(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
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
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
30%↓
20%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
80%
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
53%↓
48%↑
(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%
Welcome to August, friends. It’s time to “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/visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show or The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find […]
The Hill reports on new nationwide generic ballot numbers that show Democrats pulling away strongly from Republicans once again on the question to voters of which party should control Congress after the 2020 elections: Democrats extended their lead over Republicans in a generic 2020 congressional ballot, according to a new poll. The Economist/YouGov survey of […]
CNN reports on ongoing process in the U.S. Senate ahead of a crucial vote on a two-year budget deal already passed by the House after a hard-won bipartisan agreement last week–an agreement that would take a number of thorny fiscal issues off the table ahead of the 2020 elections, but angering “down government in the […]
CNN reports ahead of this week’s Democratic presidential debates, which could be the last appears for Colorado’s two aspiring presidential candidates in the mix barring a dramatic upswing in support: Democrats on Capitol Hill have a message for presidential hopefuls John Hickenlooper, the former governor of Colorado, and Steve Bullock, the current governor of Montana: […]
As the Denver Post’s Anna Staver reports, it’s on off on again: Two women who want to ban abortions past 22 weeks in Colorado aren’t giving up after their first stab at language for a proposed ballot initiative was rejected by the Secretary of State’s Office for a procedural error. Erin Behrens and Giuliana Day […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Tiny-home villages could be allowed across much of Denver Nationally-recognized performance artist named Colorado poet laureate The Best Concerts in Denver This Week The top Democratic and Republican pollsters in Colorado agree: 2020 is not looking good for the GOP Colorado’s prison population, once […]
Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. Or, download the Beacon (formerly RiseUp) app and never miss an action. Earlier today, Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Colorado to host a fundraiser for Sen. Cory Gardner’s re-election in Windsor. Guess who didn’t show up? That would be Sen. Cory Gardner. Back in 2014, Gardner falsely […]
The 2018 election, which in Colorado was an unprecedented landslide in modern political history for Democrats, almost immediately resulted in threats by Colorado Republicans to initiate recall elections this year. Back in April, we were forwarded since-deleted video of a briefing by GOP political consultant Ben Engen of Constellation Strategies in which Engen very frankly […]
[mantra-pullquote align=”right” textalign=”left” width=”60%”]“Everywhere you look, people are circulating petitions to recall elected officials throughout the state. And yes, it’s all a little silly.” — The Pueblo Chieftain (July 18, 2019)[/mantra-pullquote] As you may have heard, there are a lot of nonsense recall campaigns being instituted by a handful of disgruntled Republicans still steaming over big […]
UPDATE: As Political Wire reports, there is a concerted effort in other parts of the country to discourage any dissent toward President Trump: “Arizona Republican Chairwoman Kelli Ward said she wishes GOP elected officials, specifically Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ), ‘would just be quiet’ when they disagree with President Trump,” according to audio obtained by Phoenix […]
An arrest or some other criminal issue can quickly disrupt a person’s life. For many defendants, this is a completely new and foreign experience. Those with possible criminal charges against them, however, can start with some basic steps that will allow the process to unfold with as little upheaval as possible. Start With Bail In […]
(Another Republican voice of reason — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Senator Robert Kennedy once said “All of us might wish at times that we lived in more tranquil world, but we don’t. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity” As Coloradans, we have a lot of […]
UPDATE: Here’s some evidence that the recall campaign against Sen. Brittany Pettersen is not off to what you’d call a well-organized start: We found the first signature gathering operation for the doomed recall against @pettersen4co. It’s in @jessiedanielson’s district. Good work everyone. I mean, really just a bang up job. #copolitics #coleg pic.twitter.com/rRf4QnPqXc — 🏴☠️ian […]
TUESDAY UPDATE: The Greeley Tribune’s Trevor Reid reports: The Official Recall group said that the Dismiss group’s “premature” filing suggests malicious intent, adding the Resist and Dismiss groups may attempt to hijack the Official Recall name and logo. Asked about such attempts, Karen Murray, co-chairwoman of the Official Recall group, shared a screenshot with the […]
For all of its faults, sometimes social media can be an absolutely perfect window into a person’s soul. This Tweet today from Senator Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) is a great example: Every Independence Day celebration needs some BBQ. The BEST Independence Day celebrations have Colorado BBQ – the best in the nation! https://t.co/m37HME82ST — Cory Gardner […]
Did anybody see what happened to June? Anyone? It’s time to “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 a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► President Trump became […]
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) says a lot of words when he is asked a direct question about a specific topic. As we’ve noted in this space on numerous occasions, it is rare that those words form together into any sort of actual answer that might make an inkling of sense to an English-speaking human […]
Welcome to the recreational marijuana market, Illinois. It’s time to “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 a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► And…we’re back to the […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) It’s time to call TABOR, the so-called Tax Payer’s Bill of Rights, what it is: A conservative social experiment. The TABOR Experiment asked whether a majority of people would approve of the taxes necessary for essential government services like schools, roads, health services, and other basic government functions. After 27 years, […]
For the past 3 years a battle has been fought in North Denver by neighbors and activists hoping to save the last significant parcel of open space remaining in the heart of Denver – 90-year-old Park Hill Golf Course. Earlier this year the Denver Post ran a series of articles on the issue of increasing […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Analysts: Strong Colorado growth continues amid trade risks Colorado’s Tiny House Festival Is Here, and It’s Not Tiny The Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend Snow in Colorado just in time for first day of summer, with storms in afternoon Colorado Among Only 14 […]
UPDATE: As the Washington Post reports, White House aides are unsure about the timeline presented by President Trump regarding a potential military strike against Iran. It doesn’t help that Trump is now openly contradicting himself: The precariousness of the moment was compounded by widespread uncertainty about the president’s decision-making process, which he detailed Friday in tweets […]
The Colorado Sun’s John Frank and Jesse Paul report: The political arm of the Koch conservative network endorsed U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on Tuesday, a move designed to emphasize a renewed focus on policy but one that recalls its big-dollar role in the 2014 election. Americans for Prosperity Action, one of the most prominent conservative […]
CBS4 reports on a bizarre care involving longtime local Republican attorney Robert Corry, who played a disputed role in the authoring and passage of 2012’s Amendment 64 legalizing recreational marijuana–but has proven his own worst enemy in terms of self-sabotaging craziness wrecking his attempts to join the political mainstream: The attorney for the truck driver […]
Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. Or, download the Beacon (formerly RiseUp) app and never miss an action. Yesterday, thousands of LGBTQ+ Coloradans, allies, family members, and political leaders marched in the 2019 Denver Pride Parade. Denver has had one of the nation’s best Pride celebrations for many years, but in 2019 the party […]
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