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• Buck pushes federal balanced budget amendment

  February 9, 2011 7:53 AM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, a former Republican Senate candidate, is forming a nonprofit dedicated to passing a federal balanced budget amendment. Buck said Tuesday the foundation Balance America will focus on state-based research, education and leadership aimed at addressing the national debt. He... more »

• Bennet wins, Buck Concedes

  November 3, 2010 5:55 PM

  It was a long election night Tuesday where Senatorial opponents Ken Buck and incumbent Michael Bennet were stuck in a neck and neck race. Early Wednesday Bennet pulled out a victory by only around 15 thousand votes. "I was watching the earlier polls and I thought it wasn't going to... more »

• Campaign trail is well-worn for candidates

  October 31, 2010 11:39 PM

  The campaign trail can be a long one for candidates, but the end is in sight. Colorado candidates spent most of the weekend going from one corner of Colorado to the other to rally supporters and generate votes. In Colorado Springs Sunday, people could shake hands with both... more »

• Bill Clinton stumps for Bennet in Colorado

  October 19, 2010 8:48 AM

  Former President Bill Clinton is pleading with Colorado Democrats to stick with Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, saying that a vote for Republicans would return the nation to dangerous times. About 2,000 people packed a high school gym Monday in northeast Denver to hear Clinton speak in a rally that... more »

• Bennet , Buck on "Meet the Press"

  October 17, 2010 11:25 PM

  On the national NBC political Sunday morning talk show "Meet the Press", Senate-hopefuls Michael Bennet and Ken Buck discuss taxes and the economy. They also try to clear up some of the muddy waters on certain issues. David Gregory asked Buck to clarify his view on gays. Buck's answer... more »

• Bennet, Buck soften blows in 4th Senate debate

  October 12, 2010 8:14 AM

  Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck took it easy on each other in their first Denver-area debate, laying out familiar differences over tax cuts and immigration. Bennet said Monday the expiring Bush-era tax cuts should be extended for one year, regardless of income. He repeated his... more »

• Buck, Hickenlooper lead top Colorado races

  October 4, 2010 8:45 AM

  Republican Senate challenger Ken Buck holds an edge over Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, while Democrat John Hickenlooper leads the gubernatorial race according to a Denver Post/9News poll. The poll published Sunday showed Buck leading Bennet 48 percent to 43 percent. In the governor's race, Hickenlooper led with 46... more »

• Dems question Ken Buck's view on running the V.A.

  September 23, 2010 7:19 PM

  El Paso County Democrats are questioning G.O.P. Senate candidate Ken Buck's plans for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Democrats met in Memorial Park in Colorado Springs Thursday, concerned Buck has plans to privatize the V.A and take it out of government control. The plan was mentioned on a recent... more »

• Primary Election: Senator waits to hear if he'll keep job

  August 10, 2010 8:18 AM

  Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is the latest incumbent senator battling for his job. Bennet faces former Colorado House speaker Andrew Romanoff in a primary challenge Tuesday marked by the anti-establishment mood seen in every corner of the nation. Republicans have their own outsider-versus-insider Senate story line. Former... more »

• Sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates

  August 9, 2010 11:09 AM

  It's sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates in primary elections. They're working the phones, waving signs on busy street corners and putting final touches on what they hope will be victory speeches Tuesday night. Democrats are focusing on Colorado Springs. That's because El Paso is the most populous Colorado... more »

• 'Trackers' could throw Colorado election

  August 9, 2010 9:24 AM

  They're as common at campaign stops as colorful banners: hand-held cameras wielded by politicians' opponents to catch them making a stupid mistake. So how come candidates keep getting tripped up by "trackers" who record their every move? Trackers have been credited for spoiling campaigns from Virginia to Nevada. ... more »

• U.S. Senate candidates make final push for votes

  August 8, 2010 6:17 PM

  The four candidates running for U.S. Senate carry packed schedules as they push for votes two days before the primary election. In Colorado Springs, Ken Buck (R) helps volunteers with a phone bank, asking for votes and answering questions from potential voters. He also made a stop in Denver,... more »

• Pueblo Senate debate canceled for lack of interest

  August 3, 2010 12:38 PM

  Are voters getting tired of Colorado's Senate primary candidates? The folks in southern Colorado appear to be, with a major debate planned in Pueblo being canceled for lack of interest. Action 22, a civic group that advocates for 22 southern Colorado counties, planned to play host to Democrat Andrew... more »

• Hickenlooper says GOP alienating Colorado voters

  July 28, 2010 8:20 AM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper says internal feuding in the Colorado Republican Party is alienating voters. Drawing on his experience as a brewpub owner, Hickenlooper says it's bad practice to attack another company and he believes it's bad practice for candidates to attack each other. The Denver mayor... more »

• Buck regrets slam against tea party birthers

  July 26, 2010 10:02 AM

  Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck is apologizing for his remarks about tea party members who question President Obama's birth certificate. Outside a campaign stop in Crowley in June, Buck used a vulgarity in referring to so-called birthers. In an audio tape, Buck says he wants someone to tell those... more »

• Colorado GOP candidates struggling

  July 26, 2010 8:47 AM

  At a time when Republicans across the nation are counting on victories in gubernatorial races, Colorado's GOP is struggling with gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates who have stumbled in recent months. The latest problems include a spat between GOP Senate candidates Jane Norton and Ken Buck touching on gender... more »

• No high heels for Norton in C.S. Friday

  July 23, 2010 11:46 PM

  "Why should you vote for me?" Ken Buck repeated the question asked of him at a recent campaign stop in Weld County. "Because I don't wear high heels," Buck responded in reference to Jane Norton, his GOP adversary for U.S. Senate. Those words have generated some heat for Buck.... more »

• Gender becoming issue in GOP senate race

  July 22, 2010 8:20 AM

  A Senate candidate's joke about his female opponent was caught on tape and is getting attention online. Republican Ken Buck is running against former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton for the Republican nomination. Asked at a conservative gathering last weekend why Republicans should choose him, Buck made a gender joke.... more »

• Primary ballots in the mail today

  July 19, 2010 9:09 AM

  Mail-in ballots for Colorado's Aug. 10 primary elections were going out Monday. Because the vast majority of Colorado primary voters will cast their ballots at home, that means candidates have the next three weeks to try to sell themselves to party voters. The race on ballots this election is... more »

• Jane Norton cleared for Senate primary ballots

  June 10, 2010 8:42 AM

  Colorado's primary election ballot has firmed-up, as Lt. Gov. Jane Norton has officially been placed before voters. Norton will face Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck in an Aug. 10 primary. Buck achieved top billing on the ballots through the statewide Republican assembly last month. Norton bypassed the assembly... more »

• Tom Wiens drops out of Colorado Senate race

  May 25, 2010 8:40 AM

  Republican Tom Wiens is dropping out of Colorado's primary Senate contest. The former state senator is backing Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck over former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton. Wiens was a self-funded Senate candidate who planned to petition onto primary ballots. But on Monday, Wiens dropped out before... more »

• Ticked-off Colorado voters caucus for change

  March 17, 2010 8:27 AM

  President Barack Obama campaigned for "Change" in 2008's presidential election, carrying Colorado. Apparently, Colorado voters didn't get the change they were hoping for. At caucuses held around the state Tuesday night Democrats and Republicans alike rejected party insiders and voted, yet again, for change. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet lost... more »

• President Obama will campaign for Sen. Bennet

  January 28, 2010 1:51 PM

  The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will visit Colorado in February to attend an event with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. White House spokesman Adam Abrams said Thursday that the details are still being worked out. Bennet was appointed by fellow Democrat Gov. Bill Ritter to... more »