President (To Win Colorado)
See Full Big Line
(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%↑
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
See Full Big Line
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
See Full Big Line
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
See Full Big Line
(R) Jeff Hurd
(D) Adam Frisch
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
See Full Big Line
(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
See Full Big Line
(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
See Full Big Line
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
See Full Big Line
(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
See Full Big Line
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
52%↑
48%↓
State Senate Majority
See Full Big Line
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
See Full Big Line
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
November 09, 2006 02:51 PM UTC
89 Comments
Quotes from yetserday’s Canon City Daily Record:
http://www.canoncity…
“Lamborn said his ‘No. 1 priority’ was to gain a post on the House Armed Services Committee.
“The negative tone of the race continued after the results were made known. When asked if he had placed a concessionary phone call to Lamborn, Fawcett replied, ‘That would imply I respect the man.’?
COMMENTS:
1. Doug, don’t be waiting on that call!
2. Dennis Hastert won’t be much help now for that “promised seat” especially without Hastert’s seeking the Minority Leader’s position! Lamborn’s best chance for someone to exert influence on his behalf is for Mike Pence to get the Minority Leader’s position. Unless others emerge, the two leading contenders for House Minority Leader are John Boehner and Pence, the latter being the Club for Growth’s man and “Star of the Right who Betrayed His Base at the Border.” Lamborn should hope its Mike Pence for obvious reasons.
Fawcett = Definition of class.
Why do you pretend that congrats to the winner should be an automatic. Someone has called you a liar, part of the Homosexual agenda, lied about your positions, accused you of saying you are glad that american soldiers are dead and the world thinks you are supposed to call them and say good luck? I don’t blame Fawcett, I am not sure anyone has any respect for Lamborn. Did Hefley call and say good job? HMMMMMMM…..
Lamborn wants to defeat Brown’s Canyon Recreation Area
http://www.themounta…
On November 1, I correctly called his position on this here, before he said a word: http://www.coloradop…
Other “biggies” waiting for Doug’s largesse to be demonstrated:
Trial Lawyers.
Club for Growth.
No one respects Lamborn except 59% of voters in his district.
I’m Jay Fawcett and I’ve never been in a political race before and I expect everyone to love me as much as I love myself. Boo hoo. Lamborn said bad things about me. He didn’t say good things about me like he should have. I’m so sad. I never said one bad thing about Lamborn the entire race. He’s so mean. Waaah.
Too bad it’s not legal for you to possess it.
That’s why he’s always saying, “blah!”
disgusting, but funny……
and what you see (posted) is what you get as far as his verbal communication skills….
blah could try his/her hardest and still not come close to sounding as idiotic as lamborn.
Good one blah.
The only laugh I’ve had all day………..
Acting like a bully is funny?
If Jay Fawcett saw Doug Lamborn in a dark alley, my bet is he would probably rather like to rip off his head and shit down his pencil neck, rather than boo hoo about the campaign. But that’s for another day. You wanted a sniveling, dishonest gotard for your rep, you got him. Don’t think Stillborn will be commanding respect in the halls of Congress.
….to the sniveling little worm!
Didn’t think I’d get so many responses.
My point is just that politics ain’t easy, and it ain’t nice, but I don’t like all the complaining when people lose. It’s like they’re blaming the other guy for trying to win, but isn’t that the point?
to the “Sore Loserman” awards?
Someone like Hastert who is going from Speaker to bank-bencher in the minority party will either just give up and collect his salary or quit. He will be gone within 2 years max.
A lot of the Republicans will blame each other and there will be a lot of infighting.
The Foley case is an excuse for them to both find sacrificial lambs and take away leadership from “those who failed” so look for a lot of the Republican leadership to be removed & blamed for Foley. And that won’t be fun for them – again some will quit or not run again.
So just like Pat Schroder and others who left after 92, we will see more senior Republicans leaving.
And then in 2010 we have redistricted races with the Dems in charge of more states.
Right after the 2004 election I read somewhere (the New Yorker, I think) that Hastert’s original plan was to retire and not run in ’06, but W pursuaded him to commit to one more term because he was counting on Denny to help get his agenda through. Well, we all now know how that’s turning out. But the point is that he would then retire in ’08 – he was planning on going out as Speaker, but either way he always knew this would be his last term in Congress.
