(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%
As the Denver Post reports: U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman on Monday unveiled a proposal to give tax breaks to people who buy water-saving toilets, sprinkler systems and other items for their houses. Coffman said he hopes the proposed credit, which was formally introduced earlier this month and has bipartisan support in Congress, will spur a […]
Okay, that’s a bit of a stretch. But as the Denver Post reports: State ethics commissioners are huddling in executive session this morning and could come to a decision on a complaint filed against now U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman as early as this afternoon. The complaint alleges that as secretary of state, Coffman knowingly allowed […]
This is the reason why John Flerlage is the prefect guy to take on Mike Coffman. Republican Tom Tancredo represented South Jeffco in Congress for 10 years after first winning the seat in 1998. His successor, Aurora Republican Mike Coffman, has been in office for less than three months – and the potential challengers already […]
UPDATE: The Denver Post picks up where the Independent left off: U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman says an ethics group waged a two-year “partisan attack” against him while he served as Colorado’s secretary of state… “It was essentially a two-year jihad so they could go back to their donors and say they were doing a good […]
That’s the word from Denver District Court today, as Politics West reports: Congressman Mike Coffman has a date with the state’s Independent Ethics Commission this week, after a Denver District Court judge denied his request to delay a hearing in a complaint against him. “Having fully considered the jurisdictional arguments of Coffman advanced to the […]
101 Do Nothing Members of the United States Congress (3-2-2009) As of today, 101 members of the 111th Congress of the United States have the dubious dishonor of not having introduced a single bill for consideration. Let me be clear about what I mean by this. When I last reported on inactivity in the Congress […]
After spewing the traditional Republican talking points about all the bad things contained in the stimulus package signed into law today by President Barack Obama (in Denver, no less), Republican freshman congressman Mike Coffman actually decided to turn on his own brain and stray away from the “free market will save us all” rhetoric.
From The Columbine Courier:
In a break from traditional Republican ideology, Coffman said a lack of regulation led to the current economic morass.
“The demise of this economy was really a failure of government to properly regulate the economy,” Coffman said. “We had these subprime loans infecting a lot of balance sheets. I don’t see the appropriate oversight there, and it eventually brought the economy down.”
The lack of discipline wasn’t limited to profit-seeking banks, Coffman said.
“Essentially, the problem was spending beyond our means,” the congressman said. “Too much easy money, too much easy credit, and spending beyond our means as individuals and collectively as a nation. I don’t know how, again, spending and borrowing is going to be the cure here. It’s a real concern.”
Coffman, of course, doesn’t have an answer of his own for what should have been done – specifically – to fix the economy. But at least he shows that he may be willing to break the party line on the talking points that really make no sense at all. Like pretending a lack of regulation wasn’t the problem, for example. Because Republicans need leaders who can sound reasonable, for a change.
(Might leave a mark, anyway – promoted by Colorado Pols) For the past year, Republican Secretary State, Mike Coffman, (and now newly elected Congressman) operated with little regard for ethical conflicts. The first conflict was allowing his elections official operate a partisan Republican database. Despite pleas of ignorance, audits proved Coffman corresponded with his database […]
Usually a cue to pay attention, as the AP reports: Former Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman is asking a judge to block the state Independent Ethics Commission from holding a hearing on a complaint against him. Coffman filed suit in Denver District Court saying the complaint by Colorado Ethics Watch is frivolous and the […]
As the Rocky Mountain News reports–bet you’d forgotten, hadn’t you? A complaint filed a year ago against former Secretary of State Mike Coffman should continue to a public hearing, the new state Independent Ethics Commission has ruled. The hearing, scheduled for March 6, would be the first of its kind by the panel, which was […]
As the Colorado Independent reports: Just after Rep. Mike Coffman voted, along with every other House Republican, against the $816 billion stimulus package – the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, by its proper name – the Aurora lawmaker blasted a statement to the press to explain his reasoning. “The American people deserve better […]
Note to CD-6 Republicans: you made a serious mistake electing Mike Coffman to Congress this past August. At least that’s what former Governor Bill Owens, outgoing Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, former Rep. Scott McInnis, Attorney General John Suthers, and even ex-Presidential candidate Mitt Romney all warned in unmistakable terms before the primary in this safe GOP […]
What’s the term for a political nerd? Whatever it is, that’s what Mike Coffman is. He came alive when he was discussing diving into exactly what problems should be addressed and how legislation should be crafted to do so. I think he is going to love the House – he’ll be frustrated and upset and […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) U.S. District Court Judge Kane wasted no time ordering Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman to stop removing names for the Colorado voter lists on the eve of the election, an act that violates federal law. Coffman had openly continued to remove names from voter lists despite reaching a […]
As you may have read in my past posts on the GOP stealing the election in Colorado, you know that those of us in Colorado are frankly worried about the real possibility of our votes being stolen on election day. At issue, Sec. of State Mike Coffman’s voter purges, in violation of the law. Well, […]
According to a press release yesterday from Hank Eng’s campaign in CD-6: ***Hank Eng Pulls Neck-to-Neck in Historically Close Congressional Race*** For the first time in the history of CD-6, the race for Congress is neck-and-neck. In a poll conducted by Zenmango Media Group, Congressional Candidate Hank Eng has pulled within 5 points of his […]
Eng has two ads out now, this is the second which is hard hitting on Coffman: After the jump is the first, which has a slightly funny end to it. . . . Poll follows
As the Denver Post reports: Secretary of State Mike Coffman said today that a published report was “way off” in asserting that Colorado had purged almost 37,000 people from voter registration rolls. At a press conference today to respond to a New York Times article which said that Colorado is one of six battleground states […]
THIS WAS SENT TO ME BY A FRIEND AND I THINK WE ALL NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN FROM CD6 IS TRYING CHEAT US ALL!!!!! This could be the next “hanging chad” story… Every major newspaper and political website across the country has said that Colorado is THE state to watch in […]
A major presumption underpinning the recent debate around SOS Coffman resigning early to pursue the CD-6 seat, is that he is the inevitable winner against Hank Eng who is a formidable Democratic candidate in CD6. Coffman and CO Republicans are projecting their “easy win” in CD6 on dated voter registration rolls and turning a blind […]
Some people may have worried that the CD-6 Primary could be the 2006 CD-5 primary all over again. The CD-6 primary certainly had that potential as four candidates entered the race, and the available endorsements mostly lined up against the GOP front-runner. Would Republicans in CD-6 be able to close the ranks after the voting, […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) A Letter from Mike Coffman to the Voters of the 6th Congressional District: I have a strong record as a proven conservative with a background of leadership from the military, small business, and from state government. Congressman Tom Tancredo never waivered on the issue of immigration reform and nor […]
It’s beginning to look like this year’s contentious primary contests are battling it out in court instead of at the ballot box. Republican Mike Coffman today filed a complaint with the FEC alleging Protect Colorado Jobs, a 501 c 4 non-profit, laundered corporate money to pay for an attack mailer last week. Politicker CO reports: […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Already measuring the drapes? At least hiring the interns. An e-mail seeking General Election campaign interns sent out Monday by the confident Mike Coffman campaign drew fire from his Republican opponents today. In an apparent snafu, the e-mail referred to “Mike’s Congressional office,” forgetting to mention two elections stand […]
UPDATE: The group identified in this mailing, Protect Colorado Jobs, claims that the “rogue” chairman (note inherent contradiction) of the group Curt Cerveny produced and sent this mailing without approval. As Politics West reports: A mailing attacking Sixth Congressional District candidate Mike Coffman went haywire this morning when the registered agent for the group that […]
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