(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 Republican micro-minority caucus in the state legislature is very sad about the failure of yet another bill from Rep. Ken “Skin” DeGraaf (R-Colorado Springs) to overhaul Colorado’s election system. Instead, they should be thankful that Democrats in the State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee gave it a quick death. DeGraaf tried a similar […]
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the incredibly cynical and evidence-free impeachment attempt against President Biden is failing, and now even Republicans are noticing; as it turns out, when the leader of your party is a 91-time indicted twice convicted obvious crook, trying to play both sides against a guy like Joe Biden […]
As reporter Hannah Metzger writes for Westword today, one of Colorado’s most infamous conservative activists, former state Rep. Doug “Mr. TABOR” Bruce, is officially jumping into the CD-5 primary for retiring Rep. Doug Lamborn’s seat after signaling his intention to do so early this month: Rumors have swirled for weeks that Bruce could join the […]
Former President Donald Trump might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but when it comes to political strategy, he’s definitely aware of avoiding the bigger landmines. And ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, no issue has been more fraught for Republicans than that of abortion rights. Since […]
On paper, the race for Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District should be attracting the top tier of Republican challengers to run against Democratic incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo, who won this newly created seat by a slim margin in 2022–with some help from a Libertarian candidate who drew more votes than Caraveo’s margin of victory. But that […]
Yesterday, as readers are by now aware, the U.S. House succeeded in their second attempt at passing a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, by a 214-213 margin sending the resolution to certain death in the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate. Last week’s attempt to pass the same resolution unexpectedly failed after Republicans tried and […]
It has been rumored for more than a year that Greenwood Village Republican Joe O’Dea could be the GOP’s best hope at defeating incumbent Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo in CO-08, despite the fact that the failed 2022 U.S. Senate candidate doesn’t live anywhere near the district and has no logical connection to its voters. As […]
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we learn that all persons are persons from our coverage of the ClusterBuck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District…which continues with the results of a debate, a straw poll, and some partial campaign finance reports that are coming in as we record. While nobody’s really breaking fundraising records […]
State Rep. Richard Holtorf (R-Akron) is still talking about the one thing that he should absolutely not be talking about as he tries to secure the Republican nomination for Congress in CO-04. He’s still blaming everyone else for words that came out of his own mouth…and now, he’s even blaming Colorado Pols! On Friday, Jan. 19th, […]
The latest interpersonal squabble on the Republican-controlled Aurora City Council, which in recent years has been a veritable Jerry Springer Show of bad blood and worse ethnic impressions, took an even curiouser turn last week after at least two of the would-be “family values” conservatives on the Council pitched a fit over a baby present […]
NBC News reports on the 2024 crop of Democratic congressional candidates being promoted as part of the “Red to Blue” program, of added interest this year with Democratic chances of retaking the U.S. House on the upswing as the nation witnesses Republicans stumble through the least productive Congress in our lifetimes so far: House Democrats […]
As the Texas Tribune reports, a standoff between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over control of the U.S. Southern border as Texas National Guard units block federal authorities from the border even after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling directing otherwise is undergoing what can be best described as rapid political intensification, with […]
Tonight at 6:00 pm, the “Republican Women of Weld” (WOW) and The Lincoln Club of Colorado will host the most consequential political debate Colorado has seen in years: The first big verbal showdown between the gazillion candidates running for the congressional seat in CO-04 being vacated by the retirement of Rep. Ken Buck. [*Note: WOW […]
On Friday at the State Capitol, Rep. Richard Holtorf (R-Akron) lit himself on fire with a bizarre speech about his own experiences with abortion rights. Over the course of the following 24 hours, Holtorf attempted to douse those flames by pouring gasoline over his head. Repeatedly. If you missed what kicked all of this off, […]
UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark notes the obvious problem:: Republican State Rep. Richard Holtorf, a candidate for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, disclosed Friday that he financed an abortion for one of two girlfriends he impregnated, saying it helped her “live her best life.” Holtorf, who represents the Eastern Plains, made the comment while discussing a resolution […]
Today is “Confederate Heroes Day” or “Confederate Memorial Day” in southern states including Texas, Florida, and Tennessee (other states, such as Alabama and Mississippi, observe a similar “holiday” on the third Monday of January). Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good […]
We swear we’re going to get back to doing these updates more regularly. Let’s 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 an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us […]
The switch by sputtering Republican incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert from the Third Congressional District seat she wrested from her predecessor “Sleepy” Scott Tipton in 2020 to run for the Fourth District seat being vacated by Rep. “KenSNBC” Buck, a race that already had a slew of candidates in the mix when Boebert made her switch […]
Nationally infamous 2020 election conspiracy theorist, local gun store owner, and regular proponent of political violence Joe Oltmann enjoyed a fresh recent round of attention after joining with “MAGA King” CD-4 Republican candidate Trent Leisy to organize a convoy of Trump flag-festooned trucks and SUVs from Fort Collins to Oltmann’s Colorado Springs gun shop last month […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: As the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Marianne Goodland reports, that didn’t take long: In case you were wondering how long it would take for the shenanigans of the 2023 legislative session to show up in 2024, the answer is: Day 3. House Republicans launched a brief filibuster Friday morning over House Bill 24-1084, which […]
The stunning news Wednesday that America’s Most Vulnerable™ Rep. Lauren Boebert was transplanting her reality TV show re-election campaign from Colorado’s R+9 Third Congressional District to the R+∞ Fourth District currently represented by retiring Rep. Ken Buck, thus sidestepping the much-anticipated rematch between Boebert and Democratic challenger Adam Frisch, left Boebert’s Republican primary challenger Jeff […]
Republican Congressperson Lauren Boebert has been on a downward trajectory ever since she barely won re-election in 2022 by a razor-thin 546 votes in CO-03. Her odds of winning a third term in 2024 began plummeting after her infamous Beetlebert scandal and the subsequent campaign of Republican Jeff Hurd, whom establishment Republicans have been rushing […]
AP reporting via National Public Radio on the scandal engulfing the Florida Republican Party as well as the nationwide right-wing movement of concerned Karens known as Moms For Liberty, as the Florida GOP chairman is stripped of his pay and responsibilities over allegations of sexual assault stemming from the failure of what the 1980s band […]
If you haven’t seen the business headlines lately, the U.S. economy is so bad that the stock market hit a record high this week. Twice. As Reuters reports: U.S. stocks ended firmer on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average notching its second straight record high close, lifted by optimism that borrowing rates will decrease […]
The Daily Mail first broke the story yesterday, followed quickly by the Phil Anschutz-owned Washington Examiner, of the latest questionable use of campaign funds by sophomore sophist Rep. Lauren Boebert–VIP tickets in August to watch her then-boyfriend and Aspen bar owner Quinn Gallagher compete in the arduous Leadville Trail 100 bicycle race: Republican firebrand Lauren […]
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