(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%
In another edition of our long-running feature, “At Least He’s Not Your Legislator,” we visit our idiot neighbors to the East. As the Associated Press reports: A dress code imposed by a Kansas Senate committee chairman that prohibits women testifying on bills from wearing low-cut necklines and miniskirts is drawing bipartisan ridicule from female legislators. Sen. […]
ThinkProgress reports on a Maryland Republican doing his best Jim Welker impersonation: Appearing at a town hall meeting Wednesday night, Congressman Andy Harris (R-MD) argued that Washington, D.C. should not be a state because its residents make “irresponsible decisions.” District residents have been engaged in a decades-long fight for statehood in order to gain representation […]
Welcome to another edition of one of the longest-running features here at Colorado Pols: “At Least They’re Not Your Legislator“ (or Governor, or Senator, or whatever). According to NM Political Report, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez — who was just recently chosen by her fellow Governors as the Chairwoman of the Republican Governor’s Association — just can’t […]
In another edition of our long-running series, At Least They’re Not Your Legislator, we take you to Toledo, Ohio, where we hope not to get smote for speaking ill of Opal Covey. From NBC 24 News: Prior to the conclusion of the interview Covey was asked if there was anything else she would like to add. After […]
It’s been awhile since we refreshed one of our longest-running features here at Colorado Pols: “At Least They’re Not Your Legislator…” For today’s example, we take you to Blount County, Tennessee, where this is happening tonight: A Tennessee county plans to take up a resolution begging God for mercy and asking that the deity not smite their […]
Bad news today for Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, as the AP reports from Harrisburg: The state’s top prosecutor was charged Thursday with leaking secret grand jury information and lying about her actions under oath. Attorney General Kathleen Kane leaked information to a political operative to pass to the news media “in hopes of embarrassing […]
CBS News–tell us how you really feel, GOP Rep. Don Young of Alaska: Alaska Rep. Don Young has settled on a novel solution to the problem of homelessness: wolves… Young has been pushing for the Interior Department to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list, and during the hearing, he ridiculed a letter sent […]
Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a darling of conservatives since his campaign to weaken public sector unions after winning office in 2010, has been working to raise his profile lately in advance of a possible run for the presidency in 2016. We took note last week of Walker's comments in response to Rudy Giuliani's statements […]
Politico reports, farewell to GOP Rep. Michael Grimm of Staten Island: New York GOP Rep. Michael Grimm — who pleaded guilty to a felony tax charge last week — will resign from Congress effective Jan. 5, he said in a statement. “After much thought and prayer, I have made the very difficult decision to step down […]
On the subject of the protests raging across America over police brutality against African Americans, Roni Bell Sylvester, who Colorado political trivia aficionados will remember was a minor candidate in last year's Republican gubernatorial primary, has a very simple suggestion: What a great idea–why can't we just keep these uppity urban protesters busy in the […]
CNN reports on South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's all too candid remarks at a private club in Charleston this month, recorded without his knowledge: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is toying with the idea of a presidential bid, joked in a private gathering this month that "white men who are in male-only clubs are going to […]
FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports on a weekend political "robocall" with high dirty-tricks potential that failed rather spectacularly: Numerous robocalls purporting to support U.S. Senate candidate Gaylon Kent went out to voters late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, but the Libertarian candidate says his campaign was not behind them… The calls seem to be […]
Our neighbors in Kansas have got a real pickle on their hands trying to sort out that state's U.S. Senate race–a situation that could endanger Republican hopes of taking control of the U.S. Senate this year. The Democratic candidate, prosecutor Chad Taylor, withdrew to avoid splitting votes with independent candidate Greg Orman–a popular candidate with […]
Unless you live in Colorado Springs, that is, in which case we're sorry–as the Gazette's Jakob Rogers reports: Helen Collins has a unique approach to helping homeless people in Colorado Springs: Give them a bus ticket out of town and "make them work." The Colorado Springs councilwoman spoke up Tuesday against the city's 2014 Action […]
From St. Petersburg, Florida, comes a story that would be an excellent April Fool's Day story…except it's not, as far as we know. But it is perfect for our long-running feature, "At Least They're Not Your Legislator." According to Saint Peters Blog, conservative Republican Jacob A. Rush is challenging first-term GOP Rep. Ted Yoho in […]
As Laura Hancock of the Casper Star-Tribune reports: Wyoming’s newest legislator stands by a book he wrote nearly 30 years ago that claims many gay people demand the right to have sex with children and people with AIDS should be quarantined if they continue having sex. The book is called “The Death Sentence of AIDS: […]
In another edition of our long-running feature, "At Least They're Not Your Legislators," we take you to Arizona, where…well, we'll let CNN explain: Arizona's Legislature has passed a controversial bill that would allow business owners, as long as they assert their religious beliefs, to deny service to gay and lesbian customers. The bill, which the […]
We've received the results of a new poll from Quinnipiac University, and to put it bluntly (pun intended), we learned very little. Quinnipiac is one of our favorite polling outfits in general, but this poll about Colorado Super Bowl parties and marijuana is, well, not particularly informative: Thinking about their Super Bowl buzz, 6 percent […]
Roseanne Barr is a pretty well-known celebrity for Americans who grew up watching her TV show. The comedienne and macadamia nut farmer lived in Colorado for many years early in her career, and she made a return of sorts in 2012 when her name was on the ballot for President in our state as the […]
Replacing a beloved elected official with nearly two decades of public service is a difficult task for anyone. Replacing a beloved elected official that also happens to be a cat is a apparently a real problem in Alaska. From the Wall Street Journal: The mayor of this tiny village has been shot, fallen into a […]
As Mother Jones reports, the Oregon Republican Party is out of its freakin' mind: After months of in-fighting, the beleaguered Oregon Republican Party elected a new chairman last weekend. His name is Art Robinson, and he wants to sprinkle radioactive waste from airplanes to build up our resistance to degenerative illnesses. Robinson, who unsuccessfully ran for […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: Maddow Blog's Laura Conaway graphically summarizes: If you're keeping track at home, the defense-to-fine ration is about 43:1, rounding down. Just for fun — because anything this expensive ought to be fun — my colleague Steve Benen charted the amount taxpayers have spent defending Gessler and the amount of the fine. —– A press […]
Iowa Rep. Steve King, classy as always. From Politico: Rep. Steve King is defending his remarks that drew criticism from his own party leadership that the children of some immigrants were being used as drug mules. King’s initial remarks came in an interview last week with Newsmax. While discussing the DREAM Act, which would allow […]
The Washington Post reports, one of the GOP's darling conservative "Tea Party" state governors, outgoing Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia, is facing calls to resign before his term ends as revelations of large gifts to family members from a corporate benefactor continue to grow: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says he’s “the wrong guy” […]
Politico follows up with Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona, whose Todd Akin-like comments about the likelihood of pregnancy resulting from the crime of rape resurrected the "War on Women" meme this past week during debate over the GOP's latest abortion restriction bill in the House. Rep. Trent Franks’s (R-Ariz.) bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks […]
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