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I’ve Had Enough of the Colorado Democratic Party

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Last Wednesday I changed my party affiliation from Democrat to Unaffiliated.  I did my best to stick with them in spite of my many misgivings about the positions that our state Democratic leaders staked out on a number of issues.  A few years ago I circulated an online petition which gathered […]

Rolly Fischer, whose honesty and integrity helped sink a Republican gubernatorial candidate, dies

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Rolly Fischer, who bravely fought off 2010 GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis’ attempts to blame him for McInnis’ plagiarized water articles, died last week in Glenwood Springs. Fischer went from “irascible” water nerd to cult hero in Colorado political circles after some of McInnis’ articles, commissioned by the Hasan Family Foundation, […]

Broomfield Voters Are Very Wise

Broomfield is #1…on this list. As “The Fix” reports, Broomfield voters are pretty good at predicting statewide election results if you compare election results from each county: We looked at this at three levels: Closest to state results since 1960, closest since 1992 and closest in 2012. The 10 counties that have been closest to […]

Natividad defends Trump with, “either you have tough skin or not”

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In a Facebook post last month, Republican businessman Jerry Natividad, who toyed with a U.S. Senate run this year, downplayed GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s widely publicized comments about undocumented immigrants being “rapists.” “I’m sure some of them in the drug business are rapists, either in Mexico or when they cross […]

Checking Ben$on: The CU Regent Race’s Backstory

With Election Day finally upon us, a race that’s been simmering in the background for most of this election season could loom large for the future of one of Colorado’s foremost Republican elder statesmen–as the Denver Post’s Monte Whaley reported last week: Heated political partisanship in Colorado is reaching into the race for the at-large seat […]

Colorado Republicans and the Laura Woods Problem

Colorado Republicans understand Faust perhaps better than most. Faust, of course, is the main character in the classic 600-year-old German legend of a man who makes a “deal with the devil” to turn over his soul in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. In modern times, a “Faustian bargain” is the term for a […]

Where’s the Votes?

We’ve been updating you regularly on the rate of ballot returns in Colorado, and the news has been pretty consistent: Democrats have been returning ballots at a greater rate than Republicans from wire-to-wire. This is an early voting advantage that has always favored Republicans in Colorado, so the fact that Democrats are ahead at all in […]

Get More Smarter on Tuesday (November 1)

We don’t care what your friend says; it’s not socially acceptable to still be wearing your Halloween costume today. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. 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 […]

Media Continues to Call Out “Knowingly False Attack Ads”

You’ve seen plenty from us in this space about the so-called “China Girl” attack ads taking place in SD-19 (Arvada, Westminster), which we’ve called “The Most Knowingly False” advertisements in Colorado politics. On Monday, Marshall Zelinger of Denver7 reported on the latest iteration of these patently false claims — now including fortune cookies — which have long since […]

Debate Diary: Carroll v. Coffman, Round 3

For what should be our last Debate Diary of the 2016 election season, we’re taking you through what we’ve already speculated would be “The Most Pivotal Debate of 2016” in Colorado. The third and final televised debate in CO-6 between Democratic challenger Morgan Carroll and incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Coffman took place on Thursday evening and was televised live via 9News on Channel […]

Get More Smarter on Thursday (October 20)

Donald Trump now says that he will accept the election results…so long as he wins the race. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. 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 […]

The Greenpeace Blimp: No on Amendment 71

A press release from Greenpeace USA–look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Greenpeace flew its thermal airship this morning over the Denver and Boulder area urging Coloradans to vote no on Amendment 71, or “Raise the Bar,” which benefits wealthy interests while shutting those without significant funds out of the ballot […]

Woods: Supporting Trump Her “Religious Freedom”

(What the…? – Promoted by Colorado Pols) With Colorado’s largest media outlets (TV and print) mostly AWOL when it comes to covering the most important race in the state this election season, we’re left to talk radio hosts, bloggers, and other shoe-string entities to offer voters the basic information they need to vote and understand what’s […]

Debate-watch panels at Regis University to address media coverage of presidential race

Public affairs TV host Aaron Harber will moderate two debate-watch panels at Regis University Wed., discussing media coverage of the presidential campaign and the Oct. 19 presidential debate. The panelists are former Denver news anchor Tamara Banks, Editor of The Denver Post, Lee Ann Colacioppo, KNUS Radio Host Krista Kafer, and yours truly. A 6 p.m. panel, in […]

