(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 Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels reported Friday, one of the gaggle of Republican presidential hopefuls in Denver this weekend for the Western Conservative Summit, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, was featured at a RealClearPolitics event at the Brown Palace: Fiorina spoke at the Brown Palace in Denver at an event sponsored by RealClearPolitics. She […]
SATURDAY UPDATE: Last night’s celebration at the Colorado Capitol was fittingly historic in itself, photo courtesy One Colorado: —– Graphic via Rep. Jared Polis UPDATE #4: Colorado Democratic legislative leaders weigh in: “’Justice delayed is justice denied,’ and today – finally – the delay is over, and all loving families have the right to marriage. It […]
UPDATE: Aaron Gardner of conservative blog RedState Tweets it like it is: We all get that this is still just beginning, right? Lot of big bold dots that can easily be connected. #copolitics — Aaron Gardner (@Aaron_RS) June 26, 2015 —– For Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, the headline in the Denver Post this afternoon is […]
The State Republican Party Executive Committee just concluded a 6-hour meeting — six hours! — to discuss whether or not Steve House should remain Chair of the State GOP…despite the fact that he didn’t do anything in the first place! After a day of testimony for a kangaroo court in Greenwood Village, Republicans decided to […]
UPDATE: More information at the recall campaign’s new website, Jeffco United For Action. —– As announced in a press release sent out moments ago–Jefferson County residents have begun the process of gathering signatures to recall all three right-wing majority members of the Jefferson County Board of Education this fall: Today, Wendy McCord a stay-at-home mother […]
The Colorado Republican Party is meeting today in “Executive Committee” as part of another sloppy effort to force State Party Chair Steve House to resign — just the latest chapter in the rapidly-expanding Coffmangate scandal involving Attorney General Cynthia Coffman. Some Republicans, including champion rock-thrower Marilyn Marks, are promoting a petition that asks for House’s […]
There’s never a bad time for equal rights. Let’s 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 has ruled in favor of Marriage Equality for all Americans, and Colorado’s […]
Back in January, we took note of a story in Politico about political action committees (PACs) set up to raise funds for a variety of conservative Republican candidates and causes. The problem with the committees profiled in this story is that the overwhelming majority of funds raised by them appeared to be paying for staff […]
The Colorado Statesman’s Vic Vela has a story up today about the long-term shortage of federal funds for transportation projects, and what that’s forcing states like Colorado to do to provide for the infrastructure needed to sustain economic growth–not to mention keeping your commute from driving you totally insane: Congress faces a July 31 deadline […]
(Making it formal – Promoted by Colorado Pols) POLS UPDATE: The Durango Herald’s Peter Marcus updates the story, with Tom Tancredo admitting that the name of Steve House’s alleged mistress was indeed brought up during their confrontation–a key confirmation: Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo said Thursday that the name of the woman who Colorado Republican Party […]
Happy belated St. Jean-Baptiste Day to our Canadian friends. 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 United States Supreme Court has ruled to uphold federal subsidies related to […]
UPDATE #2: From the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative: This is tremendous economic news for consumers nationwide. Everyone, regardless of where they live will continue to have access to more affordable health coverage to get the health care they need. It means that the health coverage of over 6 million Americans will remain accessible and that […]
It’s been so crazy today, we almost forgot 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… ► Another longshot Republican candidate for President threw his hat in the ring today, Gov. Bobby Jindal of […]
UPDATE #2: Conservative opinion site RedState has a lengthy story and interview with Steve House up today that’s worth a read–in which this blog is referred to as the “Daily Kos” of Colorado. An audio interview performed by former federal agent, and current Vice Chair from Adams County, John Sampson with Julie Naye – the alleged […]
A disturbing story from 9NEWS’ Nelson Garcia last night about a parent group in Jefferson County tracking the departure of teachers and staff from Jeffco Public Schools–according to Jeffco Exodus and new data from the Colorado Department of Education, a mass departure of teachers from what was once one of the state’s highest-performing school districts […]
One of the central curiosities surrounding the Coffmangate scandal is that all parties involved in the alleged coup attempt against State Republican Party Chair Steve House have continually refused to go into any detail about why they were so intent on forcing House to resign after less than three months on the job. While details […]
UPDATE #2: There has been a flurry of phone calls and back-and-forth conversations among reporters and other officials today, much of it confusing. But you can read between the lines of Steve House’s statement to the Durango Herald: “I personally am not contacting the offices because I leave those decisions to the state party attorney […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In the Politichicks article “Sex, Lies, and the GOP“, Kathryn Porter has given readers an explanation for why Marilyn Marks and Becky Mizel were motivated to force House to resign. I can’t speak for the motivations of others who may or may not have been involved, but I contend that Marks […]
If you blink this week, you’re going to miss a big story. 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… ► Slowly but surely, the mainstream media is picking up the second […]
Today State Senator Ellen Roberts (R-Durango) made her first logical statement to the press in literally weeks when she announced that she will not run for U.S. Senate in 2016. This is, undoubtedly, the wisest political move she has made in a month filled with ridiculous self-inflicted political wounds. As Lynn Bartels of the Denver […]
On Saturday, Colorado Pols was first to report details about the rapidly-growing Coffmangate scandal involving Attorney General Cynthia Coffman and a handful of other Republicans (for more background on this rapidly-evolving story, see the links at the bottom of the page). One of the revelations from our Saturday post was about the emergence of another […]
UPDATE: One hour and twenty minutes after this post went up, 9NEWS’ Brandon Rittiman reports: Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) will part with money he received from the leader of a white supremacist group which appears to have inspired the shooter who killed 9 people in an attack on an historically black church in South Carolina. We’re […]
MONDAY UPDATE: We’ve heard from a number of people regarding a potential special election, which we originally noted could be held in November 2015. Should Cynthia Coffman resign in the near future, State Statutes indicate that Gov. John Hickenlooper would appoint a temporary replacement Attorney General until the State Senate reconvenes in Jan. 2016 (the […]
You think it’s hot outside? You should be in Cynthia Coffman’s office today. 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… ► Coffmangate is about to become international news. ProgressNow Colorado is asking […]
(Drip, drip, drip – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Today, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, filed a Colorado Open Records Act request for all correspondence between Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman and specific individuals named in a growing blackmail scandal involving Coffman and Colorado Republican Party chairman Steve House. As the likelihood of […]
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