(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%
A Washington Post post-mortem of the upset loss by Republicans of Jeff Sessions’ U.S. Senate seat in Alabama in last week’s special election doesn’t mention Colorado’s Sen. Cory Gardner by name, but nonetheless contains ominous words for the ambitious and cherubic junior senator from Yuma: The president has told advisers that he wants to travel […]
Tomorrow is December. No, really. It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Secretary of State Rex Tillerson […]
The Denver Post’s Mark Matthews reporting on a significant development announced yesterday by the Fair Districts Colorado campaign to put a measure on the 2018 ballot altering the state’s districting and reapportionment process–Kent Thiry, the would-be GOP gubernatorial candidate who bankrolled the controversial Propositions 107 and 108 last year scrambling party primaries, will put his…unique stamp […]
State Sen. Vicki Marble (R-Broomfield-ish) is no stranger when it comes to making what we could charitably call “controversial” statements, but she really raised lowered the bar for herself this week while speaking to a troop of Cub Scouts in Broomfield. We’ll get to that Broomfield scout meeting in a moment, but first a little primer […]
Have a nice Columbus Day/ Indigenous People’s Day. It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► President […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Former Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo is considering a run for governor because he’s “bored” and mad at Republicans for attacking him last time he ran. That’s the opinion of U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), as explained in a radio interview yesterday. “I think [Tancredo] misses the spotlight,” Coffman told KHOW guest […]
Go away, wind. Let’s go ahead and see if we can Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► House Republicans finally unveiled their healthcare […]
On Facebook, Andy Peth is promoting his campaign for Arapahoe County, Colorado, GOP chair as follows: Peth: In running for Arapahoe County GOP Chair, I hope to bring skills in organization, messaging, leadership, outreach, and training. But most of all, I want to bring perspective. Consider the following problems: Gang killings, drug dealing, looting, Islamic […]
Republican Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) and Democratic state Sen. Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora) took part in their first non-Spanish language debate on Wednesday, sponsored by Channel 4, Colorado Public Television (CPT) and KOA News Radio. Wednesday’s debate was live-streamed online, and the video is still available on YouTube, so we’re watching it ourselves and providing you the blow-by-blow details. […]
Two incumbent Republican members of the legislature from Colorado Springs responsible for a lot of negative press lost their seats in yesterday’s primary elections, results that seem likely to manifest in further GOP infighting down the road–even as some more socially well-adjusted Republicans breathe a small sigh of relief today. The Colorado Springs Gazette’s Rachel Riley reports […]
We really can’t recommend eating something off the ground in the best of situations, but you should be particularly careful the day after 4/20. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Republican Senate […]
When El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn concluded his remarks at the Colorado Republican State Convention on Saturday, delegates began murmuring among themselves about “The Speech.” The whispers seemed prescient. Glenn’s convention speech helped catapult him to the top of the Republican field running for U.S. Senate, and by capturing 68% of the total delegate […]
Today is the last day of March (already) and it appears that we’re going to “Go Out Like a Lion” where the weather is concerned. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► […]
We’re one week out from the opening day of the Colorado legislature. We’re downright giddy with anticipation. That’s right, giddy. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► State Sen. Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora) is bringing […]
Tonight’s Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado’s Coors Events Center in the liberal stronghold of Boulder is the center of the American political universe today, and yesterday into last night saw the beginnings of what is likely to be a series of highly memorable events–most taking place outside the tightly controlled and 90% empty […]
Chag Sameach to all of our Jewish friends (please, just don’t ask us to pronounce it). It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The U.S. Senate has agreed to authorize an additional […]
Seriously, you can stop lighting fireworks now. Let’s Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Douglas County officials are looking toward their next step in defending their nonsense “voucher” program after […]
(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) You’ve probably never heard of Initiative 20….unless you listen to right wing talk radio, or hang out on right wing websites. Then, you might believe that Initiative 20 is a Communist plot to ration your health care, run all private insurors out of Colorado, take away your Medicaid, and generally make […]
The first General Election debate for Governor (and U.S. Senate) will be held tomorrow at the Club 20 annual event in Grand Junction. For Republican Bob Beauprez, it will also mean a return to the question of (eek!) Referendum A. Referendum A is a 2003 ballot measure, endorsed by Beauprez, that aimed to divert a […]
It has become something of a tradition here at Colorado Pols for us to give you, our loyal readers, a live blog, play-by-play of interesting political debates in Colorado. So tonight's CD-5 Republican throw-down between Rep. Doug "The Brain" Lamborn and Bentley "That Military Guy" Rayburn seemed like an ideal debate opportunity to break out […]
WEEKEND UPDATE Reports surfaced Friday that a tentative deal had been struck in efforts to strike a 'compromise, successfully navigate a Special Session, and come out on the other side having tamped down angst over flaming water wells and gas wells spewing frack water. The problem appears to be whom the deal is among, which […]
Steve Kreisberg, AFSCME (International) on Public Pension Contractual Rights. A few important statements from a former AFSCME Colorado Official: "AFSCME's endorsement of screwing public employees out of their pension COLAs in Colorado is unfortunately quite true." "AFSCME has always placed the interests of the union and the Democratic Party above that of rank and file […]
I was astonished to find my local progressive station running the Bloomberg News. Here is what I found : radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/88602/kkzn-denver-to-drop-liberal-talk/ “AM 760” KKZN Thornton/Denver is next in line to shift to another Talk variation following similar moves in recent months at sister stations in Portland and Los Angeles…. Clear Channel registered RealTalk760.com last December that […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) So I attended the Pueblo County Republican Party Meeting on May 13, 2014. My intent was to go incognito, as a generic interested Puebloan, and to find out what Marilyn Marks, (left) the featured speaker and Colorado elections activist, had to say about elections in Pueblo, as well as how the […]
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