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Mar 14 17 tweets 5 min read
Guys, the bananas are gone. You know what that means in Colorado. This snowstorm is for real. @nexton9news viewers noticed this storm prep gauge years ago and we can't unsee it. Image Doug G documented the bananapocalypse at the King Soopers in Southlands Image
Mar 13 7 tweets 2 min read
NEW: Rep Lauren Boebert (R-CO) will not seek the special election nomination to replace Rep Ken Buck (R) for the remainder of 2024, instead focusing on the GOP primary to replace him for a full two-year term. The primary and special election are both June 25. #copolitics Boebert was unlikely to win the special election nod from GOP insiders in CO-4 after switching her district from CO-3 and if she had received the special election nomination and won the special election in June, she would have been forced to resign her current seat early.
Feb 11 8 tweets 2 min read
The failure to cover and contextualize extremism and unprecedented political behavior is even more pronounced at the local news level, especially on local TV news. Why? Perhaps it’s the fear of alienating any of the audience, despite the stakes. Perhaps it’s fear of the violent threats that journalists and their families receive after covering extremism. Maybe it’s disinterest, apathy, or the idea that such weighty topics should be left others.
Jan 18 5 tweets 1 min read
NEW: Congressional candidate and GOP House Minority Leader @COrepLynch says he didn't think there was any reason to tell voters he was arrested in 2022 for drunk driving and a weapons charge because it's a "personal matter." #copolitics #coleg @COrepLynch Lynch's BAC was more than double the legal limit when he was stopped going 90mph on I-25 by a state trooper who thought Lynch was trying to race him. The trooper said he feared for his safety as Lynch reached for a gun during the traffic stop.
Oct 21, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
Colorado Democrats are backing off a false claim made by @GovofCO Polis to promote Prop HH. Following a 9News fact-check, the @YesOnHH website no longer inaccurately says Prop HH is the *only* way to mitigate property tax hikes. #copolitics
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Polis’ false claim was featured in pro-HH mailers and an ad that we fact-checked this week.

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Sep 14, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
NEW: 2022 Colorado gubernatorial candidate @heidiganahl (R) says Christians "have the power to singlehandedly return our state to the beautiful place it was." The Truth & Liberty Conference mixed anti-LGBTQ rhetoric with calls for Christian dominance of government. #copolitics Ganahl spoke Friday at the Truth & Liberty Conference in Woodland Park, led by evangelist and faith healer Andrew Wommack who opened the event likening LGBTQ people to murderers and saying Christians should assume control because "they don’t even know which bathroom to go into."
Jul 11, 2023 14 tweets 5 min read
The @cologop purge continues. Email blasts, formal reprimands, now a warning from Chair @RepDaveWilliams’ right-hand man, @realWestonImer, a 19-yr-old fmr intern for Rep Boebert. “KARMA IS A BITCH!” Imer wrote. “Every single liar in this party will get theirs, don’t even worry.” Imer describes himself as the Colorado GOP’s project manager. The party is so cash-poor it does not have any paid employees.
Jun 27, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
NEW: No Labels' polling found its third party candidate would hurt Biden and help Trump. No Labels co-founder Holly Page denied what the polling showed then told me "it really doesn't matter." No Labels boosted Republican Cory Gardner against Democratic Sen Mark Udall in 2014 by providing its Problem Solvers Seal of Approval, help with get-out-the-vote efforts, and spending from its PAC. But No Labels co-founder said today that they didn't back Gardner in 2014.
May 22, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
His name is Drew. He’s a stranger. And he’s the only reason I finished my first half marathon. Felt great until Mile 8, when my calf cramped and seized up so badly I had to hop to the curb. I don’t have any running experience, so I had no real idea what to do. #runcolfax (1/4) Image I’d just passed a great sign on the route. I spent a couple minutes stretching and massaging the cramp but had trouble putting weight on it. Drew ran up and called to me. “Let’s go! Let’s get going!” I limped along as we talked and before I knew it, I was running again. (2/4) Image
Mar 23, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
NEW: Authorities say a body has been found near the vehicle of the East High School shooting suspect, Austin Lyle, in Park County. They have not confirmed whether the body is Lyle's. Residents are no longer being told to stay indoors. "They should be relieved that we came up here and solved the problem," said Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw. "Be comfortable and know that everything is closed up now."
