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Colorado Delegate Hopefuls Face Fierce Competition for Convention Seats

By | 04.24.08 | 1:07 pm

The fax machine was humming and foot traffic into the Colorado Democratic Party (CDP) headquarters in Denver was brisk last Thursday up to the 5 p.m. deadline to hand in the delegate form. The end result: Competition to sit on

Obama Leading Clinton 2-1 in State Delegates

By | 04.02.08 | 11:28 am

The Colorado Democratic Party has released a compilation of delegate presidential preferences from the county conventions held last month. Based on these figures, Sen. Barack Obama continues to retain a hefty lead — almost 2 to 1 –  in delegate

Campaigning Key for National Delegate Hopefuls

By | 03.24.08 | 4:50 pm

PhotobucketIf you are one  of over 1,000 state Democratic delegates vying for the 55 slots to the Democratic National Convention in Denver Aug. 25-28, here are three words of advice from the Colorado Democratic Party: campaign, campaign, campaign.

Democratic Party: National Delegate Preferences Unknown

By | 03.14.08 | 5:37 pm

National news media organizations have divvied-up Colorado’s Democratic national convention delegates between the Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton – Associated Press has the number at 35 for Obama and 20 for Clinton. But guess what? There is

Hopeful National Delegate Tackles Second Challenge: The County Convention

By | 03.07.08 | 12:26 pm

Second in a series: With the excitement of a close race between Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama and the convenience of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, many state Democrats want to become delegates to the national convention.

Want to be a Delegate? Follow the Paperwork

By | 02.15.08 | 3:33 pm

If you want to become a Colorado delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, you must survive the delegate selection process at the congressional or state convention levels — and you need to fill out a piece of paper.…

Democrats Ask Coffman to Resign

By | 01.15.08 | 6:30 am

The Colorado Democratic Party on Monday requested Secretary of State Mike Coffman, a Republican, to step down from his office because of an ongoing controversy over the decertification of voting machines and possible conflicts of interest.

Hush, Hush & On the QT: Politics–A Little This & That

By | 09.24.07 | 2:00 pm

Start off your week with political news from across the state. We’ve got an update on the Senate District 8 race; a political debate in Avon; a new face in the House; Democratic Convention logo contest; and more tidbits for…

Sweet Q&A With Matt Sugar

By | 06.27.07 | 7:59 am

His name is familiar to reporters, and that’ll be a good thing when Matt Sugar starts his new gig as spokesman for the Colorado Democratic Party in July.

Sugar’s Colorado political roots are just as deep as those of…

Wadhams Worth a Wad to State GOP

By | 05.01.07 | 9:44 am

When Colorado Republicans heard Dick Wadhams would be returning to his home state after last fall’s election, they knew they badly wanted him on board as state party chair – badly enough to scrounge up more than $100,000 for his…