(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%
The White House and Congress today reached a deal on the most comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s intelligence surveillance laws in 30 years. It would provide potential retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that previously cooperated with the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program and extend government surveillance powers. After months of negotiations between President Bush’s top […]
When I do these “my lunch with…” things I listen. I may ask a question or two but mostly I just listen. And every politician is happy to spend an hour talking. It’s the nature of the job, and with an hour to fill, the real interesting part is what they choose to discuss. Except […]
The deadline for candidates to file with Secretary of State Mike Coffman’s office expired at 5PM, Thursday June 5th. Customarily, that paperwork is accepted by midnight of the deadline date, with vacancy committee paperwork due the following day–for the 2008 elections, that was Friday June 6th. The filing paperwork for all candidates in the 2008 […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATED THROUGHOUT LATER UPDATE – Images of the two-page contract are posted at the bottom of the Politicker CO story at http://www.politickerco.com/je… NOTE: This diary was written Monday afternoon, so references to “today,” etc., mean Monday. Politicker CO’s Jeremy Pelzer reports this afternoon that the Jeff Crank campaign intends […]
We got this beauty below from the campaign of Democrat Hank Eng on Saturday. We were about to wonder why you would send a press release on a Saturday, but after reading the first line, perhaps it’s best that more people didn’t see it: Hank Eng, the Democratic candidate for US. Congressional District 6, has […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) What opportune timing. Between the Bill Orr trial, trying to prove who gave him that earmark, and so many other political scandals and events, I wasn’t sure when was the right time to reveal what else we dug out of Bob Schaffer’s Congressional archive. But, now that Ross Kaminsky […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) When Tim Russert asked John McCain whether he’d consider being George Bush’s running mate in 2000, the Arizona senator gave this answer: No. No way. The vice president has two duties. One is to inquire daily as to the health of the president, and the other is to attend […]
I’m back in Denver for a day between book tour stops, and wanted to share this with folks here. The Rocky Mountain News reviewed my brand new book this week, and gave it about the best review possible: “Grade: A…Sirota is a true 21st-century political journalist. He has insider access to major players and has […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” died Friday of an apparent heart attack. The network’s Washington bureau chief was 58. In addition to his weekly program, Russert made periodic appearances on the network’s other news shows, was moderator […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Guess which 24-hour television news network dropped this bomb…. If you said Fox News you’d be correct. Here is a link to all of the sordid details of a “news” network doing its best to shed any pretense of objectivity: http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/… I guess the only question is in which […]
(Candidates gone wild! – promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado Pols UPDATE: Here’s the MP3 of Jay Marvin explaining the story. UPDATE: Polis campaign manager responds after the jump (and in comments below) As PolitickerCO reports, 2nd District hopeful Jared Polis showed up yesterday at radio station KKZN-AM demanding a better time slot for his scheduled […]
According to a press release: U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today announced the departure of her long serving District Director, Gregory Diamond. “Greg has been a fixture in both Colorado and Denver politics and government for many years,” said DeGette. “His keen intellect, energy, and total dedication to the constituents of the First Congressional District […]
Now that we have a nominee in Barack Obama, it would seem that nothing can stop him from sweeping into the Oval office this fall. Curiously, however, some people seemed to be concerned that Obama can’t win because he can’t get white voters or can’t keep the dissapointed Clinton supporters in his camp. While some […]
When talking about Vice Presidents, picking Republican running-mates is an inexact science. It’s sort of like putting the names of 20 people who no one is talking about as VP on a dart board, closing your eyes and making the throw. Quayle? Cheney? Hell, even Kemp wasn’t the name the MSM was floating when Dole […]
There’s already a diary on potential Vice President choices today, but we thought we’d also include the annual report from “The Fix”. Click below to see the monthly VP Line. DEMOCRATS 5. Hillary Rodham Clinton: On one level, this makes all the sense in the world. Clinton got nearly 18 million votes in the primaries […]
EDWARDS WINS ON THE ROAD We are now closer to the general, and we must win the election this fall. Time to rally behind the best ticket, and who the people already know and can get behind… read more… http://www.cbsnews.com/stories… UPDATE because Edwards said at one point he was not interested in VP, let me […]
by Dave Crater The GOP picture in Colorado’s 5th congressional district is a picture of soulless politics and in microcosm of a national GOP headed for a November electoral disaster. Editor: So warns Dave Crater, Air Force veteran, CU law student, and founder of the Wilberforce Center for Colorado Statesmanship. Here’s the article developing his […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) It is unusual that two senators are running against each other for the presidency. But exactly how unusual is it? Not satisfied with the analysis of other commentators (who alway bring up John Kennedy as the last one to do it and win) I decided to do a bit […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Sens. Ken Salazar and Tom Harkin this afternoon gathered some of the remaining undeclared Democratic senators to “plot strategy for the coming days,” as the presidential primary season comes to a close, according to the Washington Post. The Congressional Quarterly reports: The other participants were Thomas R. Carper of […]
Former Colorado Senate President John Andrews asks the question every voter in the 5th congressional district should be asking. Why should I vote against my accomplished Conservative Republican Congressman, and what is motivating his vanquished challengers to require a re match? …”Why dump a proven conservative … and put another “all about me” contender in […]
Former Colorado Senate President John Andrews asks the question every voter in the 5th congressional district should be asking. Why should I vote against my accomplished Conservative Republican Congressman, and what is motivating his vanquished challengers to require a re match? Why dump a proven conservative … and put another “all about me” contender in […]
Former Colorado Senate President John Andrews asks the question every voter in the 5th congressional district should be asking. Why should I vote against my accomplished Conservative Republican Congressman, and what is motivating his vanquished challengers to require a re match? Why dump a proven conservative … and put another “all about me” contender in […]
UPDATE: Here is video from today’s Meet the Press interview with Scott McClellan about the Iraq war propaganda campaign. From The New York Times THEY thought they were being so slick. When the McCain campaign abruptly moved last Tuesday’s fund-raiser with President Bush from the Phoenix Convention Center to a private home, it was the […]
(Finally, someone with a report from the convention – promoted by DavidThi808) This years convention in Broomfield was a treat. It got off to a good start, and stayed on schedule most of the day, until, the end when we were a few minutes ahead of schedule. The keynote speaker Mitt Romney, hammered home the […]
Considering that Bentley Rayburn was banned from distributing literature or having a display table at the fifth district assembly, and Doug Lamborn had almost no presence whatsoever, it was interesting to hear the overwhelming voice of discontent when a vote of acclamaition was proposed to put Jeff Crank on the primary ballot. The proposal to […]
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