(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%
UPDATE: Buzzfeed relays an interesting development regarding this interview: The saddest rapid response… The Romney campaign just uploaded a video with the title “Ann Romney to FOX31: Mitt Doesn’t Disdain the Poor.” UPDATE: Apparently the campaign has removed the video from its official account… —– FOX 31’s Eli Stokols: Ann Romney, the wife of GOP […]
Another from the unfortunate campaign mailers department (a regular favorite of ours), here’s a new piece that just arrived in Senate District 19 mailboxes–the key race in northern Jefferson County between Democratic incumbent Sen. Evie Hudak and Republican Lang Sias. From the flagship Republican Senate “independent effort,” the Senate Majority Fund: Got that, swing voter? […]
UPDATE: FOX 31’s Eli Stokols: Colorado Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio and Sen. Mark Udall ripped Republican Mitt Romney for his controversial comments about Americans who don’t pay taxes, which surfaced in a video Monday. “You judge a person’s character by what they say in private,” Udall said at a press conference in Sunken Gardens […]
Democrat Joe Miklosi will put his first ad on television tomorrow, making him the last of the major congressional challengers in Colorado to make it to your living room (metaphorically, of course). This doesn’t mean anything necessarily — Miklosi may simply be choosing to go heavier later in the month than others. We’re not as […]
Democrat Sal Pace is up with his second ad of the campaign cycle in CD-3, and it’s another strong, personal message. We’ve long said in this space that Pace has the best chance of any challenger in Colorado to unseat a sitting member of Congress. These are the type of ads that increase those odds.
Dave Misner, the longtime partner of State Senator Pat Steadman, died this morning after a four-month long battle against pancreatic cancer.
From Steadman:
It is my sad duty to report that Dave Misner died this morning peacefully at home. His disease and suffering have ended. He fought the cancer as much as he could, but it wasn’t really a fair fight. Pancreatic cancer is a horrible monster, and Dave showed up armed with only his gentle spirit and beautiful smile, and some doctors and a lot of nurses. He was sorely outmatched. We mourn this loss but remember a loving father and caring man. He was loved by many, many people and he will be greatly missed.
Charismatic, affable, and well-liked, Misner was a favorite fixture of Denver political events. During this year’s fight over Steadman’s civil unions bill, Misner spent hours at the capitol, supporting both his partner and the legislation.
Doubtless Steadman’s tenacity in pushing for civil unions year after year spawned in no small part from his relationship with Misner. Indeed, their partnership always idealized why the state should allow civil unions: there’s no reason why a deeply-committed, deeply-in-love same sex couple shouldn’t enjoy the same legal rights as heterosexual Coloradans. It’s tragic that Misner won’t see Steadman’s work codified into law, but there’s no question that civil unions is on track for passage in an upcoming session.
That’s, perhaps, the greatest memorial Misner could have.
UPDATE #2: KRDO-TV: Pueblo police said that the experimental plane crashed around 9 a.m. Sunday. There was one person on board and that person was killed in the crash. Two runways have been shut down at the airport and Romney’s staff members have confirmed that his visit has been cancelled. —– UPDATE: Barack Obama’s campaign […]
In one of his first steps into the national spotlight at the Democratic National Convention last month, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper — whose Wynkoop brewery is largely credited with starting the microbrewery craze — proudly announced that he was the “the first governor since Sam Adams to get his start brewing beer.” The “former brewer” angle is one of those quirks of Hickenlooper’s personality that, oddly, give him national potential. It’s charming, right? Hick is the guy who accidentally became governor after he accidentally became mayor after he accidentally revitalized a city by brewing beer after he lost his job as a geologist. He’s the reluctant politician, the governor who’d rather be slinging craft brews than speaking to cheering throngs. And who doesn’t like beer? Well, aside from Mitt Romney.
Following in Hickenlooper’s footsteps is admittedly rough for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock. His last elected predecessor works across the street, after all, and as one of the most popular governors in the country, Hick clearly knows how to make both voters and the media swoon. It’s probably the beer angle.
Still, Hancock is committed to making his own mark on the city, no matter how tempting it would be to emulate John Hickenlooper. It’s far too early to determine what Hancock’s legacy will be, but as far as mayors go, he’s the perfect guy to succeed Hickenlooper: the administratively-minded former city councilman who’s lived in Denver for all his life and has always dreamt about being mayor. Hick had his quirks, Hancock has his narrative. Both are compelling on their own.
When Hancock does something that’s more in line with Hick’s personality, then, it can’t help but seem a little forced. Take, for example, the recent announcement that Hancock would be “brewmaster” at the upcoming Denver Beer Fest:
The Great American Brew Fest revealed Friday September 14, that Mayor Michael B. Hancock will be tapped as the brewmaster for Specialty Denver Brew which will be launching the Denver Beer Fest 2012.
Mayor Hancock will be showcasing his mad skills with the hops, malted barley and yeast on September 19, 2012. His special brew will be served while supplies last throughout Denver Beer Fest at the Denver Beer Company.
It’s not that Hancock shouldn’t be participating in events like this: presiding over a “beer fest” is one of those perks of being Denver’s mayor. And it’s not like Hickenlooper has a monopoly on mixing politics and beer. But by acting as “brewmaster,” Hancock invites direct comparisons between him and his predecessor. And, if Hancock wants to be celebrated on his own right and not as the “mayor after Hick,” he should avoid letting those comparisons be drawn.
