Purplish

Obviously the big headlines on election night will be who wins and who loses, which ballot measures pass and which fail. But elections also tell a story — about where the state is now, and where it might be headed. And that’s what our Purplish team looks ahead to in this, our last episode before the election!

More than a million people have already cast ballots in Colorado. The Purplish team digs into who they are and what’s motivating them to get it done so early. At the same time that lots of people are voting, there are also a lot of rumors flying about alleged attempts to prevent that from happening. A special guest joins to help separate fact from fiction.

You know we’re getting close — the whole Purplish team is finally together in the studio for the first time.

Eleven, to be precise. Do we manage to talk about all of them in a half hour? Heck no. But our team does dive deep on a few, while also talking about the larger dynamics at play on the ballot.

What happens when two candidates who are both running as the “nice guy” in the race meet on stage? This week we look ahead to the upcoming run of Senate debates. What’s at stake for Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper? And what about that presidential debate, huh?

It’s political gospel that to win a campaign, you’ve got to reach individual voters, the more directly the better. So how are campaigns adapting their techniques to meet the challenges of the pandemic? Plus, there’s about to be a giant Supreme Court nomination fight in Washington. Do Colorado voters care?

Some people worry the rapid move to mail ballots nationally is inviting massive fraud. Others fear postal slowdowns could sabotage the whole system. The Purplish team takes a local look at the reality behind the fears here in Colorado, a state with a long-running tradition of universal mail ballots.

CPR’s Public Affairs team is back with your weekly dive into the upcoming election: the big races and the big issues, what we’re hearing from candidates — and voters, and the moments that make us go wait… what? It’s all here in the new season of Purplish.