The Colorado GOP last month cut ties with a controversial voter-registration firm accused of fraud. But Nathan Sproul, the consultant behind the firm, Strategic Allied Consulting, has since popped up elsewhere, continuing voter canvassing work across the country. And in Colorado, some Craigslist advertisements suggest that Sproul, or a company…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler has a Republican agenda and is trying to prevent Latinos and new citizens from voting on election day. At least that’s the charge from a group of left-leaning advocacy organizations working to get Hispanic voters to the polls in Colorado. Gessler’s office, however, is pushing…
In September, Regan Benson, a Mitt Romney supporter, sent us footage of her dramatic scuffle with Jefferson County deputies as she was trying to leave a late-night presidential rally. She claims she was unfairly handcuffed and detained and has lingering physical pains a month later. That’s part of the reason…
Congressional candidate Joe Coors may be spending big on advertisements this election season — but so are the allies of his opponent, who are pouring money into the race at very high rates, dominating independent spending across the state. Outside groups have spent a whopping total of $1,728,848.66 on efforts…
Earlier this month, families of Aurora theater shooting victims urged Jim Lehrer, moderator of the presidential debate in Denver, to raise the issue of gun policy in quizzing President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Lehrer didn’t do so — but last night, in the season’s second debate…
How do Colorado’s working poor feel about Obama and Romney? Today’s London Guardian seeks an answer. Reporter Gary Younge spoke to people at a Fort Collins food bank like Mark Weaver, an ex-human resources manager and chair of Loveland’s Chamber of Commerce. “It was very humiliating,” he says of going…
Scott Gessler is not only making it harder for people to vote, he’s using public funds to help support the Republican Party. At least that’s the charge of Colorado Ethics Watch, an advocacy group that is accusing the Secretary of State of spending public dollars to fund trips to political…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler has gotten a lot of attention for his effort to weed out illegal voters and frequent clashes with voter rights advocacy groups that complain he is devoting too much time to a wild goose chase. Here, we take you behind the scenes at Gessler’s office,…
Update: Yesterday, we reported that a total of fourteen people were removed from Colorado voting rolls following an extensive effort by Secretary of State Scott Gessler to potentially illegal voters; see our original post in its entirety below. Since sharing these results, we checked with Gessler’s office to find out…
In August, Secretary of State Scott Gessler ran the names of 1,416 individuals through a federal database in hopes of weeding out illegal immigrant voters. Months later, a total of fourteens voters have been removed from voting rolls in Colorado. But the story doesn’t end there. As it turns out,…
In the final weeks of the election, one thing is clear: A very small margin of voters will ultimately determine the victor in Colorado, which has become one of the most important battleground states in the country. That was part of the message from First Lady Michelle Obama, who rallied…
Colorado residents are no stranger to negative political campaigning. But even amid the onslaught of accusatory ads, one state House race boasts a back-and-forth battle that stands out, with one candidate being accused of having been arrested for selling cocaine paraphernalia — 27 years ago. Rick Enstrom, the challenger in…
Politicians — they’re just like the rest of us! But sometimes, when they eat food, it has a bit more significance than just, you know, lunch. Such was the case with Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s noon stop yesterday at the 16th Street Mall’s Taste of the Philippines food truck…
Governor John Hickenlooper joined the Obama campaign yesterday to rally voters to support the president. In addition to expressing his worries about a possible Mitt Romney presidency, the governor told us he is also concerned that another Republican official, Secretary of State Scott Gessler, may be intimidating some Colorado residents…
Most of the talk after last week’s presidential debate in Denver was about how Mitt Romney had won according to most viewers. But another far more important topic was bubbling under the service: Did Ann Romney forgo the Temple garments she presumably wears as a member of the Mormon faith?…
The Obama campaign is hauling surrogates all over the Denver metro area today as part of a bus tour to champion the president — a week after he struggled at the University of Denver in the first debate against Mitt Romney. At one stop, Governor John Hickenlooper told supporters that…
Just days before Colorado’s voter registration deadline passes, news has leaked that a former employee of a controversial firm hired by the GOP to do voter registration is under investigation by the 18th Judicial District DA’s office. The firm, Strategic Allied Consulting, is the same one that hired a young…
While reporters at the University of Denver debate weren’t actually in the main room where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battled, part of the fun of being on site is the rapid-fire media tweeting. Given that the debate set Twitter records — and inspired multiple spoof accounts — we thought…
Last night’s presidential debate was a long time in the making for both the city and the University of Denver, and proponents of both sides are still weighing the results of the candidates’ coal-loving, Big Bird-cutting, anniversary-celebrating round-about on domestic policy. Here, we take you inside the chaos on and…
President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney squared off inside the University of Denver’s Magness Arena last night, once again bringing the national spotlight to the Mile High City — as the two candidates discussed the economy and the role of government in a surprisingly unstructured first presidential…
On Twitter after last night’s presidential debate at the University of Denver, comedian Mark Agee wrote, “So everyone agrees Romney lied, and everyone agrees Romney won. Interesting country we have.” Such sentiments were common among celebrities on the Twittersphere — including comic Patton Oswalt, who ripped President Obama a new…
You knew Mitt Romney had won the presidential debate at the University of Denver last night when MSNBC commentators Chris Matthews and Ed Schultz — pundits whose progressive tilt isn’t exactly a secret — seemed so mad they were practically spitting the second the ninety-minute face-off was over. It was…
