(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%
As NBC News reports, the witness testimony phase of the criminal trial against former President Donald Trump for allegedly covering up a “hush money” payment to porn star Stormy Daniels is over, and closing arguments will get underway after the upcoming Memorial Day weekend: Judge Merchan explains that the jury won’t return to court until […]
The outcome of the 2022 race for Governor in Colorado did not hinge on Republican Heidi Ganahl’s bizarre obsession with the ridiculous idea that public schools in Colorado were infested with children dressed up as animals (which she referred to as “furries“). But it certainly didn’t help her cause — and the catshit craziness continues […]
The Washington Post reports today from the soon-to-conclude criminal trial against former President Donald Trump in New York on charges stemming from the coverup-worse-than-the-crime after a “hush money” payment to porn star Stormy Daniels for an affair Trump claims never happened, even though the $130,000 payment did: Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen testified Thursday […]
Janak Joshi is having himself a moment. The former state legislator from Colorado Springs is trying to make a political comeback in northern Colorado (CO-08), and he might just have a shot at pulling an upset in June. After just barely making it onto the ballot via the Republican congressional assembly process (literally by one […]
This story originally appeared on coloradotimesrecorder.com During the May 4 Colorado House vote for the “Protecting The Freedom to Marry” measure, which asks voters to repeal the ban on same-sex marriage that Colorado currently has in the State Constitution, one Democrat, Rep. Regina English (D-Colorado Springs) voted against the measure. “Marriage is a basic freedom […]
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the SINE has DIED; for those of you who for some reason don’t speak Latin, the second regular session of the 74th general assembly has come to an end! Best friend of the pod Christy Powell is back to give us the rundown from under the gold […]
FiveThirtyEight’s Kayleigh Rogers has an in-depth look out today at the fast-approaching June 25th Republican primary in CO-04, pitting carpetbagging quasi-incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert against a crowded field of alternative candidates–a situation that, as we’ve been warning all year, increasingly favors Boebert in a primary that will in all likelihood decide who will represent this […]
The Theme: Patience and Persistence This year’s legislative session was by no means guaranteed to be a success, having begin with friction within both party caucuses and a major leadership debacle among Republicans. But despite an environment more acrimonious than ever and some moments of appalling lack of decorum, 2024 turned out to be one […]
From landmark new renter protections signed into law to the passage of important pieces of Gov. Jared Polis’ agenda for affordable housing, reproductive rights, marriage equality, and gun safety, the 2024 session of the Colorado General Assembly was a major success for stakeholders who persisted and kept organizing despite past legislative setbacks. While we celebrate […]
Yesterday, the Colorado House passed legislation to regulate the process by which local libraries can ban books from their shelves, a response to dozens of challenges introduced by “concerned parents,” often affiliated with Moms For Liberty or other conservative political groups, submitted in recently years as the politicization of public school politics has continued apace. […]
We’ve often joked in this space that some politicians who act particularly crazy — usually those on the far right — have had their brains eaten by social media, or the internet, or whatever. As it turns out, this might actually happen. According to various reports, including from The New York Times, Independent Presidential candidate […]
Some of you might end up in Kansas if these winds keep up. Let’s 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 an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find […]
On Sunday, the Colorado House passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 24-003, referring a statewide constitutional amendment to voters this November to repeal the state’s constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage–a provision that hasn’t been enforced since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision making marriage equality the law of the land, but would suddenly become a […]
A press release from Colorado House Democrats this afternoon announces another big-deal bill that has passed both chambers of the General Assembly and is now on the way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk: Senate Bill 24-075, requiring transparency for rideshare drivers and customers. Similar legislation introduced last year failed to get out of the legislature […]
That’s the word this morning in a statement from Jefferson County Republican Party chair Nancy Pallozzi, a fundraiser planned for tomorrow at the Denver West Marriott headlined by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been cancelled as the repercussions from Noem’s disclosure in a new memoir that she personally shot and killed a young hunting […]
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced today that she will demand yet another motion to vacate and remove Republican Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House. Greene made the announcement even though she has virtually no support among fellow Republicans…and even though Democrats have already promised to put a stop to this nonsense. From […]
Colorado and Washington were the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana through successful ballot initiatives in 2012. Since then, 22 more states have followed while 40 states, including the District of Columbia, have legalized medical marijuana. And now we’ve moved another YUGE step closer to legalizing — or at least decriminalizing — the stinky […]
The 2024 Colorado legislative session is set to come to a close in less than two weeks (May 9). Democrats, who maintain majority control in both chambers, are scrambling to finish up some top legislative priorities. Republicans, who have no real ideas or policy aspirations of their own, continue to focus their efforts on wasting […]
Last Friday, the Denver Post’s John Aguilar profiled the upcoming CO-03 Republican primary, a race that has changed dramatically since the departure of incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert to run on the other side of the state for re-election after personal and professional scandal put her re-election chances–or even winning the GOP primary against an unknown […]
We’ve gone through the four big Congressional Primary races that will be decided on June 25 (CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, and CO-08). Now it’s time to hear from you. Readers of Colorado Pols have traditionally been weirdly accurate at predicting the outcomes of big races in Colorado, and we’re asking you to do it again. We’ll […]
Colorado will have four major Congressional Primary races in June (CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, and CO-08). Now that the assembly and petition processes for ballot access are complete, it’s time to assess how each of these three races will look on June 25th… Click below for our breakdowns of other Congressional Primary races in 2024: CO-03 […]
UPDATE #2: Christopher Phelen has apparently withdrawn his petition signatures for review, so he will not be on the ballot in June. —– UPDATE: Peter Yu learned today that he has qualified for the ballot, so this post has been updated accordingly. —– Colorado will have four major Congressional Primary races in June (CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, […]
It’s hard to believe that Saturday will mark 25 years since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Two gunmen, whose names we will never repeat, took the lives of 12 students and one teacher and seriously wounded many others. The massacre on April 20, 1999 was unprecedented at the time but […]
Yesterday, the Colorado House passed House Bill 24-1304 on its initial voice vote, legislation aimed at promoting affordable housing by preventing local governments from imposing minimum requirements for parking on new residential developments. While this bill hasn’t received as much attention as other legislation this year easing regulations on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and encouraging […]
A press release from Democratic CO-03 candidate Adam Frisch yesterday celebrates yet another big quarter of fundraising success, continuing to assert ownership of this marquee swing-able race even after the flight of critically endangered Rep. Lauren Boebert to the crowded CO-04 Republican primary across the state: The Adam Frisch campaign for Colorado’s 3rd congressional district […]
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