Even if that means missing out on a beer fest or two.
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) In his speech to yesterday’s “Values Voter Summit,” organized by the conservative Family Research Council, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan continued his pattern of delivering outright falsehoods in his speechifying. At one point, Ryan said: “Now, apparently, the Obama-Biden ticket stands for an absolute, unqualified right to abortion […]
Courtesy Westword’s Sam Levin, a fascinating newsletter sent by Rep. Mike Coffman at the end of last month. On the apparent fringe of yet another issue: I think it is time to question whether a significant number of the majors taught at undergraduate institutions are a good investment. This relates to the taxpayers, who subsidize […]
Somewhere south of Colorado Springs FOX31’s Eli Stokols: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will campaign this Sunday in Pueblo, FOX31 Denver is first to report. Romney, who has lost ground to President Barack Obama in a number of national and swing state polls this week, will make his first trip to Colorado since before the […]
On the heels of yesterday’s Onsight/Project New America poll in Colorado showing President Barack Obama with a growing edge over challenger Mitt Romney–especially among the key bloc of unaffiliated voters–the Los Angeles Times reports this morning on new polls out in the fellow swing states of Ohio, Virginia, Florida, and New Hampshire: New polls in […]
The invitation extended to walk precincts this Saturday with none other than: For starters, we assume that this flyer was only meant for distribution to Adams County Republicans, since it reads in a way that otherwise suggests Weld County DA Ken Buck is a “fellow Adams County Republican.” More importantly, though, we’re surprised to see […]
A new poll out today from Keating Research and Onsight Public Affairs for Project New America shows Obama slightly expanding his lead in Colorado, now up 49-44% from the last result of 48-44% released in late August. More important than that small overall change, though, is a big indicated shift away from Romney by unaffiliated […]
Briefly citing a few responses from editorial boards around the nation to the unfolding story of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s shrill and factually questionable criticism of President Barack Obama–after an attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya Tuesday resulted in the first violent death of an American ambassador in 25 years. Washington Post: […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan sets the record straight: I’m the person responsible for the Ulysses S. Grant statement and I’m really sorry for my miscommunication. President Obama is indeed the first sitting president to visit GOLDEN since Ulysses S. Grant and I told him so while greeting him. I should have been less […]
7NEWS: The Colorado Secretary of State’s office says the so-called “personhood” amendment will not be on the November ballot, despite any legal action from proponents to prove they collected enough voter signatures. Secretary of State spokesman Andrew Cole tells the Denver Post the deadline for ballot certification was Monday. Even if a judge rules personhood […]
Though we have yet to see it explored in a campaign ad, one of the more damning arguments that has been made to us in recent weeks against the “Personhood” ballot measure–which GOP CD-7 candidate Joe Coors helped fund in 2010–concerns a potentially lethal unintended consequence for women suffering from what’s known as an “ectopic […]
According to the right-wing group Americans For Prosperity, for reals: Americans for Prosperity-Colorado is excited to announce famed political author and commentator Dick Morris will speak in Denver on AFP’s Obama’s Failing Agenda Tour. The tour includes three continuous buses crisscrossing the nation, giving a voice to the millions of Americans who oppose the policies […]
For coverage of this weekend’s Club 20 debate in Grand Junction between GOP Rep. Scott Tipton and challenger Sal Pace, we turn first to Joe Moylan of the Craig Daily Press: [Unaffiliated candidate Tisha] Casida found herself serving in a spectator role when the debate shifted to cross-examination as Tipton and Pace launched attacks on […]
UPDATE: Politico’s Charles Mahtesian profiles Colorado as one of “9 states where the race will be won” today, underscoring all the attention we’re getting: The Romney formula depends on turning out the GOP base, especially on the energy-oriented Western Slope and in El Paso County’s Colorado Springs, home to a politically active evangelical Christian community […]
The Los Angeles Times confirms analysis from our readers Friday: President Obama’s post-convention “bounce” continued to grow Saturday, as new polls showed him widening a lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Obama’s lead over Romney among registered voters grew to 49%-45% in Gallup’s tracking poll. The 49% for Obama was his highest point in the […]
9NEWS’ Brandon Rittiman: Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler says 141 non-citizens are illegally registered to vote in Colorado but he’s backed off from a divisive plan to hold hearings to challenge their status before November. Non-citizens are ineligible to vote. Gessler says 35 of those previously voted. Rather than remove those people from voter […]
As the Pueblo Chieftain’s Matt Hildner reports: Congressional candidate Sal Pace on Thursday criticized his opponent’s association with a San Luis Valley rancher who unsuccessfully tried to ship water from the region in the mid-1990s. U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., received a $1,000 donation from Crestone-area rancher Gary Boyce in August 2011, according to Federal […]
Definitely not what GOP Rep. Ken Summers, candidate for the Colorado Senate in the key SD-22 battleground district, wants suburban women to see in their mailbox today: This mailer from the independent Coalition for Colorado’s Future attacks Summers for his support, as confirmed in a 2008 Rocky Mountain News candidate questionnaire discussed in this space […]
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