(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%
State Rep. Ron Hanks is the center of gravity in the race for the Republican Senate nomination. We’ve said it in this space for months. In fact, we weren’t particularly surprised when Hanks ended up making the June Primary ballot at the State Republican Party Assembly in April (though we were surprised that he was […]
Ridiculous rhetoric. This is the best way to win a Republican Primary in Colorado these days, so with mail ballots on the way to voters, candidates are turning up the crazy to maximum volume. As Colorado Newsline reports from last weekend’s Western Conservative Summit, the Republican candidates for Governor are sounding increasingly unhinged. Here’s topline […]
Remember Cory Gardner? How can Colorado forget his two-faced lies and games? In 2022, Joe O’Dea is trying to do the same thing. O’Dea condemned Colorado’s new law codifying abortion rights. He said repealing Roe v. Wade would make abortion a “local issue.” Then O’Dea tried to walk it back. O’Dea now says he supports […]
This week in episode 110 of the Get More Smarter Podcast, your hosts Jason Bane and Ian Silverii talk with Democratic State Rep. Tom Sullivan about gun violence prevention; the dumbest thing he’s ever heard on the House Floor; and his campaign for State Senate in SD-27. Later, Jason and Ian tell you who is […]
Yesterday at Ignacio’s Sky Ute Casino Resort in the distant southwestern reaches of the state, a much-anticipated debate between the Republican candidates for Colorado’s CD-3–incumbent GOP rhetorical arsonist Rep. Lauren Boebert challenged by the soft-spoken but clearly fed-up state Sen. Don Coram of Montrose–played out before about 300 lively spectators. Before we go any further, […]
(“I’m sad today because Joe is choosing murder and death” — Republished by Colorado Pols) by Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline May 27, 2022 With just two weeks left before voters begin receiving their ballots, Colorado’s Republican U.S. Senate primary is heating up over the issue of abortion rights. State Rep. Ron Hanks of Penrose, a […]
The Grand Junction Sentinel brings us the latest in the back-and-forth ahead of Republican Secretary of State candidate Tina Peters’ upcoming trial on multiple felony counts related to the breach of Mesa County election computer systems, and subsequent leak of propriety data to conspiracy theorists in a failed attempt to provide evidence that the 2020 […]
The Colorado Springs Gazette has endorsed Hiedi Heidi Ganahl over Greg Lopez for Governor in the June 28th Republican Primary. How very (in) kind of them. It is not unexpected that the overtly Republican Gazette would back the establishment choice for Governor ahead of the June Primary; just last week the Gazette made a similar calculation in […]
We’re monitoring an intraparty spat that exploded into public view today between the Republican candidates running in the primary to compete in November for Colorado’s new CD-8 and their supporters, some of whom are set to meet tomorrow at Denver’s Grizzly Rose for debates featuring most of the big 2022 races called the “Republican Rumble.” […]
As Ernest Luning reports for the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman, Republican Erik Aadland rolled out three new endorsements in his bid to become the GOP nominee for Congress in CO-07: Three of the Colorado Republicans who unsuccessfully sought this year’s U.S. Senate nomination formally endorsed congressional candidate Erik Aadland on Thursday, calling […]
9NEWS’ Kyle Clark reports on an audio recording of Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez, speaking a few days ago to Republicans in the remote mining town of Silverton about his plan to put a stop of the GOP’s terminal slide in recent Colorado elections. The plan is simple, and we’ve heard variations of it proposed […]
(The best way to avoid gaffes is to stop showing up — promoted by Colorado Pols) Some grassroots conservatives say Heidi Ganahl, a Republican candidate for governor, is avoiding events where she would have to share a stage with other candidates — a claim Ganahl’s campaign disputes. In addition to her primary opponent Greg Lopez […]
Little-known businessman Joe O’Dea has been picking up Republican establishment endorsements lately as he tries to defeat State Rep. Ron Hanks in the June 28 Republican Primary for U.S. Senate. Smart Republicans know that O’Dea gives the GOP its only chance against incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, so they’re doing what they can to smooth […]
The three Republican candidates for Colorado Secretary of State (SOS) took part in a candidate forum on Thursday, May 12. Republicans Tina Peters, Mike O’Donnell, and Pam Anderson met for what we believe to be the first time at the Foothills Republican Club in Jefferson County. Of course, we HAD to commemorate the event with […]
THE WINNERS Bodily Autonomy With abortion rights facing their greatest peril ever, Colorado lawmakers rose to the occasion to codify essential abortion rights protections into Colorado statute ahead of the possible repeal of Roe v. Wade later this year. The Reproductive Health Equity Act will ensure that Colorado remains a haven for abortion care no […]
“My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
There was some VERY big news over the weekend regarding the 2022 race for Governor in Colorado. As first noted by the Colorado Times Recorder and subsequently confirmed on Saturday, Danielle Neuschwanger will continue her campaign for Governor — but as the candidate of the American Constitution Party. When last we saw Neuschwanger, she was […]
Reports coming in of a wild exchange in the U.S. House today between Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who visited Capitol Hill to answer questions about the immigration backlog on the southern border and the forthcoming repeal of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that have forced thousands of asylum seekers […]
The latest in our semi-recurring “At Least He’s Not Your Lawmaker” series, AP reporting on the downfall of the state of North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator, Republican Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks–caught up in what reads like a “QAnon” urban myth: North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator announced Monday that he would resign following a report […]
(Not so compassionate conservatives — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Tim Barton of the ultra-conservative anti-LGBTQ Wallbuilders group delivered the keynote speech Friday at the Christian Home Educators of Colorado’s (CHEC) annual “Homeschool Day at the Capitol.” last Friday. The event also featured “Interactive Activity Booths” from CHEC partner groups, including the John Birch Society, a […]
This week in episode 106 of the Get More Smarter Podcast, your hosts Jason Bane and Ian Silverii welcome back Christy Powell, last week’s wildly-popular guest host, for a new segment breaking down the latest questionable spending in fundraising reports for federal campaigns in Colorado. Later, we listen in as Republican gubernatorial candidates Greg Lopez […]
“When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.” –Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Earlier this month, local media outlets took note of a rather odd vote in the House of Representatives: Colorado delegation on resolution supporting NATO: Boebert (R) N Buck (R) N Crow (D) Y DeGette (D) Y Lamborn (R) Y Neguse (D) Y Perlmutter (D) Y#copolitics https://t.co/yyMAn3BDXJ — Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) April 5, 2022 To […]
(The base has spoken, the bastards — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Following Saturday’s chaotic and combative GOP state assembly in Colorado Springs, Congressman Ken Buck (R-Colorado) said the GOP delegates who choose far-right extremist candidates “are not making rational decisions,” but rather are angry about “American weakness.” On Tuesday in an interview with KOA radio’s […]
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