anywhere else in the state as of Sunday evening, beating out Denver and Jefferson counties ahead of Tuesday’s primary elections. While El Paso County is the largest in the state by population, the sheer number of residents wasn’t driving turnout, Secretary of State records showed,…
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Nonprofit leader, Washington, D.C., insider compete to challenge Rep. Crank
Two Army veterans, one a nonprofit leader and the other a Washington, D.C., insider, are vying in Tuesday’s primary for the chance to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in November’s general election. During the Biden administration, Jessica Killin served as the chief of staff for Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff. Prior to…
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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…