May 29, 2018 10:15 AM UTC

Trump Boosts Jared Polis (No, Really)

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• by: Colorado Pols

As the Fort Collins Coloradoan’s Nick Coltrain reports, Rep. Jared Polis appears to have gainfully poked the bear:

A bill introduced by Fort Collins’ Congressman Jared Polis apparently earned the ire of President Donald Trump on Memorial Day.

Trump tweeted that a bill to repeal his administration’s signature Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would be “too good to be true for Republicans,” after adding that it would have “no chance.” Polis, a Boulder Democrat whose district includes Fort Collins, introduced that bill in Washington, D.C., last week. The bill, titled the “Students Over Special Interests Act,” would use the money from the tax cut bill to cancel outstanding federal student loan debt…

Polis, who is running for governor, responded that he “proudly” wrote the bill.

“Simple choice this election: President and GOP lose by cozying up to corporate special interests. We win by standing up for students, public schools, and families,” Polis tweeted.

It would have been a bit better for Rep. Polis to get a name-check from President Donald Trump in this Tweet, but there’s little question that Trump’s attack is a big positive for Polis in the Colorado Democratic gubernatorial primary. Given Trump’s status as the pre-eminent bête noire of the Democratic base, rising to the level of being singled out for attack via Twitter by the President is a badge of honor that any Democrat running in 2018 should be angling for. As a member of Congress, Polis has the ability to get under Trump’s skin via legislative trolling, and that’s exactly what this is.

Next up: legislation about Stormy Daniels and/or the size of the President’s hands.