The campaign, called “This is Why We Vote,” calls on the Millennial Generation to make their voices heard by showing up to the polls this November. The video points out that millennials will make up one in three eligible voters in the coming election.
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Post could improve its editorial page by criticizing Coffman more often
“Good for Mike Coffman.” That’s the first line of an August Denver Post editorial, and, as it turns out, an excellent summation of the The Post editorial page’s singular stance toward Coffman over many years.
Raymond Garcia embarrasses himself daily on Facebook, but this self-refuting post takes the cake
I run across and get sent a lot of stupid things said and posted by Republicans in Colorado. Remember Raymond Garcia? He’s the guy who threatened Hillary Clinton with beheading and punctuates nearly every Facebook utterance with “BWAHAHAHAHA!”
‘Your Decision 2016’ TV series to kick off with minimum wage debate
Channel 3 (KCDO-TV) will premier “Your Decision 2016” on The Aaron Harber Show this weekend in an effort to inform Colorado voters about issues surrounding the November election. The series will cover both Colorado ballot initiatives and candidate races.
More bad journalism news with a silver lining
Local journalist Corey Hutchins reports in his “Colorado Local News and Media” newsletter (subscribe here) on the recent upsurge in ongoing shifts among Colorado political reporters:
Conservation Colorado launches effort to oust Laura Woods
Colorado’s largest environmental organization will be putting hundreds of thousands of dollars toward ousting state Sen. Laura Woods, who is up for reelection in Jefferson County’s Senate District 19.
Will ousted conservative Jeffco school board member Williams help sink Woods?
Last year’s recall of Jefferson County school board member Julie Williams is widely considered a huge factor in this year’s Arvada/Westminster state senate race that will likely determine whether Republicans retain control of the state senate.
State senator apparently had second thoughts about sharing video showing ugly guns
Colorado State Sen. Randy Baumgardner has apparently removed a video, which he’d shared on his Facebook page, showing a man frantically firing weapons (apparently a sawed-off shotgun and fully automatic rifles and pistols) that are shady or, at worst, illegal under federal and state laws).
Coffman criticized by Tancredo for mosque visit
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo criticized Rep. Mike Coffman for some aspects of his visit to an Aurora mosque late last month. He told KNUS 710-AM’s Peter Boyles that he’s “furious” with Coffman’s political transformation, and that, as far as he’s concerned, Coffman has “gone wacko.”
Careful of the log in your own eye when trying to make political hay out of violent threats
“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” -Matthew 7:3