(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%
And you say we’re mean? Break out the flame-retardant clothing for Westword’s Joe Tone: It pains me to bestow such a dishonor on someone with such an honorable mustache, but this week’s Knight of Shmuck must be former Congressman Scott McInnis, who’s taking one of the more bizarre approaches to governorship since Arnold Schwarzenegger and […]
(“While we thank you for your interest in the position of Supreme Court Justice, we have chosen to pursue other candidates at this time. Please feel free to reapply for future openings as they become available, and best of luck with your future endeavors. –Management” – promoted by Colorado Pols) from the Denver Post President […]
This just up on the CNN Political Ticker: Colorado’s top elected Democrats are urging President Obama to look west for his Supreme Court nominee – pushing the Secretary of the Interior, native son Ken Salazar, for the opening. Gov. Bill Ritter and Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennett sent the letter to the White House […]
As the Pueblo Chieftain reports: Colorado legislators, both state and federal, Republican and Democrat, agree that the Supermax federal prison would not be an ideal venue to house Guantanamo Naval Base detainees. In a speech Thursday, President Barack Obama said that inmates at Gitmo should be moved to secure federal prisons on U.S. soil (of […]
From Michael Roberts at Westword: Scott McInnis has been positioning himself for a political comeback since at least last year. Note that in October, McInnis prematurely pissed on the GOP’s grave by publicly predicting that Bob Schaffer would lose to Mark Udall in the U.S. Senate contest — and adding that he could have won […]
We did not want the day to end without an acknowledgment of Denver Post reporter Michael Riley’s superb (if belated) story on Sen. Mark Udall’s credit card reform efforts. With the bill now on its way to President Obama’s desk, Udall might finally start to see those long years of thankless effort pay off in […]
UPDATE: The Denver Post joins in the bemusement: Former Congressman Scott McInnis has officially entered the 2010 gubernatorial race with little fanfare and after critics have for weeks argued he should file campaign finance disclosures. The secretary of state’s office confirmed that the Republican turned in his paperwork Tuesday afternoon. McInnis has traveled the state […]
If you were wondering when all-but-declared GOP gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry was going to stop letting surrogates do the dirty work and take on primary opponent Scott McInnis directly, you can stop wondering. Can’t see the audio player? Click here. This audio clip, forwarded to us, is from Penry’s remarks last Thursday at the Colorado […]
The Colorado state government helps certain classes of business. Large businesses, and businesses who have enough financial interests in front of the state. Both have lobbyists, consultants, etc. who work effectively to get their needs in front of our state’s leaders. Sometimes they get their way. Sometimes they don’t. But they get support. And then […]
Just announced today from the Governor’s office: I am filing with the Secretary of State House Bill 09-1170, “Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for locked-out employees.” I vetoed this bill as of 4:55 p.m. today, and this letter sets forth my reasons for doing so. There are currently ongoing contract negotiations between the United Food and […]
We’ve updated The Big Line, and here’s a quick rundown of how we see things shaping up at this point… GOVERNOR Make no mistake – this is still Gov. Bill Ritter’s race to lose. But that doesn’t mean he won’t lose it, because his base isn’t exactly energized to help him in 2010. Ritter’s biggest […]
Finally some decent print coverage, as the Denver Business Journal reports: The U.S. Senate was expected to vote Tuesday to pass a measure tightening rules on credit card rate hikes and practices — legislation that U.S. Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado has pushed since his days in the House. Udall, D-Colo., drafted a credit card […]
UPDATE: Pat Steadman wins the vacancy committee.
Another vacancy committee will spring into action on Wednesday in SD-31 to determine the replacement for Sen. Jennifer Veiga, who has resigned her seat. Pat Steadman is the presumptive favorite, but that doesn’t mean much — in a vacancy committee, anything can happen.
Over at Colorado Pols, one vacancy committee member runs down his thoughts as the vote draws near.
I wish I could have gotten here earlier, I see the Pols are already all over this weekend’s big McInnis story–the candidate who thinks he can run for office without paperwork. It’s not surprising to see the Pols pick up this story, since they are accused all the time of “partisanship” (don’t let their criticism […]
Although neither of the two men expected to compete for the GOP nomination in next year’s race for Governor have actually filed their papers to run, we defy you to tell the difference between Scott McInnis, Josh Penry and, well, actual candidates. Which is getting kind of stupid in McInnis’ case, as the Steamboat Pilot […]
Not really news after his “Tea Party” pre-announcement over a month ago, but the Aspen Daily News reports it’s “official”–9th District DA Martin Beeson will be the GOP sacrificial lamb candidate in John Salazar’s 2010 cakewalk. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Martin Beeson announced his candidacy for Congress in Colorado’s 3rd district last night. Beeson is […]
Nothing you wouldn’t expect from longtime GOP and 527 attorney Scott Gessler, but it makes for one heck of a laugh track to his campaign for Secretary of State–as the Denver Post reports: Gov. Bill Ritter signed a major bill aimed at reforming Colorado’s initiative petition process Friday, one week after a Republican secretary of […]
As the Denver Post reports: Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday vetoed a bill that would have allowed Coloradans with concealed-weapons permits to avoid criminal-background checks when they buy guns at shops or shows. In a veto letter, the governor called House Bill 1180 “troubling” and said it “significantly weakens the safeguards against the illegal purchase […]
As the Pueblo Chieftain reports: The Army’s decision to spend more money expanding a Louisiana post doesn’t signal a change in its goal of expanding the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., said Thursday. The move probably reflects the service’s weakening position in Colorado for that expansion, the congressman said. Responding to a […]
In the Durango Herald today: A Durango woman has become part of the push for credit card reform in Washington, D.C. Melissa Mosley, a local business owner, contacted Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., to complain about the 32.99 percent interest on her small-business credit card. Bennet was impressed by her story and used Mosley’s situation to […]
As the Denver Post reports: The Army has given up attempts to acquire land for expanding the Piñon Canyon training site in the next year, shifting the money that had been allocated for the purpose to other uses, according to congressional and Army sources. Originally, Army budget makers had planned to allocate $17 million in […]
Freshman Rep. Jared Polis appears to have stayed true to his antiwar stump speech heard so often during last year’s primary campaign, voting today against the latest supplemental funding bill for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan–new administration or no. Says Rep. Polis, “At its heart, this bill is about increasing and prolonging US military […]
(“Conservadems” Udall and Bennet strike again…oh, wait. – promoted by Colorado Pols) from the N.Y. Times Despite complaints that banks and credit card companies are gouging customers by charging outrageous interest rates, the Senate on Wednesday easily turned back an effort to cap interest rates at 15 percent. The effort by Senator Bernie Sanders, the […]
As the Denver Post reports, it was good to be a Senator, but: Senate Republicans blocked an end-run attempt to confirm David Hayes as Deputy Secretary of Interior in a contentious vote this morning, handing his potential future boss, Ken Salazar, a significant political defeat. Salazar called the vote “the height of cynicism” and testily […]
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