(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, Colorado Republicans in the state senate launched an attack on the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Led by some of the most notoriously anti-equality members of the Colorado legislature, Three Republicans on the powerful Joint Budget Committee voted in a bloc to halt the commission’s funding with no explanation, and certainly no precedent. It’s […]
KUNC’s Bente Birkeland reports on the latest case of alleged sexual harassment to hit the Colorado Senate GOP majority–this time an allegation from a fellow lawmaker against Sen. Larry Crowder of Alamosa: Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, is the latest lawmaker to be named publicly in allegations of sexual misconduct. His accuser, Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver, […]
Look on the bright side — at least you didn’t get traded to Cleveland. 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. […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) During last week’s State of the Union Address, President Trump again made the insinuation that if we are to support our armed forces, we need to stand for the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem. Obviously, we know he was talking about the NFL protests and any other demonstration against […]
CNN reports on what may be the dumbest, most self-immolating Tweet in the history of Tweets: House Speaker Paul Ryan deleted a tweet Saturday touting the GOP tax overhaul after critics called him out for appearing out of touch with the reality of low-income individuals’ financial situations. The tweet shared the story of a secretary […]
A press release this morning announces a key endorsement for Cary Kennedy in the Democratic gubernatorial primary–the Colorado Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers-Colorado, fresh off sweeping victories in school board elections last fall: “Cary is the best person to take Colorado into the future. She understands the challenges that Colorado faces across […]
There’s nothing like dealing with debt. It can be such a crippling ordeal. So many professionals are plagued with the reality of their student loan debt and it is directly impacting their ability to purchase homes and move forward in their lives. Fortunately, there are ways to climb out of debt. Consider these four tips […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Jerry Sonnenberg is winding up his first term in the Colorado Senate. He is up for re-election in 2018, and no one has stepped up to run against him. Sonnenberg ran unopposed for his first Senate term, and for all four of his previous House terms, until he was termed out […]
(They’ll fit right in! – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Two 2016 GOP candidates, known for posting false and inflammatory information on Facebook, are running again in 2018. Raymond Garcia landed in The Denver Post in 2016 after he posted a Facebook item promoting a “Hillary Meal Deal, 2 fat thighs, 2 small breasts, and a […]
In late October 2017, Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) sent out this Tweet about the “Upside Down world” that became a central plot point in the popular Netflix series Stranger Things. Gardner’s comment was an unintentionally-apt description of his own political fortunes; as far as public polling is concerned, Gardner is comfortably ensconced in his […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) If this past weekend’s #PinkWave wasn’t enough to get the attention of Colorado’s elected leaders about what may be coming their way in November, let the Outdoor Retailer Show’s massive presence in Denver this week be their next reminder. The outdoor industry’s primary convention—expected to draw 28,000 attendees and bring in […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In a controversial editorial over the weekend, the Colorado Springs Gazette called on all Republicans, large and small, to exit the gubernatorial race, with the exception of Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton, whom the newspaper believes has the best shot of beating the Democratic candidate in November. The Gazette was particularly hard […]
As the Denver Post’s John Frank reports, one of 2017 most played-up controversies in Colorado politics is ending with an anticlimactic whimper: Three months ago, a special legislative session to fix a mistake Colorado lawmakers made regarding pot taxes disintegrated into partisan finger-pointing and blame. Now, with a new session underway, the discord is mostly […]
Veteran Denver Post reporter John Ingold banged out a beautiful tweet storm Monday about why it’s so important to subscribe to The Denver Post. Click here and do it now (first month is 99 cents), and here are Ingold’s tweets. (Ingold is the health and medicine reporter for The Post.) Ingold: Friends, we are undergoing an […]
Holding the powerful accountable and fighting for the rights of everyone is not always the easy choice. Here in Denver, a city considered progressive and innovative by so many yardsticks, there’s a conflict brewing between new growth occurring in the urban core of the city and the communities that thrived here for decades before it […]
(The Anschutz Machine throws down – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Acting as if the Republican Party in Colorado is on its death bed, the Colorado Springs Gazette trashed all the GOP gubernatorial candidates Sunday, except Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton, whom the newspaper presented as the last great hope: Republicans have an unusual opportunity to elect […]
(Yeah, yeah, it’s January 10th. At least we finished this — Colorado Pols) How bad was 2017 for Cory Gardner? Consider this: When Gardner materialized in the Philippines in June glad-handing a murderous dictator, it wasn’t even the low point of his year. The biggest Colorado political story of 2017 was the slow-motion destruction of […]
After almost a year of Trump in the White House, the resistance is shifting: not away from Trump, but toward every conservative politician who helped elected him and has enabled his disastrous first year as President of the United States. We’ve proven successful at slowing down Trump’s agenda, and stopping much of it in its […]
Jared Polis’ campaign came right out of the gate in 2018 with a series of announcements showcasing the candidate’s early organizing power. Not only did Jared kick off his drive for caucus support with a delightfully cheesy Facebook video reminding people to register with a party by January 8 in order to participate in the March 6 […]
As Jason Salzman noted earlier this week, Colorado Pols was recently a topic of conversation on 710 KNUS radio with Julie Hayden and Chuck Bonniwell, and apparently this wasn’t the only time Pols came up for discussion last month. Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo was a guest on The Peter Boyles Show on 710 KNUS radio on December 29, […]
Smoke ’em if you got ’em. 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… ► Attorney General Jeff Sessions […]
(Uh, no. – Promoted by Colorado Pols) In a blog post about Colorado’s 2017 Fake News Awards, which I bestowed last month to a group of Democratic and Republican officials, ColoradoPolitics reporter Dan Njegomir wrote that fake is “in the eye of the beholder.” But aren’t there objective ways a journalist can identify fake news? Like […]
So, this actually happened today: Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news – it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018 As The Hill notes, there has not been a fatal commercial […]
Kicking off our recap of the top ten stories in Colorado politics for 2017 is another story about one of Colorado’s most consistently off-message state lawmakers–GOP Sen. Vicki Marble of Larimer County, representing a long stretch of northern Colorado suburbs, exurbs, and agricultural communities along the I-25 corridor. A few years ago, Sen. Marble made […]
I wrote to Senator Gardner’s office recently expressing my displeasure with the tax bill just passed by the GOP-controlled Congress. I got his official response today, and reading between the lines, what I imagine he’s really thinking. Senator Gardner’s letter to constituents regarding the Tax Scam Bill (with annotations) Dear Davie, Thank you for contacting […]
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