Vote for Kimmi Lewis

(Because of our limited resources, our only endorsement is in this one primary contest. We suggest all candidates be put on record with the simple question from you via Twitter, Facebook, or email, "Do you support our Colorado Caucus?")

April 8 rancher Kimmi Lewis was nominated from the floor of the Colorado House District 64 Republican Nominating Assembly, which also nominated Tim Dore for what would be his 3rd term.

A surprise nomination like this often happens when an elected representative looses contact with those who have put them in office.

Lewis got more votes that Dore, which usually is not the case for a challenger, and if you Google Kimmi Lewis you can see she is getting overwhelming support from her local community.

It is very likely Tim Dore is running a stealth campaign with telephone calls and direct mail to supporters. Being the incumbent it is very likely he will be reelected WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

Dore was a Democrat until deciding to serve District 64, which is heavily Republican and Dore realized it is very unlikely a Democrat could win.

So fresh from this shock at his Republican assembly, Dore was the "Republican" sponsor of legislation that would have killed our Colorado Caucus, which kills this kind of challenge.

If you are a registered Republican who live in the district, vote! You can also vote if you change
your registration from Unaffiliated to Republican.

Vote for Kimmi Lewis as the Republican candidate in the primary election for Colorado House District 64. You have until the polls close on Tuesday to get to a polling location and to cast your ballot if you live in her district. https://www.facebook.com/voteforkimmi/photos

UNAFFILIATED VOTERS CAN STILL CHANGE TO REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, see:

www.justvotecolorado.org/

Please vote! And please share this information with your GOP and Unaffiliated friends, 

suggest they do the same. WITH YOUR HELP we can stop Tim Dore's attack on our

Colorado Caucus! Only some 20% of registered voters have cast their ballots. 

John Wren is the registered agent for Save the Caucus, a Colorado political committee. 1881 Buchtel Blvd. #501, 

Denver, CO 80210 (303)861-1447  www.COCaucus.org  

Release: New Civic Education Campaign in Colorado

Save the Caucus A Colorado political committee.
John Wren, registered agent. 1881 Buchtel Blvd. #501, Denver, CO 80210

 For more contact: John Wren cell (720)495-4949

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2016

 New Caucus Corp hyper-local network for communications and education being formed. 
 “We are recruiting a state-wide network of volunteers and a steering committee for civic education,” says John Wren. 

 Denver—Caucus Corp is the working name for a new effort to bring civic education to each neighborhood in Colorado. For all the details see the “About us” section of www.Meetup.com/Caucus-Corp or call John Wren (303)861-1447. 



“The Colorado Caucus is under attack again from powerful forces and their dups who have been conned into thinking that a drive by vote in the AstroTurf of a Presidential Primary is better than the grassroots of their neighborhood caucus for a couple of hours every two years,” said John Wren, long-time community activist.

 “I'm the registered agent for Save the Caucus, a Colorado political committee. We may have to raise as much as $1 million if out of state money funds a campaign to kill the Caucus as expected,” said Wren, “but we are hoping we can get all sides of the issue involved in an educational, not political, campaign in the next couple of weeks. 



“We just won the fight in the Colorado State House, and it made clear an educational process is what is needed now. Caucus Corp will not take positions on issues, candidates or party leaders. Hope you'll attend on of the free informational meetings we will be having Fridays and Saturdays through the end of June about this new Caucus Corp effort. For more see http://Meetup.com/Caucus-Corp or call me (303)861-1447"

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 John Wren is founder and CEO of Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and a long-time business consultant and community activist. He was one of the co-founders of the 2002 Save the Caucus that defeated the Caucus killing Amendment 29, despite being out spent 1400 to 1. For more see www.SmallBizChamber.org www.JohnWren.com or call (303)861-1447.

Tomorrow: Media Release

We'll announce direction of Save the Caucus tomorrow (Thursday, 5/12) and that will also be one of the topics on the Startup Show, YouTube live broadcast with link here, Friday, noon MDT.

Does anyone at Denver Chamber know why staff member there trying to wreck Colorado government?

Startup Show: Colorado Caucus Chaos, What Happened?

Release: Save the Caucus Calls for Colorado Chairs of Dems, GOP to Resign.

John S. Wren, Registered Agent for

Save the Caucus, 

Registered Colorado Political Committee

1881 Buchtel Blvd. #501, Denver, CO 80210

www.JohnWren.com  (303)861-1447

For more: John Wren

(720)495-4949

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 3, 2016

Save the Caucus Calls for Colorado Chairs of Dems, GOP to Resign.

Tuesday’s statewide Colorado Caucus fiasco blamed on their bad leadership. 

DENVER__ “As I said before Tuesday, being a citizen rather than a subject requires participation, and the Colorado Caucus allows that,” John Wren, registered agent for Save the Caucus, a Colorado political committee said today., “but it requires good leadership.

