(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%
We wrote earlier today about the controversy over poorly-explained delays by Treasurer Walker Stapleton’s staff in issuing certificates of participation, bond-like instruments to provide funding for roads and other capital construction projects that were supposed to be issued on July 1 to allow those projects to proceed. Stapleton’s deputy in the treasurer’s office blasted Democrats […]
It’s time for another edition of our long-running series, “At Least They’re Not Your Legislator.” Today, we visit South Dakota and the Rapid City Journal: How did the South Dakota Teen Age Republicans end up hosting a woman at their 2015 camp who was later accused of being an unregistered foreign agent for Russia? Quite […]
If you’re still arguing about the validity of Climate Change, you must not get outside all that often. As Kirk Mitchell writes for the Denver Post, this is a good time to be an air conditioning salesman: The Mile High City tied an all-time heat record in June and hovered around 100 degrees, topping out at 98, […]
We reported yesterday on a letter from Democrats on the legislative Capital Development Committee, calling out Republican Treasurer Walker Stapleton over delays in issuing certificates of participation (COPs) for construction projects across the state–unnecessary delays that could cost real money, not to mention time as important road and other capital construction projects wait for their […]
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats was a guest speaker at the Aspen Security Forum today, where he was interviewed on stage by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell. As the Washington Post reports, Coats still has no idea what was discussed during President Trump’s Helsinki meeting: Coats on Thursday acknowledged that he did not know what took place in President Trump’s one-on-one […]
(Asked to clarify, Jensen…could not — Promoted by Colorado Pols) At a campaign stop last month in Wheat Ridge, Colorado State Senate candidate Christine Jensen said “abuses abound” in Colorado’s health insurance program for the poor, which, she said, is a significant cause of Colorado’s budget woes. “There are some that would much rather drive […]
As Erin Prater writes for the Colorado Springs Gazette: U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is prepared to move ahead on moving the Bureau of Land Management headquarters to the West, according to reports. Grand Junction is expected to be a prime possibility for the new national headquarters, partly because of the work of […]
The 2018 election hasn’t even really started to reach a boiling point yet, but with President Trump making an historic ass of himself (and America), it’s never too early to look ahead to the next Presidential election. Writing for CNN, Chris Cillizza and Harry Enten toss out their top 10 early favorites for the Democratic Presidential nomination in […]
A press release from Colorado House Democrats calls out Treasurer Walker Stapleton for delays in funding approved construction projects, with potential negative consequences both economic and on the health and safety of Colorado residents: Today, the Democratic members of the Capital Development Committee (CDC) sent a letter to Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton expressing serious concerns […]
We would be remiss if we failed to note yesterday’s announcement that University of Colorado President Bruce Benson, a former Republican candidate for governor and top-tier GOP financier/kingmaker for many years, will retire at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Denver7 reports: Benson, 80, has served as president of the university system since March […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) If you’ve been following the Colorado Times Recorder, you know that we’ve been explaining the Colorado Secretary of State’s (SOS) new rules for enforcing campaign finance laws, which allow everyday citizens to lodge official complaints with the Secretary of State. To clarify the process, we lodged a complaint, alleging that candidate […]
President Trump on Wednesday responded to questions from reporters about his disastrous Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin — a response that has the White House scrambling to explain what the Big Orange Guy really meant to say. As the Washington Post reports: At a White House press briefing, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that President Trump was saying […]
As Marianne Goodland reports for the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman, State Rep. Tim Leonard (R-Evergreen) is again making an ass of himself: Republican state Rep. Tim Leonard of Evergreen is under fire for a Facebook post in which he compared women marchers to Hitler’s brownshirts, the Nazi militia members who began the campaigns of violence against […]
UPDATE: Speaking at a Cabinet meeting today, President Trump says “there has never been a President as tough on Russia as I have been.” Yes, this really happened. ——— On Monday, President Trump orchestrated one of the biggest international relations disasters in the history of the United States. On Tuesday, Trump returned to the White House and […]
As CNN reports: Reading prepared remarks to reporters at the White House, Trump reiterated that there was no collusion between his campaign and Russia and that the country’s efforts had no impact on the final results. He said that when he returned from the summit with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, he “realized there is some […]
Jeff Hunt of the conservative Christian Centennial Institute graces the Twitters with this memorable photo of former GOP Colorado Speaker of the House Frank McNulty–who remains active on the margins of Colorado politics despite costing Republicans their House majority in 2012: Get a comb through that mop, Frank! But we’re glad you’ve come to grips […]
Of course President Trump is surprised that people are not reacting well to his Helsinki summit. It’s time to 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 a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. […]
UPDATE: New York Times columnist David Leonhardt takes note of Cory Gardner’s lack of testicular fortitude: A few Republicans, like Senator John McCain, offered strong rebukes to President Trump’s anti-American, pro-Russian ramblings yesterday. More Republicans, unfortunately, offered weak excuses. (My vote for the single weakest statement goes to either Senators Cory Gardner of Colorado or […]
TUESDAY UPDATE: It would be difficult to be more tone-deaf than George Brauchler: Agree to disagree. “Now I have a machine gun. HO-HO-HO.” https://t.co/25ppOMcnte — George Brauchler (@GeorgeBrauchler) July 16, 2018 —– Last Friday, survivors of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida visited the Never Again (Colorado) chapter to discuss gun violence prevention at Shorter […]
(For the lulz, obviously – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) is holding its first conference this weekend in Denver, but speakers include no currently-elected Democratic politicians, and several speakers who have been identified as Republicans, Independents, or have no registered party affiliation. The “I Want My Party Back” conference comes […]
Last week Politico Magazine outlined the strange case of a “mystery” organization that received millions of dollars from the National Rifle Association (NRA) to produce a plethora of advertisements promoting Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in 2014. Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) was one of the primary beneficiaries of this spending, though his campaign’s involvement with the entire […]
UPDATE #5: Traitor. —– UPDATE #4: As James Fallows writes for The Atlantic, the moment of truth is at hand for Congressional Republicans: There are exactly two possible explanations for the shameful performance the world witnessed on Monday, from a serving American president. Either Donald Trump is flat-out an agent of Russian interests—maybe witting, maybe unwitting, from fear of […]
Friday afternoon’s moment of unintended hilarity via the Colorado Republican Party’s Twitter account continues to make Colorado politics chuckle the Sunday after: Colorado Springs Republicans received @WalkerStapleton with vigorous sustained applause. The base is overflowing with energy and excitement. #copolitics pic.twitter.com/OasTW4Qr9o — The Colorado GOP (@cologop) July 13, 2018 The first thing we’re obliged to […]
As the Colorado Independent’s John Herrick reports, a few members of the Colorado General Assembly convened yesterday as a “Legislative Workplace Interim Study Committee,” to address an issue that dominated the headlines during the 2018 session of the legislature: what has been exposed to be a pervasive and well-entrenched culture of sexual harassment by lawmakers […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Over a month ago, the Colorado Times Recorder first reported that Walker Stapleton appeared to have left Jenna Stapleton’s $30,000 salary off his personal financial disclosure (PFD) form, even though candidates like Stapleton are required by law to disclose any income generated by their “spouse.” Stapleton didn’t respond respond to my […]
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