(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%
FOX 31’s Eli Stokols reports obligatively: Hickenlooper, when asked the 2016 question, has always dismissed the rumor that he might seek the Democratic presidential nomination; and, last week in his State of the State address, he playfully acknowledged that he’s confident about and focused on reelection, noting that he considers the mid-way point of his […]
On the radio Monday, State Sen. Greg Brophy said there’s an “element” of “folks who just don’t like Christians” in Colorado, and “they are well represented at the State Capital right now.”
Citing Obama’s victory, as well as the passage of a measure legalizing and taxing marijuana, Brophy said on the radio:
BROPHY: “That’s what leads me to say that we’re kind of a Libertarian/Left state. You know, and geez, I hate to say this, but it sure seems like there is an element of an anti-Christian bent in Colorado which probably does also play into that Libertarian/Left side of things…and they’re well represented at the State Capital right now.”
KFKA radio’s guest host Krista Kafer didn’t ask Brophy to reveal his list of anti-Christian folk up at the State Capitol. So I called him to find out whom he was thinking of.
Brophy referred me to an opinion piece he wrote arguing that Senate Democrats were attacking hospitals for their religious convictions. They passed a bill, which did not clear the House, that would have required hospitals to post services that they elect not to provide due to religious, not medical considerations (e.g., abortion and some contraception services), but Senate Democrats rejected an amendment requiring all hospitals to list services they don’t provide, Brophy wrote.
“If you remember,” Brophy told me, “when I was [on the radio], I said I don’t want to say this because it’s kind of a harsh thing to say, but I think it’s an accurate observation.
So it’s based on that? Or are there other things?
“That’s a very public observation that’s been out there,” Brophy said. “Other stuff is certainly more subtle. You never can tell for sure, Jason, what someone’s thinking or what motivates them. You can only tell what they do. And when I wrote that op-ed I specifically went into what they did.”
I recently posted this tweet on Twitter: “Memo to 2014 Dem candidates: Ask your GOP opponent his/her opinion on rape and forced birth. Your win will be assured.” It was retweeted quite a few times. And I honestly think it is a great idea. Look what happened to Akin, Mourdock, and Roger “some girls rape so easy” Rivard.
There is a recurring theme among the GOP, from Ann Coulter to Jane Norton and, most recently, Mario Nicolais (in a Lynn Bartels article) that “nobody wants to talk about social issues. They’re not important. The economy is important.” This election proved them wrong. More than 7 million women voted than in 2008. This was due in a large part to Planned Parenthood’s “Women Are Watching” campaign, and organizations such as Emily’s List. And, especially, an incumbent President who supported both reproductive freedom and equal pay for women.
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Compared to the 2010 election in Colorado, this one has been mostly a snoozer, journalistically. But the 2010 election wasn’t really an election. It was a dramatic comedy show, with so many stories to tell and scandals to uncover that journalists almost couldn’t help but be stars. Still, reporters […]
The Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels reports this morning that Dave Misner, the partner of State Sen. Pat Steadman, died early this morning at their home of advanced pancreatic cancer. Misner’s cancer was diagnosed only this past June. Bartels reports that Misner was a frequent presence at the Capitol, particularly during this year’s struggle over civil […]
Can’t see the audio player? Click here. It’s been playing heavily on local radio for a few days now, but we didn’t want this significant radio ad buy to escape mention. FOX 31’s Eli Stokols reported last week: “Earlier this year Republican leadership recklessly shut down the legislature and stopped working, refusing even to debate […]
This fascinating possibility comes to us via the Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby: Democrats are trying to recruit the gay son of a Republican lawmaker who was a swing vote against a civil unions bill to challenge his father in his re-election bid this fall. The son, 45-year-old Dee Coram, made international news in May […]
Statesman columnist and former Colorado legislator Miller Hudson writes about the recent would-be “Star Chamber” proceeding orchestrated by Republicans on the Joint Budget Committee and GOP House leadership to hector Metro State University about their decision to create an affordable category of tuition for undocumented students from Colorado. For the second time in less than […]
FOX 31’s Eli Stokols reported on this last week, and we wanted to ensure it’s noted: If you thought civil unions had an outsized impact on a few of Tuesday’s statehouse primaries, you ain’t seen nothing yet. On Wednesday, liberal activists and donors announced the launch of a new group that will work specifically to […]
