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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...

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...

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

Researchers find less confidence among Colorado voters that their votes will be fairly counted.The Secretary of State's office administers the fundamental building block of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wyoming Republicans Narrow Senate Replacement Candidates to Three

Wyoming Republicans  have winnowed the field of 28 potential candidates to replace the late U.S. Sen. Craig Thomas to three. The finalists are: former...