Constituents in House District 54 have just 10 days after the election — this Friday, 11/16 — to submit complaints to the Colorado Secretary of State about whether Republican HD-54 candidate Matt Soper committed voter fraud and/or election fraud by…
Author: Anne Landman
The Blue-ing of the Western Slope
An online interactive map breaking down the the 2018 governor’s race in Colorado by county shows that the western slope is nowhere near as conservative as the far eastern plains of Colorado. It also shows that the western slope has far…
Hate in Grand Junction, Halloween edition
Sen. Ray Scott fails Project VoteSmart’s Political Courage Test
Project VoteSmart keeps track of incumbent legislators’ votes on issues and tries make candidates’ positions on issues easy to discern, like where they stand on healthcare, women’s rights, funding of education, how to deal with budgets, taxation, transportation and other issues.…
Hate in Grand Junction on full display today at Mesa County Deplorables rally against refugees
An article in today’s Daily Sentinel says Mesa County Deplorables will hold a rally downtown today against the people who make up the “caravan” of central American refugees headed northward on foot towards the U.S. border to escape violence in…
AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide, 2018 Mid-term elections
This guide lists AnneLandmanBlog’s recommendations on how to vote in the 2018 Mid-term election. The conclusions were reached by researching the issues, attending public events to educate voters about the issues, assessing incumbents’ records and candidates’ backgrounds, affiliations and public…
Pickup of the “Impeachment Now” banner: History made in western Colorado with first-ever banner flight
The banner flew over Delta, Montrose and Grand Junction on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. It was crowd-funded by voters across the western slope who are deeply concerned about America’s loss of credibility, dignity and standing in the world as a…
“Impeachment Now” banner to fly over the Grand Valley Wednesday, 10/17
A wet, snowy early October changed the planned date for the western slope flyover of Mad Dog PAC’s “Impeachment Now” banner. It was originally scheduled to fly here on Saturday, 10/13 and then over Denver on 10/14, but due to…
Sen. Ray Scott defends taking corporate PAC money
Colorado state Senator Ray Scott came out swinging in a blog posted four days ago defending himself against the hard-hitting new “Pay Scott” video posted online by his challenger, Chris Kennedy, that lists all the Corporate PAC money Scott takes. Kennedy…
New video highlights SD-7 candidate Chris Kennedy’s promise never to take corporate PAC money
A new video titled “Pay Scott” posted on social media highlights Senate District 7 candidate Chris Kennedy’s promise never to accept corporate PAC money and shows the extent to which incumbent District 7 State Senator Ray Scott is currently…
Western slope liberal “snowflakes” hope to make history with the area’s first flying banner
Energy against Trump is growing stronger throughout the country, including on the western slope. Progressives and liberals in the Grand Valley who were thrilled by the anti-G@P billboards currently up on Broadway/Highway 340 just west of Grand Avenue will get…
Oil and gas front group “Protect Colorado” pumps out frightening hype about Proposition 112
At election time we’re always told the same old thing from wealthy business interests: “Ballot measure X is going to wreck our state! Ballot measure X will crush our businesses and cost hard working Coloradans thousands of jobs! Vote NO…
Local atheist group puts on student essay contest! Top high school student gets $500, top middle school gets $250
Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers (WCAF) is holding it’s first-ever student essay contest this fall. The contest is open to all Mesa County middle and high school students, whether they attend regular public school, a charter or online school, or…
Liberals, be very proud of who you are
Right wingers often disparage political liberals in western Colorado with nasty names like “libtard” and “snowflake.” Some even claim without foundation that liberalism is a “mental disorder.” But being politically liberal is a profoundly positive thing. Why? Because liberals have made…
FREE Progressive Family Picnic Sept. 1 features gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis
Attend a FREE political event to celebrate the increasing power of liberals and progressives on the western slope! Come to the Progressive Family Picnic on Saturday, September 1 at the Watson Island Amphitheater from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. The event…
More on the hate culture in Grand Junction: “If you don’t like it, leave”
Anyone who has pointed out hatred, bigotry, unequal treatment or violations of constitutional or civil rights on the western slope has heard the phrase over and over: “If you don’t like what’s going on here, you can just leave.” That…
Grand jury report details sexual abuse by over 300 priests in PA Catholic Church alone
It’s an unfathomably bad day for religion, but a better day to be an atheist, if you already are one. If you’re not already, the news coming out about the Catholic church (again) this week may be enough to flip…
Senator Ray Scott’s absurd efforts to block progress in the energy industry
State Senator Ray Scott (R-Mesa County) isn’t just your average fossil fuel cheerleader. He goes far beyond defending the oil and gas industry by working to hobble and block advancements in clean, renewable energy, including solar energy, electric cars and even by…