Who would want to preside over a disaster?
Sore loser. That’s what they said 2 years ago at this time about the Dem takeover of the legislature. Said it would last two years and then return to the “normal” Republican majorities. Said Joan was too shrill and too partisan to work with the Governor and get anything done. Well, guess who had the last laugh on that one. And now with a Dem governor. Well, I think they will have some fun. Looks to me like Nancy Pelosi has taken a page from the Joan FitzGerald book. We’ll see how it turns out, but my guess is that they will come out looking pretty good. And the nubmers for 2008, especially in the Senate aren’t too good for the Republicans. Way more seats to defend than the Dems.
And I remember the Dems saying the same in ’94. I guess there was a precedent – didn’t the R’s win Congress in 1952, only to lose it in ’54 and not regain it for 40 years? (That’s beside the point, which is that legislative control doesn’t usually swap from term to term so there’s no reason to think it will.)
My favorite part about all this is that the silly R’s who love to call Colorado a red state have to really contort their position in order to keep making that claim. Where do they think they are, Utah?
My brother in law told me that Rush Limbaugh declared Colorado the second-most liberal state (after Massachussettes) because of the Dems controlling both houses and the Gov’s mansion. (Maybe because of the minimum wage, too.) I haven’t researched this yet, but has anyone else heard this? Given the results of the marriage amendment, Ref I, and the marijuana amendment that’s laughable (not to mention the centrist nature of Ritter – it’s not like we elected Barbra Streisand).
I’ll bet Rush is really disappointed that Amendment 44 failed….
Rove also persuaded Mark Foley to run again.
was in the dark about Foley. Oh well, thanks GOP for helping the Dems retake Congress.
Rove was in the dark with Foley.
Anyone have any ideas who Ritter may appoint? Some names I’ve heard:
Don Mares
Val Vigil
Ken Gordon
Ruben Valdez
Susan Barnes-Gelt
Marguerite Salazar, however might be.
I’m glad that he has asked Norma Anderson to be a part of the new administration. I have a lot of respect for her since she decried the uncivility of the John Andrews style of strong-arm divisive, derisive politicking. She has always shown herself able to work well in a biipartisan setting, and has everyone’s respect because of it.
I really hope he gives Ken Gordon a spot. I have a lot of respect for him, too–again because he has the ability to be civil and bipartisan without compromising his American/Colorado/Democratic values.
Because I have seen it happen before, I think Republicans and Democrats can work together to form consensus for the betterment of our state. I really want to see the divisive neocon nastiness of the last ten years taken out of the mix. The people want to be represented with dignity.
Norma Anderson, Democrat in disguise, will be the “bipartisan cover” for all the Democrat hijinx for the next 2 years, as she has been in Jefferson County for the last 10. Perhaps she’ll be bold enough to fly the blue flag that she’s kept hdden for so long.
Best thing Norma’s given us? Pam Anderson – class act all the way.
Norma’s not even close to a RINO. She served the Republican party and this state well for over 20 years and I can’t stand the woman. Your comment is exactly why your buddies are going to be sitting around for the next 4 years with their fingers up their butts whining about all the crap that gets passed in this state. If you don’t believe me, go over to square state and see what they’re salivating about their majority with the governor being able to do. You and your ilk have made your bed and now you can lie in it. Without Norma and folks like me and all my country club neighbors you can forget about having any say in the governing of this state for a long time to come. Happy???
When Norma refused to tell the Rocky who she voted for Governor she officially became a RINO.
If you and your country club neighbors would have gotten off your country club butts and supported your Republican party candidates (like I did, by the way), maybe the result would have been different. Jefferson County turned out the largest vote in the country, but where were you and your country club friends? Likely at the country club…whining about why nothing gets done.
Grow up, get out, and change something.
Now ready, aim, fire!
Pretty much – and we have no one to blame but ourselves.
