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Udall statement on death of Kim Jong Il
Senator Mark Udall released this statement today, on the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il: “Kim Jong Il was a tyrant who severely oppressed his own people and threatened the world with his pursuit of nuclear weapons. North Korea was never going to change radically under his rule, and so the isolated country now has an opportunity to re-engage with the world. However, we’re entering a dangerous phase, in which one tyrant may well be replaced by another.
AINN to continue operating Colorado, Florida, Texas Independent websites
The Colorado Independent, an online-only investigative news organization that began as Colorado Confidential in 2006, will continue operating with its current three-person staff for the foreseeable future, according to officials at its parent nonprofit corporation.
Ron Paul leads Herman Cain in Iowa
For the past eight months, a group of volunteer Iowa activists have been contributing to these Power Rankings and attempting to answer what GOP candidate is positioned to capture caucus gold if the event was tonight.
Free Speech TV explores Gessler story in light of national trend
Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler garnered national headlines recently when he ordered county clerks in Colorado not to send ballots to registered but inactive voters– and in Colorado that means voters who missed just one election. Detractors called the effort attempted voter suppression and pointed to a host of similar Republican efforts launched nationwide in the wake of the Tea Party-wave election last November that swept Republicans into office across the country. Denver-based Free Speech TV explored the topic this week and asked Colorado Independent reporter John Tomasic, who has reported the story in-depth, to join the discussion.
Live-blogging the GOP Vegas debate
Tonight the Republican presidential candidates are meeting in Las Vegas for another in what already seems a long string of debates. There were two in Florida, one in California and another in New Hampshire. You could also make the argument that anything that has transpired in Iowa over the past ten months could one way or another qualify as a primary election debate. CNN is broadcasting the two-hour session from Vegas beginning at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time and we’ll be live blogging the debate here.
Iowa Power Rankings: Ron Paul leading
A major disconnect is underway that makes it difficult to know exactly how the caucuses would play out if they were held tonight. That is, the candidates who are surging in polling are those who aren’t spending time in Iowa, a state that values its grassroots, retail politics.
Welcome to the redesigned Colorado Independent
As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve got a new look. We’ve changed the homepage to make it easier for you to find a variety of new stories, redesigned the navigation bar to help you find the topics you’re interested in, decreased…
In a fluid field, Perry still leads Iowa
There is little doubt of the continued fluidity within the GOP field, and Iowa — as home to fiscal and social conservatives searching for an ideal candidate — remains one of the best places (if not the best) to ride the roller coaster of the 2012 Republican nomination and presidential election.
Iowa 2012 GOP Presidential Power Rankings: It’s time to get your ground game on
The Republican field hasn’t significantly shifted in terms of rankings placement since our last edition, which belies the fact that individual percentages for candidates continue to shift dramatically. What can be said with a reasonable amount of certainty is that there is no clear and current GOP frontrunner in Iowa.
Perry now the favorite to win Iowa caucuses
If there has been a single thread that has connected the previous 11 editions of The Iowa Independent’s Power Rankings, it has been an overall feeling of discontent among Republicans as activists in the state search for someone who represents their views and that they believe also stands a good chance of unseating Democratic incumbent Barack Obama. Today, that looks more and more like Rick Perry.
