As part of our weekly roundup of articles on political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Jason Salzman’s article documenting which candidates who have denied the results of the 2020 election through some form or another, Erik Maulbetsch’s coverage of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce not endorsing Republican Matt Burcham, who has pushed election conspiracy theories. We’re also featuring an article from Susan Green at Aurora Sentinel on Aurora City Councilor Danielle Jurinsky’s verbal abuse of her colleagues, and 9News’ Darren Whitehead’s on the sentencing of a Douglas County man who participated in the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
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Denver Archbishop Leads March Around Planned Parenthood in Opposition to Abortion Rights Amendment
On a chilly November morning, the Archbishop of Denver Samuel Aquila led a Eucharistic procession around a Planned Parenthood health center in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood ahead of the 2024 general election in which Coloradans will vote on enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution.
Polis, Pettersen Join Willie Nelson in Supporting Federal Cannabis Legalization and Kamala Harris
On October 24, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) joined a virtual rally advocating for national cannabis reform hosted by country singer Willie Nelson. Nelson organized the event in tandem with Vicente, a Colorado-based cannabis law firm, around the issue of cannabis legalization. Referred to as the Cannabis Community for Kamala, the event was moderated by Nelson, his wife Annie D’Angelo, and lawyer Dahr Jamail.
Bennet, Neguse Issue Statement Supporting Eagle County’s Case to Uphold Environmental Protections
Bennet Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, both Democrats, issued a joint statement Friday supporting Eagle County’s argument before the U.S. Supreme Court that federal officials didn’t adequately analyze the environmental impacts of a Colorado railway project, violating federal law.
Proponents of Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Measure Face Bipartisan Opposition
In less than two weeks, Coloradans will vote on Proposition 131, a ballot initiative that would abolish party primaries and create a top-four ranked choice voting (RCV) system for most state and federal elections in Colorado.
Extremist Rewind – 10/25/2024
As part of our weekly roundup of articles on political extremism in Colorado, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Sharon Sullivan’s coverage of a campaign event in western Colorado where state Rep. Marc Catlin (and others running for elected office) refused to say whether Trump lost the 2020 Election and pushed election conspiracy theories, Jason Salzman and Erik Maulbetsch’s article on Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans continuing to pay Jessica Spindle (his former political director who was fired for a string of antisemitic and threatening posts), and James O’Rourke’s piece on former Lakewood City Councilwoman Ramey Johnson going after her rival in a statehouse race for using the same position as a ‘political stepping-stone’ and Johnson’s history of pushing climate change denialism and connection to QAnon conspiracists. Also highlighted below is a story by the Pueblo Chieftain’s James Bartolo about Colorado for Life’s attempt to get a proposed abortion ban reintroduced in the Pueblo City Council.
Election Results May Not Be Known Until Well After Election Day
With Election Day rapidly approaching, it is important to remember that we may not have final results — in Colorado and nationally — until after November 5.
Extremist Rewind – Oct. 18, 2024
It is time once again for our weekly roundup of articles relating to political extremism in Colorado. This week, we feature Logan Davis’ column where he shows how conservative activists have been laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election based on misinformation about ‘illegal immigrants’ voting. Other highlights include Erik Maulbetsch’s analysis of Gabe Evans’ support from groups that endorse the use of corporal punishment in schools and my coverage of a candidate for the Colorado House of Representatives who posted a cartoon from self-avowed racist. In addition, read Cassandra Ballard and the staff at Sentinel Colorado’s coverage of an Aurora City councilwoman’s accusations that Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston were smuggling migrants into Aurora.
CO GOP Statehouse Candidate Apologizes After Inquiry About Racist Cartoon He Posted Online
A Western Slope Republican statehouse candidate who posted a racist cartoon on Facebook initially stood by his decision to share the image. A few minutes later, he called back to say he had reconsidered and would update his post with an apology, which he did, while also claiming that he “didn’t notice the ethnicities” of the people when originally posting the cartoon.
Guides Available To Help Voters Navigate the Colorado Election Ballot
By now, ballots have been sent out to all registered voters in Colorado. To help you make sense of the numerous ballot issues and see where the candidates stand on the issues, the Colorado Times Recorder has put together a list of voter guides put out by the state and media outlets — as well as guides released by both left and right-leaning organizations/individuals.