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Four Dem governor hopefuls met voters for the first time in...

BRECKENRIDGE — Against the backdrop of a ski slope as John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” played through a sound system, four top-tier Democratic candidates...

Colorado’s Democratic Party is reshuffling: Will it feel the Bern?

A national group backed by Bernie Sanders and his supporters is making a push to shake up the Democratic Party in Colorado, one of...

Bernie backer Electra Johnson elected new Democratic Party chair in El...

COLORADO SPRINGS — El Paso County Democrats, who live in one of the most heavily Republican parts of Colorado, have elected Electra Johnson as their...

Wiretap: Will the DNC be as nasty as Nevada’s convention?

Nasty conventions It's not unusual for conventions to turn nasty. But they don't usually end up with death threats and claims of "murdered democracy." Jon...

Sanders dominated and one vote actually mattered in CD3

  If you think one vote doesn’t matter, just ask Steve Sheldon of Eagle County. He missed making the Democratic primary ballot for Congressional District 3...

Facade of Democratic support for redistricting initiative crumbles

An effort to change how congressional districts are drawn in Colorado has raised accusations from Democrats that Republicans are trying to disempower voters of color...

Michael Bennet rakes in campaign donations as GOP continues candidate search

Heading into a closely watched 2016 reelection campaign, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet has more cash on hand than any Democratic congressional candidate in the country....

Shaffer, Dems skewer Rep. Gardner for politicizing Colorado’s deadly High Park...

It didn't take long for the High Park Fire to become politicized.

As Clinton prepares to speak, reluctant supporters coalesce behind Obama

With Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention just hours away, many of the New York senator’s committed feminist supporters are softening toward the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket. While steadfast Clinton supporters are clamoring for her nomination on the floor of the convention tomorrow, there are indications that the disappointment and disillusionment of the past several months are slowly melting away as Clinton backers heed the call for party unity.

Schaffer Moves Mountains; Dems Make Typos

In the "You're Not From Around Here" lesson for today, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer released his first TV ad bragging about his...