(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Mark Baisley
80%
20%↓
10%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
40%↓
30%
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(R) Kevin Grantham
80%↑
20%↓
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Milat Kiros
(D) Wanda James
70%↓
20%↑
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(D) Dwayne Romero
(R) Ron Hanks
50%↓
30%↓
30%↑
20%
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
80%
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
53%↓
48%↑
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Mel Tewahade
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%
Denver Democrats Endorse Continued Protection of Park Hill Golf Course Land Call for Denver City Council to Maintain Perpetual Conservation Easement Denver, CO – With the future of the Park Hill Golf Course land open space potentially threatened after the recent sale of the land, The Democratic Party of Denver gave a thundering vote […]
(Oozing the classy – Promoted by Colorado Pols) In case you’re wondering if there are any hard feelings lingering after Chuck Bonniwell and Julie Hayden’s “Chuck and Julie Show” was canceled by conservative KNUS 710-AM in December, listen to Bonniwell talk about his former KNUS colleagues on Bonniwell and Hayden’s new podcast last week. Bonniwell: Peter […]
We wrote a few days ago about yet another embarrassing moment for Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma), who continues to dodge reporters on impeachment questions by ducking into any available elevator on Capitol Hill. That moment was captured spectacularly by CNN reporter Manu Raju, which gave birth to this fantastic GIF that sums up Gardner […]
We’ve noted at length in this space that creating a “public option” for health care in Colorado will be perhaps the biggest fight of the 2020 legislative session. Governor Jared Polis has made a “public option” a priority for his administration (check out this interview with Polis for more detail), and the health care industry is […]
Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. There’s been yet another explosive development in the impeachment case against President Donald Trump. This weekend, the New York Times reported that an upcoming book from former National Security Advisor John Bolton will confirm that Trump personally refused to release hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In the wake of Trump’s comments last week that he’s willing to “look” at federal spending on entitlements, a progressive group is putting renewed scrutiny on U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s (R-CO) stance on Medicare and Social Security, including Gardner’s statement during his last Senate race that he would vote in the […]
The Hill’s Alexander Bolton (no relation we assume) reports on the latest bombshell to explode in the faces of Republican Senators hoping to put the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to bed without witnesses or evidence which has emerged since the House passed the articles of impeachment last month: The Senate was headed into […]
SUNDAY UPDATE: A little awkward around the Mnuchin dinner table today, as Politico reports: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s wife on Saturday appeared to publicly break with her husband over support for Greta Thunberg’s climate change activism. “I stand with Greta on this issue. (I don’t have a degree in economics either),” actress Louise Linton wrote […]
Ricardo Lopez Jr. of the Pueblo Chieftain reports: On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army finalized the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which replaces the Waters of the United States Act approved by the Obama administration in 2015. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis immediately denounced the move, calling it a plan […]
CNN’s Manu Raju is the latest reporter in Washington to make a run at the nation’s most elusive U.S. Senator, Cory Gardner of Colorado–and in the few literal seconds they had together, Gardner actually revealed quite a bit about where he stands in the ongoing impeachment trial against President Donald Trump. That is, with Trump: […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE 3: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley has offered to educate Secretary of Education DeVos: Dear Betsy, As a Black woman & the Chair of the abortion access task force, I invite you to come by the Hill and say this to my face. Would welcome the opportunity to educate you. Regards,Congresswoman Ayanna […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Especially as the election nears, political entities that post fake news on their Facebook pages will face massive public backlash, right? Let’s hope so. Today’s fake news problem can be found on the website of the Colorado Hispanic Republicans, which describes itself as a “center-right organization dedicated to creating a welcoming […]
Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. In Washington, the third-ever impeachment trial of a sitting U.S. President is now underway. And Sen. Cory Gardner has already taken his first vote against Colorado. A majority of Americans now want President Trump removed from office. [1] Since the U.S. House passed their articles of impeachment, damning […]
Yesterday, former Democratic minor presidential candidate Marianne Williamson offered her glowing endorsement to Andrew Romanoff, who is running an underdog primary bid against the generally presumed Democratic nominee in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race former Gov. John Hickenlooper. Romanoff responded later yesterday evening that he is “deeply grateful” for Williamson’s support. Marianne Williamson was generally regarded […]
Denver7’s Blair Miller reports: Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday introduced their much-anticipated bill to repeal the state’s death penalty – the sixth time such a bill has been introduced in recent years. SB20-100 , if passed as introduced , would take the death penalty off the table as an option for prosecutors when they take a […]
Be nice, and say sorry for when you weren’t.
Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. This week in Washington, the articles of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives will be formally handed over to the U.S. Senate. Senators will swear a constitutional oath to “do impartial justice” in deciding the guilt of President Trump, and the third trial in American history to […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) This article, which originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder, was written by Noah Zucker. After Tuesday’s vaccine-oriented rally in front of the Colorado State Capitol, a few parents and some of their school-age children filled a committee room in the ornate building’s basement for a town-hall meeting, organized by state […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In endorsing a partial abortion ban targeted for Colorado’s November election ballot, Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila denounced abortion in sweeping terms yesterday at the annual Celebrate Life rally in Denver, saying, “Only the persons whose consciences are dead, who have no conscience, can participate in [abortion].” The proposed measure backed […]
(“If, by ‘white nationalist,’ that’s what you mean, count me in” – Promoted by Colorado Pols) A blog post promoting a “Militia Second Amendment Rally” in Virginia made the rounds of Colorado conservative social media in mid-December. The event, scheduled for January 20, Martin Luther King Day, uses the Confederate Flag as its logo. Of […]
In the first 2020 episode of The Get More Smarter Podcast, we kick off the Colorado legislative session from the State Capitol with House Majority Leader Alec Garnett. We also discuss Iran and impeachment (and how Sen. Cory Gardner is screwed on both), and Rep. Garnett faces off against Ian Silverii in the world’s best worst […]
UPDATE: The full text of today’s speech is available HERE. —– Gov. Jared Polis speaks at 11:00am this morning, and you can watch live right here:
THURSDAY UPDATE #2: Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) expanded on his comments in an interview with National Public Radio. Greg Sargent of The Washington Post singles out one of the more distressing pieces of that interview: Trump administration officials wouldn’t acknowledge a single hypothetical scenario in which they would consult Congress prior to taking significant military action. As […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE #2: It’s not a party until the Proud Boys show up with their boots on: Now that elevates the discourse. Colorado's Republican legislators tried to talk transportation and education funding as anti-vaxxers and Proud Boys rallied to support them outside the Capitol. #copolitics #9NEWS pic.twitter.com/vI53D0oHlk — Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) January 9, 2020 —– […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: As CNN reports, there have been no reported American casualties from last night’s missile attack by Iran on American bases in Iraq–and it appears that may have been design, with the Iranians trying to de-escalate the situation while still appearing tough: Wednesday morning’s missile strikes against al-Asad airbase and Erbil airport — both […]
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