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The thrill of living in progressive Colorado, the agony of being represented by Lauren Boebert: life and politics for people who lean left in Douglas County. esuyat.substack.com
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80. “I don’t like a bully” — with Irene Bonham, County Commissioner Candidate (opens the original)
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Irene Bonham may be running as a Democrat but she joins us in a conversation about values that matter to most of us when it comes to public officials: integrity, accessibility, and transparency. Irene talks about why she wants a seat where she will be outnumbered and likely ostracized (if not worse), what smart growth looks like, the dangers of dark money and consolidated power, and dun dun dunnnnn “is she a socialist?” (No.) Get to know the candidate endorsed by Rep Jason Crow, Rep Joe Neguse,
79. They Changed the Ballot, Now What? 3 to 5 Fights Back (opens the original)
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My guest Angela Thomas, leader of the 3 to 5 effort, tells us about the hearing last Thursday , who actually signed the 3 to 5 petition, and what the plan is to get 3 to 5 to pass November. She’ll also tell us how the 5 districts will be drawn if the voters choose to be represented by district. The news coverage of the commissioner’s interference with 3 to 5 was right on the money, so if you need a basic explainer to share, Kyle Clark of 9News and Olivia Young of CBSColorado have you covered as
78. Judge, Jury, and Ballot Writer (opens the original)
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The commissioners appointed themselves judge and jury over a ballot fight they started — and then wrote misleading language for their own competing measure. In this episode, I talk about the missing a “at-large” language in the commissioners’ stand-alone ballot measure, the 3-5 committee's protest, and what's at stake before Thursday's hearing. Come to the hearing if you can: September 3 at 3pm at 100 Third Street. Contact me anytime: email: emilysuyat@gmail.com on signal: @emilysuyat.87 Text or
77. Three commissioners vs 20,000 voters (opens the original)
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Most ballot measures are just…put on the ballot. Not in Douglas County. On Friday, August 28, the three Douglas County commissioners added their own biased language to the citizen-led ballot measure that over 20k residents signed. On top of that, the commissioners plan to add their own separate competing ballot measure this Monday, August 31 . It’s quite unhinged. Listen to hear how it went down, why it’s important, and what’s next. Bottom line: 3 to 5 will be on the ballot and it’s more importa
76. Interview with Christian Schilder, candidate for House District 39 (opens the original)
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Hi there! Candidate Christian Schilder joins me to talk about what a state legislator does, how infrastructure holds us together, housing, water, and his short stint on the Douglas County planning commission (get ready for some commissioner tea). Thanks for listening/watching! Watch this interview on youtube . Contact me anytime! email: emilysuyat@gmail.com on signal: @emilysuyat.87 Text or leave a message at 720-288-0147 * SHOW NOTES AND SOURCES: RSVP for Democracy Now meeting on August 24 with
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