(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
40%
20%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
50%
40%↓
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
50%↑
40%↓
30%
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Wanda James
(D) Milat Kiros
80%
20%
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
40%↓
30%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
30%↑
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
55%↓
45%↑
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Shannon Bird
(D) Manny Rutinel
45%↓
30%
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(To call these “town halls” is kind of a joke – promoted by Colorado Pols) Pretend you’re a Westword reporter, and you’re writing a story about a new website, called “Where’s Mike Coffman,” which accuses the Congressman of being virtually invisible lately (as in, he’s hiding). You go to the Coffman campaign for a response, […]
Sal Pace is out with his first ad buy. In an email to supporters announcing the ad–and to potential supporters to help keep it on the air–the campaign touts the campaign’s efforts to cover the sprawling district: Campaign Ticker 31,318 miles, 461 days, 427 events, 1 New Fuel Pump for the Trusty Old Ford Pickup, […]
(Ken Summers backed “Personhood?” Bet he wishes that had stayed in the memory hole – promoted by Colorado Pols) Publishing the basic positions of candidates, on specific issues and ballot questions, falls into the basic public-service function that journalism shouldn’t let go of, despite the hard times. But if The Denver Post–or Fox 31 or […]
Robert Bork’s nomination to the US Supreme Court was rejected by a vote of 58 to 42 in 1987, before I was born. Until today, I’d never heard his name, much less been aware that Time called him “one of history’s most controversial Supreme Court nominees. Today, I stumbled across RomneyCourt.com and saw the frightening […]
THURSDAY UPDATE #2: FOX 31’s Eli Stokols: At a press conference in a Lakewood teacher’s backyard, state Rep. Max Tyler and DNC Vice Chairman R.T. Rybak laughed at the Romney campaign’s refined slogan, “Strengthening the Middle Class”, and argued that the GOP challenger’s policies would do anything but. “They’re putting up signs that say ‘Strengthening […]
Politico: Colorado Rep. Jared Polis is all but certain to make a run for House Democratic leadership, according to sources with knowledge of his plans. Polis, a progressive Democrat who represents Boulder, Colo., is eyeing a run for vice-chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Polis’s decision to run for the open slot is expected to […]
President Obama just made his pitch to Congress and the American people to extend the Bush tax cuts for the middle class, but not for folks making $250K a year. Mitt Romney and the Republicans promptly countered with their call to extend the Bush tax cuts for “all Americans.” To which I say, “Wait a […]
From an absurd fluff piece in the Durango Herald Saturday, we must conclude…not this planet: Social issues won’t be winning elections this year, and Colorado’s Republican Party chairman knows that… The Hispanic vote will play a major role in the election this year, especially in swing states such as Colorado and Nevada where that demographic […]
Lost in the hubbub over TABOR author Doug Bruce’s release from jail yesterday after serving (most of) his six-month sentence for tax evasion, the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports: A former Larimer County Republican Party chairman who stole $17,000 from the party to gamble and to support himself avoided prison Thursday when he was sentenced to […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) (Disclosure: I am a proponent of Amendment 64.) The first television ad in support of the initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol, Amendment 64, will air tomorrow. The Mother’s Day-themed spot is titled “Dear Mom,” and will run during NBC’s “The Today Show” and “Ellen,” as well as a […]
FOX 31’s Eli Stokols reports: Colorado GOP Chairman Ryan Call, who is now focused on improving the party’s standing with Latino voters ahead of the November election, told FOX31 Denver Friday that he’s disappointed that House Republicans this week killed a measure that would have made college more affordable for undocumented students who qualify… “I […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Today, a group of CD6 constituents including an Army National Guard veteran, a PhD who’s been looking for work for two years and whose unemployment benefits have run out, and a widow with three kids called on Rep. Mike Coffman to stand with them to make the rich pay […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Good afternoon Mr Chairman, honorable members of the Committee, and those from the opposition still in attendance. My name is SSG Dan, and I am an Army veteran, a service-connected disabled veteran, and a proud member of DAV Colorado Chapter 7. I am also the Denver Metro area chair […]
The Denver Post’s latest “Battleground Colorado” panel is stacked against Democrats, but Post Editorial Page Editor Curtis Hubbard tells me that things will be fair in the end, as Dems will outnumber Republicans on a future panel. The Post’s “Super Tuesday” panel, the second in election-season series that promises to be interesting, in part because […]
As distributed to legislative staff and forwarded to us, here are some House committee changes announced by GOP Speaker Frank McNulty this afternoon: APPOINTMENTS State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee The Speaker announced the temporary appointment of Representative Nikkel to replace Representative Liston to the Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (temporary appointment for […]
As part of the continuing fallout from Grand Junction Rep. Laura Bradford’s traffic stop last Wednesday, Arvada Rep. Libby Szabo has moved up a step in the House GOP Caucus, replacing Bradford as chair of the House Local Government Committee.
