Gessler history of fighting unpaid election fines hovers over proposed rule changes

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler, according to the Denver Post, will be proposing a new set of rules that would waive or reduce a significant number of campaign finance fines for political committees that fail to file disclosure reports. As an elections law attorney for primarily conservative causes, Gessler represented groups that either flat-out failed to register with the secretary of state and later engaged in electioneering activity or failed to file disclosure reports – sometimes for years. Now he tells the Post he’ll roll out rules in the next few weeks that will make it easier to reduce or waive such fines.

Organized online, jobless Americans eye midterm elections

Sometime this spring, Republicans turned against unemployment. In Nevada, Sharron Angle (R), the candidate facing incumbent Sen. Harry Reid (D), told local reporters, “You can make more money on unemployment than you can going down and getting one of those jobs that is an honest job.” (Untrue.) Angle also called the unemployed “spoiled.”

Losing at the polls can cause shrinkage in Republicans, study concludes

Testosterone levels in men have much less to do with driving a Hummer versus a Prius and a lot more to do with how their candidates of choice fare at the polls, according to a study conducted by neuroscientists at…

Insiders Predict Chaos at State Dem Convention

What is expected at the Democratic state convention in Colorado Springs Friday and Saturday besides 10,000 participants, political VIPs, vendors and media? Some delegates are planning for “chaos.”

Science Sunday: For Voter Confidence, Little Things Mean a Lot

Researchers find less confidence among Colorado voters that their votes will be fairly counted.

Countdown to Caucuses: Ritter, Salazar Say, “Get Involved”

For those of you who want to make an early impact in local to presidential elections, be sure to register by Dec. 5 with your favorite political party.

What If There’s A Blizzard On February 5th?

On a dark snowy February evening earlier this year, I was staring at a neighbor’s front door, half a block from my house.  My car’s front tires were in one rut of snow turned to ice, and the rear tires…

4th CD Dems Range from Unpopular to Turncoat to Obscure

The dilemma for Democrats in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District boils down to these choices:

Would they rather have a candidate that 84 percent of voters recognize, but half of those voters dislike?

Would they rather have a person…

Shafroth weighs in at $300,000

Will Shafroth, one of three Democratic contenders to replace Mark Udall in Congress for the second congressional district, will report next week that he has raised $300,000 in the just-ended quarter.

This is a very strong showing for Shafroth,…

The Hits Just Keep On Comin’

With a nod to the much-maligned finale of The Sopranos, Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton continues her promising career in campaign video comedy with a spot announcing the choice of her campaign theme song.