(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%
If you’ve been following Colorado politics over the past few years, at one time or another you’ve probably run across information supplied by the conservative Common Sense Institute, an advocacy group with ties to Republican political strategist Josh Penry through his politically connected spouse Kristin Strohm known for pumping out lengthy “studies” invariably leading to […]
Republicans have long used “mental health” as a bogeyman whenever the issue of gun violence prevention enters the discussion. But whenever they have an opportunity to do something to improve mental health resources…they refuse. From The Washington Post: The Education Department this week began cutting about $1 billion in mental health-related grants created in response […]
Politico broke the story this morning that will consume the rest of the week’s political news from Washington as the “Signalgate” national security fiasco belatedly claims its first metaphorical head, with national security advisor Mike “Butt Dial” Waltz out of that job after weeks of being stood by by Donald Trump, becoming the first Cabinet-level […]
Former Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo announced earlier this month that she would once again seek the Democratic nomination in CO-08 after narrowly losing to Republican Gabe Evans in 2024. Caraveo’s odds of winning back her seat got a bit more difficult with some new reporting today from The Colorado Sun. We noted Caraveo’s return to the […]
As Denver7’s Brandon Richard reports, a bill allocating a relatively small amount of money to a fund for expenses incurred by the state fighting against adverse actions from the federal government is headed for Gov. Jared Polis’ desk, and in the least surprising development of this soon-to-end legislative session, minority Republicans are hopping mad about […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs struggled for years to fix problems with long wait times and thick brambles of referrals that made it difficult for veterans to receive the medical care they so desperately needed. Following extensive reforms and overhauls, the VA finally managed to get to a place where it was operating more efficiently […]
We evaluated the pros and cons of supplying any oxygen to this unpleasantness, ultimately concluding it is in the public interest for readers to be aware of a press conference being held today by whack-right pastor, state representative and now candidate for Governor Scott “There Is No” Bottoms, purportedly to address a budding scandal he […]
Today officially marks the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. In order to celebrate this milestone, the White House and the rest of the Trump administration did what they do best: Make things up. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt opened her press conference today by reading through seven minutes […]
Freshman Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Fort Lupton) has demonstrated in his first three months in Congress that he is a loyal rubber stamp for the policies of House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump — even when those policies seem certain to cripple his 2026 re-election campaign. As Ernest Luning reports for the publication formerly known […]
As the Colorado Sun’s Jesse Paul reports, what was shaping up Friday to be an extremely rare rebuke of gubernatorial veto power fizzled today in the Colorado House, who scratched a vote to override Gov. Jared Polis’ veto of Senate Bill 25-086 after the Senate voted to do so on Friday: The Colorado legislature Monday […]
As POLITICO reports: House Energy and Commerce Republicans will meet behind closed doors Monday afternoon as they weigh how to cut $880 billion as part of the GOP megabill central to President Donald Trump’s agenda, according to three people granted anonymity to speak freely. The meeting, to be led by Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), comes […]
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…that constitutional crisis we keep talking about keeps getting worse — at what point do the people who can maybe do something about it start doing something about it, especially as Trump’s poll numbers continue to nosedive? Then, are we headed for a Trumpcession, a Trump-pression, or another […]
Federal law enforcement officials, led by FBI Director Kash Patel, took a new step today in the Trump administration’s ongoing battle with judges who are not in full agreement with White House policies. As The New York Times explains: F.B.I. agents arrested a Milwaukee county judge on Friday on charges of obstructing immigration agents, saying […]
In a story aired yesterday evening on Colorado Public Radio, health care reporter John Daley sat down with Colorado’s most vulnerable Republican Rep. Gabe Evans to talk about his role as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in meeting the $880 billion in cuts called for in the budget reconciliation resolution passed […]
As the Easter congressional recess wraps up, constituents in Colorado’s most vulnerable Republican Rep. Gabe Evans’ district are holding not one, not two, but three of what we’ve taken to calling “Cardboard Cory Town Halls,” in honor of the years-long campaign that highlighted former Sen. Cory Gardner’s inaccessibility to voters leading up to his ouster […]
Freshman Congressman Jeff “Bread Sandwich” Hurd (R-Grand Junction) has been an interesting mixed bag in his first few months in Congress. While Hurd has made some good decisions that speak to a desire to serve his constituents in the third congressional district, he has also demonstrated the all-too-familiar Republican fear of speaking to those same […]
As Marissa Ventrelli reports for the Colorado Springs Gazette’s political blog, a bill to require rideshare driving companies take additional steps to protect the safety of riders is stoking controversy after rideshare giant Uber threatened to completely pull out of the state should the bill be signed into law: House Bill 1291 would require rideshare […]
When Brita Horn was running to become the next leader of the Colorado Republican Party, she and her allies presented her as a more rational and capable choice for GOP Chair in comparison to outgoing Chairperson Dave Williams. While that was an incredibly low bar for any sentient organism to clear, we’ve seen from Horn’s […]
As Denver7’s Robert Garrison reports, now that Colorado’s bumbling blunderbuss of bluster Rep. Lauren Boebert has successfully carpetbagged her way from the Western Slope to Colorado’s Eastern Plains, she needs local issues to sound off about so as to give the appearance of representing a specific congressional district instead of her vast social media constituency. […]
AP’s Colleen Slevin via the Aurora Sentinel updates on the continuing efforts by former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to get out of prison while she appeals her multiple felony and other misconduct-related convictions, stemming from her failed plot to hack into voting machines and uncover evidence that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from […]
State Representative Ken “Dildo” DeGraaf (R-Colorado Springs) on Monday took time out from his regular routine of complaining about every piece of legislation proposed by a Democrat in order to promote an asinine bill that essentially sought to classify children as property in Colorado. HCR25-1003 was killed on Monday in the House Committee on State, […]
As Brett Forrest reports for Denver7, Republican Teller County Commissioner Dan Williams is sounding the alarm after getting bad news from U.S. Forest Service officials about massive reductions in force that could result in a disastrous shortage of resources to respond to wildfires across the nation already springing up after another dry winter: Williams, who […]
An exclusive report from NPR News this afternoon states that embattled Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has reached the terminal phase his Cabinet career, with Donald Trump looking for a replacement: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new leader at the Pentagon to replace Pete Hegseth, according to a U.S. […]
We noted last week the increasing concerns of Coloradans worried about Trump administration cutbacks in resources for national parks — federal lands which contribute billions of dollars to the local economy and account for nearly 40,000 jobs statewide. As Jason Blevins reports for The Colorado Sun, many small businesses operating in the outdoor recreation sector are […]
Former CO-04 Republican candidate Trent Leisy, who bills himself as the “MAGA King” on the strength of a photo he once managed to snap with the real MAGA King, is back after pulling out of the race to replace former Rep. Ken Buck later won by carpetbagging sensation Rep. Lauren Boebert, and throwing in his […]
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