Campaign 2008 From Politics West

Polis makes ballot at assembly

editor — Sun, 11 May 2008 11:50:57 -0700

Democrat Jared Polis earned the votes he needed Saturday to have his name on the Aug. 12 primary ballot alongside Joan Fitz-Gerald's for a...

Schaffer to Udall: Let's debate like Lincoln and Douglas

Stephen Keating — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:18:09 -0700

GOP Senate candidate Bob Schaffer is challenging rival Democratic candidate Mark Udall to a series of seven “Lincoln-Douglas style debates around...

Ostrow: Indiana gets cabled

editor — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:07:41 -0700

JOANNE OSTROW reporting...

What a great night for long-winded pundits! With hours and hours to fill while awaiting conclusive numbers, the media...

Ad battle begins in Colo. Sixth CD race

editor — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:21:15 -0700

Wil Armstrong, one of four Republicans vying for Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District seat, is taking his campaign to the airwaves for the first...

McCain and Dobson both "willing to talk," but don't

editor — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:55:37 -0700

Highly influential James Dobson, founder of the Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family evangelical ministry, condemned Sen. John McCain in...

Watchdog group targets Schaffer trip

editor — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:35:03 -0700

A political watchdog group today will unveil what it says is a $100,000 TV and radio campaign "regarding Repuplican Bob Schaffer's junket...

She puts the Bill in Billings

Curtis — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:32:15 -0700

Our pals at NewWest.net are reporting that Hillary Clinton's campaign is sending former President Clinton to Billings to speak at a Democratic...

Pena weighs in on gas-tas holiday

Curtis — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:07:32 -0700

The Barack Obama presidential campaign turned to supporter Federico Pena, the former Energy Secretary and Denver Mayor, to take on the gas-tax...

When the Internet attacks

editor — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:07:16 -0700

The liberal group ProgressNowAction has launched a $25,000 Internet ad campaign targeting Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer.

Sen. Salazar comfortable on the fence

Anne Mulkern — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:04 -0700

Sen. Ken Salazar won’t declare which Democratic presidential nominee he’s supporting any time soon, he said today.