Sanders, Warren Tag-Team Colorado For Progressive Votes

As the Washington Post reports, two Team Blue favorites are headed to town to pitch for Hillary Clinton: The event in Denver, Sanders said in an interview, will be an opportunity “to make the case to the progressive community that it is absolutely imperative for [Republican nominee] Donald Trump to be defeated.” But Sanders, the […]

Debate Diary: Coffman and Carroll Throw Down on Wednesday

Republican Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) and Democratic state Sen. Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora) took part in their first non-Spanish language debate on Wednesday, sponsored by Channel 4, Colorado Public Television (CPT) and KOA News Radio. Wednesday’s debate was live-streamed online, and the video is still available on YouTube, so we’re watching it ourselves and providing you the blow-by-blow details. […]

Debate Diary: Live-Blogging the U.S. Senate Showdown

The first — and only — televised debate in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race takes place tonight at the History Colorado Center in downtown Denver (hosted by 9News). Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is well on his way to a blowout victory over Republican Senate nominee Darryl Glenn — nevermind Glenn’s ridiculous claim today that the race is a “virtual […]

Bob Beauprez, Bill Owens Part Ways on Trump Support

As the Denver Post’s John Frank reports: Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Tuesday issued a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump, calling him a “charlatan” who is hurting the Republican Party. Owens, a Republican and two-term Colorado governor, said the party “has been temporarily captured by a narcissist who will throw us aside after doing […]

Coffman Repeats 2014 Spanish Closing Statement Practically Verbatim

This weekend, the debate between Republican Rep. Mike Coffman and his Democratic opponent Morgan Carroll in Spanish aired after being taped on October 4th. Carroll’s campaign fired off a press release as the debate aired on Saturday that we suspect they could barely wait to send, because it’s a bit of a bombshell: Coffman Verbatim […]

As Trump Collapses, Mike Coffman Flounders in Response

SATURDAY UPDATE #2: The word of the day in Republican circles is “panic.” Top #copolitics GOP consultant: “It’s an absolute panic today,” worried it could get much worse. #coleg — Ernest Lee Luning (@eluning) October 8, 2016 Donald Trump pulls ads from Colorado, other battleground states https://t.co/hFSy3zbTEJ pic.twitter.com/XlWFntOslV — The Denver Post (@denverpost) October 8, 2016 […]

Rep. Jason Chaffetz Drops Trump; Coffman Makes Desperate Move to Raise Stakes

Pols Note: If you’re finding this link from an external source, you might want to try this updated post with a timeline explanation. Otherwise, read on after the jump…  

Take two: Doty now says she’s against the hospital provider fee

The Colorado Independent’s Marianne Goodland reported earlier this year that Republican state senate candidate Nancy Doty had yet to formulate a stance on whether state lawmakers should reclassify the hospital provider fee as an enterprise fund, freeing up over $300 in tax money for roads, schools, and other projects. Goodland reported: The hospital provider fee […]

Colorado Politics Debate Schedule

This is the first week of October, which means campaigns for various political offices are progressing into a schedule of regular debates. We’ll do our best to keep this list up-to-date, though we would certainly appreciate your help by adding events we missed in the comments section below. October 4: Vice Presidential Debate at Longwood University […]

Monmouth in Colorado: Clinton 49%, Trump 38%, Bennet Crushing Glenn

UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark quips: Trump stop in Colorado after seeing those poll numbers. #OnToNevada #copolitics #9NEWS #HeyNext pic.twitter.com/UBrz1racuy — Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) October 3, 2016 —– A new poll from top-rated Monmouth University Polling Institute shows Colorado rapidly pulling out of reach for Republicans, as Donald Trump’s post-debate slide in the polls starts to […]

Clarice Navarro Stands Up For Trump. It Does Not Go Well.

The Pueblo Chieftain’s Peter Strescino reports on this week’s debate between Colorado House District 47 GOP incumbent Rep. Clarice Navarro and her Democratic opponent Jason Munoz. With Navarro having taken on a nationally prominent role as a Donald Trump surrogate, much attention was focused on this debate to see how her constituents would respond. If […]

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