(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%
GOP Rep. Scott Tipton, the Western Slope Republican who trades heavily on his “profession” as co-owner of Mesa Verde Indian Pottery, is excited to reveal his other talents to the world under the incoming Donald Trump administration and undivided Republican Congress! As the Grand Junction Sentinel’s Gary Harmon reports: U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., will […]
As we emerge from our tryptophan comas–which is a myth, by the way, you were just tired–our friends at the Bell Policy Center contributed a very useful body of knowledge about the growing cost of funding the state’s Medicaid public health insurance system. Going into next year’s legislative session, where the state’s Medicaid commitments will […]
You’re less than 24 hours away from being asleep on the couch. 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… […]
(God help us all – Promoted by Colorado Pols) In what appear to be his most extensive comments yet on his possible appointment as Trump’s Secretary of Interior, former congressman Bob Beauprez told KOA 850-AM listeners this morning why he’d be a good fit for the job. “This is where most of the federal land […]
Michael Wines of the New York Times has a fascinating look at a new court ruling in Wisconsin that has the potential to dramatically change the process of redistricting/reapportionment across the country. A panel of three federal judges ruled on Monday that the Wisconsin legislature relied upon unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering when it redrew state legislative districts in […]
The 2016 election has been over for nearly two weeks now, so you know what that means: It’s time to move on toward 2018! The 2018 Big Line is now available at the top of the page (or via this link if you prefer). As we always say around this time of a new election […]
A local angle on a story making headlines across the country, after police in North Dakota used water cannons in freezing weather on protesters sending many to the hospital. CBS4 Denver reports: Protesters are trying to block the construction of the 1,100-mile oil pipeline. They say it threatens drinking water on the nearby American-Indian reservation. […]
We’re dreaming…of a sleeting…Thanksgiving… 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… ► “Lock her up!” Nah, that was just talk, […]
That’s the news sending palms crashing into foreheads around Colorado this Monday evening: two-time Colorado gubernatorial loser Bob Beauprez, one of the most spectacular failures in our state’s modern political history, is being “considered” by Republican President-elect Donald Trump for the job of Secretary of the Interior! As GOP metaspox “reporter” Dan Njegomir is excited to announce […]
Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan announced last week that he would challenge longtime Democratic Congressional boss Nancy Pelosi for the title of Minority Leader. Democrats will hold a caucus vote next Wednesday (November 30th) — a delayed vote requested by Democrats in the wake of a difficult 2016 election. It is probably still too early to […]
As the Washington Post’s Paul Waldman writes, we’re in uncharted territory: As of the most recent count, Clinton has received 1.7 million more votes than Trump. In fact, she received more votes than any presidential candidate in history not named Barack Obama. And it’s not over yet. On Friday, the California Secretary of State’s office […]
As Chalkbeat Colorado’s Nic Garcia reported this weekend, and it’s an important endnote on the recent elections: Democrats will take control of the Colorado Board of Education for the first time in nearly 50 years after a squeaker of a win for Democratic CD-6 board candidate Rebecca McClellan. Democratic challenger Rebecca McClellan has outlasted incumbent Republican […]
As the Boulder Daily Camera’s Alex Burness reports: Warren Hern, the abortion doctor currently being investigated by a congressional panel on “infant lives,” says he won’t comply with the panel’s request for medical documents from his Boulder clinic. Hern wrote Wednesday in a response to the panel that he feels subjected to a “witch hunt” […]
UPDATE: Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver says “hell no” to Sen. Jeff Sessions: “As the president’s top advisor on matters of law and justice, the man or woman in this position must possess a firm commitment to civil rights,” DeGette said. “However, Senator Sessions’ regressive record on immigration, LGBT equality and civil liberties, along with his shocking […]
As Politico reports: Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan will challenge House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for the top Democratic leadership post, the first real test of her leadership since Democrats lost the House in 2010. “Vote for me and I will dedicate all of my energy to lead us back into the majority. Our constituents deserve nothing […]
As Marshall Zelinger of Denver7 tweets: BREAKING: Remember Maureen Moss? She just pled guilty to 2 counts of forgery/32 others dismissed. #cosen #copolitics https://t.co/QcIOPiT29i — Marshall Zelinger (@7Marshall) November 17, 2016 Jon Keyser is the former half-term state legislator whose brief foray into federal politics earlier this year ended in disaster when questions emerged about the validity […]
NOTE: Percentages reflect Colorado Pols’ estimated chances of winning the General Election. Numbers are not intended to estimate final margin of victory. Candidates with an asterisk (*) are officially running, or widely presumed to be running. LAST UPDATE: October 31, 2018 GOVERNOR (D) Jared Polis* (70%)↑ The writing is on the wall. Here and everywhere […]
Snow! Sorta. 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 Trump is preparing to meet his first world leader […]
This week on Get More Smarter: Jason Bane and Alan Franklin recap the 2016 elections in Colorado, with particular attention to all the things they (and almost everybody else) got wrong. We got some important stuff wrong. Mea culpa. At least we’re honest. Missed an episode of the Get More Smarter Show? Click here to […]
A sad story with a happy ending today from Denver7’s Blair Miller: A transgender woman says she woke up to find her car vandalized with hate speech, a swastika and a pro-Donald Trump message in Denver’s Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, and police are now investigating… Among the messages painted on her car were: “fag,” “die […]
As FOX 31’s Michael Konopasek reports, to the victor go the spoils: State officials soon will begin the lengthy process of commissioning a portrait of President-elect Donald Trump to hang in the Colorado State Capitol. In the statehouse rotunda is a tribute to the American presidency and the 43 men who have served it. Every […]
Here’s a statement from Rep. Jared Polis of Boulder, whose office has been inundated with calls about the announcement by President-elect Donald Trump that controversial political strategist Stephen Bannon will take a high-level advisory job in the new administration: Today community member after community member has contacted my office about the appointment of Steve Bannon to […]
TPM’s Lauren Fox reports from today’s post-election meeting of the House Republican conference: It was the first full conference meeting in the wake of Trump’s stunning election win. Members had been back home, in their districts, trying carefully to balance their bombastic nominee with their own re-elections. In the end, it turned out Trump’s vision […]
Enjoy the sun, folks; actual winter might be just around the corner. 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… […]
CBS4 Denver reports on a last-ditch effort by a few members of the Electoral College to thwart Donald Trump’s victory by peeling away fellow electors: One of Colorado’s Electoral College representatives is working on an attempt to stop Donald Trump from winning the presidency. Michael Baca of Colorado is one of four who are trying […]
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