(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%
FRIDAY UPDATE: It’s more than a little disconcerting to bring you this update, but the President of the United States has thrown his lot in with the armed protesters who stormed the Michigan state capitol building yesterday. The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire. These are very good people, […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Earlier this year, just before the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration launched a program allowing states opt out of traditional Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for low-income people, and instead receive a block grant from the federal government. Trump’s block-grant program, widely seen as a back-door way of killing Obamacare, […]
During the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, prior votes to cut funding to the Centers for Disease Control and other related public health agencies have emerged as a major political liability for the generally Republican owners of those votes up for re-election in 2020. This includes America’s Most Vulnerable Senator™ Cory Gardner, who in both the House […]
As Colorado Public Radio reports, state lawmakers are starting to consider where to make cuts in the state budget because of a coronavirus-related revenue shortfall of somewhere between $3 billion and $4 billion (out of a total budget of around $34 billion): Since the start of the pandemic, personal income and sales taxes have plummeted. […]
UPDATE: Vice President Mike Pence’s wife, Karen (er, “Mother”) says that the guy in charge of the White House coronavirus task force didn’t know that he was supposed to wear a mask. Sure, maybe Pence never noticed at any point that he was the only person in the room without a mask. Or maybe they were […]
As The Hill reports, there’s a fresh battle brewing over the next round of coronavirus economic stimulus legislation, and the Democratic-controlled House under Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing off against Mitch McConnell to protect the legal rights of workers as businesses reopen: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that Democrats will not support the business […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) WEDNESDAY POLS UPDATE: Here is UFCW President Kim Cordova on MSNBC from Monday night confirming that most workers at the JBS Greeley plant were never tested: Obviously, there’s a major factual discrepancy here in Cory Gardner’s taking personal credit for delivering thousands of tests to the JBS Greeley plant versus the […]
UPDATE: As Eli Rosen of the Colorado Democratic Party points out, you can’t cite yourself as an example of a person being critical of a thing: Memo to Team @CoryGardner: you can’t cite *yourself* to dismiss ethics accusations. That is not how this flacking thing works. #cosen #copolitics https://t.co/PfrURvk0gz pic.twitter.com/BOquYxjiQT — Eli Rosen (@EliRosen18) April […]
(Better late than…wait, that’s not how this works – Promoted by Colorado Pols) POLS UPDATE: Now somebody get the word to Vice President Mike Pence: Pray the COVID away? That’s not going to cut it now that even Ken Buck is wearing one. —– When you’ve been writing coronavirus stories and almost nothing else for […]
Democrat Joe Biden’s Presidential campaign is reportedly working to narrow his list of prospective running mates, so we thought it would be a good time to ask Colorado Pols readers to predict the future. As always, we want to know what you think will happen here — not what you want to happen or who you […]
Among the many headlines involving the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado has been the plight of thousands of workers in meat processing plants located in predominately conservative agricultural areas of the state like Weld County. At the JBS beef packing plant in Greeley, over 100 confirmed cases led to a very brief shutdown of the plant […]
Happy National Superhero Day; please celebrate responsibly. Now, 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/visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show or The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget […]
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…the coronavirus is still a thing; election laws are merely suggestions; and Colorado Republicans are shooting first and aiming later. We also have a long discussion with Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Boulderish) who tells us what it’s like in Congress with everyone wearing masks and social distancing, and how […]
The 2018 election cycle was a huge year for Democrats in Colorado, but also across the country. Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 but actually lost two seats in the U.S. Senate (more on that in a moment). That may change in 2020. In 2018, Democrats flipped 40 seats in […]
Here’s an email sent Friday by Rep. Scott Tipton’s re-election campaign. The pitch? Sign Tipton’s “petition” calling on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to resign. The real purpose of course is simply to freshen one’s entry in Tipton’s fundraising email list, since Tipton almost certainly has no plans to actually submit a petition to […]
FOX 31 reports from yet another Pro-COVID rally yesterday in downtown Denver–not nearly as sizable as last Sunday’s “Operation Gridlock” communicable disease honkfest, but featuring one very foolish individual in particular: The Denver Police Department said a protester was arrested on Sunday at the Capitol for openly carrying a firearm in a holster, which is […]
Here’s a screen shot we were forwarded of one Heba Abdelaal, a legislative aide for Sen. Cory Gardner, on a call with the Colorado Counties, Inc. earlier this month. This image was taken from an update from Sen. Gardner’s official-side legislative staff about official stuff. And…that’s a Gardner for Senate campaign banner in the background! […]
In another edition of our regular feature “At Least They’re Not Your Legislator,” we take you to California, where one local official has lost his position after a particularly weird appearance during a “virtual” meeting on Zoom. As the Vallejo Times Herald reports: Chris Platzer said in an email to the Vallejo Times-Herald on Saturday […]
Several local news outlets are collaborating to write a series of what’s known in the business as “human interest stories” about various public and ordinary figures in Colorado during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Such coverage works to avoid political and frankly any sort of controversy, and focus on the “human element” with a more expository […]
Thank you to the people of Colorado for the warm and gracious notes and letters sent to me for all of the Ventilators we got for you. It was my great honor! @SenCoryGardner — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2020 This morning, President Donald Trump posted the Tweet you can read above, thanking the […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) If you’re looking for smoke signals that Colorado Republicans will moderate their views to appeal to Unaffiliated voters who decide Colorado elections these days, stop reading this post now. The Colorado Republican Party just elected a leading Tea Party activist to represent the Colorado GOP on a national Republican National Convention […]
(God helps those who don’t screw themselves – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Saying “we will not get through this mess without the blessing of God,” U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) told a conservative radio host Thursday that he will apparently defy Gov. Jared Polis’ (D-CO) orders and go to church May 3, one week from […]
We didn’t like the headline in this story from The Washington Post, so we fixed it: No, seriously. Read the story and tell us we’re wrong: President Trump said Friday he would not approve an emergency loan for the U.S. Postal Service if it did not immediately raise its prices for package delivery. “The Postal […]
UPDATE #2: The city of Greeley, the seat of Weld County, is not on board with the county’s”damn the torpedoes” approach to reopening the economy reports Denver7: Despite the spat between Weld County and the governor, Greeley Mayor John Gates says the city, which is in Weld County, supports “safer at home” and will extend […]
The Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby updates a story we’ve been following of Western Slope Republicans led by Rep. Scott Tipton snowballing misinformation into a veritable avalanche of bullshit directed at Gov. Jared Polis, making absurd allegations about the distribution of COVID-19 relief funds that say more about the competence of Polis’ accusers than Polis: […]
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