What Colorado loses with the politics of performance

By: Jeeva Senthilnathan

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 675

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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I fell in love with politics because I believed democracy was built through relationships.

At 16, I knocked on doors because I believed ordinary people could shape their communities. At 18, I became a Democratic National Convention delegate because I believed democracy depended on participation. I saw politics not as a path to branding, but as a responsibility to listen, organize and serve.

Today, after nearly a decade of organizing and working around Colorado politics, …

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