(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%
Last week my state senator Brandon Shaffer introduced SB07-238. http://www.leg.state… http://www.leg.state… This bill mandates that all diesel fuel sold statewide must contain a minimum of 2% biodiesel, once the the state gives notification that “production of biodiesel” in Colorado reaches 15 million gallons (annualized) for a time of at least three months. It also mandates […]
Sniff For the second consecutive year, Colorado Pols is the Reader’s Choice as Best Political Blog in Westword’s annual “Best of Denver” issue. Thanks to Westword and everyone who voted for us. Congratulations to Progress Now for winning Westword’s choice as best blog, but we are the people’s champion. So take that!
Erstwhile GOP Senate candidate Scott McInnis is speaking today to the Colorado Republican National Hispanic Assembly. Colorado Confidential is live-blogging the festivities. Elsewhere, The New York Sun, whatever that is, thinks Republicans made a big mistake in pushing out the moderate McInnis for a more conservative candidate: Mr. McInnis served in Congress between 1993 and […]
Saturday’s staff editorial from the Grand Junction Sentinel: Although Colorado Republican leaders were talking valiantly this week of their party fielding a viable candidate in the 2008 U.S. Senate race, the fact is that Scott McInnis’ announcement that he won’t run for the Senate was a severe blow to the GOP chances of retaining the […]
As The Denver Post reports: At least three Democrats in Colorado’s congressional delegation will vote for the House’s war-spending bill, and one Republican is weighing the possibility of a yes vote. Democratic Rep. John Salazar will vote for the bill that includes a timeline for troop withdrawal, he said Thursday. “The policies and strategies pursued […]
Headline in today’s GJ Sentinel: “McInnis out of Senate race; field wide open//No candidates from either party step up to replace Allard in 2008” NO candidates? Wait a minute, I thought Mark Udall had the Democratic nomination all wrapped up, right? He does, but Tricky Dick Wadhams managed to spin this one right into the […]
The Grand Junction Sentinel follows up on their story from Sunday: Former Republican Congressman Scott McInnis is worried about the repercussions of Attorney General John Suthers running for the U.S. Senate in 2008, a campaign staff member confirmed Monday. Susan Smith, spokeswoman for the former Grand Junction Congressman and 2008 Senate hopeful, said McInnis is […]
He beat Fern O’Brien (“Fern who?” you rightly ask) for Attorney General last year, and, well, the Grand Junction Sentinel reports that got John Suthers’ blood up or something. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said he is being courted to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated in 2008 by Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo. […]
Today Bill Ritter rolled out his most ambitious and expensive education proposal, a plan to freeze school-district property-tax rates across the state to pay for full-day kindergarten. At some point we must ask “how much is enough?” On average in El Paso County we spend $7500 per pupil, per year. (In 2006 we actually spent […]
These numbers are from Doug Lamborn’s signed U.S. House Financial Disclosure Statement, Schedule 1, as found here: http://www.opensecre… For want of space limitations, I could not include in the header that the earned income for 2006 was reported only for the 1st half of the year. But, no reason to think it was any better […]
UPDATE: Rep. Mark Udall issued this statement on today’s legislation: “We must pass the emergency supplemental to provide our troops with the equipment and supplies they need and to provide the best health care for our returning troops and veterans. “I have consistently urged a responsible end to the war based on a strategy of […]
Colorado Confidential recently surveyed legislators and staffers about their thoughts on how the media covers the State Capitol – including who is the best and worst reporter.
Today’s Colorado Springs Gazette illustrates again how local school districts and individual communities are trending towards incentivizing parental guidance in the educational options for their kids. Lawmakers like El Paso’s own Merrifield continue to to push a left wing agenda (Senate Bill 61) that says the “state knows best.” Even in the face of local […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The Hill reports. When Republican strategist Dick Wadhams took over as chairman of the Colorado GOP last weekend, he inherited a divided party that has been humbled in the last two elections. And as Wadhams tries to put his party back together, his deep personal ties won’t make his […]
Congress and the White House are in major cya modes, investigating the military and VA health care systems. As always, military and VA health care systems are under funded and performing poorly. The real culprits are Congress and the White House, which have been negligent for decades when it comes to caring for wounded troops […]
Jeffco Public Schools is an outstanding example of a school district which systematically weeds out its highest quality human capital, though is by no means exceptional as such: The attrition rate for new teachers in their first five years in the profession is over 50%. Though I have no hard evidence to support my hunch, […]
Following the textbook model of a defeated primary candidate readying for another go, former Joel Hefley aide and CD-5 candidate Jeff Crank is doing his best to keep himself in the public eye–as evidenced by a strongly pro-war guest editorial in the Denver Post today. Last week, as Congress postured over President Bush’s plan to […]
This week the Colorado Senate voted on Senate Bill 07-131,which would require that all students, while in high school, complete 4 years of math courses and 3 years of science courses as a condition of high school graduation. Unfortunately, the bill passed. It is the opinion of the sponsor, Rep. Penry(R) Grand Junction, that this […]
Anybody who has ever tried to find a taxi in Denver can certainly relate to a story in today’s Rocky Mountain News: “I fight every day,” said [Psalm] Shaw, 34, who has used a wheelchair or crutches since being hit by a truck nine years ago. “It used to take me seven minutes to get […]
Colorado Sen. Wayne Allard has been awarded something called the “Bronze Mouse” for having one of the best Web sites in congress. As the Rocky Mountain News notes: Colorado’s Republican Sen. Wayne Allard was honored Monday with one of 40 Bronze Mouse Awards – a third-place finish in the 2006 Gold Mouse Awards for having […]
from Denver Post Open Forum, Sunday, February 25, 2007. Not surprisingly, violent punishment is correlated with violent crime: We are one of the last developed countries to retain the death penalty, and we suffer by far the highest levels of criminal violence of all developed countries. There are three possible explanations: High rates of criminal […]
But will he run for President? As ABC News reports: Martin Scorsese may have won Best Director, but Al Gore wore the crown in Hollywood last night. When “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Gore-inspired work about the dangers of global warming, won the Oscar for best documentary, he reveled in the attention like an old Hollywood […]
Remarks of Illinois State Senator Barack Obama Against Going to War with Iraq October 26, 2002 (Please Note: The date of this speech) I stand before you as someone who is not opposed to war in all circumstances. The Civil War was one of the bloodiest in history, and yet it was only through the […]
As most of you are probably aware, there was a standoff with a suicidal man near Cherry Creek starting early on Friday. While news sources aren’t confirming it, it seems pretty clear that defense attorney Michael Andre was that person, and it sounds like he did not survive the situation. http://www.denverpos… I’d just like to […]
UPDATE: Owens denies involvement. From The Denver Post: Former Gov. Bill Owens said today that he was not involved in a decision that promised state jobs to senior managers in his administration after he left office… …In a written statement, Owens said that he “was not involved in daily personnel decisions” and “had no contact […]
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