(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%
With the Colorado House set to take up Senate Bill 16-185 tomorrow, this year’s bill to allow subprime personal lenders to jack up interest rates on larger loan amounts, the Center for Responsible Lending is out with a poll today of Coloradans’ opinions of the subprime lending industry–and whether they agree these lenders should be […]
From Lynn Bartels in the Colorado Secretary of State’s office: Senate candidates @RyanLFrazier and @BlahaCO appeal @ColoSecofState ruling to keep them off the ballot. 9 a.m. hearing Tuesday. #copolitics — Lynn Bartels (@lynn_bartels) May 2, 2016 This was an expected move after Republican Senate candidates Robert Blaha and Ryan Frazier were informed by the Secretary of State’s office that […]
In an interview this weekend with 9NEWS’ Brandon Rittiman for Balance of Power, GOP U.S. Senate candidate Jack Graham captures the essence of problem–not just for himself, but any Republican candidate for office running downticket from increasingly presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump: Asked if he was trying to have it both ways by simultaneously […]
Holy Crap! It’s May? Really? May? 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). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The June 28th Primary ballot was supposed to have been finalized by the Colorado Secretary of State’s office on […]
UPDATE #2: Rep. Jared Polis sounds like he’s ready to fight: “I am extremely disappointed with the bad decision today to overturn the will of the voters in Longmont and Fort Collins. It’s a blow to democracy and local control,” said Polis. “While at least the courts found today that local government land use […]
(Must read – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Thirty-three Republican members of the Colorado legislature joined last year with the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a national anti-choice and anti-LGBT organization, in demanding the Colorado health department investigate Planned Parenthood, according to a letter released by ADF via Colorado State Sen. Kevin Lundberg’s office. Considered to be […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In its report on a Denver judge’s decision to allow U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser on the Republican primary ballot, after the Secretary of State had rejected his petitions, The Denver Post’s John Frank and Mark Matthews reported: Once considered a favorite in the race, Keyser must now overcome other challenges […]
UPDATE 5:00PM: Stay granted, GOP U.S. Senate primary screeches to a halt: Denver judge GRANTS motion brought by @BlahaCO & @RyanLFrazier to stop @ColoSecofState certifying ballot for GOP #cosen primary #copolitics — Ernest Lee Luning (@eluning) April 29, 2016 Release from Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams (R): Two Senate candidates, Colorado Springs businessman Robert […]
How do the Broncos replace 6’7″ QB Brock Osweiler? No problem — just draft another humongous quarterback in Paxton Lynch. 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). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► In. Out. Off. On. The Republican race for […]
A press release yesterday from the Democratic Senate Campaign Fund calls out Sen. Larry Crowder, in a hot race against Democratic Las Animas County Sheriff Jim Casias, for his support of Senate Bill 16-185: the bill that passed the Senate this week on a party-line vote to jack up interest rates on subprime personal loans. “In a […]
UPDATE: Per Lynn Bartels of the Secretary of State’s office, Jon Keyser has apparently won his legal challenge and will be allowed on the June 28th Primary ballot. —– Amber Phillips of the Washington Post pens a long story today with the headline: “Are Republicans blowing their chance in the Colorado Senate race?” Why, yes, as a matter of fact, […]
UPDATE #2: It sounds like Ryan Frazier will be challenging the Secretary of State’s ruling: RE: The news from the Secretary of State, We presented more than enough valid signatures, and are fully prepared to win that argument. — Ryan Frazier (@RyanLFrazier) April 28, 2016 —– UPDATE: It will be interesting to see if either Blaha or […]
UPDATE #2: Both Blaha and Frazier have been disqualified from the Primary ballot for insufficient signatures. More on this story here. —– UPDATE: At least one group of Republican voters in Colorado isn’t interested in this outcome. For the first time in 13 years, the El Paso County Republican Strategy Forum decided to back the Libertarian candidate in […]
Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs, not generally known as a rugged manly-man politician, nonetheless got his “man card” renewed with a visit to the Magnum Shooting Center–perhaps a very good idea in advance of his unexpectedly stiff primary challenge from a charismatic young female opponent. Lamborn asks, do you feel lucky? Well do you, punk? Are we the […]
Nick Coltrain at the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports on the death Tuesday of Rep. Joann Ginal’s House Bill 16-1319, legislation that would have outlawed the practice of intentionally modifying your diesel vehicle to spew black soot on unsuspecting pedestrians, Prius owners, and other such wussies: Ginal, D-Fort Collins, said she wrote the bill to target […]
POLS UPDATE: Yes, this is the same political hack Jennifer Kerns who absurdly claimed ballots were being mailed “from Chicago” for the 2013 recalls, and who later warned the nation of Colorado’s epidemic of “marijuana crack babies.” What can we say? People fail upward sometimes. —– If all you knew about Jennifer Kerns is her job title of […]
All these April showers had better bring some serious May flowers. 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). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Ted Cruz’s quixotic announcement of “running mate” Carly Fiorina yesterday, which […]
Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz is expected to announce today that he has selected Carly Fiorina as his “running mate.” It is mathematically impossible for Cruz to win the GOP Presidential nomination, so this all seems particularly pointless. Our friends at “The Fix” attempt to explain: Cruz and his team understand that after the primary votes over the past […]
UPDATE: What does it mean when the losing candidate picks a running mate? Answer: Diddly squat. Sorry, Carly Fiorina. —– A press release from Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign today announces the endorsement of Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, who was left high and dry after his first choice Marco Rubio dropped out of the race: […]
A press release from the Bell Policy Center celebrates…well, it bears some explanation, but they’re celebrating the passage of a bill they strenuously oppose: Senate Bill 16-185, a late bill to allow predatory subprime lenders like OneMain Financial to charge higher interest rates on larger personal loans. Why would the Bell celebrate the passage of a […]
Embed from Getty Images We’ve had a few occasions to mention the name Tom Sullivan in recent years, long before he announced his candidacy for the Colorado Senate a few weeks ago. Sullivan is the father of a victim of the 2012 Aurora theater mass shooting that left 12 people dead and many dozens more […]
If you still have an old Gart Bros. gift certificate, you might want to hurry up and try to redeem that sucker. 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). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► It looks like we […]
UPDATE 6:50pm: Hillary Clinton captures the biggest prize of the night, winning Pennsylvania and a sizable share of its 189 delegates. —– UPDATE 6:38pm: CNN projects that Hillary Clinton will win the Delaware Primary. Earlier she was declared the winner in Maryland. —– UPDATE 6:34pm: Five-for-Five for Donald Trump, who easily wins in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware. […]
UPDATE: No ruling today says the Denver Post’s John Frank: Judge says she will issue ruling in next 72 hours before ballot needs to be certified Friday. #copolitics — John Frank (@ByJohnFrank) April 26, 2016 —– A hearing for embattled GOP U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser, who was unexpectedly thrown off the 2016 primary ballot […]
The Durango Herald’s Peter Marcus reports on debate over House Bill 16-1454, legislation that would restore the state’s presidential primary elections–a timely push after both Republicans and Democrats found their own things to hate about the caucus process in 2016: While the legislation has bipartisan sponsorship, it passed the Democratic-controlled committee on a party-line vote. […]
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