Get More Smarter on Wednesday (June 22)

► The Aurora School Board member and State House candidate whose resume appears to be almost entirely fictional remains defiant despite calls from the Aurora School Board asking him to resign. Eric Nelson is doubling tripling quadrupling down on the validity of his personal biography — which has largely been disproved by the Colorado Statesman and Denver7.

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IN CASE YOU ARE STANDING NEAR A WATER COOLER…

► Donald Trump may be the presumptive Presidential nominee for the Republican Party, but he still hasn’t figured out how to put together an actual, you know, campaign.

► The Sierra Club has endorsed Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver) for re-election. This probably wasn’t a particularly tough call to make, given that most of the Republican Senate candidates have questioned the existence of Climate Change in general.

► “It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee.” So said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday, acknowledging what has been obvious to everyone else for several weeks now: Hillary Clinton is going to be the Democratic nominee for President.

► Candidates for federal office in Colorado just completed their final pre-Primary fundraising period, and the money isn’t exactly flowing freely for the five Republicans running for U.S. Senate.

► 9News does a “Truth Test” of a television ad that criticizes Donald Trump for mocking disabled people. The truth hurts.

► Hardly a week goes by anymore without a series of racist screeds appearing on social media courtesy of county officers for the Republican Party.

► Political pundits and reporters continue to examine how much of a role Colorado might play as a “battleground state” in 2016. Up now: The Durango Herald.

► The Colorado Independent looks at how Colorado Senators Michael Bennet (D-Denver) and Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) voted on a series of gun safety bills this week:

Democrat Michael Bennet and Republican Cory Gardner found themselves on the same side on only one of the four gun-related amendments brought to a vote, according to tallies of votes cast.

They both voted No on an amendment by Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley that would increase funding for background checks but not make those checks mandatory.

Meanwhile, House Democrats are engaging in a “sit-in” protest designed to draw attention to House Republicans’ refusal to vote on any gun safety-related measures.

OTHER LINKS YOU SHOULD CLICK

► Supporters and opponents of measures dealing with “end of life” options in Colorado are rushing to collect enough signatures for placement on the November ballot.

► The Colorado Supreme Court will hear a case dealing with the role of an “ethics commission” in Colorado.

ICYMI

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