(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%
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Zogby Interactive, the pollster’s internet polling service, is flawed. Zogby’s telephone polling is as good as anyone’s. The latest Zogby telephone poll in Colorado closely watched open 7th Congressional District race shows Democrat Ed Perlmutter leading Rick O’Donnell by 11 percentage points: O’Donnell (R) 34 Perlmutter (D) 45 More […]
As we noted over the weekend, Governor Jared Polis is hearing from a bipartisan group of county clerks and prosecutors who want him to refuse requests from the Justice Department to take federal custody of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder serving a 9-year prison sentence for breaking into her own election […]
Following the request last week by the Department of Justice for the transfer of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from state custody into the federal prison system, a move that would likely result in Peters’ swift release as the last person serving time over President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the result of the […]
(Hurd nothing — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder None of Colorado’s four Republican members of Congress has signed a petition, launched by House Democrats, to force a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which would prevent tens of thousands of Coloradans from losing their health insurance. […]
President Trump is totally not worried about the release of more information related to the Epstein files, so he and the White House are doing what totally not-worried people do in this situation… They’re freaking the fuck out. As we noted earlier today, Democrats released new information related to deceased billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, including […]
For the past ten days, a significant controversy has been brewing in the southwest Colorado town of Durango over an arrest by federal immigration agents of a father and his two school-age children on their way to class, an incident that provoked large protests and reported instances of violence against demonstrators, as well as allegations […]
The field of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in CO-08 is starting to thin. As Ernest Luning reports for the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman: Calling the political system “rigged against working-class people,” Democrat Amie Baca-Oehlert, a former president of Colorado’s largest teachers union, on Friday ended her bid to challenge Republican U.S. […]
(The drama llama strikes the House GOP mini-minority once again — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder Colorado state Rep. Stephanie Luck (R-Penrose) will not run for reelection next year. Speaking at the Fremont County GOP monthly meeting last night, Luck cited the need to spend more time with her […]
The sticker shock on 2026 health insurance costs has arrived, and it’s a doozy. As the federal government shutdown enters a full month with no indication of a deal on the horizon, Republicans are starting to see the problems ahead even as they stonewall efforts by Democrats to extend federal subsides for the Affordable Care […]
On Monday, our friends at the Colorado Times Recorder put out a story detailing some decidedly non-mainstream views held by the Colorado Libertarian Party’s Secretary and 2026 Secretary of State candidate James Wiley regarding the recent assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk–alleging and then apparently standing by under pressure his belief that Kirk was killed […]
Back in January 2019, the satirical publication The Onion targeted then-Congressman Scott Tipton (R-Cortez) for a laugh by joking that polling data indicated that Americans blamed Tipton for a government shutdown that lasted more than a month (the true cause was President Trump’s insistence that Congress provide $5.7 billion for a border wall with Mexico […]
(It’s not the Libertarian Party you remember — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder The Libertarian Party of Colorado’s Executive Director Jim Wiley believes that the Israeli government is responsible for murdering Charlie Kirk. Wiley repeatedly made this claim as well as a series of other antisemitic statements in his public […]
UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark sums up the common problem with X and the Colorado House GOP: —– Longtime state house reporter Bente Birkeland at Colorado Public Radio brings us a story we’ve heard the periphery of but hadn’t yet been privy to the full nauseating details. If you think the state of interparty relations in […]
The Denver Post’s Seth Klamann updates on an unpleasant story we’ve been following in the Colorado House, after a failed bid by Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg to be the next House Minority Whip exposed longstanding sexual harassment allegations against Weinberg dating to before his service in the House. Fellow Republican Rep. Brandi Bradley further alleged […]
Embed from Getty Images A major story that broke last week in the Washington Post and then significantly expanded upon by the Denver Post last Friday has gone mostly quiet this week, but that could just be temporary as questions continue to swirl about Jeff Small, a principal with the Republican consultant firm 76 Group […]
(Republished by Colorado Pols under Creative Commons license) Then-candidate Gabe Evans, now a member of Congress in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, speaks during a rally for President Donald Trump, Oct. 11, 2024, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) by Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline July 22, 2025 “Without my family, I’m nothing,” […]
UPDATE: Denver Post’s Seth Klamann: At least 10 Republican clerks were contacted by consultant Jeff Small, officials said Wednesday. Small, who has Colorado political connections, told the clerks that he was working on the project for the White House and the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security, and he said he wanted the clerks […]
State Rep. Ryan Armagost (R-Berthoud) is resigning his seat in the legislature and dancing his way down to Arizona, which leaves a “leadership” hole in the House micro-minority that could create a whole new set of problems for the GOP. As The Colorado Sun reports: House Minority Whip Ryan Armagost of Berthoud, a fierce gun […]
As KTLA TV-5 in Los Angeles reports, protests over raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeting undocumented immigrants in that city have raged since last Friday, resulting in several dozen arrests and a few minor injuries to responding police officers: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol […]
MONDAY UPDATE: Since our original post on Friday below, the story of the Department of Homeland Security’s list of so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions,” originally released chock full of amateur mistakes, turned farcical as numerous Republicans raced to have locations represented by themselves removed from the list like Aurora city councillor Danielle Jurinsky took credit for achieving […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally published at the Colorado Times Recorder Despite widespread support and an unassailable Democratic majority in both Colorado’s state House and Senate, House Bill 1312, which codifies landmark protections for transgender people, was widely believed last month to be in jeopardy, with one prominent LGBTQ group changing its position multiple times. […]
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The 2025 legislative session officially came to a close on Wednesday night, which means it’s time for our annual “Winners and Losers” assessment. We wrote about our “Winners” on Thursday, so now it’s time for the “Losers”: Losers House Republican Communications The press and media operation for House Republicans made a lot of silly […]
The 2025 Colorado legislative session comes to a close today. If a speech on Tuesday from Republican Rep. Don Suckla of Montezuma County is any indication of how things have been going at the State Capitol, it’s definitely time for everyone to head home. Suckla went to the well on Tuesday to argue against SB25-288 […]
As the Trump administration continues its quest to cut funding for programs that help keep Americans alive, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) is making a specific request to preserve overdose prevention programs that are on the chopping block. As John Aguilar reports for The Denver Post: Pettersen implored U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy […]
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