(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%
As the Grand Junction Sentinel reports: A Western Slope state lawmaker has requested the Colorado State Patrol provide her with additional protection because of the number of threats sent to her this week by anti-illegal immigration advocates. Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, said after she gaveled down Rep. Doug Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, for calling Mexican immigrants […]
( – promoted by Haners) From Congressman Doug Lamborn: Dear friends and supporters, I have long been a strong supporter of the delegate and assembly process in Colorado. Besides voting to protect it in the Colorado legislature, I relied on it myself in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, and 2006. In the first four […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) TAXPAYERS WIND UP PAYING LAMBORN DONOR Excerpt from The Colorado Springs GAZETTE Page A-3 March 8, 2008 Rep. Doug Lamborn paid $40,000 in taxpayer money for constituent services to a consultant who’s donated $2,000 to his election campaigns. Curt Cerveny, an owner of Denver-based Politically Direct, which “is in […]
As the Rocky Mountain News and every other paper, news station and political website in America reports with varying degrees of breathlessness: Barack Obama clobbered Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Potomac primaries Tuesday, but her Colorado superdelegates were still hanging tough behind her Wednesday. Certainly they saw the ugly numbers Tuesday night – especially out […]
I’m giving in to the temptation to write here to promote a candidate. Tomorrow is just so important that’s it’s hard to see how one could do otherwise. I know that undecided voters don’t hang out on ColoradoPols. I know that everyone here is already involved in campaigns. But I can’t shake the feeling that […]
Pols update: A commenter whose account credentials check out as affiliated with EMILY’s List (which is not a PAC, FYI) has denied that their organization produced the poll memo posted below. Other sources have asserted to us that it is authentic. There are some apparent errors in the memo that raise legitimate questions. We are […]
Obama campaign to open five more offices in Colorado Barack Obama’s national campaign manager said Friday the campaign will open another five offices in mostly rural areas of Colorado in an effort to target those voters in the Feb. 5 caucus. Campaign manager David Plouffe said the offices will be in Durango, Greeley, Grand Junction, […]
The local liberal group Progress Now is asking for an apology from Independence Institute chairman Jon Caldara for his broadcast comments about Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton being “bitch-slapped” in a recent debate. They sent an email today with the names and phone numbers of businesses who advertise on Caldara’s 850 KOA program, asking the […]
Did you know the surge is working, has worked, and a province once called the worst is now under control and is being handed over to the locals by US forces? Is our success in Iraq the most under reported story of 2007, 2008, or of the last 8 years? WASHINGTON (AP) – Iraq’s western […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) As we end the final quarter of the year it’s interesting to analyze the 12 week period and consider what various candidates likely raised. So here are my predictions for the 5th Congressional District Race and a little bit of reasoning behind the numbers. Representative “I took the gambling […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) As part of my reporting for my nationally syndicated column, I sent Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) requests to various legislators a month ago asking them for their correspondence with an array of operatives representing organizations and corporations with business before the Colorado legislature. According to the text of […]
It’s not like this is much of a stretch–most Americans already think politicians are a bunch of crooks and perverts. In a couple of Colorado localities, however, one can be a little more specific about it. As the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports: Democratic state House challenger Crusificio “Cross” Gambino pleaded guilty to class 5 felony […]
Read the university’s own internal report on the scandal for yourself, below, for all the juicy details. And more here from CBS News. Scandal Vulnerability Assessment Oral Roberts University, Oral Roberts Ministries Original Draft Prepared by Stephanie Cantees Investigation of potential areas of legal and/or financial issues in the university and ministry have yielded the […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Dan Haley really out did himself in today’s Denver Post. In a GOP Press Release column about Governor Ritter and labor unions Haley seems to have developed the vapors over, well, I’m not entirely sure what. Though it’s pretty clear who has Dan Haley’s ear. As both Colorado Pols […]
As the Colorado Springs Gazette reports: Sen. Ken Salazar, in an amendment to a military spending bill, called for a one year “timeout.” During that time, he wants the Army to prepare a report, demanded in a second amendment he introduced, that would answer questions he said are critical to justifying plans to enlarge the […]
Recently I had the opportunity to interview the Western States Chairman for the Edwards Campaign, Andy Boian. We talked about what brought him to work with John Edwards back in 2004, Edward’s stand on lobbyist money, and Edward’s plan for universal healthcare. Some of the better quotes On lobbyist money Question – Senator Clinton, at […]
Local political consultant outfit RBI Strategy and Research has scored a big communications contract, working with actress Mia Farrow on the Olympic Dream for Darfur campaign. Full press release below the fold. For Immediate Release – June 18, 2007 Contact:Tyler Chafee, 303.832.2444 x22, tyler@rbistrategies.com Matt Chandler, 303.832.2444 x23, matt@rbistrategies.com New International Grassroots Campaign for Darfur […]
There are a growing number of Colorado Republicans who wish the property tax-freeze issue would just go away, since what was shaping up to be a major 2008 campaign point seems to have been deconstructed right out of the gate–avalanche of Dick Wadhams press releases or no. And as Rocky columnist Jason Salzman writes, attempting […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) McClatchy reports: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department last year considered firing two U.S. attorneys in Florida and Colorado, states where allegations of voter fraud and countercharges of voter intimidation have flown in recent years, congressional investigators have learned. That brings to nine the number of battleground election states where […]
So, I was on my way to work, I was on 225, about 1-2 miles from I-25, just before the light rail station, at about 8:40 am, and I look over and see this woman reading a blue booklet. Hmm, I’ve seen people do makeup in the car, talk on their phones but read? Sure […]
The Rocky Mountain News reported on Thursday about two conflicting efforts emerging to “fix” the perceived problems with Amendment 41, the “ethics in government” initiative approved by Colorado voters last November — now known by its new name, Article XXIX of the Colorado Constitution. The “clarifying” bill from supporters of 41, drafted by attorney Mark […]
“Liberal zillionaires buying Colorado politics” is the banner on Andrews’ website, that links to the full article from the National Review: http://backboneameri… These liberal “zillionaires” have, as the article reads, “. . . established several websites, including ColoradoPols.com, that have started to shape political coverage in the state. ‘I can’t tell you how often reporters […]
Tired of the negative ads in Colorado? It could be worse – and it is – around the country. Click below for some examples from The Washington Post… In New York, the NRCC ran an ad accusing Democratic House candidate Michael A. Arcuri, a district attorney, of using taxpayer dollars for phone sex. “Hi, sexy,” […]
UPDATE: Fawcett’s campaign sent out a long press release detailing why they think this poll is inaccurate. Click below to see the release. According to a new poll from 9News/SurveyUSA, Republican Doug Lamborn leads Democrat Jay Fawcett by 13 points in the race for CD-5: Doug Lamborn: 51 Jay Fawcett: 38 The Fawcett Campaign today […]
MyDD Summarizes the NY Sun: In a breach of privacy, the Republican National Committee erroneously e-mailed a list that contained the names, races, and Social Security numbers of dozens of top Republican donors — and that identified [the race of] two of the contributors as Muslim. […] The classification drew criticism from Mrs. Hasan, who […]
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