(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) If you’re a journalist or a blogger or anyone who tracks politics, you love to point out evolutionary explanations by politicians for taking a political stance. Inconsistencies, when one politician’s statement one day contradicts what she said previously, are better, but changing justifications for taking a political position are a close […]
America says farewell to one of the most beloved First Ladies in modern history: Former first lady Nancy Reagan, who joined her husband on a storybook journey from Hollywood to the White House, died Sunday, according to John Heubusch, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation. She was 94.
Voting on Saturday is pretty cool. With that said: 7:50PM: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton win big in Louisiana. Trump also leads in Kentucky. Ted Cruz comes on strong in caucus states, picking up Kansas and Maine. Bernie Sanders ahead by wide margins in Kansas and Nebraska caucuses. As for the Republican establishment’s last hope Marco Rubio? […]
May the best dick joke win — it’s not like this is a Presidential debate or anything. 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… ► We try to keep the conversation above board […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Failed 2014 gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez has a message for his fellow Republicans who might be nervous about the future of their party: Beauprez: “At the end of all this, tough as it’s going to be, family squabbles can be pretty messy sometimes. But at the end of it, you realize, […]
Reid Epstein of the Wall Street Journal was in Detroit, Michigan last night for the Republican Presidential dick joke exchange debate, and he ran across Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) afterward in the “spin room” (Gardner is a vocal surrogate for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio). Epstein had to ask “Con Man Cory” seven times if he would back Donald Trump if His Hairness […]
Image by 9NEWS via Twitter After weeks of speculation and woefully inadequate press coverage, 9NEWS finally got Rep. Mike Coffman personally on the record, that is not via a surrogate, on the question of whether he would support Donald Trump in the increasingly likely event Trump wins the GOP nomination. As you can see, although […]
Will the Brockweiler stay in Denver? 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… ► A new poll of Colorado voters shows Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leading Republican frontrunner Donald Trump 49-39 in a hypothetical matchup […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) While we wait to hear whether Rep. Doug Lamborn, and Sen. Cory Gardner respond to 9News’ question about whether they’d support Trump, if he were the GOP nominee, it’s worth it for reporters to take a wider look at local support the magnate has among muckety-muck Republicans. • Former Rep. Spencer […]
Rep. Spencer Swalm represented an affluent suburban Arapahoe County district in the Colorado General Assembly for the full eight years our state’s term limits allow ending in 2014. Swalm was one of the principal wonkish voices of the insurance industry in the legislature, but was also capable of full-throated conservative rhetorical broadsides when called for. […]
THURSDAY UPDATE: Al White’s Democratic opponent in the newly-minted SD-8 tripartisan triangle, Emily Tracy, responds: With news that Republican Al White, running as an unaffiliated candidate, has entered the Senate District 8 race, Democratic candidate Emily Tracy responded, “It’s fine that Al White has declared his candidacy for the Senate District 8 seat. The District is […]
UPDATE: Statement from the Colorado Democratic Party: Last night’s Democratic caucus in Colorado was one for the record books. Nearly 122,000 Coloradans caucused for our two presidential candidates, breaking our 2008 turnout record of 120,000. In stark contrast, the Colorado GOP muffled its voters’ voices by deciding to scrap their caucus altogether – leading to […]
Retired neurosurgeon and all-around-weirdo Ben Carson announced today that he is ending his Presidential campaign. “I do not see a political path forward,” said Carson, acknowledging a reality that has been staring him in the face for 6 months or more. So long, Ben. Please don’t shank anyone on your way out.
The Colorado caucuses are over; what do we do now? 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… ► Say, it wasn’t a “Super” Tuesday for you? Your name must not be Donald Trump. Trump […]
What’s the quickest way to make a dozen people disappear? Schedule a Republican Party caucus in Colorado. At Tuesday’s GOP caucuses, the 2016 U.S. Senate race was about as popular as a “Hillary for President” button. There are 13 candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Senate and the right to challenge incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in November, […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) At last night’s caucuses, local Republicans generally didn’t hold preference polls on the presidential race but there were exceptions, like Adams Country, a swing district that might possibly serve as a barometer of how Colorado would have gone on the red side. Thanks to The Denver Post for reporting the GOP […]
Particle physics. Donald Trump’s “hair.” Advanced calculus. James Joyce. Our world is full of complicated and difficult-to-understand topics, and figuring out how to navigate Colorado’s caucuses is certainly on that list. John Frank of the Denver Post took on the Herculean task of trying to explain the caucus process with his “Colorado Caucuses: 10 Things You Need to Know” story […]
WEDNESDAY AM UPDATE: Your final Super Tuesday tally: Donald Trump wins Georgia, Vermont, Virginia, Alabama, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Ted Cruz wins Oklahoma, Texas, and Alaska. Marco Rubio ekes out only one small victory at the Minnesota caucuses. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders wins Oklahoma, Minnesota, Colorado, and Vermont. Hillary Clinton wins everywhere else. —– UPDATE […]
NBC News reports on a relatively mundane vote today in the U.S. House to rename a United States Post Office after author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou: On days when the House of Representatives does not have much to do by way of work, the body names post offices. Usually these are fairly mundane […]
(What stage of denial is this? – Promoted by Colorado Pols) I’ve been searching for a Colorado Republican candidate or elected official who’s endorsed billionaire Donald Trump. I thought I found my guy in Gerald Eller, a Colorado native and disabled Army veteran, who’s one of the dozen or so Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic […]
It’s Super Tuesday, the day we stop caring what Iowa and New Hampshire think for another four years. 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… ► With Donald Trump running […]
POLS UPDATE: Continuing Senate GOP intransigence over the hospital provider fee even after GOP Attorney General Cynthia Coffman’s opinion upholding the legality of the proposed reclassification of the fee to exempt it from TABOR restrictions received a ton of press coverage this morning–here’s a brief roundup starting with the Denver Post’s John Frank: [T]he attorney general’s […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado State Senator Tim Neville is promoting a gun give away to gin up support for his U.S. Senate campaign. The gun he is using to draw caucus goers is the AR-15 – the semi-automatic civilian version of the military M-16. There is much debate about whether the AR-15 is an […]
The Denver Post’s Mark Matthews wrote in detail this past weekend about the Republican U.S. Senate primary race, which could emerge as the main event at tomorrow evening’s Republican precinct caucuses after the highly debatable decision by Colorado Republican Party leadership to cancel that party’s presidential straw poll: [F]or two candidates, El Paso County Commissioners […]
This is historic — “Get More Smarter” won’t use the date “Feb. 29” for another four years! 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… ► State Senate President Bill Cadman is eating a plateful of […]
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