(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%
You’re down to just eight shopping days until Christmas. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. 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 TODAY… ► President Obama is scheduled to […]
Politico’s Kyle Cheney reports on Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams’ latest broadside against two Colorado members of the Electoral College who have sued, so far unsuccessfully, for what they see as their right to cast a “vote of conscience” in an attempt to deny Donald Trump the presidency. Williams, who has a reputation as […]
As Yesenia Robles reports for Chalkbeat, the Jefferson County School Board is pondering what to do about its Superintendent as the end of Dan McMinimee’s contract approaches: Jeffco school board members held an executive session last week during a conference in Colorado Springs in which they started discussions on the superintendent’s contract, a district spokeswoman said. The board is […]
Happy Bill of Rights Day! Catch up on your Colorado politics news while you wait in line to see the new Star Wars movie. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. 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 […]
We took note back in August of 2014 of a mysterious public persuasion campaign waged on behalf of energy producers by a fly-by-night group called the Friends of Safe Energy. Wheatpaste posters with a QR code directing to viral videos appeared in downtown Denver near the state capitol and reportedly in other visible locations in the […]
As the Denver Post’s John Frank reports, the once-high dudgeon legal attempt by the Colorado Republican Party to “discover” the identity of the person with access to the party’s official Twitter account who Tweeted this shortly after Ted Cruz swept the state’s GOP delegation… …Ended with a whimper, on Election Day. The identity of the […]
Danika Worthington at the Denver Post has a must-read story today about a Syrian-American Coloradan, Obeid Kaifo, who is getting support from Democratic Colorado lawmakers in his appeal to President Barack Obama to intervene in the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, Syria: “The people in Aleppo are on their last breath. There needs to be action […]
Former Congressman and two-time gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez really wants to become Interior Secretary under President Donald Trump. The feeling is apparently not mutual. Beauprez’s name was floated as a potential Interior choice by the Colorado Springs Gazette a few weeks ago — though the only confirmation the Gazette received was from Beauprez himself. “Both Ways Bob” has […]
Canada has lost a great thespian; RIP Alan Thicke. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. 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 TODAY… ► A judge ruled […]
UPDATE: H/T to mamajama55 for nailing the joke: (front row, left to right) Steve Mnuchin, Betsy DeVos, Andrew Puzder, General James Matthis, Donald J Trump, Elaine Chao (center row, left to right) Steve Bannon, Rex Tillerson, John Kelly, Wilbur Ross, Reince Priebus, Dr. Ben Carson (back row, left to right) Rick Perry, Linda McMahon, Jeff Sessions, […]
On Tuesday, the transition team for President-elect Donald Trump made official one of the worst-kept secrets in Washington D.C. in the last week: ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson is Trump’s pick to serve as Secretary of State. It has been reported in numerous outlets that Trump and Tillerson could be in for a tough battle on the road to […]
As the Denver Post’s Bruce Finley reports: Three more hate attacks targeting African-American families in Aurora have upset residents and compelled police on Monday to step up patrols and appeal to the public for help… The attackers may be posing as missionaries and carpet cleaner salespeople, moving door to door, to learn racial information about […]
UPDATE: Perry’s selection as Energy Secretary is good news for Democrats in one regard. As “The Fix” reports: Almost everyone — including Harry Reid — expected West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) to take a job in the Trump administration. Tuesday, Manchin said he was staying put… …Manchin’s surprise decision to stay in the Senate and, presumably, to […]
Chalkbeat Colorado’s Nic Garcia reports on the feelers being put out by term-limited Democratic state Sen. Michael Johnston about a potential gubernatorial run in 2018: State Sen. Michael Johnston, a former principal who designed the state’s landmark teacher evaluation law and is a prominent figure in Colorado’s education reform movement, is considering joining what could […]
MONDAY UPDATE: A statement today from Sen. Cory Gardner calls for a new Senate committee on cybersecurity, but still can’t face the hard facts: “Cybersecurity policy is one of the most significant and complex challenges facing Congress, yet the Senate’s current structure to address cyber attacks remains inefficient. According to the Congressional Research Service, at […]
Compared to the last week or so, it’s darn near balmy outside. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. 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 TODAY… […]
(When did Muslims start celebrating Christmas? – Promoted by Colorado Pols) In a ironic twist, a billboard promoting atheism has prompted a Colorado Springs radio host to attack the religion of Islam. Demonstrating the same brazen bigotry of KNUS host Peter Boyles, not to mention Trump, KVOR 760-AM host Richard Randall said Thursday that if […]
As the Washington Post — and every other major news outlet — reported late Friday: The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter. Intelligence agencies have […]
UPDATE #2: Statement from House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst: “It is my duty to protect the integrity of the House of Representatives, and it is troubling when a member does not uphold the law,” Speaker Hullinghorst said. “It is absurd to imagine Rep. Leonard taking a seat on the House Education Committee, to which he was reappointed […]
What a difference an unexpected win makes, as the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Joey Bunch reports: Cory Gardner once called Donald Trump a “buffoon” and even called for him to drop out of the presidential race a month before the election, but the U.S. senator from Yuma is now busy handing out olive branches to the […]
You basically have about two weeks to finish your Christmas shopping. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. 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 TODAY… ► President-elect Donald […]
“What’s Nic Morse going to do next?” said no-one ever. Nevertheless, here’s Joey Bunch reporting for ColoradoPolitics.com: The calendar hasn’t yet closed on 2016, but increasingly the politics are turning to 2018, as Republican Nicholas Morse of Fort Collins tells me he’s thinking about running for state treasurer… …“I wanted to put out a quick statement saying […]
From CNN: John Glenn, a former US senator and the first American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday, according to Ohio State University. He was 95. Wednesday, it was announced that Glenn had been hospitalized “more than a week ago,” according to Ohio State University spokesman Hank Wilson. He was at The James Cancer Hospital, which is located […]
9NEWS reports that Colorado’s Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, who famously yelled out “Go Trump!” at the end of (at the time) anti-Donald Trump Rep. Mike Coffman’s victory speech, is hoping aloud that the President-elect and his marijuana archenemy Attorney General Jeff Sessions tread lightly with regard to the budding marijuana industry in our state […]
Heat Wave! High temperatures should burst into the 20s today! It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. 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 TODAY… […]
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