Doesn’t anyone remember Norma Anderson as she gleefully participated in the now-forgotten hijacking of the legislature several years ago? Redistricting, remember? One of the most disgusting, nasty, filthy rotten stunts pulled. I will NEVER forget that rotten stunt or those who participated in it. Please don’t let her teach those who will hold the offices in the future how to be so nasty and absolutely void of ethics. Uuugh!
Here are some of the names being batted around in the legal community as possible COS and legal aid to the gov-elect:
Trey Rogers
Cole Finegan
David Fine
Michael Carrigan
Also, I lost my earlier log in info. I’m not brand-new.
I predicted Cole Finegan long long ago. His wife coauthored an opinion piece in the Post saying that Ritter’s so-called pro-life position was no barrier to being the Democratic nominee.. That was a signal….
Don’t be surprised to see a bunch of Republicans appointed to posts. I think Ritter will declare RINOs to be an endangered species and take measures to help them repopulate. And, at the risk of sounding like Martha Stewart, “That’s a good thing!”
Bless his pointy little head if does help save the RINOs.
is a real possibility. Not so sure about Larson.
What’s his next job without Republicans in power to appoint him to a position?
Is that a guess, wishful thinking, or do you have some reasonable, if you will, “hearsay” that makes you think that.
I tried to picture which would be the best think tank for him. CATO? Too libertarian. Independance Institute? Too low brow. Heritage Foundation? Just sleazy enough.
Reading back on that now it should have read:
CATO? Not sleazy enough. Independance Institute? Too sleazy. Heritage? Just Right.
I am dog tired for some reason. My apologies.
Perhaps he could go back to the grocery store, since it is the only real life experience he has.
the Log Cabin Republicans?
… after that ridiculous three-year “re-education program” fails to make Ted a 100% red-blooded hetero male. I feel sorry for the guy and his family. It’s bad enough he had to deceive everyone for so long, but now he gets to have the gayness prayed out of him.
Dobson’s already apparently given up on Ted: Pastor Jim is supposedly “too busy.” So much for Christian charity.
Check out Patricia Calhoun’s article in Westword today:
http://www.westword….
According to the article, Haggard a.k.a. “Art” was apparently a regular customer of the Crypt – the adult store on South Broadway in Denver – buying “‘mass quantities’ of cock rings, … as well as an electrical unit designed to stimulate the urethra, … (and) some ‘very graphic and gay’ videos …”
It’s a shame the guy just couldn’t say he’s a gay Christian.
…to turn Rev. Ted into a 100% red-blooded hetero male?
I wonder how they determine whether the cure took? Hook him up to a plethesmograph, walk him through “the Crypt,” and see what gives him a rise?
Imagine, a mega “gay” church in the Springs, Pastor Ted “Art” Haggard presiding! Still married to Marilyn, but since the congregation understands “don’t ask, don’t tell”, Marilyn has been introduced to the joys of menage a trois’ – although Mike seems to pay more attention to Art, I mean Ted.
LOL!
where do the new elects go on committees? Did any committe chairs term limit out?
I see:
In El Paso
House:
Departing members and committees:
Decker: Judiciary, Local Government
Hefley: Judiciary, Legal Services, Transportation
King: Appropriatins, Education, Legal Services
Schulteis: Legislative Audit, State, Veterans Affairs
Lambert
Looper
Stephens
Gardner
Senate:
Morse
The question is what do the Rs do to give the freshmen committe slots to make them strong incumbents in 08? The real question is what does Morse get from the Dems to make his likely to be targeted race safer in 08? I would expect something like:
Gardner – I would expect him to try for Appropriations, Joint Capital Development, Natural Resources or Transport (he ran on water and transport) – I wouldn’t expect him to go for education though he is a voucher supporter
Lambert – Local Government?
Stephens – Education?, the only real likely person to take a role there from El Paso and King from El Paso is leaving it this year.
Looper – ran basically on the same areas as Gardner – really expect her to try for Transport as she ran on the Tollroad issues
The big area I think all four would like is transport but there is only one slot there in the current outgoing group. What are the thoughts? Since Colorado Springs is considered safer than other areas, do these freshman get less leverage in committee assignments?
