(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
20%
10%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
40%↓
30%
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(R) Kevin Grantham
80%↑
20%↓
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Milat Kiros
(D) Wanda James
70%↓
20%↑
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
30%↓
20%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
80%
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
53%↓
48%↑
(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%
One lingering lowlight from yesterday’s failure by the GOP-controlled Colorado Senate to follow the House’s precedent for accountability for perpetrators of sexual harassment and expel Sen. Randy Baumgardner that we wanted to be sure received a dishonorable mention–as Colorado Public Radio’s Sam Brasch reports: Republican Senate President Kevin Grantham had resisted over a month of calls […]
Denverite had the story ready to go: The Colorado Senate on Monday rejected a resolution to expel Republican State Sen. Randy Baumgardner. Baumgardner was investigated for sexual misconduct based on allegations made by a former legislative aide that were found credible by a third-party investigation, according to the Associated Press. The resolution read Monday said […]
This weekend, Donald Trump made a liar of Rep. Mike Coffman. Again. Last fall, Rep. Coffman claimed that Donald Trump is “the only one” who can fix the nation’s broken immigration system. That’s not a misprint. Even though Coffman pretends to have moderation on immigration in recent years, statements like this make it clear Coffman […]
If you lived in Canada, there’s a good chance you’d have the day off for Easter Monday. It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More […]
Senate President Kevin Grantham formally dismissed sexual harassment allegations against Sen. Jack Tate (R-Centennial) on Thursday. As Jesse Paul reports for the Denver Post: Allegations leveled against GOP state Sen. Jack Tate last year do not amount to sexual harassment, the Colorado legislature’s top Republican said in a letter that also clears Tate of any employment-law violations. Tate, of Centennial, was […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Colorado Democratic Party chair Morgan Carroll takes Cynthia Coffman to task for “investigating the locksmith” instead of going after the real culprit–which just so happens to have helped Colorado Republicans win elections: “Imagine someone broke into your house, but instead of investigating the burglar, Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is only investigating the locksmith,” […]
Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen increasingly audacious attempts by Republicans in the Colorado Senate and their surrogates in the media to discredit proven-credible claims of sexual harassment against two Republican Senators: Sens. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs and Jack Tate of Centennial. After the original allegations of widespread sexual harassment in the […]
The Denver Post’s John Frank continues to run down the expanding story of the role of embattled foreign political strategy group Cambridge Analytica in Colorado’s 2014 elections–an election that for the first time in a decade witnessed something like real setbacks for Democrats who have dominated Colorado politics in recent years, with the state senate […]
Colorado’s experience with the modern tragedy of mass shootings is among the worst in all of America. Two of the most horrific mass shootings in history, the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and the 2012 mass shooting at the Century Theater in Aurora, are not just news events. They happened here. The victims are buried […]
CBS4’s Brian Maass reports, the busiest watchdog in Colorado politics is at it again–and this time he’s gotten quite a ways down the proverbial field, with a Denver grand jury now investigating alleged official misconduct on the part of GOP Secretary of State Wayne Williams: CBS4 has learned a Denver grand jury is investigating criminal […]
As the Greeley Tribune’s Tyler Silvy reports, Rep. Ken Buck, the former District Attorney for Weld County before being elected to Congress, is tired of all this investigating of our Dear Leader already: Rep. Ken Buck said Wednesday he’s concerned the special counsel investigation has gone beyond its original scope, saying the law allowing the […]
Colorado Public Radio’s Sam Brasch updates the bizarre turn that the controversy over widespread sexual harassment at the Colorado General Assembly took earlier this week–in an apparent attempt to distract from investigated and credible allegations of sexual harassment by at least three Republican state senators, a complaint alleging that a Democratic senator used an unmarked […]
Hello, Springtime! It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The suspect in a school shooting in […]
UPDATE: So as we understand it, Republican Colorado Senators find discussion of sexual matters in explicit terms offensive: Apparently that outrage is a bit, you know, selective. Yes gentle readers, things got very stupid very fast today! Sorry to transgress anyone’s conveniently sudden Mike Pence modesty, but our lawmakers are grownups, and sexual harassment is […]
The kids are not alright. They are, however, right on. Last Wednesday, thousands of high school students across Colorado—and across America—walked out of class to protest the lack of action to stop mass shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida last month. Despite the ever-growing toll from mass shootings in the United States, once again […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Dead Sea Scrolls Go to Denver Behind the scenes, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper inches toward 2020 presidential race Thousands of Colorado students walk out of class with a gun-control message for politicians Latest Navy ship named ‘Colorado’ to be commissioned Saturday (photos) 5 Colorado […]
Jesse Paul at the Denver Post (say a prayer for them) reports on the ongoing crisis over sexual harassment allegations in the GOP-controlled Colorado Senate, and the increasing difficulty of conducting essential business in an environment where three Republican Senators have had credible allegations made against them–yet every day, dozens of women who are vocationally obliged […]
Read this and then you can get back to pretending you aren’t watching March Madness. It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. […]
Joey Bunch of the former Colorado Statesman put the capstone on floundering GOP gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Coffman’s long series of flip-flops on the issue of abortion rights yesterday, and we wanted to be sure it got a mention. After repeatedly making it clear that she supports abortion rights, a novel (if risky) addition to the […]
The Denver Broncos have a new quarterback, and it’s not who you thought it would be. It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter […]
As CNN reports, the White House is not at all pleased with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos following a disastrous series of television interviews: White House officials were alarmed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ struggle to answer basic questions about the nation’s schools and failure to defend the administration’s newly proposed school safety measures during a tour […]
With his one-seat Republican majority in the Colorado Senate receiving daily unwanted attention as the Colorado General Assembly’s sexual harassment scandal continues to escalate, Senate President Kevin Grantham’s Old West pointy mustache–a recent fashion upgrade for the once-frumpy lawmaker–has gotten much more exposure than we expect the honorable Senator from Cañon City ever intended: The […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) The Bell Policy Center and the Colorado Fiscal Institute (CFI) are trying to popularize their view that Colorado needs more tax dollars to pay for schools, roads, child care, housing, and other basic community needs. Look at it this way, say the progressive budget wonks at the Bell and CFI, Colorado […]
UPDATE: Just so there is no confusion, State GOP Chair Jeff Hays confirms that Republicans could have made a smarter choice but decided against it: GOP chair says @cologop could have been “magnanimous” and let D @GovofCO pick @RepLebsock replacement, but to him personally, that seemed phony. He was an R when he was ousted — no matter […]
UPDATE #2: From the Senate floor moments ago: Every woman Democratic senator is on the floor of the Senate calling on GOP leaders to introduce their resolution calling for @CapitalCowboy Baumgardner’s expulsion. #coleg — Charles Ashby (@OldNewsman) March 8, 2018 Note Sen. “Handsy” Jack Tate in the background looking at the carpet. —– UPDATE: The Denver […]
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