A quick tour of coverage of yesterday’s primary elections, starting with the Fort Collins Coloradoan’s Patrick Malone, and the loss of the CD-2 primary by moderate Eric Weissmann to iconic “Tea Party” favorite state Sen. Kevin Lundberg–a loss despite overt support for Weissmann from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). Weissmann trumpets a libertarian perspective […]
Here are our thoughts on four bellwether GOP primaries taking place in Colorado tomorrow. SD-8, Baumgardner vs. White Sen. Jean White says that the tough primary she is facing in Senate District 8 isn’t supposed to be happening. Rep. Randy Baumgardner, Sen. White claims, promised he would not challenge her in a primary only to […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) With just a few days left in Colorado’s 2012 Primary season, Let’s take a look at the battles that are being fought and where the players currently stand. Just like in Part 1, covering the CU Regent and Senate Races, there are a few things to acknowledge up front […]
(Interesting forecasts – promoted by Pita) With just a few days left in Colorado’s 2012 Primary season, Let’s take a look at the battles that are being fought and where the players currently stand. A few things to acknowledge up front first: 1) Ballots have been out and available for casting for a while now. […]
The Longmont Times-Call’s John Fryar wrote two detailed stories on the GOP candidates running in the CD-2 primary this weekend, Boulder businessman Eric Weissmann running against state Sen. Kevin Lundberg of Berthoud. From his write-up on Sen. Lundberg: His record is one of “holding the line on growth of government, and maintaining taxpayer-friendly policy,” he […]
FOX 31’s Eli Stokols reports that a certain law-and-order Colorado Republican representative, in the thick of a cutthroat primary, has got a problem on the home front. A big problem. State Rep. Randy Baumgardner, who is challenging Sen. Jean White in a Republican primary for her senate seat, is benefiting from mailers questioning White’s values […]
(Surprised? Neither are we. – promoted by Colorado Pols) Marsha Looper’s campaign has reached new depths in her attempt to stay in the State Legislature by outing her own son as gay. Looper’s campaign, in an attempt to show that she loathes the gays even more than her primary opponent Amy Stephens, has issued a […]
With a hat tip to Lynn Bartels of the Denver paper, here is the mailer attacking SD-8 incumbent Republican Sen. Jean White, in a tough primary battle against fellow Republican Rep. Randy Baumgardner–we were also forwarded a copy of these yesterday. Hide your eyes, Junior: As Bartels reports, this is primarily an attack on Sen. […]
You Asked Alva, and we’ve answered. Last Friday we put out the call for a new mailbag, and Pols users submitted several questions in the comments section and via email. Got a question for Pols? Email askalva@coloradopols.com. In the meantime, the answers to your latest questions (some serious, others…not so much) are after the jump. […]
(It tastes sort of like Tab – promoted by Colorado Pols) Update: KJCT reports up to 2,000 gallons of tasty, refreshing frack fluid may have spilled. KREX Grand Junction Channel 5: A tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of fracking chemicals rolled over on Highway 139 at mile marker 32 Monday afternoon. Trooper Nate Reed […]
Freshman Rep. Robert Ramirez of Westminster has been represented in a number of stories about the failure of civil unions legislation this year as an example of a Republican who would have voted for the bill had it reached the House floor. As just one example, before the end of the regular legislative session from […]
An interesting FOX31 story details a bullying campaign targeting BJ Nikkel before and after her courageous vote to move Senate Bill 2 forward. After she cast her vote in favor of civil unions two weeks ago, Nikkel was shouted down by religious protestors at her church in Loveland the following Sunday; and the next week, […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) I’d like to begin by offering genuine thanks to Mario Nicolais, Kelly Maher, and the other Republicans who formed Coloradans for Freedom for the purpose of providing a “conservative case” for passing civil unions legislation. I believe that their efforts were sincere, and that they really did want civil […]
(If it starts with “Do KLZ radio hosts know…” the answer is generally predictable. – promoted by ProgressiveCowgirl) I spend a lot of time criticizing conservative talk-radio hosts, and some people think I’m beating my head against the keyboard. Too bad for me. Here I go again. I can’t accept that KLZ host’s Ken Clark […]
(It ain’t over ’til it’s over, then started again, then over again. – promoted by ProgressiveCowgirl) Gov. John Hickenlooper’s full statement on the end of today’s special session. DENVER - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 – Gov. John Hickenlooper today thanked the General Assembly for using the special session to successfully address unfinished business that died […]
UPDATE: FOX 31’s Eli Stokols: Rep. Don Coram, who cast the deciding vote Monday to kill the revived civil unions bill during this week’s special legislative session, told FOX 31 Denver Wednesday that he stands behind his vote, despite criticism from his gay son… “If you’re going to lead, you need to sometimes set aside […]
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