(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%
The New York Times' Jack Healy profiles Colorado Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Tom Tancredo today, who has been largely under the radar in the campaign's final days as opponent Bob Beauprez and his allies hammer away with attack ads: Fifteen years after he built a national reputation as an inflammatory foe of illegal immigration, Tom Tancredo, […]
The two most likely scenarios in tomorrow's Republican gubernatorial primary elections, based on all polling of the race, is either a win by former Congressman Bob Beauprez or his colleague Tom Tancredo. But there is a third possible outcome that we do want to note for the record, as the Denver Post's Joey Bunch reported last […]
As you'd expect, there was a great deal of coverage this past weekend in local media about the field of Republican gubernatorial candidates competing in tomorrow's primary elections. As we wind down the last hours towards the close of primary tomorrow night, we've been struck by the overall deferential press coverage frontrunner Bob Beauprez has received, especially […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) I can tell you I've heard plenty of love for vouchers on conservative talk radio. But someone who might question vouchers? That's rare. Typical of the unchallenged statements is the one below, from State Senate candidate Laura Woods from KLZ 560-AM's Wake Up with Randy Corporon June 2. Waters is fighting […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Scott Renfroe, the RMGO-backed candidate for the Republican nomination in CD-4, whose campaign to date has been limited to running a negative ad against the leading candidate, Ken Buck, has now decided to go negative on the entire field. He has sent out a mailer that is making a name for […]
A last-minute plea from Rocky Mountain Gun Owners executive director Dudley Brown today touts endorsements for Senate District 19 Republican Senate candidate Laura Woods, as the clock winds down to next Tuesday's GOP primary elections: For the past several weeks, you've received many e-mails from me urging you to vote for conservative Republican Laura Woods […]
(Ridiculous – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Last month, Univision Denver's news show requested an interview with Republican Mike Coffman to get his reaction to Democrat Andrew Romanoff's accusation that Coffman's immigration policies reflect those of former Congressman Tom Tancredo. Coffman sent his spokesman, Tyler Sandberg, to talk to Univision, and here's an excerpt from the […]
UPDATE: Gov. John Hickenlooper seeks to clarify his remarks today, FOX 31's Eli Stokols: In his first interview on the subject, Hickenlooper told FOX31 Denver that he wasn’t aware he was being filmed last Friday during a meeting with the sheriffs in Aspen when he appeared to backpedal on the magazine ban, agreeing with one sheriff […]
UPDATE #3: Rep. Diana DeGette fires back at Gardner in a new Denver Post op-ed: In 2006, Gardner offered an amendment in the Colorado statehouse to prohibit emergency contraception birth control pills under the state Medicaid program. A year later, he was one of only nine members of the statehouse to oppose emergency contraception birth control […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) It's impossible to miss the irony: Lamar, the host community of Colorado's first commercial wind farm. A wind turbine blade exhibited proudly on Main Street, a testament to the coming 'New Energy Economy'. Colorado Green represented all that was good about an economy in the midst of an energy transition. A […]
UPDATE: The Colorado Independent's John Tomasic: Gardner is unlikely to come out ahead in the web war. His performance in his ad is stilted expository. He says he “changed his mind on personhood” but he hasn’t. He backed a slew of anti-abortion bills over the last decade and as an officeholder and he supported personhood […]
Governor John Hickenlooper has ascended the political ladder in Colorado with several parts of savvy politician mixed in with a folksy-schtickiness that, for the most part, has served him well. But as we pointed out last year, the "Hick Schtick" has been losing some of its power as Hickenlooper's political opponents learn how to use […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Super PAC has launched a radio ad calling GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez "Both Ways Bob" for voting both ways on gun legislation. On her morning show this morning, KHOW's Mandy Connell was apparently the first media figure to question Beauprez about the ad's allegation that […]
UPDATE: That's that, folks–via the Denver Post's John Aguilar, so much for Robert Ramirez: BREAKING: Robert Ramirez, GOP contender for HD29 seat, has withdrawn from race. State party to meet in early July to name replacement #coleg — John Aguilar (@abuvthefold) June 19, 2014 —– A press release from the House Majority Project announces a complaint filed […]
As the Denver Post's Mark Matthews reports on today's vote by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in favor of building the Keystone XL pipeline, a vote on which Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado dissented: [M]embers of both parties have called the move a show vote because it’s widely believed that Senate Majority Leader Harry […]
We frequently discuss fundraising results here on Colorado Pols, because in politics, fundraising matters more than well…anything, really. You can have all the grassroots and volunteer support in the world, but as many a candidate has found, none of that really matters unless you have enough money to both run a campaign and reach out […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) It’s hard to miss this warning sign posted by the door as you enter the district office of Rep. Mike Coffman on South Parker Road. “The use of video recording devices, still cameras or digital recorders are NOT permitted inside the office.” You’d think this sign would insult reporters who stand […]
The Denver Business Journal’s Ed Sealover reports, not that there was ever much doubt, but for the record: None of Colorado’s four Republican gubernatorial candidates support Gov. John Hickenlooper’s current effort to give local governments more regulatory authority over drilling operations in exchange for U.S. Rep. Jared Polis yanking down his nine proposed regulatory ballot […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: MSNBC’s Steven Benen: There’s an old adage that’s been around in politics for a long time: if you’re explaining, you’re losing. In this case, Gardner is still explaining his support for Personhood measures, which would ban abortion and many forms of birth control. Unfortunately, though, the congressman’s explanation fails under minimal scrutiny. It’s […]
With one week remaining until next Tuesday's primary election, here's a poll of our registered users (click here to create an account if you don't have one already) on who will win the Colorado Republican gubernatorial primary: former Congressman Bob Beauprez, Secretary of State Scott Gessler, former state Sen. Mike Kopp, or former Congressman Tom Tancredo. For this […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) A candidate's religious or godless beliefs are too often ignored by the dwindling press, so we should be grateful to the radio hosts on KLZ AM-560 for giving candidates the chance to talk openly about how religion guides their lives and decisions. I mean, it's a public service to know that […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) An Associated Press article last week reported on the clashes between Sen. Mark Udall and his Republican opponent, Rep. Cory Gardner, on immigration issues. The AP piece, by Nicholas Riccardi, not only presents the two candidates' current positions on the topic but also adds info about what the one of the […]
As the Denver Post's Jordan Steffen reported from Adams County Court in Brighton yesterday: The Colorado attorney general's office defended the state's ban on gay marriage on Monday, arguing that 15 state and federal judges who have struck down similar measures in other states were wrong. But the judge hearing the case mocked the state's argument […]
It has become something of a tradition here at Colorado Pols for us to give you, our loyal readers, a live blog, play-by-play of interesting political debates in Colorado. So tonight's CD-5 Republican throw-down between Rep. Doug "The Brain" Lamborn and Bentley "That Military Guy" Rayburn seemed like an ideal debate opportunity to break out […]
As we've written about before in this space, a potential legislative compromise agreement on fracking safety, led by Gov. John Hickenlooper, is still being held up by business and oil and gas hardliners who seem content to try to bluff with a hand of mismatched cards. As the Denver Post reports today, that bluff just […]
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