(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%
So I’m reading my copy of the Statesman and there is a full page ad designed to look like copy (note to statesman-“advertorial” (new word) should be in bigger letters). I’m reading through it and its starts of with “Oh how we love Cory Gardner” and a little vomit pops into my mouth. I continue […]
(They promised Monday, they delivered on Monday – promoted by DavidThi808) CD1: Elector: Wellington Webb Obama National Delegates: Anthony Graves, Crisanta Duran, Seth Masket, Allegra “Happy” Haynes, Obama National Alternate: Mark Thrun Clinton National Delegates: Awilda Marquez, Daniel Kagan CD2: Elector: Terry Phillips Obama National Delegates: Jessica Wittmer, Shawn Coleman, Richard Gardner, Sarah Kihm OBama […]
Update: I have the various results I am aware of here. Anyone who knows additional numbers, please email me. Ok, we had the convention, what does it all mean? This is what I see as the major items, after sleeping on it. First off, the Boulder Democratic party is incredibly well run. I can’t say […]
As the Denver Post reports: A progressive media watchdog group called for a halt to the University of Colorado at Boulder presidential search and raised questions about the sole nominee for the post. ProgressNow launched a website, www.boycottbenson.com, in response to concerns about the secretive selection process and reports of political misconduct by Bruce Benson, […]
If this is the sort of thing that Colorado Republicans are going to hang their hats on in 2008, it’s going to be a long year. As the Colorado Springs Gazette reports: Statehouse reporter Ed Sealover reports that minority-party Republicans may not be winning a lot of political battles at the Capitol these days, but […]
From The Associated Press: A Grand County Republican has filed paperwork to run for the state House seat held by fellow Republican Al White, who will be forced out by term limits next year. Randy Baumgardner, a Colorado Department of Transportation employee and rancher, has not held elected office but said he likes White’s stances […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Last week, I appeared on Colorado statewide television to debate Gov. Bill Ritter’s recent executive order giving state workers the right to join state-recognized employee partnership associations – that is, to give workers a bigger voice, and join the majority of states that give workers such a voice. In […]
Independent Thinking – 11/8/07Add to My Profile | More Videos Here’s the video of my debate with Independence Institute president Jon Caldara and Republican House Whip Cory Gardner over Gov. Bill Ritter’s (D-CO) modest move last week to allow workers to join state-recognized employee partnership associations. This debate aired on PBS last night. It was […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) As part of my reporting for my nationally syndicated column, I sent Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) requests to various legislators a month ago asking them for their correspondence with an array of operatives representing organizations and corporations with business before the Colorado legislature. According to the text of […]
Today Ted Harvey announced his campaign for congress from the steps of the state capitol. His initial endorsements include: Sen. Greg Brophy (R) Sen. Mike Kopp (R) Sen. Ken Kester (R) Sen. Shawn Mitchell (R) Sen. Josh Penry (R) Sen. Scott Renfroe (R) Sen. Dave Schultheis (R) Rep. Cory Gardner (R) Rep. Jim Kerr (R) […]
The red-baiting insanity of the Colorado Republican Party is really a stunning spectacle. It’s so over the top, I have to wonder whether it is parody – like a bad Saturday Night Live skit. In the wake of Gov. Bill Ritter’s (D) executive order to strengthen state workers voice and improve a state government mismanaged […]
Dear Friends: The 2008 Presidential elections offer our country and our community a chance to make history, by fundamentally restructuring American politics from the White House to the statehouse. That is why we are supporting Senator John Edwards for President and hope that you will consider joining us. As the Democratic presidential nominee, John Edwards […]
The Ritter staff handed out awards to the republican’s best/worst one-liners of the year. After the Yuma Republican criticized Gov. Bill Ritter’s business agenda as “a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down,” a Ritter aide gave Gardner a Mary Poppins-style umbrella Wednesday. Ritter is taking notes of the republicans “personal attacks” on […]
This story was covered yesterday, but the full quotes from Republicans in today’s Denver Post really stand out as…well, as really lame: Gov. Bill Ritter announced his 2008 business agenda Tuesday, a package of tax and economic-development proposals that business leaders called the most aggressive in a decade. The governor wants to create a $3.5 […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) While the Colorado republicans were busy attacking Unions, they apparently learned a little from them and are now stealing Union-ideals and are proposing a Union-style solution to the Colorado health care crisis. “Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, said he plans to introduce a proposal to allow Colorado businesses to band […]
“Now I have seniority! Maybe I’ll get a bigger trash can.” Rep. Cory “Drill my World” Gardner (WN-Yuma) It was in 1998 that the Conservation Plan for recovering the Greenback was re-authored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Soon thereafter Gov. Bill Owens (BO) and his Colorado Division of Wildlife (then under DNR Director […]
As the Rocky Mountain News reports: More than 90 bills become law Sunday, kicking off the Fourth of July week with a bang or whimper, depending on your politics… “The winners on July 1 are kids who need health care, seniors in nursing homes, victims of domestic violence. Those folks will be better off,” said […]
The second half of the Grand Junction Sentinel’s weekend political coverage: Republicans are unlikely to seize control of either house of the Legislature next year, but could get one house back in 2010, the new chairman of the Colorado Republican Party said… Wadhams shepherded Republicans Wayne Allard to the U.S. Senate and Bill Owens to […]
Several oft-mentioned Republican CD-4 potentials are now quoted as backing Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in 2008 instead of condsidering a primary challenge, as the Denver Post reports: A pack of noted Republicans from northeastern Colorado – some rumored to have considered a run for Congress themselves – will instead stand behind U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave as […]
Yesterday’s Denver Post profiled young Republican lawmakers at the State Capitol, with one strange comparison: Leading much of the opposition – and some compromise – on tough issues this year has been a group of young Republicans that some have likened to the early ’80s legislative crew of former Gov. Bill Owens, U.S. Sen. Wayne […]
http://www.longmontf… Here are the most interesting parts: Land preservation activist Will Shafroth confirmed Wednesday night that he’s a candidate for the 2nd Congressional District seat up for election next year. The environment wasn’t the only topic Shafroth covered in his brief speech. He also said he’d be running on “economic security issues,” such as education […]
Yesterday we saw Colorado’s Least Successful Senators in passing legislation, and today Colorado Confidential turns its attention the the Least Successful Representatives: 1. Victor Mitchell 2. Debbie Stafford 3. Amy Stephens 4. Stella Hicks 5. Mike May 6. Wes McKinley 7. Bill Cadman 8. Bob Gardner 9. Kent Lambert 10. Kevin Lundberg As Colorado Confidential […]
There have already been a lot of interesting bills reach the legislature this session, some of which weren’t interesting in a good way. Others are addressing issues that have been dormant for awhile, such as the extension of the “Make My Day” law and a bill that would deregulate the taxi cab companies. The latter […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The Post ran a column from Dan Haley today with his picks for the “10 Politicians to Watch in the New Year.” He asked us to comment on his blog, but there’s no posting on his blog as of this morning. So, let’s help him out with some constructive […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) There are 18 senate seats up for grabs in 2008. There are, by my count, 10 of these seats with open races. They are SD-8; Taylor – R: that was a close race when open in ’00 SD-10; May – R: Probably one of the reddest of El Paso […]
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