Morse – Health and Human Services (former head of Silver Key in Coloraoo Springs) would be the best fit – do you think he gets it?
is meeting from 9am to about noon today. We’ll know a lot more of the line up this afternoon. There might be something almost immediately afterward from the majority communication office.
Ruben Valdez would be awesome as like Chief of Staff–he’s a former Speaker.
Ken Gordon would be good as director of Office of Energy Management and Conservation since he’s so big on alternative energy, etc.
I’d like to see Penfield Tate back in the mix, maybe in Dept. of Revenue or Dept. of Education.
But the biggest FOR SURE, is to keep Russell George in the Dept. of Natural Resources.
Also, wouldn’t it be fun to have the dragon lady herself, Sen. Norma Anderson, as head of Dept. of Corrections?!
if ritter doesnt keep him he will be making a big mistake.
Al Yates would be great at the head of Education Dept. He turned around CSU–now for a big challenge, the public school system in Colo.
Maybe Stan Matsunaka for somethin’.
Ritter NEEDS to make sure to get folks from out-state. He’s a Dem, so racial, gender, etc. diversity will be important.
The commissioner of education (who heads the department of education) is chosen by the state board of education, not the governor….however, the head of the department of HIGHER education is a gubernatorial appointment.
The state board of ed is evenly split, 4-4.
(singing softly)
We got the House and Sennn-ate…
nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa
(giggle)
sorry
Also, for good laughs, please start referring to him as “Paully Walnuts” ala the “Sopranos” character that he uncannily looks like.
a lawn gnome. That’s a little cruel; he’s not a bad-looking guy especially with his jaunty USS Ronald Reagan gimme cap and some Minuteman fatigues.
It will only take 6 – 8 weeks Max to see if the newly elected Dems have any spine.
The corporate media already had thier marching orders before the election even started making Neo-Con ‘Left Gate Keeper’ and Bush’s little pimp Nancy Pelosi crowned as the ring leader of the Dems. Did they know something we didn’t?
Her victory speech sounded more like a bootlicking groveling session promising Bush she will do everything to ensure everything stays the says the same. “A partnership” in here own words. You Dems call this a victory? Her and Bush are having lunch right now and most probably laughing at the dumbed down public. Bush has pubically showed his pleasure having Nancy in his pocket. Oooooh, some victory Dems. Howard Dean essentially parroted the same boot licking filth on the Daily Show.
The newly elected Dems don’t have to put Neo-Con Pelosi in as speaker.
Remember, this election was ‘suppose’ to be a message from both the so-called right and left. I know good Republicans and Democrats alike who urged both sides to vote out all incumbents. The majority are slowly starting to figure it out.
I know some Dems already have sent letters to their reps (around the country) putting pressure on them to go after the neo-con agenda. Neo-Con agenda’s like HR 6166 just for starters.
Question is… will the majority of democrats now roll over and play Pelosi and bootlick and worship the neo-con agenda (both locally and federally) now that it has a new democrat face on it?
“Meet the New Boss….Same as the old boss.” – The Who
Pelosi is definitely not Bush’s lapdog. She’s just smart enough to realize that immediate open warefare with the Republicans will give the government back to the Republicans in 2 years.
“Neo-con Pelosi”? You *are* smoking something, right?
Republicans don’t like her because she’s “too liberal”. She’s also a former member of the Progressive Caucus (had to step out of that because she wasn’t supposed to caucus with anyone as Minority Leader).
The fact is, we still have to pass budgets and other bills. Sure, we could just set up a staring contest between Congress and the White House, but wouldn’t it be nice if we could get something done? You know – produce an honest budget, get some accountability, maybe advance some alternative energy development… Or, we could just set up the fabled “communist agenda” and get the government shut down when the President shows he has enough spine to veto more than just stem cell bills.
Nancy Pelosi was a good catholic girl who had five children in six years….she will do just fine as Speaker…she is tough.
was a broad base of Americans tired of partisan politics and little getting done because of it. If Pelosi can set a positive tone the Dems will do better in 08. If she becomes the radical left attack dog it will signal business as usual.
She announced well before the election that there would be no impeachment (darn), as did Howard Dean the other night on The Daily Show. Certainly there is plenty of cause to impeach, but such action just sucks the life out of the nation’s interests. I think that’s where she and Dean are coming from.
