(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%
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) State Rep. Patrick Neville (R-Castle Rock), whose voice is familiar to listeners of conservative talk radio, was elected state house minority leader Thursday. Asked if he could see anything beyond gridlock coming out of next year’s legislative session, Neville said he had a “decent” and “productive” lunch with Gov. John Hickenlooper, […]
Remember when Rep. Mike Coffman promised he would disclose who he voted for in the presidential election when ballots were delivered last month? Well, Coffman won his race, but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee notes for the record: After speaking at an anti-Muslim hate group, embracing Trump’s hardline immigration plan in the final weeks of […]
Yes, that was a very big moon. 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… ► Well, shit: Donald Trump has selected […]
President-elect Donald Trump has filled two of the most important staffing decisions of his administration. The news is…disconcerting, to say the least. On Sunday, Trump announced that Republican Party Chairman Reince Preibus will serve as his Chief of Staff and Steve Bannon will fill the role of chief strategist and senior counselor. As CNN reports on the Sunday news release: It’s an unusual […]
Numbers for tonight’s protest against President-elect Donald Trump in downtown Denver are by all accounts well into the thousands: #copolitics pic.twitter.com/dNGMCPimee — Eliza Carter (@ElizaCarter34) November 11, 2016 Sitting down at Colfax/Speer. #denver #notmypresidentelect #copolitics pic.twitter.com/zXZX9s0n8y — Joe Szuszwalak (@JoeSzusz) November 11, 2016 FOX31 reports: Thousands of protesters marched from the Capitol to Colfax and […]
The press release today from the Colorado House Democratic Majority announces a not-unexpected but historic first: Rep. Crisanta Duran becomes Colorado’s first-ever Latina Speaker of the House: Speaker-Designate Duran’s elevation to speaker will become official when the entire House votes on Jan. 11, the opening day of the 2017 session. At the age of 36 […]
As the Denver Post’s Chris Osher reports, a wild morning for Republicans at today’s Colorado General Assembly leadership elections yielded some unexpected developments–and some, well not so unexpected: State House Republicans on Thursday opted to choose one of their more conservative members as minority leader, rejecting a representative who raised $1.5 million for legislative races […]
There are just 726 days until Election Day in 2018. 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… ► If you […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In an interview on KNUS 710-AM Saturday Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler announced he’s considering a run for governor in 2018. Asked by host Craig Silverman what he thought about going for the governor’s job in 2018, Brauchler said: Brauchler: “I am going to consider it, Craig, of course. I am […]
Without a doubt, last night marked another massive win for Republicans across the nation, riding unexpected coattails of a surging Donald Trump to victories at all levels of American government. Republicans held the U.S. Senate, and made pre-election talk of Democrats taking the House look foolish. Across the nation, Republicans expanded their power in state […]
“This loss hurts. But please — never stop believing that fighting for what is right is worth it.” — Hillary Clinton in her concession speech today. From CNN: Hillary Clinton on Wednesday delivered the most painful and potentially final, big speech of her political career on Wednesday after her stunning defeat to Donald Trump in the […]
“This is the most incredible political feat I have seen in my lifetime,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan today. We can’t disagree. Donald Trump is our next President. Whether he will govern as the bombastic character he represented during the campaign — or move to a more collaborative tone, as he indicated in his victory […]
TUESDAY UPDATE: As of this morning, still no returned ballots for the Coffmans or Sen. Gardner. —– Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) once promised to spill the beans on his choice for President “when ballots go out.” Denver Post reporter Jon Murray followed up with Coffman’s campaign recently to see if and when the Congressman would make his choice at […]
Control of the State Senate in 2016 appears as though it will be decided in SD-25 (Adams County), where Republican Rep. Kevin Priola is battling Democrat Jenise May for an open seat being vacated by the term-limited state Sen. Mary Hodge (D-Brighton). Republicans have directed most of their financial resources in the last week toward SD-25 in hopes of propping […]
UPDATE: Check out the ballot return figures in some of the most-watched races in Colorado today. Figures are accurate as of this morning: —– Here are the latest ballot return figures as of this morning: GOP ahead by 18.7K ballots in CO statewide ballot returns thru 11/07: D-753,052 (34.0%); R-771,745 (34.8%); U-656,882 (29.7%) #copolitics https://t.co/hfLD6hHthN […]
Remember, friends don’t let friends try to mail their ballots today. All ballots must be RECEIVED by your county clerk by 7:00 pm tonight; postmarked ballots that do not arrive before this time will not be counted. Check JustVoteColorado.org for more information on where to take your ballot or to find your nearest polling location. If you […]
As Dave Weigel reports for the Washington Post today, there is a stark difference in Colorado when it comes to GOTV efforts that does not bode well for Republicans. As Weigel writes, Republicans “are counting on voters to come home; the Democrats are simply counting voters.”: …The gap between strategies is visible everywhere, even at the early-vote rallies […]
With Election Day finally upon us, a race that’s been simmering in the background for most of this election season could loom large for the future of one of Colorado’s foremost Republican elder statesmen–as the Denver Post’s Monte Whaley reported last week: Heated political partisanship in Colorado is reaching into the race for the at-large seat […]
We couldn’t help but pass along this bizarre item from the Huffington Post today: It was a throwaway line, offered in a stream-of-consciousness riff about the state of the auto industry. Donald Trump, during a speech on Sunday, claimed that five years ago he was “honored” as “Man of the Year in Michigan.” We have no clue […]
For the last two sessions of the Colorado legislature, the partisan battle over the state’s “Hospital Provider Fee” has been a major flashpoint. Passed in 2009 during a budget shortfall, the fee was negotiated with Colorado hospitals in order to obtain federal matching funds under Medicaid to expand health coverage, and reduce cost shifting in […]
You’re not early today; you just forgot to set your clock back for the end of Daylight Savings. 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 […]
Now playing along with President Barack Obama’s TV spot supporting CD-6 Democratic candidate Morgan Carroll, here’s First Lady Michelle Obama delivering her pitch for Carroll and the rest of the Democratic ticket: As we come down to the wire in the 2016 elections, the full-bore campaign by Democrats to put an end to incumbent GOP […]
Three polls out in the past 24 hours show a stabilizing picture of the presidential race in Colorado–first, GOP-aligned Magellan Strategies’ poll out late yesterday: Our final survey of likely voters in Colorado finds Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by 6 points, with 44% supporting Hillary Clinton and 38% supporting Donald Trump, Libertarian candidate Gary […]
Colorado Republicans understand Faust perhaps better than most. Faust, of course, is the main character in the classic 600-year-old German legend of a man who makes a “deal with the devil” to turn over his soul in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. In modern times, a “Faustian bargain” is the term for a […]
GOP incumbent Rep. Kit Roupe of Colorado Springs is in a tough rematch race against the man she narrowly defeated in 2014’s GOP “wave year,” former Rep. Tony Exum. Running in a swing district, Roupe is trying hard to minimize unsightly details from her record to appear moderate–responding with umbrage to an ad attacking her […]
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