(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%
The Big Line has been updated to reflect several recent moves. Quick rundown below. GOVERNOR The outcome of this race could very well hinge on what Tom Tancredo decides to do. If he runs, then at the very least he forces Scott McInnis much further to the right than he would want to go. All […]
Fascinating reality check from the Center for American Progress, with a local twist: Under the Republican health care alternative filed in the House, young and healthy individuals can purchase policies from insurers that don’t abide by local benefit or rate standards. The Republican bill allows the health insurer to choose a “primary state” “whose covered […]
The 2010 election is more than a year away, and most polls at this point in any race are about as accurate as career advice from Jay Cutler. So for political junkies, the quarterly fundraising reports are the best way to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of an individual campaign. The amount of money a […]
Jon Becker is running for Cory Gardner’s seat in the legislature. Recently he has been parroting the line from every GOP political wannabe from Governor to commission–attacking Gov. Ritter and the state’s newly implemented oil and gas regulations, according to the Ft.Morgan Times: The legislature and Gov. Bill Ritter pushed through new oil and […]
The wire story up this afternoon across the state: “GOP’s McInnis launches campaign for governor.” Now, those of you asking if gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis was kidding when, you thought anyway, he had already done this at least once, maybe twice–you can stop. This is what’s called in serial fiction a “reboot,” and given how […]
Former Fort Collins City Council member Diggs Brown will be returning home from a year of active Army duty in the next few weeks, and all signs point to him formally announcing a Republican congressional campaign shortly thereafter. But he’ll have a lot of fundraising ground to make up if he’s going to be a […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post, whose “The Fix” blog is popular reading for political junkies, ranks Betsy Markey’s House seat at No. 9 on his list of seats most likely to change party hands in 2010. Colorado’s 4th Congressional District wasn’t on Cillizza’s radar in July, when he […]
Want to see what an elected official who doesn’t take their job seriously looks like? As the Denver Post reported yesterday: A Republican state senator suggested Thursday that money now used for public schools could pump nearly $4 billion into highway construction in the future. The proposal, from Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, came during a […]
Asking the questions that his Denver Post colleague Mike Riley did not, Post columnist Mike Littwin dives in to the Cory Gardner and the Birthers topic: Careful readers may have noticed that I have nobly resisted writing anything about the so-called birthers among us. That’s because it’s my long-held policy not to write about complete […]
According to the much-discussed Public Policy Polling automated “robopoll” released this week, only 33% of Colorado Republicans feel sure that President Barack Obama was born in the United States–fully 67% of Republicans, according to PPP, either believe Obama is not a natural-born citizen (thus not eligible to be President) or are “unsure.” We’ve been clear […]
What the hell? As the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports: Rep. Betsy Markey has scheduled her Greeley constituent meeting next week at Aims Community College after Weld County commissioners refused a request to use a county facility. “When we give an organization or elected official permission to use our facilities, we have a rule that it […]
On Thursday, the National Journal released its new rankings for the Congressional House Seats most likely to switch hands in 2010. The top few spots were not much of a surprise; however, Democratic seats did make up the majority of seats on the list. Colorado’s own Betsy Markey is placed at number 13. The journal […]
We’ve updated The Big Line. More on the changes we’ve made after the jump. GOVERNOR The race for Governor is close to a crapshoot, but we still give Bill Ritter the edge because he doesn’t have to worry about a primary. We’re still hesitant as to whether Josh Penry can raise the big bucks that […]
(Sharpen your pencils, Republicans – promoted by Colorado Pols) Betsy Markey’s campaign will issue a news release later today announcing she raised $260,000 in the second quarter, which pushes her total for the 2009-10 cycle to $640,000. You can see more details in my first look at the numbers at Coloradoan.com: http://tr.im/sh6W Markey’s statement: “I […]
( – promoted by ClubTwitty) from the Denver Post Gov. Bill Ritter turned down a $75-an-hour offer from the Colorado attorney general’s office to handle legal matters regarding the disbursement of federal stimulus funds, instead hiring his former law partners for up to six times that cost. This is good to see. Without this kind […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Aaron Blake and Reid Wilson at The Hill suggest that Republican candidates will emphasize that they’re conservatives and de-emphasize their party affiliation. They cite recent polling that shows the GOP very unpopular while more voters self-identify as conservative than any other ideology. See their piece here: http://thehill.com/campaign-20… I wanted […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The Hill has an article up Tuesday on the GOP targeting Mountain West House seats in 2010, banking on voter backlash against increased government spending. The CO4 seat currently held by freshman Democrat Betsy Markey is mentioned prominently. You can see the article here: http://thehill.com/campaign-20… State Rep. Cory Gardner […]
We’ve updated The Big Line, and here’s a quick rundown of how we see things shaping up at this point… GOVERNOR Make no mistake – this is still Gov. Bill Ritter’s race to lose. But that doesn’t mean he won’t lose it, because his base isn’t exactly energized to help him in 2010. Ritter’s biggest […]
Although neither of the two men expected to compete for the GOP nomination in next year’s race for Governor have actually filed their papers to run, we defy you to tell the difference between Scott McInnis, Josh Penry and, well, actual candidates. Which is getting kind of stupid in McInnis’ case, as the Steamboat Pilot […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) This past Saturday, Sen. Scott Renfroe (SD-13), spoke up during a meeting in which Congresswoman Betsy Markey (CO-04) and Senators Udall and Bennet brought together all the players in the continuing crisis surrounding the failure of New Frontier Bank. Sen. Renfroe first acknowledged that he was a shareholder […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Two months ago Colorado Republicans held a secret hours-long navel gazing strategy session to determine why their brand is in the trash can and what they might do about it, the Denver Post reports. On a chilly evening in February, the state GOP’s heaviest hitters took an elevator to […]
(This is why straw polls are completely ridiculous barometers of support. Dan Maes will be Governor when Tom Tancredo is named Ambassador to Mexico. – promoted by Colorado Pols) Last Thursday the GOP in Denver met and had another straw poll for the Senate Primary and the Gubernatorial Primary. Some of the results are very […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) As the 2009 Colorado legislative session draws to a close this week, the state’s largest progressive advocacy organization, ProgressNow Colorado, released their annual list of winners and losers: The Winners (starting with #1) The #1 Biggest Winner for 2009. Colorado’s Uninsured—Despite a budget crisis that might have doomed progress on […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Tim Sahd of the National Journal’s “Hotline” puts Colorado’s 4th Congressional District at No. 11 on his list of 15 House districts “most likely to switch party control in 2010.” Sahd includes the requisite caveat, “This list is likely to change, and some names may fall out completely by […]
Polling recently completed by Magellan Strategies in CD-4 finds that no potential Republican challenger to Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey has an advantage at this point: The ballot test of potential candidates revealed State Rep. Cory Gardner (18%) with a 6 point lead over former Weld County Commissioner Bill Jerke (12%), UC Regent Tom Lucero (11%), […]
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