(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%
Politics can be terrifying at times — but nothing like this horrifying furless Tickle Me Elmo doll. 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 #3: The Colorado Republican Party overshares its displeasure with those pesky voters: Disruptive fake protestors @RepMikeCoffman town hall. Coffman stood ground in a room of organized, left-wing activists. #Proud #CoPolitics — The Colorado GOP (@cologop) April 13, 2017 —– UPDATE #2: The Denver Post’s Brian Eason recaps a wild night for Rep. Mike Coffman: […]
As Ernest Luning reports for the Colorado Statesman, Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell has indeed written his campaign a $3 million personal check — as Mitchell has promised he would do: Douglas County Republican Victor Mitchell, an entrepreneur and former state lawmaker, plans to report that his gubernatorial campaign banked just over $3 million in the first three […]
As Peter Marcus writes for the Colorado Springs Gazette, state Senator Andy Kerr (D-Lakewood) kicks off today what could be a long and complicated race to succeed Rep. Ed Perlmutter in CD-7: In a launch video, Kerr said he plans to “take leadership to Washington, the Colorado way.” “Colorado has taught me what it means to be a leader,” Kerr […]
A press release yesterday from Colorado House Democrats announces the passage of new bills to require more disclosure from so-called “dark money” organizations paying for political campaign advertisements–sometimes with no information whatsoever as to their origins: HB17-1261 ensures that voters know who is paying for mass election communications by requiring “paid for by” disclaimers on all […]
As the Colorado Statesman’s Ernest Luning reports, the announcement yesterday that combat veteran and attorney Jason Crow will challenge longtime incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman in CD-6 next year set Coffman’s phalanx of defenders and surrogates into a full-scale round of nasty that didn’t come across well at all: A bipartisan organization that encourages veterans to […]
The 2018 race for Governor in Colorado is adding candidates at a rapid pace, with Democrats Ed Perlmutter and Cary Kennedy joining the field just this week. We’re keeping track of all of the big political races in Colorado through The Big Line, but with so much activity surrounding the open race at the top […]
Jaws from coast to coast are agape this afternoon following an unbelievable Passover White House press briefing, in which Press Secretary Sean “What Do I Have To Do To Get Fired” Spicer claimed that…we’ll let CNN explain to make sure we get it right: White House press secretary Sean Spicer, in an effort to shame […]
Politico’s Gabriel Debenedetti has a fascinating look at the Trump administration’s drive to take control of state Republican Party infrastructure–prominently including in the state of Colorado, a state that proved impossible for Donald Trump to gain traction in either the primary or general election campaigns: With the Republican National Committee firmly in his control, the White […]
ThinkProgress picks up on the latest round of in-your-face doublethink from Colorado’s own Independence Institute, the ideological pole star of the far right in our state: One thing Earth Day celebrations have been lacking is a recognition of fossil fuels — at least according to the Independence Institute, a self-described “action tank” based in Colorado that receives […]
The Colorado Rockies are 5-3 going into tonight’s home series against San Diego, currently one of the worst teams in baseball. Here’s hoping baseball will matter in Colorado this summer. 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 […]
As the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Peter Marcus reports, the announcement that Rep. Ed Perlmutter will run for governor of Colorado in 2018 is sparking movement upward by Jefferson County Democrats who have been eager for a chance to move up–with two strong candidates announcing or about to announce runs for Perlmutter’s open seat: Lakewood Democrats Brittany […]
Democrat Ed Perlmutter launched his campaign for governor on Sunday in front of a large crowd in Golden. This was a big deal, regardless of your political affiliations, because Perlmutter is the obvious frontrunner in the race for Colorado’s top job in 2018. Perlmutter’s announcement also opens up his Congressional seat in CD-7 for what is […]
UPDATE #3: The Denver Post’s John Frank: The former Democratic state treasurer hoped to rev her bid for governor with a live online announcement Monday — only to see it generate as much satire as attention… Colorado is not new to peculiar campaign pitches. In 2016, U.S. Senate candidate Robert Blaha ran a graphic TV […]
AP reporting from the Natural Grocers in Golden, CO this afternoon: Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-Golden) has officially announced that he is running for governor of Colorado. Perlmutter, who has represented Jefferson County in Congress since 2006, made the announcement Sunday at Natural Grocers in Golden… “The Trump administration, coupled with the gridlock that exists in Congress, […]
Last night, President Donald Trump ordered a round of cruise missile strikes against a Syrian government airbase believed to have been the origin of an horrific chemical weapons attack on civilians and rebel-held positions in that country. The response from Colorado Republicans and Democrats to this strike was generally supportive on both sides–but as Denver7’s […]
No letup in the accountability for Sen. Cory Gardner, as Denverite photog Kevin Beaty Tweets from the vicinity of Coors Field on the Rockies’ home opening day: Right now over #Rockies #openingday: a message to Cory Gardner. 📸 for @dnvrite pic.twitter.com/UJ3tVVrxJp — Kevin Beaty (@KevinJBeaty) April 7, 2017 For those of us who need that zoomed […]
No surprise here — the drama had ended earlier this week — but as the Washington Post reports: The U.S. Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, capping more than a year of bitter partisan bickering over the ideological balance of the nation’s highest court. On a vote of 54 to […]
Sources close to former Colorado Treasurer Cary Kennedy tell us that she will launch her campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination next Monday–an expected development now that Ed Perlmutter has set his own gubernatorial announcement for Sunday afternoon. Kennedy’s intention to run for the state’s highest office is well-known. In January of 2016, Kennedy resigned from her […]
Ed Perlmutter will run for Governor in 2018. The Jefferson County Democrat will officially declare his intentions at 1:00 on Sunday in Golden, and he will immediately become the frontrunner for the top job in Colorado. Rumors of a potential Perlmutter candidacy have been circulating for months, becoming all but inevitable in late March when former Senator and Interior Secretary Ken […]
UPDATE: The Hill: Bennet initially opposed a Democratic filibuster of Gorsuch’s nomination, siding with Republicans in a failed vote to end debate. After Republicans changed the rules and lowered the procedural threshold from 60 votes to 51, he voted against Gorsuch. Bennet has blamed both parties for the stalemate and added on Thursday that the […]
The United States Senate changed forever today when Senate President Mitch McConnell invoked the “nuclear option” in order to force through a confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. The Senate couldn’t reach the 60-vote threshold needed to end debate on the Gorsuch nomination, so McConnell just changed the rules and received the full support of […]
From the Senate floor today, as debate continues over the nomination of Neil Gorsuch: We’d explain the context, but it’s more fun not to. Let it mean whatever you want it to mean.
UPDATE: Republicans officially go nuclear: Senators voted on Thursday to advance Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up a final confirmation vote on Friday. By a vote of to 55 to 45, all Republicans and three Democrats voted to proceed to final debate on the nomination of Gorsuch, 49, […]
Welcome back, Springtime. 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. TOP OF MIND… ► Senate Democrats are trying to conduct a filibuster over […]
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