(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%
CNN, let’s start the family feud: Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel sided with President Donald Trump over her uncle Mitt Romney, slamming the Utah senator-elect for writing an op-ed in which he criticized the President. “For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack (Donald Trump) as their first act feeds into what the Democrats […]
Recovering from our New Year celebrations after the most momentous year in Colorado politics since before most of us were born, here’s a list of our top stories of 2018 as determined by our readers’ social media sharing habits–which seems like a nice, small-d democratic way to do things. Two familiar names dominated readers’ interest: […]
The Denver Post reports on an ambitious agenda item proposed by Democrats representing mountain communities beset with some of the highest health coverage costs in the state, bringing long-sought and potentially speedy relief to consumers paying insurance premiums that can rival and even exceed mortgage payments: State Rep. Dylan Roberts and Sen. Kerry Donovan, who […]
Deepan Dutta of the Summit Daily News reports on one of the bigger political failures for GOP Sen. Cory Gardner in the month of December, adjournment for the year without reauthorizing funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund: [T]he fund expired in September after a three-year extension, and Congress has been unable to make […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) 2018 – The Year Climate Change Would Not Be Ignored 2018 was a notable year in regards to climate change. For one, a reporter at Colorado’s new news venture The Sun (also 2018) got our junior senator to comment on the record. Coming across a bit annoyed–perhaps–by the fact that […]
The Phil Anschutz-owned Washington Examiner reports today that Colorado native David Bernhardt remains the top pick by President Donald Trump to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior, though the nomination is for whatever reason taking longer than expected: President Trump’s search to replace departing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke did not conclude last week […]
It’s the final week of the year, which means it’s time to take stock one more time of the big events and themes that shaped the narrative of Colorado politics in 2018. We’re working on our own recap blog series, changing up our long-used “Top Ten Stories” format in hopes of better capturing the dynamics […]
Paul Wadman of the Washington Post sums up the Trump administration in one paragraph: When the new year begins next week, President Trump will have an acting chief of staff, an acting secretary of defense, an acting attorney general, an acting EPA administrator, no interior secretary, and no ambassador to the United Nations. The officials […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) It’s great that we recognize people who’ve served in the U.S. military with the simple acknowledgement of, “Thank you for your service.” Now, with so many of our other public servants under mindless attack, we should expand the tradition and begin thanking everyone who works in government. They deserve regular thanks […]
On this day in 2004, the greatest political website in Colorado history was born (that’s us, btw). Four Governors… Five U.S. Senators… Probably a lot of CU Regents… …But there’s only one Colorado Pols.
I supported the House-passed $5.7 billion funding-level for border security as a starting point for negotiating with the Senate and the President. My hope is that a compromise will be reached that will avoid a shutdown. — Rep. Mike Coffman (@RepMikeCoffman) December 21, 2018 With the impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5 billion […]
Among the many inaugural festivities to break out your black tie for (or your “dressy Western,” this being Colorado), here is one that even if you don’t get to attend, every Coloradan should be proud to know is happening: One Colorado Executive Director Daniel Ramos: “As the state’s leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Coloradans and […]
President Trump is finishing off a brutal week for the country. Have we finally reached a point in this Presidency where Republicans will stop sitting on their hands as Trump destroys everything he touches? As the Washington Post reports…maybe: President Trump began Thursday under siege, listening to howls of indignation from conservatives over his border […]
UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark sums it up: For shuck's sake, Sen. Cory Gardner's having a rough week. pic.twitter.com/bFfmc3AuC8 — Next with Kyle Clark (@nexton9news) December 21, 2018 —– It’s shaping up to be another bad news week for GOP Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, already making shortlists as one of 2020’s most vulnerable U.S. Senators, […]
Yahoo! News: Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., confirmed in an interview Tuesday that he is considering a run for president. “I am thinking about it,” Bennet said in an interview for the Yahoo News podcast “The Long Game.” Bennet has reportedly been talking to staff in Iowa ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucus there and would join […]
(Gardner’s favorite programs are the “unspecified” ones — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado Senator Cory Gardner apparently supports a decision last week by a federal judge striking down the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Asked yesterday by a KOA radio host if he agrees with Texas judge, Gardner indicated he supports the ruling, but he wants […]
Secretary of State-elect Jena Griswold announced her picks for key staff positions today, and the hires give us a real sense of where this office is headed after eight years of varyingly controversial Republican control: I’m excited to announce my senior team who will join me on 1/8/19 in SOS office: Deputy SOS Jenny Flanagan, […]
The Greeley Tribune’s Tyler Silvy reports on final passage last week of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, known in the vernacular as the “farm bill” to set a wide variety of food production and access policies for the next five years–a bill that Rep. Ken Buck, who represents the agribusiness-heavy Eastern Plains of […]
It was just one week ago that President Trump threatened to shut down the federal government over funding for his mythical border wall in an acrimonious White House meeting with Democratic leaders. Trump pounded his chest in front of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and likely incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying this in regard to […]
Colorado Public Radio’s Bente Birkeland reports on the continuing controversy over GOP Rep-elect Matt Soper in HD-54, as a complaint alleging Soper lied about his residency in the district combined with allegations of intimidation against the tenant of a rented home owned by Soper’s mother threatens to, if not depose then at least seriously humiliate […]
TUESDAY UPDATE: Lobbyist Holly Tarry has some parting words for the exiting Senate GOP majority, et al: Nice work GOP [and Cheri Jahn (wtf?!)]- you shirked your duty till the bitter end.https://t.co/yf8O0h531z #coleg #copolitics — Holly Tarry (@HollyTarry) December 18, 2018 —– Republican State Senator Randy “Boob Grabber” Baumgardner has announced his resignation from the […]
Senator Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) yukked it up on national television on Friday as a guest on “Wake Up, Mr. President” “Fox & Friends,” the morning news/talk show that is basically President Trump’s personal “Sesame Street” (Jason Salzman has more on Gardner’s “revenge majority” phrase) The topic of discussion was the looming government shutdown over funding for […]
Politico reports on the political implications of a ruling Friday by a federal judge in Texas, striking down the 2010 Affordable Care Act in its entirety–and setting up a final showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court that could end in millions of Americans losing their health coverage: Congress was ready to move on from Obamacare. […]
(Bumped into Monday by popular demand – Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE: Ernest Luning of the Colorado Springs Gazette now updating that Andrew Romanoff may not be a U.S. Senate candidate despite today’s filing: A representative of Andrew Romanoff said Thursday’s FEC filing was an update to previously filed paperwork and was not intended to […]
Colorado Public Radio reports, no Winter Games for you Colorado: The U.S. Olympic Committee has nominated Salt Lake City to be the host city of the 2030 Winter Olympics, eliminating Denver from the process… The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced their choice for the 2030 host city on Friday. Denver and Salt Lake City […]
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