Colorado

A permanent Democratic majority? A permanent Democratic majority?

Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico.
  • What's the matter with Colorado?

    One state senator compares homosexuality to murder, another won't vote for HIV testing because he doesn't want to reward promiscuity.
  • Who'll fill Salazar's cowboy boots?

    A look at potential picks to replace Sen. Ken Salazar.
  • Did you just call me a zygote?

    In November, Colorado voters will decide whether the state's Constitution should define fertilized eggs as people.
  • On the ballot this November: Obama, McCain and a definition of when life begins

    In a nationwide first, Colorado voters will be asked to decide whether a fertilized human egg should be defined as a person.
  • The swing states of 2008

    Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
  • How will Barack Obama get to 270?

    This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one.
  • Report from a Colorado caucus site

    In a Denver neighborhood, support for Obama and Clinton didn't always divide neatly along demographic lines.
  • Maternity leave ... from math class?

    Denver school board considers family-friendlier policy for pregnant students.
  • Colorado: Human rights for eggs

    A measure to extend state constitutional rights to fertilized eggs creeps forward.
  • Accidental babies

    In Colorado, 75 percent of teen pregnancies are unintended. What should we be doing to help?
  • There is a gay agenda -- winning elections

    Gay millionaires and their allies poured unprecedented sums into the 2006 election -- and it worked.
  • Have you heard my rape joke?

    A Colorado University sophomore keeps the ACLU in business.
  • Green governance, Part 2

    Will enviro-friendly Democrats edge out avaricious Republicans in November? A look at close contests from Michigan to California.
  • What else we're reading

    Eliminating ladies' night? Plus, how genital mutilation affects asylum.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Terrell Owens' reported suicide attempt: His publicist says it was a mix-up, but maybe this will spur him to get the help he needs.
  • Giving nursing moms a break at work

    New legislation in Colorado would provide space and time for nursing or pumping.
  • Busted for "aggressive protection"!

    I don't care what the Colorado D.A.'s office tells you, I was sweet as pie! Part 2 of an Election Protection volunteer's story.
  • Senate races to watch

    Counting Electoral College votes driving you totally batty? Take a mental health break with these crucial contests.
  • Joe Conason's Journal

    A Labor Day gift from baseball players. Plus, how the Democrats become a majority party, Jeb Bush settles a voting rights suit in Florida and Colorado gets rocky for a GOP incumbent.
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