(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%
We’re hearing word of fresh controversy in Adams County, this time involving the county’s elected Assessor Patsy Melonakis (R)–spouse of longtime local judge Chris Melonakis. The story as we understand it is that Patsy Melonakis is refusing a routine annual internal audit of her office–a normal and necessary exercise that all other offices of Adams County […]
The so-called “House Freedom Caucus,” which counts Colorado Rep. Ken Buck (R-Greeley) among its members, is doing its damnedest to muck up the budget discussions in Washington D.C. As Politico reports today, the Freedumb Caucus is dead-set on holding the budget hostage — even if it means waiting until 2016 to approve an omnibus spending bill: With […]
“Gun stamps?” Only from the mind of Tancredo. 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 Supreme Court on Monday decided not to overturn the ability of cities and states to […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Editorial boards at The Denver Post and Durango Herald, which are known to be deliberative bodies when it comes to policy, jumped out of the gate way too soon in backing a new process for determining election districts, writing supportive editorials even before all the facts are on the table about […]
We’ve seen a fair number of strange reactions from Republicans and other conservatives to last week’s terror attack in San Bernardino, California–with the story combining the two disparate narratives of international terrorism and gun control in ways that conservatives can’t easily square up. Unless you’re Tom Tancredo! In which case it’s easy-peasy to chart a way […]
Today is the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Now that you’re driving your tenth Japanese car, it’s hopefully a little less infamous. 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 […]
That’s the word from former Denver Post reporter Lynn Bartels, now a spokesperson for the Colorado Secretary of State while keeping up her now-avocational social media reporting of political comings and goings: Another Republican to join U.S. Senate race. Jeffco Commissioner Don Rozier says on FB he’s announcing Thursday. #copolitics — Lynn Bartels (@lynn_bartels) December […]
(They just can’t help themselves – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Last week’s terrorism at a Planned Parenthood center won’t stop Colorado state Sen. Kevin Lundberg from conducting hearings on the women’s health organization and pushing for a state investigation. In a Facebook post three days after the shooting, Lundberg wrote that he took advantage of […]
Welcome back to the “Editorial Department” here at Colorado Pols, where we discuss certain opinion pieces, blog entries, and other assorted Op-Ed commentary. Today, we bring you a draft editorial that may or may not have been forwarded to us from the office of Senator Cory Gardner. This is a timely piece that addresses the use of […]
No country does gun violence quite like the United States. As the New York Times reports — with some amazingly-specific statistics — people outside of the United States are more likely to be killed by a falling object than a gun: In Germany, for example, about two out of every million people are fatally shot by another […]
Christmas Day is three weeks away; sorry to freak you out. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Senate Republicans have finally advanced legislation to President Obama’s desk — where it will […]
(Greg Brophy’s head just metaphorically exploded – Promoted by Colorado Pols) I’m going to seriously piss off the ammosexuals today. Gunnies keep asking me what law would prevent San Bernardino, or would have prevented the Planned Parenthood attack. It’s like a dare. Well okay. I’ve given some thought to what law might really make a […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may have secured enough support to attempt a half-assed Obamacare repeal that includes significant cuts to Medicaid. As Politico reports, this may not turn out well for Republican incumbents in 2016: Putting an Obamacare repeal on the president’s desk would mark a major psychological — if not an actual — victory for […]
UPDATE: Democratic CD-6 candidate Morgan Carroll slams JoAnn Windholz and pressures Rep. Mike Coffman to, you know, say something: State Senator Morgan Carroll released the following statement condemning Rep. JoAnn Windholz’s statement and calling on Congressman Coffman to walk his talk and do the same. “It’s deeply disturbing and dangerous for Rep. JoAnn Windholz to […]
The Durango Herald’s Peter Marcus has an insightful story up today discussing the similarities and disparities between recent fears over terrorism in the United States and last week’s domestic terror attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs–a story already taking on additional relevance as news events elsewhere add urgency: Members of Colorado’s congressional […]
We were hoping to make it through today without another gun violence incident in Colorado. No such luck. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Colorado Republicans continue their penchant for making ridiculous comments […]
The ability to instantly reach a vast audience of people via social media is becoming a real “kiss/curse” for some of the more radical Republican elected officials in Colorado following last week’s terror attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. We’ve talked at length now about the angry screed from Rep. JoAnn Windholz of Adams […]
Remember, kids, it’s never a good idea to add a “but” at the end of a definitive statement. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► State Rep. JoAnn “Violence is Never the Answer, […]
Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick writes today on what is emerging as an enormous political disaster for Republicans at every level of government, after they spent most of the year vilifying Planned Parenthood in the harshest imaginable terms–rhetoric now under intense scrutiny as the motivating factor in the domestic terror attack on Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Colorado Springs last week: In the […]
There’s plenty of stories to discuss about the terrorist attack on the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, from weird reactions by GOP politicians to accountability demands by Progressive activists. Frankly, we need a break from these stories, so here’s something about a famous rich guy leading the Republican field for President. Our friends at […]
UPDATE: AP’s Kristen Wyatt: “Violence begets violence,” Windholz wrote, concluding with a plea to pray for women who get abortions and doctors who perform them. The lawmaker confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the posting is accurate but said she had nothing more to say about it… The comments sparked and angry backlash […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) POLS UPDATE: Apropos, Democratic CD-6 candidate Morgan Carroll calls out the Douglas County GOP for a shocking Tweet today, and asks GOP opponent Rep. Mike Coffman to stand up to them in the name of decency: “It’s deeply disturbing and dangerous for the Douglas County Republican Party to compare Planned Parenthood […]
There are 24 shopping days left until Christmas. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The gunman accused of killing three people and injuring nine others in a terrorist attack at a Planned Parenthood clinic […]
UPDATE: As Think Progress reports, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz managed to roll up all of the falsehoods about alleged terrorist Robert Dear into one big steamy package of BS: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is the latest presidential candidate trying to downplay the role anti-abortion rhetoric may have played in motivating the Planned Parenthood shooting […]
(Sorry, Dan Caplis, but nobody is actually thinking about you specifically. Ever. — promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is taking heat on talk radio for suggesting that America “tone back the inflammatory rhetoric,” which may drive “emotionally unstable or psychologically unbalanced” people to “commit these acts of unthinkable violence.” Hickenlooper made the […]
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