Despite the fact that chairmanship of the Local Government Committee isn’t glamorous, it’s an important distinction that Szabo will be able to make on mail pieces as she campaigns for re-election this year. Chairmanship of any committee, particularly as a freshman, is an important mark of “leadership” that a candidate is able to point to. “Local Government” is also a term that most voters can understand, and we wouldn’t be surprised if Szabo tries to make the point that she’s streamlining government as a whole from her perch as chair.
Framing aside, Szabo’s new role in the House is also going to make Tim Allport’s already-uphill battle that much steeper. Although Szabo will lose the chairmanship if Republicans lose the House, lobbyists, particularly the vast number concerned with local government – think mass transit, land use, and city planning – have an incentive to keep Szabo in the House. Allport’s ability to raise money from lobbyists, then, has been crippled: nobody’s going to donate to Tim’s campaign knowing full well how much it will upset Szabo, and more importantly, Szabo’s gavel.
Unless Allport can decisively prove he’s got the chops to beat Szabo, he’s going to have a difficult time pulling in donors. Without donors, he’s going to have a tough time proving he can take down an incumbent Republican in a district where Republicans have an 8% registration advantage.
SATURDAY UPDATE: The Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby: The Colorado Constitution says legislators cannot be arrested except for reasons of treason or felony while going to or returning from the Legislature or a committee hearing. But, according to the Legislature’s archived video and audio logs for that day, the House finished its floor work by […]
One of the key issues framing the Republican primary race and one that will certainly be highlighted during the general election if Romney were to get that far is his role in Bain Capital. The media lesson to be learned is that you must get out in front of issues that can hurt your reputation […]
We wrote last week that House Republicans got off to a rough start in the first days of the Colorado legislative session by demanding a vote on a Constitutional Convention that was never going to happen; the move was entirely political — intended to get folks like Rep. Sal Pace and Joe Miklosi on the […]
Noted in yesterday’s Pueblo Chieftain: “Yes, character issues are still important to voters,” said Dick Wadhams, veteran GOP campaign strategist and former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. “But this information about Newt isn’t new. Everyone knows he’s on his third marriage and they’ve already figured that into their thinking about him as a candidate. […]
The Colorado Independent’s Scot Kersgaard: “if we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.” With those words, Mitt Romney launches an ad campaign against President Obama. In the already famous ad, Romney uses video of Obama saying “if we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.” What the ad doesn’t tell […]
The transformation of populist Democratic candidates Polis and Bennet to Corporatist Quasi-Republicans is now complete. Though Jared Polis had small chance of acting and being a true Liberal, Michael Bennet was compromised in office from the beginning. Their political trajectories now seem inevitable: each could be one of the worst Democrats Colorado has sent to […]
This letter just went out to thousands of Denverites from Michael Merrifield, the chairman of Colorado’s House Education Committee from 2004 to 2010. It calls the Denver Public School board election one of “the most important education elections in Colorado. I hope you’ll give it a read, and I hope you’ll pass it around to […]
Actually things were pretty peaceful. I got to Civic Center at noon and strolled through the crowd encountering a whiff of Mary Jane (better than a whiff of grapeshot I suppose). Shortly thereafter we proceeded to head down to the 16th St. Mall with various chants like “We are the 99 per centers !” and […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Under normal circumstances, I’d slam KHOW’s Caplis and Silverman for letting Colorado’s Secretary of State breeze onto their show Wednesday, assert that there’s a “pretty high incidence of fraud” among one type of Denver voters, and then depart without being forced to explain what in the world he was […]
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