(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%
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) A recent story on National Public Radio about the last passenger pigeon’s death in the Cincinnati Zoo – 100 years ago on September 1—raises questions about the role and responsibility of humans in caring for the well-being of other species. The passenger pigeon was once the most plentiful bird in North America, flocks […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) The US Chamber is out today with their latest schlep for Captain Cory…using the very same math our favorite watermelon farmer used last Spring when the Wray Republican's 'hair on fire' moment resulted in a blatantly false tweet concerning the Wray School District. As anyone who travels to Wray would know, […]
UPDATE #2: FOX 31’s Eli Stokols: While Gardner disavowed Colorado’s personhood initiative earlier this year, he remains a sponsor of the federal version of the same policy, the Life Begins at Conception Act, which would ban common forms of birth control and abortion. [Pols emphasis] “Congressman Gardner will do anything to hide his backwards agenda […]
Republican Congressman Cory Gardner has been peddling a story about his family's insurance coverage and the horrors caused by Obamacare for some time now — but the opaque nature of his argument is coming under increasing scrutiny from the media. In Gardner's latest television ad, the GOP Senate candidate again tells the tale of his […]
There is a lot of news about Colorado lately, but I bet this story is still under the Radar. I interviewed John Powers who is the founder and visionary for the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado and found out that the idea of Divestment from University Portfolios from Fossil Fuels was birthed at a place made […]
After the passage of gun safety bills in the Colorado legislature last year, Republicans and their gun lobby allies predicted, we'd even go as far as say hoped for, a crippling boycott of the state's vital tourism industry. This prediction quickly proved unfounded, as the most likely indicator of a boycott by pro-gun tourists–a reduction in […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Happy Colorado Day – yep today is the day that 93 years ago the Grand River was renamed the Colorado River. Today that river is America’s Hardest working river in the West– supplying drinking water to 36 million people, supporting 15% of the country’s agriculture and a $26 billion dollar outdoor […]
Question: what does deficit reduction have in common with local control ( and free-markets to some degree)? Answer: Most people only support it when it benefits them. All too often deficit reduction is what the party out of power uses to attack the party in power, rather than to have a constructive dialog about […]
It has become something of a tradition here at Colorado Pols for us to give you, our loyal readers, a live blog, play-by-play of interesting political debates in Colorado. So tonight's CD-5 Republican throw-down between Rep. Doug "The Brain" Lamborn and Bentley "That Military Guy" Rayburn seemed like an ideal debate opportunity to break out […]
Steve Kreisberg, AFSCME (International) on Public Pension Contractual Rights. A few important statements from a former AFSCME Colorado Official: "AFSCME's endorsement of screwing public employees out of their pension COLAs in Colorado is unfortunately quite true." "AFSCME has always placed the interests of the union and the Democratic Party above that of rank and file […]
While working for the most politically active agency in Colorado state government, Colorado PERA administrators must balance scores of political relationships, and divide hundreds of thousands of Colorado PERA trust fund dollars each year among hired Colorado PERA lobbyists. These PERA lobbyists seek to effect the political goals of the Colorado PERA Board of Trustees, […]
(No question about it – Promoted by Colorado Pols) On Friday, Joe Hanel ended a nine-year run at the Durango Herald, leaving for a job at the Colorado Health Institute. Hanel wrote a lot about politics, and he was clearly one of the best remaining political journalists in Colorado. His departure is yet another blow […]
There’s endless speculation about why progressive talk shows repeatedly fail on commercial radio, and the latest to go down is Gloria Neal’s morning show on KKZN AM-760, Colorado’s Progressive Talk. Greg Foster, vice president/programming for Clear Channel, which owns the station, told The Denver Post’s Joanne Ostrow yesterday: “I can confirm that Gloria Neal’s show […]
A week ago, we raised an eyebrow over the purported "endorsement" of GOP U.S. Senate candidate Cory Gardner by the quasi-nonpartisan organization No Labels, which bills itself as "a movement of Democrats, Republicans and independents dedicated to promoting a new politics of problem solving." The endorsement of Cory Gardner by No Labels struck us as odd given Gardner's […]
A story in this weekend's Denver Post from reporter John Aguilar discusses a voter registration ordinance up for debate in the Denver suburb of Westminster–a proposal that's attracting lots of conservative attention, being labeled a "political ploy" intended to help a Westminster city councilor in a bid for election. Let's unpack this silly-season story a […]
The Pew Charitable Trusts has found that Colorado has the lowest cost to borrowers for payday loans among all the 36 states that allow these loans. Pew calculated the average charges and the annual percentage rate (APR) that payday lenders charged for a $300 loan taken out for five months, the national average for loan […]
Liberal hack group Progress Now Colorado thought they had a live one on so-called "Equal Pay Day." As women across America observed Equal Pay Day, commemorating the extra days a woman must work in order to match the annual income of men, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, condemned votes by Reps. Cory […]
AP's David Espo takes a high-level look at the last few remarkable days of Colorado politics: Republican Rep. Cory Gardner, moving toward the middle in a Senate race with national stakes, said Tuesday he abandoned his longtime support for measures giving legal rights to fertilized human eggs because it is a "settled issue" at home […]
UPDATE 5:30PM: Multiple sources now confirming Scott Renfroe will indeed challenge Ken Buck for the CD-4 GOP nomination. —– UPDATE: Kurtis Lee of the Denver Post Tweets that state Rep. Tim Dore may also consider a run for CD-4 against Ken Buck. And from Lynn Bartels: Other names in CD4: Weld Co Comm. Sean Conway, gov of […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado stands to become the first state to impose regulations on the sometimes copious amounts of methane that leaks during all stages of natural gas development and production. Methane is a super potent greenhouse gas, contributing to climate change which in turn increases the likelihood and severity of extreme weather events […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Xcel, our utility here in Colorado, has been busy recently fighting against rooftop solar, all-the-while arguing that they’re totally for solar but the incentives aren’t needed anymore / are too expensive. They’re also running a bunch of TV and radio ads that talk about how they “do solar right”, bragging about the […]
THURSDAY UPDATE: Audio of Tom Sullivan's (father of Aurora shooting victim Alex Sullivan) response to Sen. Bernie Herpin's remarks in testimony now available below. From every indication that I have, the pictures, and the reports that I've received from the DA, it says that 76 bullets came out of that magazine. [Pols emphasis] —– Today's "just […]
AP's Ivan Moreno reports via the Colorado Springs Gazette: Gun-rights advocates who want to see a repeal of Colorado's limits on the size of ammunition magazines realize their chances are slim when they go before Democrat-controlled committees next week… Holbert's repeal attempt is scheduled to be heard by a House committee Monday, and a […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) For the last eight years, Pueblo elections have been overseen by one of democracy’s fiercest advocates, Gilbert “Bo” Ortiz. Now, Ortiz is being challenged by a 28 year old plumber with no elected office experience, whose associates practice intimidation as a political tactic.
At a time when radio stations are dumping local talk shows in favor of national (and cheaper) yakkers, Denver’s KNUS is heading in the opposite direction, filling its lineup with local flotsam and jetsam tossed from competing stations. KNUS’ latest addition is Denver Attorney Dan Caplis, a social conservative with decades of experience on the […]
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