“The leadership of both major political parties failed Colorado Tuesday, and those who publicly called for our wonderful grassroots institution, the Colorado Caucus, to be AstroTurfed with the Borg-like Presidential Primary should resign, starting with the Colorado Chairs for both major parties who were seen in the media over the weekend doing just that. 

“If the two state chairs don’t apologize and immediately resign, removal should be the first order of business at every county convention and, if they aren’t out by then, at the state conventions. 

“As Sue O’Brien, editorial page editor of the Denver Post when they endorsed the Colorado Caucus in 2002, said ‘We’re systematically replacing ‘social capital’ with plain old monetary capital (paid workers, ads of Presidential Primary). Colorado’s traditional caucus-convention system, in contrast, rewards the shoe-leather and diligence. It provides a low-cost way for aspirants to work the neighborhoods, investing energy instead of dollars.' We all miss Sue's great wisdom and common sense," said Wren.

Wren concluded, “The well organized precinct caucus  is a moderating force. Critics of caucuses say it creates radicalization, but the opposite is true. Neighbors get together with each other, and realize the people they share their votes with are real human beings with similar life struggles, experiences and desires. But it requires good leadership. Tuesday that leadership was missing for  Republicans or the Democrats here in Colorado. And then those trusted to lead blame the system. Outrageous!”  For more see www.COCaucus.org or call John Wren at (303)861-1447.

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The original Save the Caucus was formed by John Wren, Ruth Prendergast, JoAnne Gray, Polly Baca, Daryle Eskin, Phil Perington, Frank Sullivan, Bill Armstrong, and others in 2002 to fight Amendment 29 which would have killed the grassroots system. Those  with questions are invited to contact Wren at (303)861-1447 or write John Wren, Save the Caucus, 1881 Buchtel Blvd. #501, Denver, CO 80210. www.COCaucus.org 

John Wren calls for resignations in Greeley Tribune.

 Do you agree, both state chairs should resign? Why? See: Http://Facebook.com/Colorado.Caucus.News 

What happens now? Watch for media release posted here later this morning. 

Colorado Caucus and the need for a neighborhood bipartisan praxis.

When it is functioning properly, each of the two major parties for each precinct has leaders who recruit block and/or apartment captains who welcome newcomers into the neighborhood and offer help when needed to neighbors.

These precinct leaders  meet with their block captains regularly, often in a once a month meeting where the district captain, county chair, sometimes even the state chair stops in and says a brief hello. One way of looking at this is Colorado Caucus as praxis.

The problem (or opportunity, depending on how you look at it) is that most issues in neighborhoods cut across party lines, things like problems with the street, street lights, trash removal, etc.

What if there was a third organization in each precinct that would function as the servant of the precinct leaders, that would be neutral on issues and candidates, but only serve to welcome newcomers and connect them with the precinct or block  party of their choice? The task of block worker and precinct leader, meeting monthly, could be thought of as a neighborhood praxis;


This illustration is taken from this explanation of what is meant by praxis:
http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-praxis.htm 

Neighborhood precinct as praxis. Starting right now. The name may change. It may be best to be totally independent of the SBCC. But it is clear to me this will happen by the 2016 Colorado Caucus.

Please contact me if you are a supporter of the caucus-assembly system, if you aren't actively involved now in a political party, issue or candidate committee, and especially if you have experience as a precinct leader you'd like to share.

Contact me if you'd like to be part of this effort. I expect we will make a media release tomorrow and your thoughts about this now could make a big big difference.

Call me at the phone number below and leave a complete, confidential message. I'm the only one with the code to the voice mail box. I'll get back to you as quickly as possible, but it may not be until next week, so tell me your ideas on the voice mail message, I guarantee they will be heard and considered as we put together this new statewide neighborhood organization.

Thanks for your support.

John Wren
Co-founder, Save the Caucus (which defeated Amendment 29 in 2002 and then disband.)
Founder & CEO, Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Founder, Neighborhood Praxis (working name, this is only use so far)
1881 Buchtel Blvd #501
www.JohnWren.com
(303)861-1447

Washington Post reports that the caucus-assembly system for nominating to the primary ballot is under attack by the Republican National Committee.

Not surprising.

The rich and powerful hate the system. They are who was behind the 2002 Amendment 29 here in Colorado that would have killed it for us.

But this attack can be stopped.

Back in 2002 a few of us banded together and formed Save the Caucus. Despite being outspend 1400 to 1, it was defeated 60% to 40%

You can help NOW. Post a comment here supporting our Colorado Caucus and/or the caucus system in general. Then share this page with your friends and encourage them to come here and do the same thing.

If enough show there support here, maybe we can stop this misguided effort in it's tracks.

Thanks for your help!

John Wren
Publisher, COCaucus.org and Facebook.com/Colorado.Caucus.News
Questions? Call me at (303)861-1447