(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’ve had a lot of fun over the past year or so with former Republican statehouse candidate Muhammad Ali Hasan, who well and truly earned the title we bestowed on him of “Master of the Terrible Press.” Having been the punchline of so many jokes, it would be unfair of us to ignore what Hasan […]
There’s no way we could make up what Politics West just reported: Sometimes at the state Capitol, the debates fly less like arrows and more like boomerangs that come around and smack you in the back of the head. Such was the case today, when Republicans stood up to voice concerns over a bill authorizing […]
Apparently not, as the AP reports: The National Rifle Association warned in a campaign ad that if Barack Obama were elected president, he would try to take away hunters’ guns and ammo. But with pro-gun Democrats a powerful force in Congress, it’s already pretty clear there will be no messing with Americans’ right to bear […]
After all, you’ve got the Denver Post’s own Ross Kaminsky willing to, you know, go there any day of the week. Check out this latest pearl-clutcher: Obama’s energy plan mixes fascism and socialism Essentially the plan mixes fascism and socialism, with the government moving to dominate the energy industry and partly redistributing revenue derived from […]
Grand Junction Sentinel columnist Bill Grant writes: Josh Penry has just come off a week that started well and ended badly. At the beginning of the week, The Denver Post hailed him as “the crown prince of the state Republican Party” and its hope for the future. By Wednesday, the same paper editorialized “Is that […]
That’s the word from Denver District Court today, as Politics West reports: Congressman Mike Coffman has a date with the state’s Independent Ethics Commission this week, after a Denver District Court judge denied his request to delay a hearing in a complaint against him. “Having fully considered the jurisdictional arguments of Coffman advanced to the […]
UPDATE: a refreshingly candid mea culpa, as the Denver Post updates: Rep. Jared Polis released the following statement this afternoon, apologizing for remarks he made over the weekend that new media “killed” the Rocky Mountain News. “I apologize to the entire Rocky Mountain News family and anyone who was offended by my recent remarks.” the […]
A faction of Colorado Republican Senators have been expending vast amounts of humid air all evening, trying to dilute, kill or otherwise exact political capital from Senate Bill 228–emerging as by far the biggest intra-GOP battle of this year’s legislative session, SB-228 will repeal the statutory Arveschoug-Bird general fund spending limit. It looks like a […]
The Denver Post becomes the latest in a growing collection of major media outlets to note the deterioration of effective government, quality of life, etc. associated with El Paso County’s decades-long ideological experiment eviscerating its own revenue base. Stridently right-wing El Paso County has long collected a small fraction of what similar Colorado counties get […]
More background on the recently-announced opponent to Dick Wadhams for the Colorado GOP Chairman position in leadership elections later this month, Tom Stone, from the Colorado Independent: Before Republican Realtor Tom Stone rode into town in 1998, Eagle County was a largely nonpartisan place, leaning more to the right but a difficult place to tell […]
Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry is apparently beginning to seriously engage in discussions about running for Governor, and may soon file paperwork to make it official. Penry is doing this quietly while he tries to gauge support for a potential run against Gov. Bill Ritter, and trying to keep this quiet is probably the smartest […]
On Saturday, Democratic activists from around the state got together for the Colorado stop on the Netroots Nation Salon Series: Netroots Nation in Your Neighborhood. Among the panelists at the gathering (which was sponsored by local progressive organizations like AM 760, Progress Now, and Square State) was Colorado AFL-CIO director Mike Cerbo, who let everyone […]
Almost comic relief after the week we’ve had, as the Los Angeles Times reports: The mayor of Los Alamitos said he will resign after coming under fire for an e-mail depicting the White House lawn as a watermelon patch, saying the controversy over racism has made it difficult to lead the city. Dean Grose issued […]
Eager political types who woke up this morning hoping for lots of press coverage of the new challenger to nationally infamous Colorado GOP Chairman Dick Wadhams, former Eagle County Commissioner Thomas C. Stone, were rewarded mostly with crickets. Actually, it’s winter so there weren’t even crickets. We’ve only got one newspaper in town now, after […]
For all the outrage expressed in the last week over immoderate comments from Republican state senators, there’s another component to this story worth considering–as the Greeley Tribune reports: State Sen. Scott Renfroe found support Thursday night. The support came from more than 70 people who packed Evans City Council chambers Thursday night at a town […]
A message just sent out to conservative activists: Subject: “Save Our State” sent you a message on Facebook… Tom Stone sent a message to the members of Save Our State. ——————– Subject: An opportunity to serve I have officially announced today that I am running to be the Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. My […]
Second-worst person in the world, says MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann: Naturally, Schultheis doesn’t regret his comments, according to The Denver Post. “I regret some people misinterpreting what I said,” Schultheis said. Yes, because this was so vague. H/T: Progress Now
We wrote yesterday about a potential Republican primary for State Treasurer between Rep. Don Marostica and some dude named Walker Roberts Stapleton. So much for that. We hear that Marostica has told State Treasurer Cary Kennedy that he will not run for Treasurer, so the GOP will have Stapleton and Muhammad Ali Hasan for now.
Apparently, the Denver Post editorial board has seen enough. Want to know what ails the Colorado Republican Party? Events at the statehouse over the past few days offer a glimpse. Offensive diatribes by social conservatives Sen. Dave Schultheis and Sen. Scott Renfroe have been all but condoned by Republican leadership. Are Republicans just trying to […]
While Republicans in the legislature are busy trying to out-ridiculous each other, a potential primary is brewing in the race for State Treasurer. One candidate is already running for the post, at least informally (and we don’t mean the silly Muhammad Ali Hasan – not until he proves otherwise). Walker Roberts Stapleton, a businessman who […]
UPDATE: July 10, 1861. Remains true today. Original post follows. Last edition publishes tomorrow. So much for long goodbyes. We are, well, needless to say. Colorado’s oldest newspaper will publish its final edition Friday. The Rocky Mountain News, less than two months away from its 150th anniversary, will be closed after a search for a […]
The Denver Post reports: Some Republicans said the comments also complicate the party’s efforts to embrace a new image and win over voters who have turned to Democrats in recent election cycles. Sean Duffy, a political consultant who was a senior aide to Gov. Bill Owens, said Republicans have to do a better job of […]
This year’s Senate appointments have caused quite a stir. The Blago – Burris scandal has highlighted the problems with appointments. Even Russ Feingold proposed a Constitutional Amendment to change our appointments to elections, which George Will attacked quite pathetically. Here in Colorado, another Senate appointment by Governor Ritter has left many dems wondering why […]
UPDATE: Please, Sen. Schultheis, stop trying to explain yourself. “What I’m hoping is that, yes, that person may have AIDS, [Pols emphasis] have it seriously as a baby and when they grow up, but the mother will begin to feel guilt as a result of that,” [Schultheis] said. “The family will see the negative consequences […]
The Rocky Mountain News reports on the demise of an early pet project of Governor Bill Ritter’s. Senate Republicans are positively giddy that a drug prescription bill Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter touted in his first year is now being repealed. Senate Bill 1 in 2007 directed a state agency to negotiate discounts on generic drugs […]
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