(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%
Stunning numbers today from a new Public Policy Polling report show that Colorado Republicans would have a lot of digging to do just to get in a hole by 2014: With no serious Republicans running for either of these offices yet we basically tested every major GOP figure in the state against both Hickenlooper and […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Former Rep. Tom Tancredo and Rep. Mike Coffman have a tight political history, each endorsing the other at various points along the way. (Tancredo endorses Coffman here and vice versa here.) So I wondered how Tancredo, who's known for his hard-line stance against illegal immigration, felt about Coffman's recent announcement that […]
Depending on how you look at it, the Democratic-controlled Colorado General Assembly is in the midst of one of the most productive legislative sessions that anyone at the state capitol can remember. Or, Democrats in the General Assembly are horrendously "overreaching," attempting to do too much too fast, and endangering the majorities they have been […]
For civil unions supporters: the third time's a charm.
The stage was set, Monday, for an inter-party showdown over the repeal of the death penalty. Competing House Bills 1264 and 1270 both call for an end to the practice of executions by the state, but while 1264, sponsored by Representatives Jovan Melton and Claire Levy simply repeals the practice, 1270, sponsored by Rep. Rhonda […]
The struggle of the Republican Party to adapt, both here in Colorado and nationally, to changing demographics and viewpoints that threaten the party's long-term viability, is one of the most important themes we have documented in this space since our beginnings in 2004. Here in Colorado, Democrats have emerged generally victorious in five consecutive general election […]
Last night, Denver Post editorial page editor Curtis Hubbard went on FOX News' O'Reilly Factor, to further discuss his column last weekend blasting host Bill O'Reilly for his repeated and obvious inferences, covered in this space, that Colorado House Speaker Mark Ferrandino's sexual preference played a role in the death of a GOP-sponsored bill this […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) The optimist says the glass is half full, the pessimist says it is half empty (and the engineer says it was designed too large). So is Hickenlooper a half full or half empty Governor? It hit me that a lot of people here seems to focus on the negatives and only […]
Video of the O'Reilly Factor courtesy Media Matters: Yesterday, FOX News' Bill O'Reilly responded to a blistering opinion piece in the Denver Post this weekend, where editorial page editor Curtis Hubbard responds to recent segments from O'Reilly about Colorado House Speaker Mark Ferrandino regarding civil unions and the death of a GOP bill insituting lengthy minimum sentences […]
A fundraising email we received from the Colorado Senate Conservatives Fund this morning via Sen. Owen Hill seeks to cash in on Sen. Evie Hudak's recent gaffe in testimony regarding concealed weapons on college campuses. Most of what's in here is boilerplate versions of the arguments in favor of concealed weapons on campus, sprinkled with condemnation […]
UPDATE #3: Let the record show that KDVR FOX 31 is not the national FOX News. Eli Stokols: In the segment, the reporter demands that Ferrandino explain how he could oppose mandatory sentences for first-time child molesters and cites a few cases in which predators have done minimal jail time. But it’s O’Reilly’s repeated mentioning […]
Two local reporters follow up the story of Rep. Libby Szabo's appearance last Friday on the O'Reilly Factor, where she accused Colorado House Speaker Mark Ferrandino of "protecting someone" after the death of a bill in the House to mandate long prison terms for child sex offenders. Both stories thoroughly deconstruct the hysterical reaction from […]
Republican Rep. Libby Szabo of Arvada isn't generally known as an intellectual powerhouse–or for that matter, anyone you would want to be the spokesperson for much of anything. Part of this has to do with her awful public presence and speaking voice, which has been regularly likened to fingernails on a chalkboard. And let's not […]
Raw Story: The National Organization of Marriage on Thursday accused the author of a civil unions bill of being contemptuous of religion after the Colorado lawmaker said Christian don’t have the right to discriminate against gay and lesbian individuals. “Don’t claim religion as a reason the law should discriminate,” state Sen. Pat Steadman (D) said […]
There is an excellent story in today's Denver Post from reporters Tim Hoover and Lynn Bartels, two of the most experienced local political reporters left at the state's flagship newspaper after years of cutbacks. Expounding on a theme we've devoted a great deal of attention to since the beginning of this year, that is the […]
Politico reports today: Republicans and Fox News are moving to purge the controversial political creatures they created. Both were damaged badly in 2012 by loud, partisan voices that stoked the base — but that scared the hell out of many voters. Now, the GOP, with its dismal image, and Fox News, with its depressed ratings […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Remember when the GOP delayed action on a few dozen bills to delay action on Civil Unions? And remember when games like that got them kicked out of the majority office by the voters? And remember when a few of them said they'd learned their lesson? Well, if you were paying […]
UPDATE: The New York Times had an interesting story over the weekend about the GOP "establishment" throwing down the gauntlet with the "Tea Party" in 2014. We've discussed this on many occasions in this space, but it bears repeating: Republican attempts to kill their own Frankenstein is the gift that keeps on giving for Democrats. […]
In covering Dave Williams this week, I've repeated over and over that the GOP is at a crossroads when it comes to gay rights: Can it still be acceptable in a major political party to refuse to treat gays with even basic human decency? Dave Williams is a convenient avatar for a type of Republican that […]
UPDATE: The Colorado Log Cabin Republicans confirm that George Gramer, a US Army Colonel, was booed at the May, 2012 GOP state convention by El Paso County Republicans, including admitted boo-er Dave Williams. However, no Log Cabin representative was able to confirm previous allegations that anti-gay slurs were used. At the same convention, nearly 50% […]
Ladies and gentlemen, we reluctantly direct your attention to Colorado House Bill 13-1078, calendared for next Tuesday in the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee. HB13-1078 is sponsored in the House by Rep. Janak "Dr. Nick" Joshi, along with Reps. Chris Holbert, Jared Wright, Justin Everett, Steve Humphrey, and Lori Saine. In the Senate, though […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) David Williams, who's running for El Paso County GOP Chair, has no regrets for booing Log Cabin Republicans at a GOP assembly in May. The Log Cabin Republicans were advocating civil unions, which is not part of the GOP platform, Williams told me, adding that he doesn't regret the booing and […]
While a 'Civil Unions' bill is expected to make it through the Colorado legislature this year, the first potential ballot measure for 2014 looks to legalize gay marriage. Lynn Bartels of the Denver Post reports on the official wording, which reads: Be it enacted by the voters of the State of Colorado: Article II Section […]
Politico reports on what Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction would have described as "a moment of clarity." Former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour said on Friday that “stupid” and “offensive” comments made by one candidate can have a negative affect on others in the same political party. “The comments they made were stupid […]
Although most of the attention yesterday at the Colorado Capitol was focused on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the debate and passage there of the Colorado Civil Unions Act, other action included the death of a bill in the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee we had noted earlier this month—Senate Bill 13-024, this year’s […]
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