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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.
Iowa 2012 GOP Presidential Power Rankings: The field comes into focus
“Are you serious?” is the question our panelists appear to be asking the 2012 hopefuls for this seventh edition of our 2012 Power Rankings. And that question isn’t just limited to the Iowa caucuses or the emphasis candidates are placing on the first-in-the-nation process.
Iowa 2012 GOP Presidential Power Rankings: The post-Huckabee landscape
Although there have been plenty of comings and goings over the past two weeks, the one event that had the largest impact on Iowa politicos was an official announcement from Mike Huckabee that he would not be a 2012 contender. The news, combined with perceived negatives by establishment candidates, allowed for additional forward momentum in the second tier.
2012 GOP Presidential Power Rankings contain some surprises
In the fifth edition of The Iowa Independent’s 2012 Presidential Power Rankings, the panelists take note of debate performances while continuing to search for consensus on which of the potential candidates will lead the pack.
From immigration to energy, Dems face high hurdles in lame-duck session of Congress
The midterm hangover having finally worn off, the 111th Congress returned Monday to kick off the lame-duck session, its last hurrah before its successor takes over. And the 112th Congress will look radically different, with Republicans in control of the House and the Democratic majority in the Senate significantly reduced. These next few weeks, then, could be the last chance for major Democratic initiatives. But the hurdles are high, and Republicans see no reason to grant Democrats any victories after the populace voiced its discontent with the policies of the past two years.
Rock the Vote’s Electionland Colorado website will get folks to the polls
This week Rock the Vote launched ElectionLand Colorado, an “online roundtable” where Colorado voters can ask questions about voting and the elections and ballot initiatives and receive multiple answers from experts. Experts? Yes experts or “seasoned journalists and…
U.S. Senate primary: grassroots vs insiders, but who’s who?
With two close primary races for the U.S. Senate, some Colorado voters will go to the polls today or drop off last-minute mail-in ballots to determine who will battle it out in November. The vast majority of votes in what could be a record for a primarily mail-in election are already in. And the candidates for both parties would have voters believe that what’s at stake is the soul of the state – grassroots, western self-determination versus entrenched, inside-the-Beltway career political cronyism.
