(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%
As the Grand Junction Sentinel’s Gary Harmon reports, next weekend’s debates at the Club 20 2016 Fall Conference in Grand Junction are provoking a lot of interest on both sides of the Continental Divide. The nominal headliners on Saturday of course are Sen. Michael Bennet debating his Republican opponent Darryl Glenn–but given the lopsided polling […]
The Pueblo Chieftain’s Jon Pompia reports from this weekend’s Chicanos Against Trump rally in Pueblo–a story that steadfast Donald Trump supporter Rep. Clarice Navarro has to find at least a little troubling: The day’s list of speakers included elected Democratic officials — City Councilman Larry Atencio, state Reps. Daneya Esgar and Joe Salazar — as well […]
SATURDAY UPDATE: Rep. Clarice Navarro responds–doubling down for Team Trump: I can't do it all @coloradopols still standing by @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/obBCDH2ybR @GOP @RNCLatinos polls tightening @kurtisalee — Rep Clarice Navarro (@ClariceHD47) September 3, 2016 So be it, Representative. Let the record show she declined a life jacket. —– Kurtis Lee, formerly of the Denver Post […]
This Labor Day Weekend on Get More Smarter: Jason Bane and Alan Franklin talk about Donald Trump’s immigration speech, Sen. Laura Woods and the “anti-vaxxer” movement, Mike Coffman, Darryl Glenn, and more! Then stay tuned for a great interview with the Democratic candidate in one of the state’s most important House races: Jeff Bridges running in […]
If you plan on spending any of Labor Day weekend in Denver, you might want to consider alternate forms of transportation (especially on Friday). 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 […]
A press release from Morgan Carroll’s congressional campaign calls out Rep. Mike Coffman for something we didn’t think would be a problem–his declining to participate in a Spanish-language debate, something he hasn’t shied away from previously: Yesterday, Donald Trump and Mike Coffman both put to rest any lingering questions about whether or not they have […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: Cinemark appears to be feeling the sting of bad press, with 9NEWS updating last night on the company at least starting to back off–with caveats, of course: The victims of the Aurora theater shooting have been given an ultimatum: They will not have to pay the nearly $700,000 in court costs they owe the […]
UPDATE: We would be remiss if we didn’t add one bit of additional HD-50 history to this discussion: back in 2010, another Republican running for this seat sent a fundraising pitch that raised eyebrows for remarkably parallel reasons: In a letter to Colorado lobbyists dated September 13th, Boswell opened with “Well, we’re getting down to the nut-cutting,” […]
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered a much-anticipated speech in Phoenix Wednesday night that was intended to clarify his immigration reform policies. Trump’s did clear up some confusion about his immigration proposals…and that’s about the best thing we can say about his big speech. Here’s a rundown of the highlights lowlights of Trump’s speech, per the Washington Post: He declared that […]
Former state Rep. B.J. Nikkel, who was once considered a relatively moderate Republican politico–sufficiently so that she was considered a “sane” alternative to succeed now-Sen. Cory Gardner in Congress–was recently announced as the chair of Colorado Women for Trump. The selection of Nikkel to front for Trump in Colorado was surprising to many observers who […]
Via the Colorado Statesman’s David O. Williams, Rep. Jared Polis of Boulder responds to the failure of two statewide ballot measures to obtain enough petition signatures to qualify this year–one of which he financially supported: U.S. Rep. Jared Polis on Monday told The Colorado Statesman that the battle for greater local control over oil and gas […]
Last week Maine Gov. Paul LePage made it into the regular Colorado Pols feature “At Least They’re Not Your Legislator.” Thanks to his incredible oratory skills, LePage is back again this week. As Camila Domonoske reports for NPR, LePage apparently still has room in his mouth for another foot: After leaving an obscene voicemail for a state legislator, Maine Gov. […]
Donald Trump goes looking for an authentic taco salad experience today in Mexico. 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 […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado’s mission is to protect abortion access and to oppose any and all attempts to limit it. In Colorado there is a 2016 ballot measure, Amendment 69, that has the good intention of universal healthcare, but a serious policy flaw that it cannot fund abortion care as written. While […]
(Setting the record straight – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Reporters shouldn’t be fooled by Rep. Mike Coffman’s recycled attempts to paint his Democratic challanger Morgan Carroll as anti-immigrant. Coffman tried the same tactic in 2014 and failed. The point needs to be made in light of the Coffman’s campaign tweet last week that Carroll “supported […]
We were alerted to this Facebook post by GOP Sen. Laura Waters Woods of Arvada a short while ago today: As many of our readers know, Sen. Woods’ out-of-the-mainstream views on vaccines have surfaced a couple of times in her legislative career, most damagingly in 2015 when she joined Sen. Tim Neville to support the […]
S-I-E-M-I-A-N. It’s going to take some practice to spell that name correctly on the first try. 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. […]
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump will reportedly roll out some sort of new policy proposal on immigration reform this week. The plan is for Trump to clarify and expand upon his immigration reform proposals in a big speech on Wednesday in Arizona. Trump is being forced to get into greater specifics about his immigration policies after flopping all over […]
The Denver Post’s John Frank put out a very good story over the weekend, finally giving voice in major media to something political insiders in the state have known for going on two months now: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn’s campaign has fallen even flatter than Democrats could have hoped since winning the primary. […]
A press release from Republican Secretary of State Wayne Williams announces the unsurprising news that Initiatives 75 and 78–measures that would have clarified local control rights for communities seeking to regulate oil and gas drilling and mandates large setbacks from existing development for new drilling–did not obtain the necessary signatures to qualify for the 2016 ballot: Two […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) The days when journalists wouldn’t respond to officials who insult them, lie about them, degrade them, or otherwise slam their professionalism are fading. Case in point: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darryll Glenn’s ridiculous attacks on The Denver Post. Glenn said last week he would no longer talk to The Post, explaining […]
(This is a user-created diary. To write your own, create an account using the menu on the top right – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Ken Buck called Donald Trump a “fraud” and has said that “Trump’s proposal (to ban all Muslims) violates the Constitution, the values of our nation, the Republican Party platform, and my […]
AP reports via CBS4 Denver, Rep. Mike Coffman is campaigning today with former Republican presidential candidate, briefly Ted Cruz’s vice-presidential candidate, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina: Coffman and the former CEO of Hewlett Packard are among the speakers at the Working Women Event & Panel at CSU Global Campus in Greenwood Village… Organizers say the […]
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have both elevated the “alt-right” term in recent speeches and media interviews. In the last 24 hours, the hashtag #AltRightMeans has been trending heavily on Twitter (and there was much glee in the “alt-right” community). If you’re not familiar with the term “alt-right,” Issie Lapowski breaks it down in an excellent piece […]
Denver businessman and influential political donor Larry Mizel hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump in Aspen on Thursday, at least the second major fundraiser organized by Mizel for Trump in the last two months. We’ve wondered before in this space why Mizel is so supportive of Trump when many major Jewish philanthropists won’t go anywhere near the GOP […]
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