CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
June 12, 2017 02:11 PM UTC
23 Comments
It is not a liability to support the President of the United States. Sorry libs.
In a district with a Cook PVI of D+9, that went Hillary +21, it just might be.
In the GOP primary, it was possible to argue that the alternative to Trump, Ted Cruz, was even worse. In a general election, I'd rather run with Anthrax than Stinkboy.
How's the weather in Macedonia today?
Moldy is more likely to weigh in with a weather report from the dark side of Pluto than Macedonia.
Moldy, if you think there's a viable path for an unabashed Rump supporter to won CD2 please let us know. You can submit it with the other assignments you owe me.
Based on her service as spokesperson for multiple fake grassroots organizations created to combat fracking initiatives at the local level, Nikkel would likely get a lot of financial support from the oil and gas industry.
I got to see her in action during some of the hearings on the "Blue Ribbon Commission". She wasn't a member, but you could not shut her up about how wonderful oil and gas development was. Very slick and charming – and lying her ass off. She also put out misinformation on the Larimer County families who wanted to deny Peterson Oil the right to drill near schools.
I went back and looked at my notes from that 6/24/17 meeting on rules 17 and 20 of Colorado Oil Gas Conservation Commission hearing. This was the last chance for the public to have any input on the rules, after Jared undermined the initiatives, after months and months of meetings. Some people had driven 4-5 hours to get there to have a say, and the little room at the rec center was packed.
Ms. Nikkel was acting as sort of an emcee, but she did not shut up Greeley gasbag Steve Merino when he talked for 20 minutes about what a great guy he was and how eco-friendly. She did not limit any of the other oil and gas reps who were there basically to say, “Suck it up! This is all you’re ever gonna get.” However, Nikkel vigorously “shushed” any regular folks who wanted to speak about the impact of unregulated oil and gas development on their homes, their health, their livestock, their property values, their lives. Those folks, she did NOT want to listen to. It was “Don’t go away mad….just go away.” And people did. Mad, though. So even though she’s adorable and smiles a lot and has great speaking skills, I watch what Nikkel does, rather than what she says. And what she does is advocate for oil and gas.
She voted the right way on Civil Unions in 2012, but she has been nothing but a fountain of propaganda for the oil and gas industry since.
Exactly so, MJ. Nikkel has impressive advocacy skills. If only she'd use them for good instead of evil.
Ok, Gandalf. My mother is not evil. Maybe if you make your speech even more hyperbolic, people will listen to what you say…
lol nameburn
Assuming B.J. Nikkel is your mother, I never said she was. Reading comprehension isn't a strength of yours, is it?
Thanks for the tip! I'll give it a try.
You pretty much did say she was evil.
A person can do evil, yet not be evil. Telling lies in the interest of industry profits, against the interests of the health and welfare of the community, is to do evil.
Yet, as I said, she can be charming and persuasive. A formidable woman.
So anyone who disagrees with you, especially on anything to do with energy, is a succubus of Satan. But that doesn't make them evil
"Succubus of Satan" is a nice phrase. Yours.Save it to name a racehorse.
That mind reading thing is not working again; you might want to bang your head on the desk a few times, see if that fixes it.
The way I see it, on the R side, CD2 has a choice between a bible thumping gun-worshipping religious nut (Lundberg), and a very slick oil and gas lobbyist (Nikkel).
Good thing there will be Dems running for the seat.
Sorry Moddy. But after less than 5 months, supporting Trump is turning into a big time liability (when are those thousands of coal mining jobs due back? Kindly refresh my memory).
VG does have a point in that, at the time here in Colorado, Trump was marginally preferable to Ted "give me that old time religion" Cruz.
I'm going to be an outlier here, but I really like BJ. Although we differ politically, she's a good person.
One thing which will hurt Nikkel in the primary: she's not homophobic. You can't have a solid Republican candidate without that.
That's entirely possible. Nikkel not only supported and voted for the civil unions law during her last session in the state legislature (which was the best the legislature could do for same sex couples at the time given the state of Colorado's constitution), but also signed an amicus brief filed with SCOTUS in 2013 arguing that same sex couples have a federal constitutional right to marry. The big-government right wing authoritarians would surely prefer Lundberg in that regard.
That begs the question: W.W.M.M.D. if asked for an endorsement…..
B.J. Nikkel worked for Marilyn Musgrave when the old witch represented C.D. 4. If asked to make an endorsement, I wonder who Musty would back….
I had forgotten that Nikkel was one of the Republicans who signed the marriage equality amicus brief. Even more courageous of her!
I also like BJ. But I don't live in that district. Polis will leave big shoes to fill, from his steadfast advocacy for public lands. I know Lundberg would likely be another Lamborn in that regard. Don't know about BJ.
It begs the question: "How many potted plants should a purple state like ours contribute to our national dysfunction?"
Former Fort Collins City Councilmember Gino Campana might be interested – see http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2017/01/27/campana-opts-out-run-fort-collins-council/97085906/