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%
March 22, 2023 08:08 AM UTC
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Trying to figure out who to vote for in the Mayoral election. The number of candidates that I am considering is dwindling. Which is promising.
Well, you can cross off Kwame.
My wife told me to cross off all the men. "Time for a woman mayor."
The majority of the candidates I'm considering are women.
Michael Bennet’s massive mental health legislation seeks to finally create parity in insurance plans
For all the "guns aren't the problem, mental health is the problem" folks, here's your chance to show you mean it and rally to support this legislation.
I won't hold my breath though.
I'd be OK with a basic mental health screen as part of a gun licensing process. I know, dream on…..
Some basic screening on paranoia and revenge fantasies would be appropriate. Prior domestic violence convictions should prevent gun ownership, period, as should conviction for insurrection or threatening and harassment of government officials.
Cue Negev, Pear, etc, whining about their 2nd amendment rights and how they trump all of these safety concerns.
One of the reasons I know the POV of that pair is bullshit, is the little known fact that I once sold guns to the public as the manager of a large sporting goods department in a big box variety store. I learned some things.
One night, not long before closing time, I was standing behind the handgun display, when I noticed a man walking briskly towards me from the front of the store. As he drew near, I could see an enormous lump on the right side of his head…it was purple and green.
When I greeted him, he kinda spat a question at me. He said,"What do you have to do to buy a gun in this state?"
It was up to me to find a way to NOT sell this man a gun. Luckily, he was not from Colorado nor an adjoining state, so I was not forced to escalate the situation. He departed immediately after I explained that I was legally barred from selling him a gun. Had he been a CO resident and willing to fill out a federal form 4473, I would have been required to sell him the gun, or defend that denial on my own.
Having tools to diffuse such a situation…a short wait, thorough background check…are a good idea. Period.
Actually domestic violence, insurrection, and threatening government officials would prohibit you from purchasing a firearm already.
Presumably.
People are currently barred only after convictions. And only sales by "licensed" dealers.
And there is a case coming to a Supreme Court near you to eliminate the restriction linked to domestic violence.
I'd rather have regular county-level registrations. My proposal would be yearly.
Registration fees would go towards gun safety programs, concealed weapon classes, gun ranges, etc. They would go towards things that benefit gun owners. Imagine paying a registration fee that gives me some free days at the county gun range? Hell yeah!
If we're found with our gun without current registration, it gets impounded just like our cars. Want the gun back? Make sure it's registered with the county.
I dislike basic mental health screenings for purchases cuz I may not be dangerous now, or in 3 days, but I might be dangerous in 1, 5, 10 years when I still have my guns. Also I think it would dissuade folks who are already reluctant to seek out mental health care from attempting to get it.
"Mental health is the problem" has always been a red herring to deflect attention away from weapons legislation. "Mental health" visits and therapies have never been nonexistent anyway, though they've been under-public-funded and underutilized. If Bennet's bill gets through the Senate, I've got a nickel riding on that the House will kill it because "mandates" or "gubmint health care" or something.
Happy 13th Birthday to Obamacare!
And after all the pathetic and inept attempts by the GOP to kill it! People finally recognized that it was a big improvement over what existed before 2010.
The data are favorable, but not overly so.
https://www.kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/5-charts-about-public-opinion-on-the-affordable-care-act-and-the-supreme-court/
Like all legislation, it was intended to be tweaked/imporved as time marched onward. It’s what could pass at the time. Instead of improving the program (Part D, RomneyCare anyone?) we’ve sustained over a decade of incoming from the GOPers intent on destroying the ACA. Didn’t Cory proudly proclaim attempting to do so at least 60 times?
Indeed he did. Remember his little scene with his insurance company letter.
Obamacare has lasted longer than Cory Gardner's career in elected office.
I'm less interested in the public's opinion about ACA …
and much more interested in whether the changes in the health care system provide more access to medical care and if that additional access improves their quality or quantity of life.