(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%
They’ve gotta be kidding: http://facethestate.com/hottes… OK, here’s the “fair and balanced” perspective on these so-called “hotties”: Bill Cadman: Used car salesman. Wispy combover with 1980s sideburns. Dan Caplis: Retch! Sanctimonious weasel. Dead eyes. Shawn Coleman: OK, not too bad. Ryan Frazier: Insurance salesman. A smile like a shark. Cory Gardner: Bill Owens meets Mark Foley. […]
As the NCAA Tournament barrels toward the Sweet 16, the wildly popular Colorado Pols Political Tournament rolls on. We’ve updated the bracket (CLICK HERE to download the updated PDF) and picked a few upsets, so click below for more commentary and to view the images of each side of the field. Note: Here’s how to […]
Some folks apparently didn’t–that is, presidential attention last year as Colorado emerged a key battleground state, as the Denver Post reports: Eight-plus years after Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the presidential election, a bill to change how the Electoral College works is gaining momentum at the state Capitol. If the legislature approves […]
Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry is apparently beginning to seriously engage in discussions about running for Governor, and may soon file paperwork to make it official. Penry is doing this quietly while he tries to gauge support for a potential run against Gov. Bill Ritter, and trying to keep this quiet is probably the smartest […]
(We read so in the Denver Post – promoted by Colorado Pols) So, I got a hold of the press release that prompted the Penry love-fest. Interesting timing considering just last week he helped organize an event that had a swastika guy holding that sign as part of their key messaging. For Immediate Release Friday, […]
An article in today’s Durango Herald speaks to the main issue overarching the whole fight over oil and gas drilling regulation in Colorado. Tell us if you don’t agree: Sen. Jim Isgar has placed a new piece on the board in the long-running chess match over new rules for gas and oil production. Isgar’s Senate […]
One of the more viable Republicans to contend in his choice of several races next year bows out. From the AP: A prominent Republican considered a candidate in 2010 has told supporters he doesn’t plan to seek office. The Daily Sentinel newspaper reports that Mark Hillman has e-mailed supporters saying he will not seek office […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Count me as a big supporter of the new bill by House Democrat John Soper, House Bill 1208, by Rep. John Soper, D-Thornton, would require contractors to pay “prevailing wages,” set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Prevailing wages are routinely paid by union shops but not by independent […]
They so had this coming, from the Rocky Mountain News’ conservative editorial board: A number of Colorado Republicans have gone off on Gov. Bill Ritter because he suggested that Guantanamo terrorist suspects – and let’s face it, some of them are a good deal more than “suspects” – might be a decent fit for Supermax […]
That’s Governor Bill Ritter’s suggestion in the aftermath of President Barack Obama’s order yesterday that the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Cuba be closed within a year, along with the shadowy network of secret prisons operated by the Central Intelligence Agency. As 9NEWS reports: Gov. Bill Ritter supports the idea of bringing terror suspects […]
As the Rocky Mountain News dutifully reports: A group of Republican lawmakers concerned that the Colorado Supreme Court has favored Democrats in recent decisions demanded Monday that the chief justice address the issue before the legislature. Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey is scheduled to talk to lawmakers Friday about the state of the judiciary. The lawmakers […]
Yes, it is this early and people are already entering the race for 2010 to challenge Markey. If the election were held today, who would you vote for?Lucero, Hillman, Gardner and Buck are just a few who are most likely to enter this race.
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, […]
University of Colorado Regent Tom Lucero is apparently under the illusion people will believe he is being recruited for CD-4. As PolitikerCO reports: University of Colorado Regent and Amendment 54 manager Tom Lucero (R-Johnstown) became the first Republican to enter the 2010 4th Congressional District race, filing paperwork last week. “The unsolicited support that I’ve […]
UPDATE: Mike Hesse is quoted as out of the running by the same Denver Post–somebody over there took the “amnesia” thing a little personally. Helpful note: deserved ribbing could have been avoided simply by not taking Dick Wadhams at his word when he leans into your personal space and says, “there’s nobody else. Cory, you […]
Figuring out who goes where in the aftermath of the GOP’s defeats this election is like putting a puzzle together where the pieces have a delicate order of assembly in addition to the pattern–or nothing fits. The situation confronting potential challengers for the newly-blue CD-4 seat is a good place to start. Every prominent Republican […]
“To say this was the state of Colorado dissing Douglas Bruce or that he’s somehow been discredited in politics is an overreach,” Lambert said. Colorado Springs GAZETTE- November 5, 2008 The past several months have seen two big setbacks for Douglas Bruce, the Colorado Springs resident and lightning rod tax opponent. Voters in Tuesday’s election […]
( – promoted by DavidThi808) I wrote the piece below the fold for an editorial on the conservative blog Face the State, opposing Amendment 52. For those of you not familiar, Amendment 52 is the CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT being run by Sen. Josh Penry, Rep. Cory Gardner, and Rep. Frank McNulty. Amendment 58 is the STATUTORY […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) This is likely the past weekend I will have off before the election. So, if I don’t do this now, I won’t get it done. Below the fold are my predictions. I have a pretty good track record although I didn’t do as good as I normally do in […]
Another 501(c)4 has clouded up the political atmosphere here in Colorado, led by former Texas oil lobbyist and Colorado governor Bill Owens, and other GOP stalwarts. “Western Skies” is all about dirty energy–and smearing Democrats. Key fundraisers apparently include nutty McNulty, Josh “Machiavelli” Penry, and Cory “Drill here” Gardner. Real Vail is reporting today that: […]
This is a GOP primary in a heavily Republican district Western Slope district between Randy Baumgardner and Dan Korkowski. Poll follows.
According to The Washington Post blog The Fix, Colorado’s 4th district is now the 16th most likely to switch hands in 2008: 16. Colorado’s 4th district (R): By far the biggest oversight on our most recent Line was the exclusion of this Colorado seat held by Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R) since 2002. Despite its strong […]
The Rocky asked all our friends: “What the (expletive) took so long? I think Obama will be stronger for the unbelievable brain damage Bill Clinton inflicted. As someone who supported Obama from the beginning, my feelings about Hillary were reinforced on the negative side. I was, however, impressed by her incredible resilience until she pandered […]
Seen and heard at last weekend’s Republican State Convention (we meant to post this on Monday, but forgot)… Republicans feel that the most likely legislative seat to be picked up in November is the one held by Rep. Wes McKinley. Republicans recruited a very popular Hispanic County Commissioner, Ken Torres, to challenge McKinley. It also […]
Ah yes, the Lincoln Day Dinner! I can’t believe it’s been (almost) a year already, it feels like yesterday when I attended last year’s festivities where Mitt Romney spoke. Much like how I did this last year, I would like to give everyone a quick run down of the evening, along with a quick list […]
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