(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%
Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick writes today on what is emerging as an enormous political disaster for Republicans at every level of government, after they spent most of the year vilifying Planned Parenthood in the harshest imaginable terms–rhetoric now under intense scrutiny as the motivating factor in the domestic terror attack on Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Colorado Springs last week: In the […]
(But that doesn’t mean he won’t still use their logo in a campaign ad! Promoted by Colorado Pols) If you read Rep. Mike Coffman’s recent explanations for his votes to defund Planned Parenthood, and you also know he used a Planned-Parenthood logo to promote himself in a political advertisement during his last election campaign, you […]
With last week’s terrorist attack in Paris, France still dominating the news today, we wanted to take a closer look at the statements of Colorado’s foremost member of Congress on matters of foreign policy, Rep. Mike Coffman, and figure out what his position on how best to confront the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, […]
THURSDAY UPDATE: MSNBC’s Steve Benen talks more about the trouble facing Marco Rubio–and also Mike Coffman: “In my view, if Republicans nominate for president a candidate who supports amnesty,” Cruz added, ‘we will have given up one of the major distinctions with Hillary Clinton and we will lose the general election – that is a […]
Following Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) election by his fellow Republicans as Speaker of the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, called on Rep. Mike Coffman to stop supporting Ryan’s disastrous budget proposals and stand up for the needs of his own constituents. “Rep. Mike Coffman has voted for […]
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is a big supporter of the new federal Clean Power Plan. Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is not a fan, however, and that’s okay…to a point. The Governor thinks that Coffman is breaking the law by forcing Colorado to join a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Clean Power Plan. As the Associated Press reports: Gov. John Hickenlooper said Monday […]
The Denver Post’s Joey Bunch reports: Rep. Mike Coffman of Aurora said Saturday he supports women’s healthcare but not abortion practices that “fly in the face of human decency,” and that’s why he joined other House Republicans to vote for a budget bill Friday that defunds Planned Parenthood for one year… “Many longtime supporters of […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE #2: Via the Denver Business Journal, Gov. John Hickenlooper slams Attorney General Cynthia Coffman for joining this lawsuit over his objections and the state’s longstanding leadership on the issue: “We do not support this lawsuit,” Hickenlooper said via an emailed statement. “Clean air and protecting public health should be everyone’s […]
Those who taketh many positions, maketh many confused. — Colorado Pols The image at right of Rep. Mike Coffman touting the “support” of Planned Parenthood in 2014 resurfaced in September after Coffman voted in favor of a bill to cut federal funding from the organization. To the unfamiliar, this was a prime example […]
Among the growing number of curious decisions by Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is her signing on to a multistate lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. Because of clean energy initiatives and legislation already passed here in Colorado in the last 12 years, our state is much closer to compliance with the goals […]
(Can’t stop a bullet? No “pathway” for you! – Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE: Coffman spokesman Tyler Sandberg tweeted me that Coffman does support a pathway to citizenship through education — a position that can be learned by using the “Google button.” I have even reported instances in which Coffman has uttered a sentence to this […]
Colorado Pols is opening a new “Editorial Department” to deal with opinion pieces, blog entries, and other assorted Op-Ed commentary. Today, we take a look at an editorial piece penned by Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) that appeared in the Denver Post on Saturday, titled, “Completed Aurora VA hospital is in sight.” Coffman’s editorial seemed a […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) POLS UPDATE: Politico reports on the American Democracy Legal Fund’s complaint against congresscritters who signed the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Patriot Program” contract: The American Democracy Legal Fund, a liberal group that has filed dozens of campaign finance and ethics complaints against Republicans over the past year, is launching a new complaint over […]
If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is around to hear it, does it still make a noise? If you can answer that question, maybe you can solve this one as well: How many special/select committees can Congress create to investigate the same subject? As ThinkProgress reported last week: House Republicans have created a new […]
As the Colorado Independent’s Kyle Harris reports: Republican Rep. Mike Coffman spoke in September at the conference of an organization that has been profiled repeatedly as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. “ACT For America is perhaps the nation’s leading Anti-Muslim hate group … extremely out there in terms of their bigotry […]
UPDATE: It certainly appears as though Rep. Mike Coffman was taken outside to the ol’ wood shed for a nice talk. Mark Matthews updates his story for the Denver Post: Coffman, who sits on the House veterans committee, said Miller decided to introduce the bill in spite of his reservations. “He went forward certainly without me,” Coffman said in […]
(Oh really? – Promoted by Colorado Pols) On a couple of ocassions, Colorado GOP Chair Steve House has stated publicly that Rep. Gorden Klingenschmitt doesn’t speak for the Republican Party. Last week, for example, after Rep. Gorden Klingenschmitt called Allah a “false god,” House told 9News: “House: Representative Klingenschmitt has a Constitutional right to free […]
UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark with an astute observation: How to turn typical #copolitics doublespeak into a truly convoluted on-the-record quote in 3…2…1… — Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) September 21, 2015 —– 9NEWS’ Brandon Rittiman follows up on Friday’s big story, the vote by the GOP-controlled U.S. House to defund Planned Parenthood–a vote that included Colorado’s Rep. […]
CNN reports this weekend with hand-wringing concern: Donald Trump declined to use his Sunday show opportunities to clarify his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s birthplace and repeatedly avoided direct answers on the subject. One explanation: Those at the base of his support are the same who question the president’s legitimacy — and playing to that […]
As Republicans in Congress prepared to vote on legislation to defund Planned Parenthood this week, setting up a confrontation that could result in a shutdown of the federal government, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, called on Rep. Mike Coffman to fight against any attempt to either defund Planned Parenthood or endanger […]
The Denver Post’s Mark Matthews put out a major story this weekend about the renewed battle over federal funding for Planned Parenthood in Congress, and the possibility of a shutdown of the federal government precipitated by a refusal by conservative lawmakers to approve any funding bill that includes funding for the organization. Such a shutdown […]
Several months have passed since the Colorado Republican Party exploded in a spate of allegations between supporters of party chairman Steve House and a group of critics led by Attorney General Cynthia Coffman who sought House’s resignation. In a confrontation at a Denver restaurant between Coffman and House also attended by conservative firebrand Tom Tancredo, House […]
All of politics is “inside baseball”…until it isn’t “inside” anymore. As Roll Call reports, fallout from a leaked document related to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) so-called “Patriot Program” is becoming a significant headache for incumbent Congressmen such as Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Aurora): A leaked internal document from the National Republican Congressional Committee is causing headaches for some […]
The Colorado Statesman’s Vic Vela follows up on last week’s Washington Post exclusive, detailing an agreement signed by embattled incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman and other vulnerable members of Congress with the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) to provide, among other things, his “legislative strategy” in writing in order to receive support for his race from national […]
It’s not often that we cite an opinion piece published on another site, but Rep. Joe Salazar of Thornton penned an op-ed for today’s Aurora Sentinel that’s prompting a lot of discussion–certainly enough to earn a mention in this space. The subject? Donald Trump, naturally–and Trump’s record’s similarity to that of “moderate” Rep. Mike Coffman. Excerpts: Congressman […]
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