(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%
TUESDAY UPDATE #3: In a release moments ago, Colorado Democratic Party spokesman Matt Inzeo seeks answers from Republicans who have supported the wind power tax credit: Romney’s opposition to the PTC is all the more out of touch given that it supports as many as 5,000 jobs in Colorado and 75,000 nationwide. And failing to […]
Recapping this weekend’s swing through the eastern part of his district, the Pueblo Chieftain’s Gayle Perez reports on the continuing foibles of embattled freshman Rep. Scott Tipton: Tipton was in Pueblo Friday where he toured the Vestas plant and met with senior citizens as part of two-day Southern Colorado Tour that includes visits to several […]
It’s the bigoted group with the horribly unwieldy euphemistic name: The Public Advocate of the United States. It’s not a pretty story and the Southern Poverty Law Center is looking to make the group pay. From the Colorado Independent: The campaign mailer features two men leaning together and kissing. The image comes from a treasured […]
After GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney made it out of fire-ravaged Colorado yesterday, without having to answer questions about prior campaign-trail statements disparaging calls for “more firefighters,” a press release this morning from Aurora firefighters via the Colorado AFL-CIO brings the issue to the fore–hitting both Romney, and Colorado congressional Republicans who have voted to […]
We talked yesterday about attempts by Republican officials and conservative opinionmakers in recent days to turn the response to the tragic wildfires in Colorado and elsewhere into a political hit on President Barack Obama in an election year–despite the fact that the reduction of the nation’s aerial tanker fleet mostly occurred during the prior administration, […]
UPDATE #4: Courtesy FOX 31’s Eli Stokols, local statements: U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner: “Today’s decision is very disappointing. The Supreme Court effectively granted Congress unprecedented power to tax people who don’t spend money and buy what Congress wants them to buy. “But just because something is deemed constitutional does not make it good policy. Our […]
We were taken aback a couple of weeks ago to see freshman Rep. Cory Gardner of Colorado call for an investigation into the possibility–based on nothing but uninformed speculation–that federal roadless area policies (meaning “the government”) might have contributed to the High Park Fire that ravaged the mountains above Fort Collins. Gardner admitted that he […]
A quick tour of coverage of yesterday’s primary elections, starting with the Fort Collins Coloradoan’s Patrick Malone, and the loss of the CD-2 primary by moderate Eric Weissmann to iconic “Tea Party” favorite state Sen. Kevin Lundberg–a loss despite overt support for Weissmann from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). Weissmann trumpets a libertarian perspective […]
UPDATE 8:10PM: Charles Ashby of the Grand Junction Sentinel reports that Rep. Randy Baumgardner leads Sen. Jean White in the SD-8 GOP primary’s early returns. —– UPDATE 8:00PM: Amy Stephens defeats Marsha Looper 60-40 in the HD-19 primary. Incumbent Doug Lamborn easily holds off Robert Blaha in CD-5, while Sen. Kevin Lundberg holds a 10 […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) I was dismayed this morning to see that the Denver Post, and for that matter all Colorado major media that I have found so far, have failed to interview any Republicans regarding the “SB-1070 copycat” bills introduced in the Colorado legislature after Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislation was passed in 2010. […]
Here are our thoughts on four bellwether GOP primaries taking place in Colorado tomorrow. SD-8, Baumgardner vs. White Sen. Jean White says that the tough primary she is facing in Senate District 8 isn’t supposed to be happening. Rep. Randy Baumgardner, Sen. White claims, promised he would not challenge her in a primary only to […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) With just a few days left in Colorado’s 2012 Primary season, Let’s take a look at the battles that are being fought and where the players currently stand. Just like in Part 1, covering the CU Regent and Senate Races, there are a few things to acknowledge up front […]
(Interesting forecasts – promoted by Pita) With just a few days left in Colorado’s 2012 Primary season, Let’s take a look at the battles that are being fought and where the players currently stand. A few things to acknowledge up front first: 1) Ballots have been out and available for casting for a while now. […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Yesterday’s topic was a bill introduced by Representative Scott Tipton that would make Drill, Baby, Drill the law of the land in lands managed by the forest service and BLM. It made energy production the only use to be considered when approving drilling requests, leaving out hunters, fishermen, cattlemen, […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) After Rep. Mike Coffman told supporters that “in his heart,” Obama is “just not an American,” some in the media debated whether Coffman’s statement, which he apologized for, was 1) a departure from Coffman’s image as a moderate or 2) a continuation of his alignment with extremists and fringe […]
A story from the Grand Junction Sentinel’s Dennis Webb we wanted to ensure got a mention: A Democratic Colorado congressman Wednesday succeeded in convincing the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives to strip a $25 million oil shale subsidy from an energy and water appropriations bill. The amendment by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis and Rep. Gerry […]
With a hat tip to Lynn Bartels of the Denver paper, here is the mailer attacking SD-8 incumbent Republican Sen. Jean White, in a tough primary battle against fellow Republican Rep. Randy Baumgardner–we were also forwarded a copy of these yesterday. Hide your eyes, Junior: As Bartels reports, this is primarily an attack on Sen. […]
As the Washington Post reports, things didn’t get any better yesterday for Mitt Romney following his ill-fated trip to Craig, Colorado in an unsuccessful quest for something to complain about. Next stop was Vegas, where Donald Trump was waiting to keep it even realer… Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign collided with Donald Trump’s “birther” rhetoric on […]
Republican Rep. Steve King is obviously so safe in his Iowa district that it doesn’t really matter what crazy crap comes out of his mouth — he’s going to get re-elected one way or the other. But that doesn’t mean that he’s a good guy to have on your list of endorsements. You might recall […]
In 9News’ story yesterday about Rep. Mike Coffman’s statement that “in his heart,” Obama is “just not an American,” Political Analyst Floyd Ciruli was paraphrased as saying Coffman’s comment is a “blow to his moderate image.” I’m tainted, I know, and possibly unable to fathom the mainstream image of Coffman, but my perception is that […]
An interesting assessment of the upcoming battle between newly-vulnerable incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman and his upstart Democratic challenger, state Rep. Joe Miklosi, from our friends at the Washington Post’s The Fix blog: 10. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.): Coffman’s seat wasn’t supposed to be overhauled in redistricting – Democrats were instead focused on targeting freshman GOP […]
We’ve updated The Big Line for your griping pleasure. Here’s a quick rundown of our thinking behind the Line. After the jump, cast your own vote. CD-1 Rep. Diana DeGette isn’t going to lose in 2012. That is all. CD-2 The NRCC punked Sen. Kevin Lundberg, but can Eric Weissmann garner enough support to win […]
As Eli Stokles reports this morning, House Republican leadership is doing their very best to use procedural methods to kill Senate Bill 2, the Colorado Civil Unions Bill. After last night’s hearing, Gardner signed committee reports on every bill considered by his committee except the civil unions measure, an indication that House Republicans may be […]
A double-take inspiring press release moments ago from Colorado House Republicans: The state of Colorado will step up and take responsibility for its mistakes. That’s the message that state Reps. Bob Gardner and Cheri Gerou want the people of Colorado to know after a controlled-burn by the Colorado Forest Service ignited parts of Jefferson County, […]
I will update them as they come in. Check FEC.gov for more break downs. CD 1 Degette Raised 151,184.00 COH 119,550.06 Raised to Date 559,066.16 CD 2 Polis Raised 322,056.54, COH 341,894.59 Raised to Date 1,017,250.08 ( Note 54,600 is from Polis) Lundberg Raised 37,066.00, COH 23,558.18 Raised to Date 37,066.00 Weissmann Raised 138,911.66, […]
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