(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%
Taking note of a bigger-than-average development in the field of candidates setting up to run for Colorado’s newly-finalized state House and Senate seats, the announcement yesterday that Democratic Rep. Tom Sullivan of Centennial will run in the newly redrawn but still-swingy south Denver suburban Senate District 27: The new redistricting maps, approved Monday by the […]
Today is the greatest news dump day of the entire year, so keep your eyes peeled. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t […]
We wanted to take note of a story this week from Briana Bierschbach and Hunter Woodall of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that sounded familiar even before Colorado Rep. Lauren “Q*Bert” Boebert was mentioned. Don’t stop us if you’ve heard this before, because we already know that you have: Since launching his first campaign for the Second […]
Although Republicans emerged from the 2021 off-year elections feeling energized in some other parts of the country, the mood in Colorado is decidedly lower-key with polls showing that Gov. Jared Polis and majority Democrats have survived the worst of the last year’s political uncertainty–and a now-concluded redistricting process that failed to give Republicans the “aggressive” […]
Erik Maulbetch of the Colorado Times Recorder reported earlier this week about a presentation by Colorado Republican Party vice-chairwoman Priscilla Rahn to the infamous local far-right organizing group FEC United–founded by election conspiracy theorist Joe Oltmann and featuring its own armed militia wing calling itself the United American Defense Force (UADF). The full story is […]
Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Boulderish) reminds us to keep an eye out for Republicans taking credit for programs included in the Build Back Better infrastructure plan: He voted against it. https://t.co/3hFqajPnCk — Joe Neguse (@JoeNeguse) November 17, 2021 Neguse is reacting to Alabama Republican Rep. Gary Palmer trying to take credit for funding in his […]
It’s time for another edition of our long-running series, “At Least They’re Not Your Legislator…” This week we take you to North Dakota, where Gov. Doug Burghum just signed his name to legislation that prevents the teaching of “Critical Race Theory” in North Dakota. Of course, Critical Race Theory WAS NOT BEING TAUGHT IN NORTH […]
UPDATE: The Colorado Springs Gazette’s Ernest Luning reports that former Lauren Boebert campaign manager Sherronna Bishop’s Garfield County home was among those raided by authorities yesterday, according to “MyPillow Guy” Mike Lindell: Lindell said one of the homes raided by law enforcement authorities belongs to Sherronna Bishop, a Garfield County resident and former campaign manager […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) If you were heading out Friday afternoon and listening to KNUS, you might have heard a caller tell right-wing radio host Steffan Tubbs that the COVID vaccine has killed “hundreds, maybe thousands” of people, and officials refuse to talk about it. “If they have 20 people die in a vaccine, they […]
As the Colorado Sun’s Jesse Paul reports today, but we told you was coming back in September: Former state Rep. Lang Sias, a Republican, is reentering politics with a bid to unseat Colorado Treasurer Dave Young, a Democrat, next year… Sias has been out of politics since 2018 when he was the running mate for […]
As the Colorado Sun’s Daniel Ducassi reports: A former executive at Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against conservative Colorado media figure Randy Corporon and conservative broadcaster Salem Media Group, which owns Denver radio station 710 KNUS, where Corporon hosts a show. The legal action by Eric Coomer over the weekend is similar […]
This morning, Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer of Weld County announced her bid for Congress in brand-spanking-new CD-8, set to be one of the most closely divided and watched new congressional contests in the 2022 midterm elections nationwide. Kirkmeyer opens a GOP primary matchup against former state Rep. Lori Saine, with state Sen. Kevin Priola […]
Happy National Recycling Day. Please do some recycling. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook and Twitter. […]
As readers know, the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th of this year has subpoenaed ex-University of Colorado “visiting conservative scholar” John Eastman to testify about his allegedly central role in the planning of a last-ditch attempt to overturn the results on the 2020 presidential election […]
This week on Episode #91 of The Get More Smarter Podcast, hosts Jason Bane and Ian Silverii talk with Adams County Commissioner Charles “Chaz” Tedesco about his decision to run for Congress in CO-08 and about why Republican Lori Saine should never have access to a tank. Jason and Ian also discuss “infrastructure week” (for […]
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer was a guest on something called “The Richard Randall Show” earlier this week. We’re noting Bremer’s right-wing radio appearance here only because Colorado Pols and “The Big Line” were an early topic during the discussion. We listened to the interview and transcribed the relevant sections below… During his […]
If you’ve ever thought over the past year and a half since freshman GOP train wreck Rep. Lauren Boebert came into Colorado politics like a wrecking ball that her schtick is so over-the-top that it seems like a parody of itself, you’re apparently not alone. Last night, ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel unveiled a “man […]
There are only 49 days left in 2021. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook and Twitter. […]
Go thank a Veteran today. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook and Twitter. CORONAVIRUS INFO… *Colorado […]
On this day in 1775, the United States Marine Corps was established. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us […]
As we wrote in this space a few weeks ago, Colorado Republican candidates still can’t figure out how to talk about the “Big Lie” with a straightforward answer that actually addresses the central question within the question about the 2020 Presidential election: Was the 2020 Presidential election fair and accurate, or was it “stolen” from […]
Thanks largely to continued resistance in some communities to getting vaccinated, the COVID-19 positivity rate in Colorado is nearing 10%. Colorado’s COVID-19 rates are increasing even as national infection rates are going down. As KDVR reports: The current hospitalization numbers are similar to trends from last winter, but beds are much more scarce this time […]
UPDATE: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for an investigation into the video, as The Washington Post reports in a separate story: Pelosi’s statement echoed one issued earlier by the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, which also called for an ethics investigation. “In any other job in America, if a coworker made a video […]
As The Washington Post reports: The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued subpoenas Monday to six top advisers to former president Donald Trump, including two who were active in the Willard hotel “command center” where Trump’s loyal backers oversaw efforts in January to overturn the 2020 election. Those subpoenaed to provide testimony […]
State Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert was the featured speaker last week at a meeting of the Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club, where he basically acknowledged the sentiment that Republican gubernatorial candidate Hiedi Heidi Ganahl is not going to defeat Democratic incumbent Gov. Jared Polis next year. Holbert was more diplomatic about his opinion than […]
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