(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%
Next month Republican Cory Gardner will be sworn-in as Colorado's newest U.S. Senator. This story is not about that. In fact, let's forget about the outcome of the 2014 Election altogether (at least for the purposes of the words that follow). Regardless of what happened in November, one of the biggest political stories in Colorado […]
Commentator Bill Scher writes for Real Clear Politics today: After a lame-duck period in which we’ve seen a Cuba thaw, a China climate deal, and an undocumented immigrant reprieve, President Obama was awarded with his highest approval ratings in many months. His popularity has ticked up since November, with young voters, women and—most notably—independents accounting […]
Associated Press reports–oops! A Colorado business group on Tuesday said it would back out of a lunch with the state's new attorney general after questions were raised about it winning the meal at an auction. The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association won the lunch with Cynthia Coffman after bidding $500 at an auction at the Colorado Lincoln […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: FOX 31's Eli Stokols recaps: Colorado’s House delegation split, with Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Golden one of 57 Democrats who ultimately voted yes…Fellow Democrats, Reps. Diana DeGette of Denver and Jared Polis, both voted against the legislation. “The American public is sick of back-room deals made in order to perform Congress’s most fundamental […]
UPDATE: National Journal reports on a fiery speech from Sen. Mark Udall today, again demanding the resignation of CIA Director John Brennan: In a career-defining speech, Sen. Mark Udall took to the Senate floor Wednesday to discuss a largely classified internal CIA investigation into the agency's Bush-era "enhanced interrogation techniques," and call for the current […]
According to rumors emanating from Adams County, the Republican Party has requested a recount of the vote in all of Adams County. Per Colorado's Revised Statutes, today is the last day that an "interested party" can request a recount of the General Election results (at their own expense, of course). We are trying to confirm […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Yesterday, Rep. Cory Gardner voted to halt Obama's program to defer deportation of millions of immigrants who have children in our country. Gardner voted in Aug. (during the election campaign) against halting Obama's program to defer deportations of young immigrants. The two votes weren't exactly identical, but they're close enough to make you wonder how Gardner […]
Recently, a number of Colorado PERA retirees sent emails to members of the Colorado Legislature expressing concern regarding the Legislature's failure to pay the full "actuarial required contributions" (ARC) to the Colorado PERA pension system since 2003, i.e., pay the pension system's bills. The Legislature's failure to pay the Colorado PERA pension system ARC for […]
Here's our list of Colorado's WORST Political Ads in 2014. Click here to get back to the introduction page. Colorado's WORST Political Ads (2014): 1. "Neighborhood," Bob Beauprez (R) for Governor [30 Seconds] We never understood the decision by Bob Beauprez's campaign to start attacking Gov. John Hickenlooper on public safety issues by making the […]
Governor Bill Owens, Pioneer of Colorado PERA Pension Mismanagement, Now Shamelessly Offers PERA Management Advice. In a recent Denver Post opinion piece, former oil and gas lobbyist and Colorado Governor Bill Owens supports the latest corporate campaign attacking the Colorado PERA public pension system (11/20/2014 Denver Post): http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_26980300/undefined?source=infinite As per usual, corporate representatives see evil […]
The Hill's Jonathan Easley reports on the Colorado Republican bench looking ahead to 2016 and beyond: Republicans might be newly optimistic about their success, but the brutal reality is their bench beyond Gardner wasn’t deep. [Pols emphasis] For 2016, political operatives in the state mention two names as leading the pack of potential GOP […]
Roll Call's Abby Livingston jump-started speculation about the 2016 CD-6 race yesterday: There’s no rest for the weary at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has yet to name the new committee chairman for 2016, but the DCCC is already getting a jump on recruiting during the final days of New […]
NOTE: Percentages reflect Colorado Pols’ estimated chances of winning a particular race. Numbers are not intended to estimate final margin of victory. Candidates with an asterisk (*) are officially running, or presumed to be running. PRESIDENT (To Win Colorado IN NOVEMBER) (D) Hillary Clinton* (90%)↓ Some September polls show the race tightening in Colorado. Clinton’ […]
Or, “Why Mark Udall and Amendment 67 Both Lost in 2014” I was sitting in my living room a number of months ago, when a Udall commercial came on television and our wonderful Colorado senior U.S. Senator confidently and clearly articulated the word, “abortion”. “He’s going to lose”, I told my husband, “Mark’s going to […]
As Colorado Public Radio's Sandra Fish noted yesterday, Democrats substantially outspent Republicans in this year's biggest congressional matchup in Colorado, the CD-6 race–a race that Republican Mike Coffman, as of the latest counts, won by nearly ten points. U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman will return to Congress after facing a difficult challenge from former state House […]
Eli Stokols of FOX 31 writes for Politico Magazine about one very unexpected development of this week's election in Colorado: how the GOP appears to have utilized the state's new all-mail ballot system, a reform they staunchly opposed in the legislature last year, to considerable success: What has been viewed as a partisan attempt by […]
Republicans claimed big victories across the country in the infamous Tea Party Wave year of 2010…everywhere, that is, but in Colorado. Democrats lost seats in Congress and in the state legislature that year, but Sen. Michael Bennet was the only Democratic Senate candidate in the country to withstand a strong Republican challenge (from then-Weld County […]
UPDATE: Governor's race appears unlikely to be decided anytime soon. You can probably go to bed if you're waiting on that one. —– UPDATE: AP calls the Colorado U.S. Senate race for Cory Gardner, presently up 51-44%. —– UPDATE 7:54 pm: 9News calls Attorney General for Republican Cynthia Coffman. So, good night if your last […]
Lots of photos from the final Saturday before the election on social media this evening, which has seen hundreds if not thousands of volunteers in the field getting out the vote. A sampling follows–perhaps you're in one of these? If you're reading a political blog on this beautiful weekend, you ought to be. Post your photos in comments, […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Here's my list of top election-season journalism by local reporters: Fox 31 Denver's Eli Stokols didn't take Cory Gardner's falsehood for an answer on personhood. And, and in the same five-star interview, he tried harder than any other journalist to get a straight answer from Gardner on the details of his […]
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican — or whether or not you even speak Spanish — you've got to admit that this is pretty cool: On Thursday, Oct. 30, Republican Rep. Mike Coffman and Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff will take part in what is believed to be the first-ever Spanish-language political debate (for […]
Megan Schrader of the Colorado Springs Gazette takes an interesting look at the (non) strategy of Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn: Voters in the El Paso County-centered 5th Congressional District likely won't see a slew of yard signs for U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn. He hasn't purchased TV ad time leading up to Election Day on Nov. […]
UPDATE: Here's another poll to add to the mix—Monmouth University ties the Senate race at Cory Gardner 47%, Mark Udall 46%. This poll also shows Gov. John Hickenlooper leading Bob Beauprez by seven points, 50-43%. —– The Denver Post's John Frank reports on today's Public Policy Polling numbers, which shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Cory […]
According to a press release sent out yesterday by the campaign of Democrat Joe Neguse: Today Joe Neguse for Secretary of State announced raising $461,380 in contributions. Neguse surpassed the total amount raised by any candidate running for Secretary of State in the history of Colorado. [Pols emphasis] Mike Coffman previously held the record with $446,660 total raised in his […]
As we wrote in this space over the weekend, rumors that national Democrats were pulling up stakes in CD-6 and abandoning Andrew Romanoff were, well, not so accurate. Reporter Jon Murray tried to clear up some of the rumor mess in a story for the Denver Post, as did The Colorado Independent. Here's the key […]
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