John Hickenlooper takes over for the D's

Following the announcement Gov. Bill Ritter would not seek re-election, Denver mayor John Hickenlooper has announced he will take the reins for Colorado Democrats. How does the switch affect each party's prospects in November?

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5/26: Dem intern switches parties

A Democrat state capitol intern saw it all under the gold dome, and she's switching parties as a result.

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Dem capitol intern set to join GOP

A Face the State Staff Report

While Democrats hailed the latest legislative session as a success, at least one party worker is defecting after disagreeing with some of her party's actions under the Capitol dome.

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9 vie for Jennifer Veiga’s Seat in Colorado Senate

By Don Knox
State Bill Colorado

DENVER – At least nine people will vie Wednesday night in a Democratic party vacancy committee election to succeed Jennifer Veiga in the state Senate representing District 31. The district includes south and central Denver, including downtown, as well as portions of Arvada and Westmister.

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9:35 update: Schaffer concedes, Dems gone wild

FTS staff writer Joe Megyesy is stationed with the Democrats in downtown Denver and you can hear the mayhem in the background. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer concedes with class, and FTS wraps up its coverage.

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Capitol Rumor Mill: Romanoff as Secretary of State "a done deal"?

A Face the State Staff Report

If Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman prevails in his November bid to replace retiring Congressman Tom Tancredo, as he's expected to do, Gov. Bill Ritter will have the opportunity to appoint Coffman's replacement. Speculation has long prevailed that Ritter would pick Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon, but an insider speaking off the record to Face The State now says that Ritter's selection of House Speaker Andrew Romanoff is a "done deal."

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8/20: The Democrat inquisition

Democrat party officials are summoning delegates to state headquarters, in a saga that more resembles Soviet Russia than Colorado.

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FTS Humor: The Week in Poli(s)tics

Face The State Humor

By Andrew Ripemoff

So much to ridicule this week, so little time. Let’s start with the heated Democratic primary battle for the 2nd Congressional District, where all three pacifist candidates surprisingly turned out to be in favor of war. Not war against terrorists mind you, just against fellow democrats.

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Libertarian Impact on State Races Under Microscope

A Face the State Staff Report

With independent voters expected to decide the presidential election in swing states like Colorado, Republicans here allege that the Libertarian Party may hand elections to Democrats. Meanwhile, the state's top Libertarian says there is no such thing as a "spoiler effect."

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SoS Defends decision to allow GOP candidates on ballot

A Face the State Staff Report

While Democrats are alleging special treatment in a recent decision by Secretary of State Mike Coffman to allow three Republican state legislative candidates to appear on the November ballot, government officials, together with GOP activists, claim recent court decisions compelled Coffman to allow the trio on the ballot.

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