Shrub is now going to have to learn diplomocy, having excelled in bullying and doing it “my way.” He will have to sign some bills just so that he doesn’t appear the jerk (hard to accomplish.) And others will be put on his desk with the Dem leadership already having calculated a veto overrride.
And there is always the threat of impeachment, Democle’s (sp?) sword hanging over his head. We are going to see a lot of forced smiles and nicey-nicey in the next two years on both sides.
Damocles is the correct spelling. The story comes from Cicero’s Tusculan Disputations about Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse:
“Neo-Con Pelosi in as speaker”?
the sore loserman thread is the one for you. The Empire’s on the run, and the neo cons are dead. Have a good day.
Um, I mean left. Pelosi and the Dems should at a minimum be impeaching Bush and his cabinet right NOW – why wait until they’re sworn in? let’s get the revolution MOVING! – and even better throw them all in Guantanamo. Maybe put a few of them in Abu Ghraib for kicks.
Then that neo-con Pelosi should dust off Hillary’s 1993 nationalized health care plan, only make it more bureaucratic and expensive.
That’ll show those Republicans! That’ll keep the Dems in the majority!
I just have this gut sense, knowing how smart Pelosi is, that she will tickle George’s balls at first, like at that lunch today.
He won’t understand that she who tickles can also squeeze.
And evern though Pelosi is older (and obviously has the facelift, hair job, etc.) she is a hell of a lot better looking that Laura. I can just see GW committing adultery in his heart, to use the Carter phrase.
Better looking than Laura? Wow, I thought that I was going to read alot of BS on this site after the Dems cleaned up, but this is the ultimate. Really, I’ll give you a couple of months to gloat and have your way with the GOP, but calling Pelosi attractive at all just flies in the face of any and all reason. I suppose that you think Chuckie Schumer is a stud too? Wow, I’m getting a kick out of you guys….
Did I ever say attractive?
“he is a hell of a lot better looking that Laura”
WHY CAN’T REPUBLICANS READ? And why can’t they do nuance?
You’re on a roll today Tancredo Watch:)
The “60 Minutes” correspondent and part-time Woody Creek, Colorado resident passed away due to leukemia. He was a class act, and he’ll be missed.
Did Ed Bradley really have a place in Woody Creek ? It is a cool place, especially the Woody Creek Tavern.
Ed Bradley was a friend of Hunter Thompson. It mentions Bradley owning a home in Woody Creek in his Wikipedia entry.
I’m curious who spent the most per vote and won or lost their race? I did some quick checking on some that have been mentioned in the news.
Marostica- $16 per vote and won
Noonan- $13 per vote and lost
Ritter- $5 per vote and won
In Oregon, the Republican Speaker, Karen Minnis spent $114 per vote to retain her seat, but the R’s lost control of the OR House.
Of course, the CO numbers do not include 527, PAC and c4 electioneering costs for a candidate.
And in OR, contributions amounts are unlimited and corporations may contribute.
He won by less than 100 votes, spent almost a million dollars–and for a volunteer job at that. Whew! Wish I had that many coins. When he runs for Udall’s seat, he’ll now be running for a paying job!
My Greeley friend said that she (RNC, too) spent $6M. I’ve not checked that. Surely, with the smallish population that would be a not insignificant sum per.
Yes, this is a bit of shameless self-promotion…
To all my liberal friends here on ColoradoPols.com, if you want to have a conversation tomorrow afternoon,
I’ll be guest hosting for Luke Shiltz on NewsTalk 1310 KFKA in Greeley, Colorado, from 4 PM to 6 PM Mountain Time on Friday, 11/10.
I’ll be talking about the election, global warming, health care, and more.
If you’re not in radio wave range, you can listen in on the internet at:
http://www.1310kfka….
If you’re in the area, you can call in at 970 353 1310, and if you’re out of the area and don’t have free long distance, you can call 877 353 1310. If you want to talk (in a civil tone) about the topic of the moment, I’d be glad to hear from you….yes, even liberals.
I’ll probably post this note again tomorrow, just to remind you.
n/t