by Associated Press Published: January 18,2011
Tags: Dick Wadhams, Politics, Republicans
Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is running for re-election. Wadhams sent a letter Tuesday to state party officials announcing that he will run for another term at the party’s central committee meeting in March. The Colorado GOP came close to losing its majority party status in the November elections when gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: January 14,2011
Tags: Michael Steele, Republicans
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has bowed out of his longshot bid for a second term, according to the Washington Post. The news brings an end to a two-year tenure more defined by gaffes than the electoral victories his party wracked up. Steele was unapologetic, the Post said, about his time in office. “I [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2011
Tags: Politics, Republicans
Democrats aren’t the only ones headed into office in Colorado. Two Republicans elected to statewide office are taking their oaths, too, tripling the number of statewide Republican officials. Republican Scott Gessler takes the oath Tuesday as secretary of state, which oversees elections. And Walker Stapleton takes the oath as treasurer. They’ll join Republican Attorney General [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 29,2010
Tags: Republicans
This month’s early, under-the-radar campaigning by potential Republican challengers to President Barack Obama is a reminder of something too easily forgotten: Running for president is harder than it looks, and Obama ultimately will stand against a flesh-and-blood nominee certain to make mistakes along the way. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and other possible Republican candidates stumbled [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 29,2010
Tags: legislature, Republicans, transportation
Colorado Republican lawmakers say they won’t be bound by transportation projects approved by Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter as part of his FASTER transportation program. State officials disagreed Monday, saying the state plans to sell $300 million in bonds by the end of this week and tampering with the programs might endanger the state’s credit rating. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 8,2010
Tags: GOP, Politics, Republicans
Republicans cast themselves as the anti-Obama and scored a blowout at the polls. Now their real work – repairing the party’s still-tattered image and earning voters’ trust – begins. It’s a mammoth job, made more difficult by the very things that propelled the GOP to the House majority and bolstered numbers in the Senate: tea [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 4,2010
Tags: Legislature 2011, Republicans
Colorado Republicans have elected a new speaker to take over leadership of the House of Representatives in January. The Republican caucus elected Rep. Frank McNulty of Highlands Ranch to lead the House, where the GOP appears poised to win a razor-thin, 33-32 majority. House Democrats said some votes still haven’t been counted, but acknowledged they [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 4,2010
Tags: Health Care, Republicans
Republicans say they’ll repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law, but tinker and tweak is as far as they’re likely to get. And that might not be a bad thing if you’re a GOP strategist. It keeps the issue Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell calls the “tipping point” in the midterm elections alive [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: November 3,2010
Tags: Bloomberg, defense companies, House of Representatives, Republicans
Defense corporations could be celebrating this morning – a Republican-controlled House of Representatives could mean more business coming their way. House Republicans are more likely to advocate a stronger approach to China, according to Bloomberg.com analysis. That could be a potential boost to both Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, even as Congress tries to control [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 3,2010
Tags: Republicans
Seizing control of the House and gaining strength in the Senate, triumphant Republicans ushered in a new era of divided government Wednesday and served notice they will confront President Barack Obama with a conservative agenda to cut government and spur private-sector jobs. “We’ve been given a second chance and a golden opportunity,” Rep. Eric Cantor [...] [...]
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