(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%
As we noted in this space in June, Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams is trying to build an “alliance” with the Colorado Libertarian Party in an effort to prevent Libertarian candidates becoming “spoilers” in races that Republicans think they might otherwise be able to win. But in creating this alliance, Williams may also be […]
Marshall Zelinger at 9NEWS reported on Friday evening about new taxpayer-funded advertisements running in vituperously vulnerable Rep. Lauren Boebert’s district, official “franked” communications intended to update constituents but pointedly not for electioneering purposes–in this case coming closer than anything we’ve seen in a franked piece to a campaign message: An ad paid for by Rocky […]
The Durango Herald’s Reuben Schafir reports on far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert’s August recess tour through La Plata County on Wednesday, sitting down with local officials to discuss issues pertinent to Boebert’s constituents in the southwest corner of the state. High on the list was the ever-present issue of wildfire prevention and management, laying heavily on […]
Many high-profile Republicans have publicly defended former President Donald Trump following his third — and perhaps most important — indictment related to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election. Folks such as Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-ifle) and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have made ridiculous arguments, alleging that Trump didn’t do anything […]
Heather Willard at NewsBreak reports: United States Attorney General Merrick Garland visited the Castle Rock Police Department on Aug. 7 after speaking to the American Bar Association in Denver. Garland has been widely criticized by Republican voters for his investigation of former President Donald Trump, and his presence in Castle Rock drew scrutiny from constituents. […]
The Supreme Court of the United States of America has been stuck in an ethical morass that continues to grow more problematic as more information becomes available. No other Supreme Court Justice epitomizes the corruption that is beginning to define SCOTUS more than Clarence Thomas, whose acceptance of lavish gifts and his blatant disregard for […]
THURSDAY UPDATE: We have a new addition to the list of things that Rep. Lauren Boebert finds confusing: Sarcasm. —– Congressperson Lauren Boebert (R-ifle) has an irritating habit of regularly taking credit for federal funding in the third congressional district that she quite literally had NOTHING to do with acquiring. It happens so often, in […]
Politico’s Jordain Carney reports on what appears to be a significant flip-flop on the part of Rep. Ken Buck that, while we consider it welcome on balance, we can’t fully explain based on Buck’s own prior statements: House Republicans once regarded Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as their easiest impeachment target. Yet even that seems […]
Republicans are still not learning their lesson on the issue of abortion rights. The big political news on Tuesday came out of Ohio, where voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure — dubbed “Issue 1” — that was a not-very-subtle attempt by right-wing interests to make it harder for abortion rights advocates to pass their own […]
We wrote last week about Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman’s embarrassingly ham-handed communications strategy revolving around his idea to turn the City of Aurora into a “strong mayor” government with — SURPRISE — Coffman himself as Aurora’s new supreme leader. Both the petition that got the “strong mayor” idea on the November ballot, and Coffman’s involvement, […]
Mary Shinn at the Colorado Springs Gazette reported from yesterday’s celebration at America the Beautiful Park in Colorado Springs of the decision last week by President Joe Biden undoing the political revenge wrought by President Donald Trump in his last few days in office, ordering the move of the U.S. Space Command and the associated […]
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we don’t have a guest for the first time in awhile. That doesn’t mean we don’t have plenty to talk about, however. Former President Donald Trump has been indicted — again — this time for trying to stop the certification of an election he knew that he […]
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse reports today on the increasing use of the once-rare tools of censure and impeachment as conventional political weapons in the ongoing partisan warfare between Democrats and Republicans, alternating in and out of power at the whim of a deeply divided electorate: No president had been impeached for 130 years […]
[mantra-pullquote align=”right” textalign=”left” width=”60%”]“I hope the media is not here, because we’re going to look terrible.” — State Rep. Anthony Hartsook (R-Douglas County), speaking at Saturday’s GOP Central Committee meeting.[/mantra-pullquote] Voting members of the Colorado Republican Party’s “central committee” met over the weekend and decided against opting out of a system that allows Unaffiliated […]
UPDATE: Or, maybe not all of them. As The Denver Post reports: A new law restricting gun purchases to people 21 and older is not in effect while a broader lawsuit challenging its constitutionality plays out, a district court judge ruled Monday afternoon. In granting the preliminary injunction, District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer said […]
We can’t close out the week of news without a mention beneath the din of historic presidential indictments and local Republican existential crises of more positive headlines for Colorado’s freshman Rep. Yadira Caraveo, who as we’ve discussed in this space is following the low-drama high-productivity track that GOP sophomore self-immolator Rep. Lauren Boebert should be […]
Recent polling from Monmouth suggests that roughly 30% of Americans still believe that the 2020 Presidential Election was fraudulent in some manner. You can probably guess the political makeup of that 30% (it’s all MAGA, baby!) On the flip side, almost 60% of Americans believe that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump fair and square in 2020. […]
UPDATE: The Aurora Sentinel: “I want to continue my work in the Legislature to make sure that Colorado’s kids are protected, make sure that our communities of color receive the equitable investments that they have historically been denied, and to make sure Colorado continues to expand our renewable energy infrastructure to help fight climate change,” […]
As The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that he conspired to remain in office despite his 2020 election loss, appearing before a judge in a Washington courthouse in the shadow of the Capitol, where his supporters rampaged in an effort to undermine the peaceful […]
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, a Republican, has served in elected office since basically just after the dinosaurs went extinct. This year, Coffman is running for re-election AND pushing a ballot initiative that would give the next Aurora Mayor — which he hopes will be him — significantly more power. As we discussed in this space […]
We took note yesterday of an interview conducted by far-right pseudonews talking head Grant Stinchfield of Colorado’s foremost MAGA cheerleader Rep. Lauren Boebert following ex-President Donald Trump’s indictment on criminal charges related to the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the January 6th, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to disrupt […]
UPDATE: An unrepentant Rep. Lauren Boebert defends the 2020 coup attempt in a new interview yesterday, reciting the same barely-coherent set of disproven talking points she used in the 2022 GOP primary (below)–and hopes the indictment leads to eventual Trumpian triumph: Constitutional scholar Lauren Boebert explains how Trump was legally justified trying to overturn the […]
UPDATE: Donald Trump’s Colorado co-conspirators loom large in today’s indictment: NEW: The Trump indictment’s “Co-Conspirator 2” appears to be John Eastman, the former CU visiting prof and newly-hired attorney for the @cologop. The description of Co-Conspirator 2’s actions mirrors testimony about Eastman’s role in trying to overthrow the election. #copolitics pic.twitter.com/R2IUkPtLbo — Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) […]
Bente Birkeland of Colorado Public Radio reports on the filing of the long-anticipated lawsuit in federal court from the Colorado Republican Party seeking to overturn Proposition 108, the initiative passed in 2016 allowing unaffiliated voters to take part in either party’s primary: The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Denver on Monday, alleges that Proposition […]
Following the announcement yesterday afternoon that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will not relocate to Alabama from Colorado Springs after two years of politically-motivated uncertainty manufactured by former President Donald Trump, Trump’s most indefatigable diehard supporter in the state’s congressional delegation Rep. Lauren Boebert praised President Joe Biden’s decision to reverse Trump’s last-minute act of […]
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