(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%
If Stuart Smalley and Mr. Rogers had somehow been able to conceive a child, it would probably look and sound a lot like Mark Williams. Williams is the former Chair of the Boulder County Democrats — he formally resigned earlier this month — who is apparently preparing a campaign for Congress in CD-2. He has a website and […]
Senator Cory Gardner is in trouble. On Tuesday, Gardner held his first solo town hall appearance(s) in more than a year. The coverage of those events (in Colorado Springs, Greeley, and Lakewood) was largely negative for the freshman Senator, but there were a few friendlier media voices that could help Gardner feel a little better […]
George Brauchler has a problem with George Brauchler. The Arapahoe County District Attorney who was briefly the best last hope for Colorado Republicans in the 2016 U.S. Senate race is running for Governor in 2018, and he’s not doing particularly well. Brauchler is having a difficult time raising money in a Republican field full of […]
We’ve talked before in this space about the importance in politics — and really, life — of knowing the “First Rule of Holes.” If you are not familiar with this rule, it is very simple: When you find yourself in a hole, STOP DIGGING. Brita Horn is the Routt County Treasurer and one of a […]
The Denver Post has a story up today that is worth reading, despite a headline that some of our more aggressively liberal Democrats might find a bit incendiary–“At town hall that focused on health care, [Sen.] Michael Bennet says single-payer system isn’t best option.” In a dialogue this week largely focused on defeating efforts to repeal […]
As the New York Times (and every other publication on earth) is reporting: President Trump threatened on Tuesday to unleash “fire and fury” against North Korea if it endangers the United States as tensions with the isolated nuclear-armed state grow into perhaps the most serious foreign policy challenge yet in his young administration. “North Korea best […]
Embed from Getty Images FOX 31: A judge on Tuesday morning dismissed charges against five protesters who were accused of trespassing in Sen. Cory Gardner’s Denver office… Gardner requested the charges be dropped and the Denver District Attorney’s Office followed through with the request at a hearing Tuesday morning. The protesters occupied Gardner’s office at […]
FOX 31 reports: Democratic Senator Michael Bennet is slated to hold two town hall meetings in Colorado this week, one Monday afternoon and the second on Tuesday. According to Bennet’s office, the first town hall will be held in Greeley and is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and last about an hour. Doors open […]
You can visit Colorado State Parks for free today — just bring an umbrella. 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. […]
Last Friday, Cory Gardner got clobbered. After Trump’s new EPA director traveled to Durango last week to tour a Superfund cleanup site, a hastily-arranged press conference was scheduled featuring Sen. Cory Gardner, Sen. Michael Bennet, Gov. John Hickenlooper, and several other elected officials. Even though there was originally only five minutes set aside for questions, […]
As the AP reports via the Cannabist, a much-feared report on the effects of legalizing marijuana hat many believed would supply a pretext for Attorney General Jeff “Reefer Madness” Sessions to crack down on marijuana sales–which would be destructive to the economies of legal states including Colorado: The betting was that law-and-order Attorney General Jeff […]
UPDATE: Denver7’s Blair Miller: Gardner’s office announced Friday that it would be temporarily moving to the U.S. Custom House on 19th Street—a federal building that is part of the federal court complex with tight security. Gardner’s press office says the move to the federal building will be temporary and that they’ll announce the permanent location […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Why won’t Cory Gardner do in -person, live town halls? That’s easy – if he did, he would have baffled crowds of people yelling, “What?” “Who?” “When?” and turning to each other, muttering, “What – what did he just say? It sounded great, but what does it mean?” He couldn’t handle […]
(Stay classy – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Despite wading through the Fever Swamps™ on a daily basis, sometimes even I am caught off guard by the overt, disgusting, racism openly displayed by some members of the Colorado Republican Party. One of the best examples is Raymond Garcia, who runs for State House every other year […]
UPDATE: Here’s a more in-depth summary of today’s press conference via CNN: As of Thursday afternoon, the text of the Republican bill that would scrap Obamacare’s individual and employer mandates remained unseen by senators or the public, but it was discussed during a closed-door lunch and an outline of it has been circulating among lawmakers […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Asked by KHOW radio-host Ross Kaminsky today if there were “something that might come up” in the U.S. Senate” that would make him vote against healthcare reform, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) delivered a strange answer: the “single-payer plan.” Kaminsky: So would you personally vote for almost anything just to get the […]
As Westword’s Michael Roberts reports, GOP gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler has caught the Cat Scratch Fever! And no, we don’t mean toxoplasmosis: Rocker and gun lover Ted Nugent has waded into the 2018 race for Colorado governor, Facebook-posting an endorsement of 18th Judicial District DA George Brauchler, who’s best known nationally for having prosecuted the Aurora […]
POLS UPDATE #2: Colorado Democratic Party chair Morgan Carroll: “Today, Republican Senator Cory Gardner decided that tax breaks for millionaires are more important than health care for millions and more important than the survival of Colorado’s rural hospitals. “Just 24 percent of Coloradans approve of the Republican health care repeal, and only 27 percent of […]
A controversy erupted last month over a request from the Trump administration’s so-called Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity for voter records from Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams. Along with most other states, Williams refused to turn over data considered nonpublic, include the last four digits of voters’ social security numbers and their complete birth […]
An issue that crops up frequently in political races concerns the use of a candidate’s image in military uniform in materials promoting their election–along with information about their service record, rank held, etc. Department of Defense regulations are quite specific about regulating this, obliging candidates for office to clearly state that the use of such […]
UPDATE: As Politico reports, Senate Republicans aren’t really getting close to coming up with a plan anyway: Republicans felt somewhat buoyed by Wednesday’s White House meeting and late-night senators-only gathering, which left them feeling as though they’re making progress and that nearly every GOP senator is trying to get to yes. But the math is increasingly […]
UPDATE: President Trump told GOP Senators today to keep bashing their heads against the wall. From Politico: President Donald Trump told Republican senators on Wednesday that they shouldn’t leave town for August recess without repealing and replacing Obamacare, a point he stressed at least three times. “People are hurting. Inaction is not an option,” Trump said during […]
Today is 7/17/17. Seems like a good date. 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 […]
How Colorado is trying to cash in on the multibillion-dollar space race Colorado’s Democratic Governor Endorses Global Climate Pact Hancock: Transportation, housing changes by 2030 Southern Ute, Ute Mountain athletes head to Canada to compete in North American Indigenous Games Stolen Shelter Dog With ‘Indomitable Spirit’ Returns To Colorado Slow Food Nations: A festival to […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) While our government condemns the brutality in Syria our Republican leaders in Washington D.C. are preparing to inflict a different type of barbarism on Americans. Make no mistake, the “Better Care Reconciliation Act,” a tax cut for the wealthy disguised as a healthcare bill, IS barbaric. It will send our country […]
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