Ian Silverii

Silverii: Decoding this odd Colorado election and ballot measures that failed

November 4, 2021 at 7:08 a.m.

Odd-year elections often produce head-scratching results in Colorado and in many states across the country. As of this writing, Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has a slim lead over...

The new Colorado state Senate map as approved Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, by an independent citizen panel. The map now needs a final approval from the Colorado Supreme Court. (Via the Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission)

Silverii: All the dirty tricks played by Colorado’s GOP during redistricting

October 19, 2021 at 10:29 a.m.

In Colorado, the GOP tried to game this new process using the three tools they routinely deploy in political battles these days: lying, cheating, and stealing.

MONUMENT, COLORADO - SEPTEMBER 14: Republican and current CU Regent Heidi Ganahl announced, at Rosie鈥檚 Diner, she will run for Colorado governor on September 14, 2021 in Monument, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Heidi Ganahl will be torn between Trump’s Big Lie and reality

September 28, 2021 at 12:16 p.m.

Because GOP leaders have coddled Donald Trump鈥檚 delusions instead of standing up to him, The Big Lie has now become a litmus test that spells doom for Republicans in Colorado...

Lines wrap around the Denver International ...

Silverii: The unity of 9/11 never materialized for the pandemic

September 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

Remembering our responses to the terrorist attacks 20 years later in light of our current culture war over the pandemic, it's hard to miss the parallels when brief moments of...

Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021.

Silverii: What else isn’t Lauren Boebert disclosing?

August 30, 2021 at 11:45 a.m.

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert neglected to tell the voters in her district that her husband made nearly $1 million in two years 鈥渃onsulting鈥� for an oil and gas company that has...

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz make an appearance at a rally on July 17, 2021, in Riverside, Calif. The two held a protest after a third venue in California canceled their event. Instead, they held a protest outside City Hall in Riverside, where one of the events was canceled. An Anaheim spokesman had announced the latest cancellation hours before the rally was scheduled to begin. (Cindy Yamanaka/The Orange County Register via AP)

Silverii: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as headliner? The El Paso County GOP clearly has zero standards

July 22, 2021 at 3:37 p.m.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has made statements and taken actions that have provoked denunciation from other Republicans, so perhaps El Paso County Republicans just need to see some examples of...

Gov. Jared Polis elbow bumps Speaker ...

Silverii: Colorado Democrats went big in 2021. Will they pay in 2022?

July 11, 2021 at 6:05 a.m.

In 2022, the GOP will likely spend a few million bucks going after Democrats on new and increased fees or create a race-based boogeyman about Democrats being soft on crime....

Silverii: Three Colorado members of Congress voted against backing the blue

June 10, 2021 at 7:19 a.m.

The attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by Trump supporters resulted in one of the largest tallies of injuries among law enforcement in the United States in a...

After a post-election ballot-counting slog lasting ...

Silverii: In Aurora, Republicans seek second chances in nonpartisan local elections

May 24, 2021 at 9:41 a.m.

Republicans are mounting a comeback in Colorado. You wouldn鈥檛 know it looking at the election results from the past few years, but really, they鈥檙e trying.

Photo taken House of Representatives Chamber ...

Silverii: No, public option. No, gun control. No, gas tax. Colorado Republicans have nothing to offer.

April 30, 2021 at 2:40 p.m.

Once upon a time, Republicans considered themselves the political party of ideas. No, really.

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