(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%
UPDATE: The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic: As the federal government prepares for a disastrous shutdown pinned largely to a House Republican amendment that would defund Planned Parenthood, Colorado Republican Senators attempted to mimic the legislative strategy that has led to the Capitol Hill standoff. Weeks of tense negotiations in Denver produced a budget plan tentatively […]
(Somebody want to help this reader out? We’ve got nothing – promoted by Colorado Pols) Two brief facts and a question. In 2006, Colorado voters rejected Referendum I, a civil unions initiative. Yesterday, Republicans repeatedly invoked Ref. I to justify opposition to Senate Bill 172. “Respect the will of the voters” I believe is the […]
UPDATE: FOX 31 updates the story: According to McNulty, Shaffer abruptly left the dinner meeting Thursday night after McNulty told him that next year’s budget must include the “Delgrosso amendment”, a proposal from House Finance Committee Chair Brian Delgrosso, that was left out of an agreement drawn up by Senate lawmakers earlier that afternoon… But, […]
After nearly eight hours of public debate on Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to postpone the civil unions bill (SB11-172) indefinitely on a party line vote. We did not hear any reasons other than the preservation of marriage, that the lack of marriage is killing America, the baby Jesus will cry if we recognize […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) David Harsanyi left The Denver Post last week, and it’s natural to wonder if the newspaper should replace him with another conservative columnist. So I took a look at the political leanings of The Post’s staff columnists, and it turns out that with Harsanyi gone, the page is more […]
(Truth is funnier than fiction. Media added by request – promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado’s legislative session has lacked the drama of Wisconsin’s governor-union standoff. There’s plenty of serious business going on under the golden dome, most notably balancing a budget that means chopping education and other critical services. But there are many people who […]
Via Wonkette, the testimony from opponents of Senate Bill 172, the civil unions bill, got a little graphic yesterday. Yikes, Grandma! We had no idea you were so icky. Alright, Grandma! “The anus is an exit.” Fine. Now please pass the gravy, before everyone else at the table–including the fellow conservatives who look most embarrassed […]
(Suthers loses his cover – promoted by Colorado Pols) President Obama has decided to direct the Justice Department to stop defending Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act against challenges in federal courts, challenges in which Republican Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has controversially filed an amicus brief on behalf of the state defending […]
(But a few didn’t, as explained below – promoted by Colorado Pols) Over a hundred GLBT citizens as well as dozens of people like me who described ourselves as “straight allies of the movement” spent time in the capitol talking primarily about SB11-172 (which would allow same-sex civil unions) with our representatives. Well, we talked […]
UPDATE 11:00am – Story about Yemen added. In case you missed it – Libya’s deadly protests continue, Demonstrators claim control of second largest city, Qaddafi’s son ominously vows to fight “to the last bullet.” Don’t Forget China – Could revolution spread to world’s largest nation? Probably not this week. Stay Classy, Sarah Palin – Jokes […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Last week, KHOW’s Dan Caplis asked State Sen. Ted Harvey, who’s one of the people vying to be the next Dick Wadhams, “Do you believe if someone supported Ref C , it shows they are not a real conservative?” “I believe that Ref C was a poor initiative to […]
Jobs, jobs, jobs! Every politician in Colorado is claiming that they are totally focused on jobs. But then in so many (not all) cases, they fall back on the same tired proposals they present for any problem. So let’s look as what’s really needed. First off, increasing the number of jobs in this state comes […]
While I did apologize to Arvadonian becuase I was personaly mean (because I agree that we should be excellent to each other), I do no understand how folks can sleep well at night if these passive agressive protests costs us this election. If you are victorious in your passive agreesive battle I am sure the […]
I just finished interviewing the three candidates for Governor in Hawaii (in the order I met them). Duke Aiona Interview Neil Abercrombie Interview Mufi Hannemann Interview First off, everything here is solely my opinion and not the opinion of any of my family members (I’m pretty sure a couple of these things are going to […]
So what’s my position on gay marriage/civil unions/domestic partnerships? It’s very simple: Get the government out of the marriage business, once and for all. Period. The GLBT community is truly the last segment of our society who are still judged because of their biology rather than the content of their character. I don’t think it’s […]
I work every day with people who represent the very best of what the GOP has to offer. They are not ideological, are not culture warriors, and care passionately about our state’s infrastructure and about making sure that all Coloradans can travel conveniently and safely. In my opinion, there are currently four types of Republicans. […]
Shortly after the Maine State Senate passed a marriage equality bill Governor Baldacci signed the bill. Here is a portion of his signing statement: “In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions,” Governor Baldacci said. “I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of […]
(But will they listen? – promoted by redstateblues) Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s former top campaign adviser addressed the Log Cabin Republican’s and told them why he thinks his party should embrace the issue of gay marriage. There is a sound conservative argument to be made for same sex marriage. I believe conservatives, more than liberals, […]
In the few short days since we first discussed potential challengers to Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams, under fire for his party’s disastrous performance in this year’s election, the list of possible contenders for his position has only continued to grow. Fresh on the heels of former Scott McInnis chief of staff Mike Hesse’s ‘definite […]
“… Polis is the type of Democrat that Washington needs-one who is not scared to take a stand about his beliefs.” Full link to the endorsement online: http://yellowscene.com/2008/07… Full text after the jump… Tough Call: Pick Polis in CD2 Primary Editor’s Note: Read our comprehensive look at the race to fill the CD2 vacated by […]
Attorney General John Suthers signed a letter along with nine other attorneys general asking the California Supreme Court to stay the ruling allowing gay marriages until after the November elections. At issue here is that there is a question on the November ballot to outlaw same sex marriage. If the measure were to pass and […]
It is an sure bet that the California SC decision striking down the statuary bans on same sex marriage will an above the fold political story for a few days. But what about after that? How much will this change the race nationally and in Colorado? The New York Times is already opining that it […]
We have a lot of great opportunities to expand the democratic majority in the house this fall, and a lot of great candidates. One such candidate is a remarkable woman, Betsy Markey, running for Colorado’s CD-4, a seat currently held by Marilyn Musgrave. Representative Musgrave thought D.O.M.A (Defense of Marriage Act) did not go far […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) I live in Colorado SD-35 (barely) and with the caucuses coming up fast I thought I would go on the web and find out something about the two announced Democratic candidates. And came up with nothing. On competent, but uninformative, websites I found virtually the same platitudes about local […]
Dear Friends: The 2008 Presidential elections offer our country and our community a chance to make history, by fundamentally restructuring American politics from the White House to the statehouse. That is why we are supporting Senator John Edwards for President and hope that you will consider joining us. As the Democratic presidential nominee, John Edwards […]
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