Mar 22, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
THREAD: The Denver School Board voted unanimously in the summer of 2020 to remove 18 Denver Police officers from its schools - and rely on its own safety officers instead. (1/4) The decision came amid social justice protests - and was based on data showing the vast majority of students ticketed and arrested were Black and Latino students between the ages of 10 and 15. Progressives on the board cited a concern about the 'school to prison pipeline.' (2/4)
Mar 22, 2023 9 tweets 2 min read
NEW: Denver @MayorHancock says a male East High student who was under an "agreement" to be patted down shot two staff members. Livestream of a news conference here: 9news.com/watch @MayorHancock DPD Chief Ron Thomas says both of the staff members who are shot are men. One is in surgery in critical condition. The other is in serious condition.
Feb 4, 2023 12 tweets 5 min read
NEW: Denver mayoral candidate @AndyforDenver, a leading fundraiser in the race, racked up seven false claims during a recent interview with @GeorgeBrauchler on @710KNUS. We fact-checked each falsehood. #copolitics 9news.com/article/news/l… @AndyforDenver @GeorgeBrauchler @710KNUS Rougeot's litany of false claims ranged from obvious falsehoods about other candidates in the race to instances where he appeared genuinely confused about city issues and policies.
Jan 18, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Putting together a compilation of grown men who are big mad that kids today get snow days. Feel free to add your favorites to this thread. One of my favorites
Jan 17, 2023 15 tweets 3 min read
NEW: @GovofCO Polis will begin his State of the State address with a list of challenges faced by Colorado in his first term, with the notable inclusion of rising hate speech. Will thread details from prepared remarks here. #copolitics "We’ve gone through a lot these last four years, Colorado," Gov Polis' prepared remarks read. "COVID-19. Shootings. Devastating wildfires. Record inflation. Spiraling hate speech."
Jan 16, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
NEW: Fmr congressional candidate @AadlandforCO, who said the 2020 election was “absolutely rigged,” has announced his candidacy for Chair of the @cologop. Aadland pledged to “restore integrity to our election system.” #copolitics Aadland’s platform includes ending the mail-in ballot system used by the vast majority of Coloradans, closing Republican primaries to unaffiliated voters, and “getting rid of the current voting machines.”
Jan 16, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
This is the time of year for new starts and second chances. The non-profit CommunityWorks helps Coloradans overcome barriers to employment through job training, apprenticeships, and placement with employers. I'll match the next fifty $5 donations: coloradogives.org/story/2b8cig CommunityWorks leaders told me they have a particular need to buy work clothes for Coloradans coming out of the justice system. The non-profit has relationships with employers who believe in second chances and are ready to hire. Image
Nov 12, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
The Libertarian candidate being blamed for Republicans' loss in CO-8 didn't have a formal campaign yet he vastly outperformed Colorado's other Libertarian candidates. Also, he rocks. He's the soundman for a metal band. #copolitics CO-8 Libertarian candidate Dan Ward says he campaigned solely through shows for his band, Driven By Turmoil. The band's song "Shut The F--- Up" became his campaign anthem as they asked listeners to vote against the establishment candidates.
Nov 11, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
NEW: Sen. @MichaelBennet (D) says he was surprised by his 12-pt margin of victory over @ODeaForColorado (R). Bennet told me he expected an 8-pt win. He pointed to Democrats closing the gap in populous red counties like Douglas and El Paso. #cosen #copolitics If Bennet serves his entire third full term, he will become the longest serving US Senator from Colorado in a century. But Bennet said he has no desire to grow old in the Senate, as some of his colleagues have done.
Nov 10, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
UPDATE: Democrat Adam Frisch is poised to upset Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert in CO-3, based on a 9NEWS analysis of remaining ballots, which are largely in counties where Frisch holds strong leads. #copolitics The Boebert-Frisch race is tied 50-50% but the bulk of ballots yet to be counted, per AP, are in Pitkin County (80% counted, currently Frisch +58, not a typo), Pueblo County (91.6% counted, currently Frisch +9.6), and Garfield County (90% counted, currently Frisch +13.6).
Nov 9, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
NEW: A tearful @heidiganahl tells supporters: "I'm sorry we couldn't pull this off." Says Colorado "is slipping away from us." #cogov #copolitics @heidiganahl "We're not going to give up the fight," Ganahl said. "We had to fight the media, the pundits, the stratgists, the dark money groups."