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%
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State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
December 10, 2018 06:51 AM UTC
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Trump stinks.
Great God Almighty.
Trump stinks!
The blue bars below the daily quote are fugly. You can do a better design job than that.
That's a WordPress thing
RIP, NRA?
Accused Russian spy Maria Butina appears to reach plea deal
This could be a real bombshell issue. Did the NRA funnel Russian money into ads attacking Dems and supporting the GOP? Yikes.
Not Colorado, but everyone thinks we have been Californicated anyway.
Thank you, Pete Wilson.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) told CNN that he is “past 50-50” when it comes to the odds of him making a White House bid in 2020.
Said Hickenlooper: “I’d say we’re past 50-50. I think we’re probably 63, 64 percent.”
He added: “We’re seeing all kinds of evidence that the Trump presidency isn’t succeeding. It’s not taking America where it needs to go. It certainly isn’t fulfilling his promises to the rural parts of America.”
Too old.
Too dishonest.
Too unconnected with the established national Democratic party.
Too disconnected with the Resistance.
Too quirky to be inspiring.
Not clearly linked to any dramatic outcome — yes, Colorado has a good economy, but how much of that is due to Hick? Yes, Colorado stole the Outdoor tradeshow from Utah — but how many will care about that? "Being there" won't be enough for 2020 activists.
Colorado "stole" the Outdoor Retailer shows? “How many will care about that?” Doesn't seem like you followed the story very closely. The shows were Utah's to lose, and they did just that because of the anti-public lands attitude of the elected establishment in Utah.
Too milquetoast….
Not to stir up trouble regarding the "I word", but…
Trump will only be impeached when the Republicans in the Senate decide he is wrecking their careers. Given that Conservative retirement opportunities are richly rewarded if you toe the line, it may be hard to persuade enough Republicans to vote against Trump. This is not the way politics is supposed to work, but there are just too many oligarchs and billionaires dumping "incentives" into the Republican Party. Our dear, unlamented Cory Gardner will surely take the golden parachute rather than go through all the effort of campaigning…
Given the reality in the Senate, talk of impeachment or actual impeachment needs to be strategized; there is no simple answer. The Democratic Party's foremost strategy needs to be repairing the brand; WTF do working people believe both parties are the same? I blame both Clinton(s) for triangulating the left, and even Obama for continuing moderate, modest technocratic solutions: "Republican Lite", frankly, no matter his general competence and how much I appreciate him as a person.
So, what should the Democrats be focused on?
(1) Voting rights, voting rights, voting rights.
(2) Defense of Dreamers and issues of interest to hispanics – that's the reserve army of non-voters in the future battleground states of Texas, Arizona, Florida.
(3) Free, or let's just say, affordable stuff like expanded medicare, access to college and job training.
(4) [fill in the blanks]
Regarding item (1), The Democrats should have fixed this 20 or 14 years ago. Clinton, Obama and the Democratic establishment failed to preserve, I mean, destroyed their future out of their fear of the left if you expanded the voting universe.
Parkhill…….I don't have a problem with affordable instead of free stuff.
Calling it "free stuff" is polemical, intended to shut down the argument.
Note that our freeways, roads and bridges are damned expensive "free stuff"… well, we pay for them via gasoline taxes. But we know how hard it is to get a tax increase to improve roads, not to mention incentivize alternatives to driving and to fund the conversion from fossils to renewables. Why don't we just call all highways "free stuff", and remove gasoline taxes altogether!?
You know, I have one issue with minimum wage laws. That don't solve the underlying problem of the negotiating inequality between workers and bosses. It's not a free market when one side has all the marbles.
To that end, health care should be a universal right with free or affordable co-pays that goes with you as an individual, not the job. Removing worry about health care would do more for low-wage workers than a raise from $8 to $10 an hour.
Several other social programs have a similar benefit:
(1) Free Day care allows working moms (and dads) to work.
