(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%
It’s sometimes the case with end-of-year recaps like this that big stories from late in the year get more play, maybe even unfairly. Then again, sometimes one of the biggest stories of the year just happens to fall in December. Tired politicos around the state, looking forward to a quiet December off after a hard-fought […]
Then-Rep. Bob Schaffer parasails off the Northern Mariana Islands Photo credit: CSU Library Democrats and their allies went into 2008 with a thick notebook of opposition research against GOP Senate candidate Bob Schaffer. One of the chief sources of this wealth of damaging information was Schaffer’s own congressional archives, donated to the CSU Library after […]
(Will they use their brains or go with the whackjob? – promoted by Colorado Pols) The Coloradoan reports that State Sen. Steve Johnson has submitted his resignation, and he’s soon to take his seat as a Larimer County Commissioner. A thrilling vacancy committee bloodletting is sure to come! State Sen. Steve Johnson has formally submitted […]
Note to CD-6 Republicans: you made a serious mistake electing Mike Coffman to Congress this past August. At least that’s what former Governor Bill Owens, outgoing Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, former Rep. Scott McInnis, Attorney General John Suthers, and even ex-Presidential candidate Mitt Romney all warned in unmistakable terms before the primary in this safe GOP […]
We broke this story in early August with a little context: Some of you may remember that back in May, photos of Governor Bill Ritter’s son August hosting a party for friends at the Governor’s Mansion (with beer prominently featured) made their way from the online social networking site Facebook into the pages of the […]
One of this year’s most interesting success stories, Rep.-elect Jared Polis’ long road to glory, not to mention history as the first openly gay man elected to Congress…started out a little bumpy. Most people agree that his early primary campaign was a calamitous affair, with Polis showing commitment in the form of large personal checks […]
Most of the results from the 2008 election in Colorado were cause for celebration among Democrats. But a rude shock accompanied their understandable hangovers the morning after, reported by the Grand Junction Sentinel: Collbran Republican Laura Bradford inched toward upsetting incumbent state Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, in one of the more closely watched legislative […]
Several of the top Colorado political stories this year feature the Senate race between Mark Udall and Bob Beauprez Schaffer. Certainly the most amusing one began here after a rather striking problem was discovered in a new Schaffer TV spot by our diligent readers, as reported in May by the Rocky Mountain News: They say […]
It’s important to understand the larger ramifications of this year’s defeat of the dubiously-named “Colorado Civil Rights Initiative” Amendment 46. Amendment 46, an affirmative action ban fronted in Colorado by the usual Independence Institute wingnut suspects, was actually part of a national campaign headed by California political operative Ward Connerly–who attempted to get the measure […]
We can think of no better way to kick off our recap of historic 2008 in Colorado politics than to revisit a man who has been so very good to us in terms of furnishing entertaining subject matter for blog posts, Ali Hasan. As Westword reported last January: Ali and Miller held hands as they […]
Like we’ve said for weeks now, Rep.-elect Betsy Markey’s blowout defeat of Marilyn Musgrave was just the first round, with the real test coming in 2010 as she tries to avoid becoming a one-term wonder and the GOP vigorously tries to render her exactly that. The Fort Collins Coloradoan’s Bob Moore reported on Christmas Day: […]
Westword’s Patty Calhoun wades into the Senate seat guessing game: The names have been spinning through cyberspace since the first rumor that Ken Salazar might be headed to Barack Obama’s cabinet, leaving a U.S. Senate seat open: John Hickenlooper, John Salazar, Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Andrew Romanoff, Tom Strickland. Even Federico Peña’s name floated up […]
As the Pueblo Chieftain reports: When candidates run for Pueblo City Council, their political party isn’t supposed to be a part of the equation. Pueblo County Democrats are making plans – at least in a limited way – to change that. Pueblo County Democratic Chairman Terry Hart said his party plans to step up recruitment […]
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve recruited Jeff Bridges, formerly of The Colorado Independent, back over to Colorado Pols where he once began his online writing ventures. We would have held an election, but with all this talk of Senate appointments, we decided to forego the whole Democracy nonsense and just make an appointment (after […]
I suppose it’s feast or famine here on Pols for my friend and President of the Children’s Museum of Denver Tom Downey. Earlier today we reported that former US Senate candidate Buddy Moore tried to run over Downey in a parking dispute prior to Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last August. Apparently determined to make it […]
It’s official, settling the all-important spousal consent question–as the Denver Post reports: Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper on Monday confirmed that he is interested in Colorado’s looming U.S. Senate vacancy. In a brief interview, Hickenlooper touted his experience as a business owner and his time as mayor as pluses for Gov. Bill Ritter to consider when […]
A group of Hispanic leaders met with Governor Bill Ritter today to discuss – surprise! – their pick for Senator Ken Salazar’s replacement. Here’s another shocker: they think Ken’s older brother and Congressman John Salazar should get the post. With former Secretary of Transportation and Denver Mayor Federico Pena officially out, John’s the only Hispanic […]
The Denver Post makes the hometown favorite’s case: Gov. Bill Ritter doesn’t even need one of his legendary blue-ribbon panels to help with this decision. The choice is clear. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper should be Colorado’s next senator. With Sen. Ken Salazar expected to win confirmation as Interior secretary, Ritter must select someone to fill […]
Breaking from the Rocky Mountain News, not really a surprise: Gov. Bill Ritter this morning named Grand Junction lawmaker Bernie Buescher as Colorado’s new Secretary of State. He will replace Mike Coffman, who was elected to Congress last month. Buescher was a member of the state legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee, but lost in his […]
As the Boulder Daily Camera reports: Former state Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald said Thursday she would like the governor to consider her as a potential replacement for U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, who is vacating his seat to head the U.S. Department of the Interior. She said she called Gov. Bill Ritter’s office Thursday to inquire […]
A few days ago, Colorado House Minority Leader Mike May announced his retirement from the legislature, citing declining business at his day job. A few days later, Rep. May angrily announced that he was postponing his retirement, complaining of “outside influences [that] may have attempted to interfere with” the election of his successor. This morning, […]
Picking Sen. Ken Salazar’s successor, that is, as the Denver Post’s Jessica Fender writes for Politics West: In a statement released this morning, Gov. Bill Ritter promised a quick pick to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, though he did not set a specific timeline. “In the coming days, I will work thoughtfully, deliberately and […]
Looks like at least one leading member of organized labor has decided on his candidate for Senate. Ed Knox, President of Denver IBEW Local 68, sent out an email on Tuesday requesting that folks contact Governor Bill Ritter and ask him to appoint Joan Fitz-Gerald to the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Ken Salazar. […]
UPDATE: We’ve updated The Big Line, with explanations here. Damn, we don’t ask for much – just a little credit where credit is due if you’re going to rip off the Big Line idea. You can read the full Rocky Mountain News line after the jump. We’ll be updating the Big Line shortly, but the […]
As the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent reports: Former GOP Congressman Scott McInnis was mum about his political future on Tuesday in the wake of reports that U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., is expected to become the next Interior secretary… McInnis, a former congressman, said that the Ritter appointee can expect a competitive race from a Republican […]
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