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Colorado Democrats

An Interview With Senate Candidate Ryan Frazier

David Thielen | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Senate, Ryan Frazier, Colorado, Colorado Republicans, Colorado Politics, 2010 Election, Betsy Markey, Colorado Democrats, Denver News
David Thielen

I got the chance to interview Ryan Frazier yesterday. The gigantic impression I got of Ryan, both at first and throughout the conversation, is he is a...

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Western Liberalism and the New Blue Review

Todd Hartley | Posted 10.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Todd Hartley, Blue States, Western Liberalism, Obama, Colorado, New Blue Review, 2008 Election, Colorado Politics, Colorado Democrats, Denver News
Todd Hartley

Let's start by throwing this out there for debate: How would you define Western liberalism?

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Is the Democratic Bench in Colorado Too Deep?

Laura Chapin | Posted 09.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Senate Races, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Colorado-Senate-Primary, Colorado Politics, Democratic Primary, Colorado Democrats, Denver News
Laura Chapin

Thanks to the fact everyone wants to be on a winning team, Democrats have a full roster of fresh, smart, appealing candidates. Unfortunately, there are only so many seats available.

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Corporate Tax Loopholes Cost Colorado Billions -- Let's Close Them

Joel Judd | Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Taxes, Corporate Welfare, Budget Cuts, Tax Loopholes, Medicaid, Colorado Democrats, Severance Tax, Colorado General Assembly, Natural Gas, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
Joel Judd

We are faced with cutting mental health programs, raising tuition, cutting medical services for the poor. Yet we seem to have plenty of dough for corporate welfare that simply does not work.

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There's a Reason the Rockies Are Purple Mountain Majesties: Dems Shouldn't Take Anything for Granted in the West

Laura Chapin | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: 2008 Elections, Politics, Denver, Colorado, Latinos, White-Collar-Unemployment, Bill Ritter, 2010 Elections, Ron Brownstein, Hispanics, Colorado Democrats, New West, Denver News
Laura Chapin

Ron Brownstein has written a cautionary tale and sound advice to Democrats who might get complacent over the blue tide sweeping the Rockies.

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What Kind of Colorado Do You Want?

Brandon Shaffer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Brandon Shaffer, Politics, Colorado Senate, Colorado Democrats, Colorado Budget, Colorado General Assembly, Denver News
Brandon Shaffer

We want Colorado to be the best place to raise a child. As we travel the state and ask people what kind of Colorado they want, we need to ask ourselves a question.

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A Beautiful State With an Ugly Fiscal Landscape

Scott Downes | Posted 09.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, State Budgets, Colorado, Tabor, Poverty, Colorado-Education-Reform, Colorado Democrats, Colorado-Taxes, Labor Unions, Colorado Unions, Denver News
Scott Downes

We're 47th in the country in investing in key areas like education, health care, higher education, and transportation. Why? Probably because we're 49th in taxation.

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The View From Western Colorado

Adele Israel | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

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Adele Israel

People here are community-minded, but vote for politicians favoring independence from the awful beast of big government. Registered Democrats are a distinct minority.

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Does Ritter Have a Problem With Democrats?

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Latinos, Mexico, Colorado Democrats, Andrew Romanoff, Bill Ritter, Progressives, Denver News
Mario Solis-Marich

Ritter is witnessing open party rebellion. Key Latino Democrats have joined with disgruntled progressives and union workers to mount a campaign against the governor's senator.

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Washington Post: Colorado Indicative Of Democrats' National Struggles

Dan Balz | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Democrats, Andrew Romanoff, Dan Balz, Dick Wadhams, Colorado, Washington Post, Obama, Michael Bennet, Bill Ritter, Denver News

DENVER In 2008, Colorado became a symbol of the changing politics in a region once firmly in Republican hands -- and also of the grass-roots power an...

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Signs Of Trouble For Democrats In 2010

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Colorado Democrats, 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, President Obama, Trouble for Democrats, Gov. Bill Ritter, Democrats, Sen. Bennet, Colorado, Politics News

Today, the energy that powered Obama to victory has begun to dissipate. Some of his supporters remain on the sidelines; others are, if not disillusion...

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Democratics Headquarters Vandalism Suspect Worked For Democratic Candidates

The Denver Post | Jessica Fender | Posted 09.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Pat Waak, Maurice Schwenkler, Colorado Democrats, Denver Democratic Headquarters, Health Care Reform, Obama, Vandalism, Republican National Convention, Denver News

One of two people suspected of shattering 11 windows Tuesday morning at the state Democratic Party headquarters has an arrest record and a history of ...

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