(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%
UPDATE #4: Colorado Democratic Party chairman Rick Palacio: "Given Republicans' back room wheeling and dealing, Coloradans will see that Cory Gardner is simply a Ken Buck-radical who is neck deep in Washington sleaze. Gardner is just another reckless House Republican when it comes to dismantling Social Security and Medicare, banning abortion and many types of […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) On KNUS' Kelley and Company a few weeks ago, Rep. Cory Gardner said: Gardner (@ 1:30): "I would gladly bring Barack Obama and take him around the state of Colorado, introduce him to the 335,000 Coloradans who lost their health insurance thanks to Barack Obama's bill that Mark Udall passed." Gardner […]
Republican state Sen. Randy Baumgardner and his mustache have been running for the U.S. Senate since last July, but we've never listed him among the top challengers on our Big Line because he's not really doing anything. The only difference between Baumgardner and the other people in the picture at right is that Randy has […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) House Speaker John Boehner announced last week that Republicans probably won't do anything on immigration reform, because "there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws." This prompted Sen. Charles Schumer to suggest that Congress pass an immigration bill this year, with the stipulation that it […]
As the Colorado Independent's John Tomasic reports: It was a 30-year-old High Standard nine-shot nickel-plated revolver with imitation pearl handles and it was lying on a shelf in the front hallway closet at state Senator Randy Baumgardner’s house in Hot Sulfur Springs. And then it was gone. In the report he made to the Grand […]
There are a great many things that can motivate a person to run for public office, running the full spectrum of ethical defensibility. In the case of Colorado's most upwardly mobile Republican member of Congress, Rep. Cory Gardner, his time in office has been marked by an unrepentant embrace of the trappings of power […]
Back in August, Roll Call reported on a swanky trip to Ireland for a contingent of influential (and mostly Republican) members of Congress. Described as the "type of free trip not only covers the members’ expenses but provides a rare opportunity for the sponsor to cover the costs of a spouse or family member," the […]
A truly fascinating clip of video from a hearing today of the Colorado Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee. GOP Rep. Bob Gardner of Colorado Springs, who voted against the creation of the exchanges but nonetheless serves on this oversight committee, is apparently very upset about the Got Insurance? ads from a pair of […]
A press release from health care advocacy group Protect Your Care Colorado that you'll find curious to say the least: Even as ads and right-wing OpEds are running praising Representative Mike Coffman for opposing Obamacare, and as Congressman Cory Gardner rails against it on television, their offices are helpfully referring constituents to Colorado’s marketplace, connectforhealthco.com, […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Only Nixon could go to China. Only oil-man George W. Bush could deliver a national Renewable Fuels Standard and create the world's largest wind-energy market. Perhaps only my Congressman can catalyze a very different conversation on Capitol Hill about the role of renewable fuels in our nation's future. With increasing regularity, […]
An unusually interesting clip of FOX News video posted by Rep. Cory Gardner's office on YouTube today: This is an interview of Rep. Gardner last night by FOX News' popular evening anchor Megyn Kelly. The subject is ads from a pair of Colorado nonprofits released yesterday (blogged here) that have become hotly controversial–mostly as conservatives vented their outrage […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) On KNUS radio last week, Rep. Cory Gardner was pressed on whether he'd try again to block an extension of the debt limit to stop Obamacare. His answer surprised me: Gardner: "I don’t think threatening with the debt limit is a good idea. I think that has proven to not work." Afternoon KNUS host Steve […]
SATURDAY UPDATE: The Denver Post editorial board busts Rep. Cory Gardner's chops pretty well today: "When asked about the 51st state initiative previously, Congressman Gardner has said that he loves Colorado," [Gardner spokesman Alex] Siciliano added. OK, but does he love Colorado enough to stay a part of it? —– FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports: State […]
UPDATE: A release from pro-health reform group Protect Your Care asks why Rep. Cory Gardner is beating this anti-Obamacare drum at all, given the good being done in his district by the Affordable Care Act right now: “This just doesn’t make any sense,” said Trish Smith a Colorado native and retiree who has lived in […]
FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports: Gardner talked FOX31 Denver on Monday about his plans to question [Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen] Sebelius Wednesday when she answers questions from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. “It’s time for Kathleen Sebeilus to be transparent with the American people about her leadership and about the failings […]
Federal contractors responsible for the so-far notoriously glitchy HealthCare.gov, the health insurance marketplace website set up under the Affordable Care Act to provide insurance options in states that chose not to set up a site themselves, today testified before the GOP-controlled House Energy and Commerce Committee. They were there to answer for the considerable trouble the federal exchange […]
FOX 31’s Eli Stokols reported yesterday afternoon: As much as the prolonged impasse in Washington writ large all the problems plaguing our democracy, the ultimate resolution actually delivered something to Colorado that’s worth celebrating — and sorely needed. Included in the final legislation that ended the shutdown, as FOX31 Denver first reported last week, is […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) In college, I led a petition drive to put an question on the student-council election ballot asking students if they wanted the university to stock suicide pills for optional use by students in the event of nuclear war. The media had to take this seriously, because kids were actually voting on […]
(Once again, what the hell does this even mean? – promoted by Colorado Pols) Rep. Mike Coffman said that too big a deal was made of his line about Obama is not an American "in his heart." But reporters were right not to think so. Here's another case that's in the same ballpark and deserves […]
UPDATE: Via the Colorado Independent, Rep. Cory Gardner's insurer, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, appears to dispute Gardner's claims of a massive premium increase: The chief marketer for Rocky Mountain Health Plans told the Colorado Independent on Wednesday that policy-holder Congressman Cory Gardner, whose current plan is being canceled, can choose from a “ton” of different […]
On this first morning of the first shutdown of the federal government since the Macarena was popular, we went looking for statements from Republican members of Congress from Colorado. We figured their explanations for the present state of affairs, given the public's overwhelming view that Republicans are to blame for forcing the shutdown, were the best place […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: Rep. Cory Gardner on CNN's Crossfire last night, Stephanie Cutter grilled him on his claims of a massive premium increase for a "comparable" plan to his current $650 per month family policy: We wish Cutter had zeroed in on Gardner's claim about his "100 percent increase" right at the end–he mentioned his current $650 […]
7NEWS' Marshall Zelinger reports: Hundreds of millions in emergency federal highway money will be coming to Colorado. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, told 7NEWS that the Colorado Congressional delegation was successful in getting the House Appropriations chairman to lift the $100 million Federal Highway Administration emergency relief funding cap. "I'm excited that he's given us that […]
CleanSlateNow.org just released their third story on how special interest PAC money influences Congress. The first two focused on Republican Mike Coffman and Democrat Diana DeGette. This one is about Cory Gardner. Here is an excerpt: “The Colville River flows through much of the Brooks Range. Alaska’s largest Arctic River is home to 20 fish […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Given the fragile recovery of the economy, it looks like avoiding a government shutdown is way up there in terms of important news stories in the coming months. The stakes are high, and everybody is invested. So utterances by Colorado's congressional delegation on the topic should catch the ears of reporters, […]
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