(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 time to fire up the Colorado Pols Debate Diary once again. That's right, friends: It's live-blog time! It has become something of a tradition here at Colorado Pols for us to give you, our loyal readers, a live blog, play-by-play of political debates in Colorado. This afternoon we are live-blogging a video replay of […]
UPDATE: AP's Nicolas Riccardi reports—Cory Gardner's response to questions about his role in the government shutdown last year and tensions with East Coast states over disaster relief funds–once you get past the wall of faux outrage bluster from his surrogates–are really quite extraordinary. And not in a good way. Now we can see why he didn't […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) CORRECTION: This post incorrectly states that most journalists consider themselves Democrats. Over half of journalists in a recent survey self-identify as having no party affiliation. About 7 percent said they were Republicans, and 28 percent Democrats. My point about Rosen is unchanged. —– From: Jason Salzman To: [KOA Radio Host] Mike […]
It has become something of a tradition here at Colorado Pols for us to give you, our loyal readers, a live blog, play-by-play of interesting political debates in Colorado. So tonight's CD-5 Republican throw-down between Rep. Doug "The Brain" Lamborn and Bentley "That Military Guy" Rayburn seemed like an ideal debate opportunity to break out […]
We're at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood for Live Blog coverage of the GOP Gubernatorial Debate. We've got Bob Beauprez, Scott Gessler, and Mike Kopp battling it out once more. Tom Tancredo is not here, as expected. They're calling this "Women and Colorado's Future." *All comments are paraphrased unless in direct quotes. FINAL THOUGHTS This […]
Great rundown from Lynn Bartels at the Denver Post on how the abortion debate is polarizing Republicans in Jefferson County: The division in the Colorado Republican Party over abortion was apparent during the Jeffco GOP assembly when a low-key nomination for a state House seat turned into a passionate debate on abortion. Nate Marshall, a […]
Just as we did with last week's debate among Republican candidates for Governor, Colorado Pols will be live-blogging the GOP debate among U.S. Senate candidates. *IMPORTANT NOTE: Unless indicated by quotations, everything below is paraphrased in the interest of time. FINAL ANALYSIS: There was quite a contrast among the main contenders here (Buck, Hill, and […]
We haven't seen much publicity for this, but the next Denver Post GOP primary debate is coming up next Tuesday evening, featuring the large field of candidates vying for the chance to take on incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Udall in November. The bar for participating in this primary debate appears pretty low, with minor candidates […]
UPDATE: Via 9NEWS' Brandon Rittiman, excuses from frontrunners Scott Gessler and Tom Tancredo: While both Gessler and Tancredo cited GOP infighting as a justification for their planned absence, they also both left open the possibility of debating fellow Republicans if and when the list of contenders shrinks. "I won't rule it out," Gessler said. "If the […]
As the Denver Post's Lynn Bartels reports: Secretary of State Scott Gessler is the latest Republican candidate for governor who won't participate in GOP primary debates or forums. Gessler's campaign this week said he wouldn't attend a debate sponsored by The Denver Post on Feb. 18, and other candidates said he hasn't been at forums […]
A press release from the "mainstream" environmental advocate group Conservation Colorado yesterday caught our attention: Former Representative Glen Vaad’s appointment by Governor Hickenlooper to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) stalls Colorado’s progress on our path toward transitioning to clean renewable energy. At a time when Colorado is dealing with the unprecedented impacts of climate change, […]
A troubling story published last night from Renee Lewis of Al Jazeera America: Living near hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — sites may increase the risk of some birth defects by as much as 30 percent, a new study suggests. In the U.S., more than 15 million people now live within a mile of a […]
As the Colorado Springs Gazette's Tom Roeder reports, Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs is sort of worried about the consequences of a shutdown of the federal government in his party's increasingly desperate battle to kill the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. After all: A government shutdown should be avoided, Lamborn said. In his military-heavy […]
The Denver Post's opinion board released their list of winners and losers of the 2013 Colorado legislative session late Thursday. Without getting too far into the weeds criticizing yet another bizarrely skewed perspective on this year's legislative session, in which apparently recording devices only worked when Democrats said something stupid–we've already promised a more comprehensive […]
