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Ken Buck discusses coordinated sliming by the left

By | 11.11.10 | 12:42 pm

Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck says he was slimed by last-minute ads that distorted who he is.

Unlike Colorado Republican Chair Dick Wadhams, he said the Democratic ground game made a huge difference in an election he expected to…

Colorado Election Day smackdown: Tea Party enthusiasm versus progressive infrastructure

By | 11.02.10 | 11:26 am

Republicans expect this year’s Tea Party enthusiasm to translate to enormous victories for the GOP tonight. Yet evidence on the ground seems to be confirming what some political analysts have been saying for a while: that Tea Party enthusiasm is no substitute for well-organized political movement infrastructure. The fact that the U.S. Senate race in Colorado pitting Tea Party GOP candidate Ken Buck against unloved Democrat Michael Bennet is so close down the stretch speaks volumes, according to longtime Republican Party strategist Ford O’Connell.

Norton continues to spout bogus budget lines

By | 07.29.10 | 9:43 am

In a debate with Ken Buck on Sunday’s YourShow, Adam Schrager’s public affairs show on Channel 20, U.S. Senate candidate Jane Norton cited Schrager’s own Truth-Test reporting to support her contentions that, under the leadership of her primary…

McInnis camp tries and fails to put press dodge on event organizers

By | 06.23.10 | 1:30 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate McInnis didn’t show up for a scheduled news conference after his speech before the Denver Petroleum Club yesterday.

The Colorado Independent reported that McInnis spokesperson Sean Duffy told journalists, who were waiting for McInnis after his…

GOP: What climate change? What new energy economy?

By | 12.07.09 | 3:21 pm

There is thoughtful skepticism and then there is today’s Republican Study Committee release mocking the EPA’s finding that greenhouse emissions threaten human health. Reading this peacock of a press release, you would think that battling measures meant to combat…

The Jane Norton interview: Did she mention ‘big government’?

By | 10.05.09 | 1:39 pm

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Jane Norton, former Colo. Lt. Governor and Republican U.S. Senate candidate, appeared on Adam Schrager’s “Your Show” this weekend. She stayed for a mere ten minutes, less than half the time most of the other candidates have given to…

A Ralph Carr Reminder in an Eliot Spitzer Era

By | 03.14.08 | 8:39 am

In retrospect, the paradox of the circumstance was remarkable. While 9News reporter Adam Schrager and Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter were holding forth about former Gov. Ralph Carr, the principled politician who resolutely and unwaveringly supported Japanese-Americans during World War II,

‘Colorado Matters’ to Air Segment on Capitol Press Credential Flap

By | 01.22.08 | 8:30 am

Restrictions to Media Access at State Capitol
Joe Hanel, who covers the state capitol for the Durango Herald, and Wendy Norris, managing editor of Colorado Confidential, talk with Dan Meyers about efforts to limit which reporters get

Colorado Confidential Founder Responds To Baseless Claim

By | 01.21.08 | 10:08 am

The founder and CEO of Colorado Confidential’s parent company is challenging a reporter who has publicly claimed that this news organization has direct links to the Democratic Party apparatus to either provide some “proof” — or back off.