(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%
(This could get juicy – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Prior to last night’s Republican debate, Politico reported that some of the candidates were less than thrilled with their “green-room” assignments. These are rooms where the presidential aspirants waited prior to and after their appearances on the debate stage in Boulder. New Jersey Govenor Chris Christie’s […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) 9News, Colorado’s NBC affiliate, is showing the world (Or, let’s hope, at least other Denver TV stations) how to air a longish-form political interview show–and make it interesting and important in the new media landscape. This week’s interview with Hillary Clinton, which will be aired Sunday on the program, called Balance of […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Journalists aren’t reporting the seething anger of Colorado’s Tea Party conservatives at their Republican leaders for allowing the federal government to continue operating and/or for caving on what they see as GOP priniciples. It’s an important story not only because it offers a tangible angle to explain the rise of The […]
(Oh really? – Promoted by Colorado Pols) On a couple of ocassions, Colorado GOP Chair Steve House has stated publicly that Rep. Gorden Klingenschmitt doesn’t speak for the Republican Party. Last week, for example, after Rep. Gorden Klingenschmitt called Allah a “false god,” House told 9News: “House: Representative Klingenschmitt has a Constitutional right to free […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Methane is a greenhouse gas some 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. It is a pollutant when released into the atmosphere, often a precursor to ozone, and is itself a volatile compound that may signal a threat of area toxicity depending what other compounds are present in the gas. It […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) It’s irritating when officials and pundits here in Colorado grandstand about President Obama’s climate change initiatives as being overreach, without pointing out that, as a matter of fact, state efforts to regulate global-warming emissions from power plants have won bipartisan support. An article in The Denver Post last month reported that Attorney […]
(Best and brightest? – Promoted by Colorado Pols) A couple candidates have announced their intention to run for the Pueblo County GOP chair, recently vacated by Becky Mizel, who resigned. First, there’s Dr. Thomas Ready, who wrote, according to a Facebook post by Brian Matar: “I am running to be the Pueblo County Republican Party […]
(The Coffmangate red-on-red backstabbery continues – Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE: GOP activists have clarified and corrected a couple issues in this blog post, but the central points still stand. —– In an email distributed Friday by GOP activist Marilyn Marks, three GOP Central Committee members express dismay over the financial health of the state Republican […]
After over 31 years at The Denver Post, Claire Martin departed from the newspaper last month, along with 18 other staffers who accepted a buyout offer. Martin was mostly a feature writer at The Post, and her obituaries received national acclaim. Her writing at The Post will be missed. Last week, Martin kindly accepted my request to answer […]
Few recent legal issues have captured the popular imagination the way that those surrounding drones have. Stories about the military use of drones have dominated the media in recent years, but there are actually a variety of private civilian uses for unmanned aerial vehicle technology. Legislators are now starting to develop legal frameworks that provide […]
(Stay classy, Colorado GOP vice-chair! – Promoted by Colorado Pols) It’s widely known that Donald Trump’s angry comments about Mexican immigrants bringing drugs, crime, and rape to America are false. Recent immigrants, including undocumented ones, are actually factually less likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans. But the facts did not stop Trump, and, closer […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) During her June 26 testimony before a Republican committee, which was investigating numerous allegations against Colorado’s GOP chair, State Attorney General Cynthia Coffman was unable to present “significant facts” because of time restrictions. That’s the allegation in a post today on the conservative Politichicks blog. In the post, Kathryn Porter claims to have […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) During a six-hour Republican Party meeting, held June 26 to gauge support for GOP State Chair Steve House, former Rep. Tom Tancredo sat with Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman in the hallway outside the meeting room. Tancredo was holding copies of a document that listed grievances against House. Coffman was eventually […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In the Politichicks article “Sex, Lies, and the GOP“, Kathryn Porter has given readers an explanation for why Marilyn Marks and Becky Mizel were motivated to force House to resign. I can’t speak for the motivations of others who may or may not have been involved, but I contend that Marks […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Prior to this week’s coup attempt, state Republican leader Steve House was under fire from Tea Party activists for cozying up too closely with the Republican National Committee (RNC). It’s unlikely that the failed ouster of House was inspired by disagreements about RNC involvement in Colorado, but I’ll offer up some […]
By now, every political news junkie in Colorado knows that there was an attempted “coup” to force the Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party to resign. On Monday night, June 15, 2015, Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, former Congressman Tom Tancredo, and Pueblo County GOP Chair Becky Mizel met with GOP Party Chair Steve House, and […]
[mantra-pullquote align=”right” textalign=”leftt” border=”2″ width=”33%”]“They have a duty to reveal the charges. They need to put up or shut up.” – Former GOP State Chair Dick Wadhams on the vague allegations put forth by Coffman, Tancredo, and Mizel.[/mantra-pullquote] As we roll into Day 3 of “Cynthia-Gate,” the outrageous failed coup attempt against State Republican Party […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) POLS UPDATE: Chalkbeat Colorado: Neal’s departure comes at the same time as education Commissioner Robert Hammond is preparing to leave the department. He announced his retirement, effective later this month, in late April. The composition of the seven-member board and the tone of its meetings changed after new members elected last […]
Friday Update: Right Wing Watch picked up this story here. —— On Facebook Saturday, Derrick Wilburn, who’s Vice Chair of the Colorado Republican Party, linked to a New York Times opinion article suggesting that pedophilia may have “neurological origins” and may not be “a choice.” The piece suggests ways to treat people with pedophilia to […]
A mini-uprising from Jefferson County parents appears to have scuttled another attempt by the conservative Jeffco school board majority to inject partisan politics into the work of Colorado’s biggest public school district. Here’s the text of a letter we were forwarded from a Jeffco parent to the board, questioning an upcoming appearance by new Colorado GOP […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Western Colorado Climate Challenge & Solar Fair May 1-3 Paonia, CO The Western Slope is rolling up its sleeves and making a difference for Colorado’s climate. In terms of tangible progress across the region developing alternative and innovative energy solutions. And the first weekend of May in Paonia. That Western Colorado is […]
(Um, yikes? – Promoted by Colorado Pols) KLZ 560-AM’s morning show’s Randy Corporon gets a BigMedia gold nugget for having a liberal guest on the show regularly, messing with the familiar reverberations in conservative echo chamber of talk radio. On Thursday’s segment of “Have a Liberal for Lunch,” the liberal, Dane Torbenson, told “righty” host […]
Freshman Senator Laura Waters Woods (R-Arvada) is up for re-election in 2016, and that means Senate District 19 will be one of the most heavily-contested legislative races of the cycle. Republicans may wish they could get rid of her (and they might try), because she has been nothing short of her own negative advertisement during […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) On Saturday, Steve House was awarded the honor to lead Colorado’s Republican Party. Now what? How will he prioritize, and how will he deal with the fires and ashes surrounding him as I type? That’s the story flowing from House’s not-so-surprising victory over incumbent chair Ryan Call, and there’s lots of […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE: Fox 31 Denver’s Eli Stokols offers an excellent closing analysis of the race here: “GOP Chairman Ryan Call facing revolt led by AG Cynthia Coffman.” ___ One thing is clear in the home stretch of the battle between Ryan Call and Steve House to be the next leader of Colorado’s […]
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