The Grand Junction Sentinel's Charles Ashby reports, another great story outside the paywall: Small businesses, just like larger ones, could face employment discrimination lawsuits under a bill that won preliminary approval in the Colorado House on Wednesday. The measure, HB1136, extends to employees who work in business with 14 or fewer workers the same right […]
Anyone following the contentious debate over hydraulic fracture drilling, or "fracking" under Front Range communities will find today's announcement in the Boulder Daily Camera to be most interesting. Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones is set to debate Gov. John Hickenlooper on natural gas hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — on April 1 in Denver. The […]
As of yesterday afternoon, the two most important gun safety bills to survive the agonizing debate in the Colorado General Assembly are on the way to Gov. John Hickenlooper's desk: House Bill 1229, closing the so-called "background check loophole" and requiring a standard CBI background check for most sales of guns, House Bill 1228 reinstating […]
UPDATE: Case in point on our cautions below, Sen. Evie Hudak (D-Arvada) offers an apology for remarks made to a witness yesterday, with a fuller elaboration on her intent as Republicans swing into reflexive hypocritical crucifixion mode via social media: “I didn’t mean to be insensitive towards Amanda Collins’ experience. I respect the courage it took for […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Here is a brief description from an article in the Windsor Beacon about the "flowback incident" in Weld County earlier this week that spewed a toxic mixture of green fracking fluid flowback into our shared environment for roughly a day and a half. Fracking involves the injection of millions of gallons […]
UPDATE 9:28PM: House Bill 13-1228, instituting a fee for background checks, passes on a voice vote with its fiscal note attached. That's almost exactly 12 hours of debate. UPDATE 9:25PM: HB13-1226, banning concealed weapons on college campuses, passes. 3rd of 4 bills. —– UPDATE 6:00PM: House Bill 13-1229, closing the "background check loophole," passes on a voice vote. […]
FOX 31’s Eli Stokols: President Barack Obama hit all the right notes during a campaign rally Thursday morning, offering a sharpened message and a rebuttal to Mitt Romney that he couldn’t seem to find Wednesday night during his lackluster debate performance… Describing his debate opponent as a “very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt […]
President Barack Obama will ostensibly be sleeping in Denver on Wednesday night, pivoting from his DU debate against Mitt Romney on Wednesday night to an event at Sloan’s Lake Park early Thursday morning.
Tickets are free and available to the public.
From the Obama campaign:
Find out how to see President Barack Obama in West Denver
Thursday, October 4th
Doors open at 7:30 a.m.Sloan’s Lake Park (Northeast Corner)
West Byron and Vrain Street
Denver, CO 80212
Republican Mitt Romney is also stumping in Denver in advance of Wednesday’s debate, hosting a free victory rally at Wings Over the Rockies this evening.
You’re Invited to a Victory Rally with
Mitt Romney
and the Republican teamMonday, October 1, 2012
Doors Open 4:45 PM | Program Begins 6:45 PMWings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
7711 E. Academy Boulevard, Denver, CO 80230For questions, contact us at: (720) 443-1517 or TeamCO@MittRomney.com
For Important Campaign Updates:Text (CO) toGOMITT (466488)
With just five weeks until election day, these events, in conjunction with the DU debate, are likely some of the last major visits for either candidate in the Denver metro area.
So snag those tickets as soon as you can if you haven’t yet been lucky enough to Instagram a photo of a presidential candidate!
That’s the emerging consensus, as the Washington Post reports: President Obama travels to Henderson, Nev., on Sunday for a mission far more important than the usual swing-state campaign rally: He will huddle privately with senior aides for an intensive, three-day boot camp to prepare for the first presidential debate. On Monday, Mitt Romney will do […]
Russ Britt at the Wall Street Journal: A majority of Americans prefer to continue Medicare as it is, and only a little more than a third favor a “premium support” program outlined by Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, according to a new poll. The poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation also finds – in what […]
The Durango Herald’s Emery Cowan: The last two years in Congress have been “sweet and sour” for Rep. Scott Tipton. In a meeting with The Durango Herald’s editorial board on Monday, the freshman legislator representing Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District outlined what he considered his legislative “wins” during a period in Washington defined by gridlock… Tipton […]
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