(2) Free (or affordable) college would eliminate the student debt load
(3) Job retraining programs with free day care would put people into better jobs.
How about the fossil fuel subsidies stop?
Roads are highly subsidsized.
Debunking the Myth That Only Drivers Pay for Roads
I've got a better idea for #2. Start educating K-12 students to take a lot of those tech jobs out of high school. I know it's changed a lot since I was a kid, but even in the early 80's the schools were still running on the "factory model" i.e. training students to work in factories after they graduated, even as there was a mass exodus of manufacturing jobs for foreign shores. High schools won't turn out E.E.s, but a huge number of tech jobs don't really require a that much education, just training. I think that's the best way to aleviate the problem of a 22 year old with a BS in engineering and 30,000 in student debt, who ends up working at a hardware store for barely more than minimum wage.
Not "instead of", but "in addition to". Most of these programs aare already in place, but need funding and more publicity.
Juniors and seniors in high school can already take community college classes for free college credit, almost everywhere. These tend to be in the hands-on and helping professions, though – mechanics, health, teaching, electricity. It wouldn't take much extra to start offering and recruiting for programming and coding.
Also, most high schools have their Robotics club and STEM classes – but these don't go anywhere in terms of scholarships or apprenticeships – which is what you're proposing, I think.
Middle and high schools also all have “Technology” class as an elective – where we learned how to type on a typewriter, students take keyboarding, and learn to operate basic office aps. Coding is incaluded – students have website development projects to complete.
Also, most regular content classes are “blended learning” now – they’re going to have an online component, whether for learning, research, presentation, testing, or all of the above.
If you want these efforts to be better funded and organized and reach more students, then send Jared Polis an email. It's what he does well, those public – private partnerships in education.
I'd add (4) legalization of marijuana (taking it off the Schedule) and decriminalization of drug use crimes. Tie in an effective answer to the opioid crisis, and the package would swing more than a few votes towards the Democrats, and would drive very, very few towards the Republicans.
"(1) Voting…
(2) Defense…
(3) Free…"
Absolutely not.
Focus should be 3 simple things:
1. Healthcare, medical insurance period (not college)
2. Roads & bridges (not infrastructure).
3. Clean air & water (not climate change)
Topics to be avoided are:
1. LBGT.. anything
2. Abortion
3. Immigration anything.
4. Climate change
5. Race
6. Guns
This is about winning elections. The average voter cannot keep more than 3 topics in his/her brain.
Charles Blow of the New York Times frames the Trump re-election effort thusly:
Once Mueller issues his report, then everyone will pull out their fancy HP Political Calculators and tote up the cost/benefits of Impeachment. Meting out justice may or may not play a significant role in this process.
Anti-democracy Republicans will ensure of that.
Weird News of the Day: Jerry Falwell Pool Boy's Flop House & Trump's Campaign Endorsement.
It turns out Michael Cohen was the key person who got Jerry Falwell to go all-in for Trump. Whaaat?! Why would Trump's personal lawyer and fixer have anything to do with getting Fallwell's endorsement? He's a fixer, not a campaign networker.
It's behind a paywall.
Maybe the story will break free later for free.
Talking Points Memo is worth paying for. You support great investigative reporting, and you get low-ads or no ads depending on subscription level.
Josh Marshall is a journalist with a background in history. That's almost as good as Mike Littwin with a background in sports, or Nate Silver with a background in statistics.
Ya get what ya pay for.
Of course, you could just go to a free website like facebook, youtube or some other platform where you are the product, not the customer
Here's the Daily Kos version.
And the full article from Politico
It's almost as sordid as you might expect from a pillar of the religious right. And quite the fraudulent tax dodge too!
Thanks, Davie.
What a piece of condescending crap you are, PH. Not all of can afford a lot of pay sites. I have two now and would get more if I could afford it.
I don't need and asshole like you lecturing me on good journalism. You have no idea.