(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%
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) If you’re a talk-radio host and you feed on infotainment, you pretty much have to cover the topics people will talk about because you want people to…talk. But that doesn’t mean you have to embrace bigots, like a gun instructor who says at the conclusion of a radio ad […]
The most unintentionally (?) awesome GOP presidential primary ad yet–Washington Post: AIRING: On broadcast and cable in Michigan. KEY IMAGES: A Mitt Romney doppelganger armed with what looks like an assault rifle enters a warehouse and looks around shiftily. When a cardboard cutout of Rick Santorum pops out from behind a pillar, the Romney lookalike […]
UPDATE: Note, Gessler told Lynn Bartels that he would consider running only if John Hickenlooper doesn’t run in 2014. We stand corrected, and we’d say that’s a wise caveat. —– Well go on, gentle reader, finish the sentence! A Scott Gessler campaign for Governor in 2014 would…what do you think that would mean, folks? After […]
Some politicos apologize for indiscretions on Twitter. Todd Kincannon, the South Carolina Republican Party’s former Executive Director (stepped down after two months), current Parliamentarian, and frequent General Counsel, makes Twitter-based indiscretion an art form. I’d call him the political Tucker Max, but even Tucker Max finally figured out he needed therapy. This isn’t news; in […]
UPDATE #2: Full press release from the Attorney General’s office after the jump. We’ll take odds on Bruce violating his probation at some point, given his history of refusing to turn over records and this line from the press release: As part of his probation, Bruce will have to meet 20 additional conditions including, making […]
I’ve written extensively on my firmly held belief that the Republicans are waging a war on women. But I’ve been quiet on the recent nonsense about contraception and the Catholic Church, a political wedge issue with no merit other than to drive voters, who might otherwise vote in favor of Democrats, into the desperate arms […]
From one side of The Denver Post yesterday, Political Editor Chuck Plunkett told me that The Post doesn’t like to “cry in public about having a rough time getting someone to talk to us.” Then, from the darker side of The Post, Editorial Page Editor Curtis Hubbard, wrote on The Post’s Spot blog, that he has a “hunch” […]
Briefly noted by the AP today: Lawmakers from both parties have expressed interest in creating a new criminal felony offense for when a woman’s unborn baby is killed. Supporters say creating the criminal offense is warranted because current statutes don’t address the issue or dole out appropriate punishment when someone attacks a pregnant woman. But […]
Pro-zygote, anti-woman bills are being presented all across the nation, in an effort to awaken the evangelical Republican base before the election of 2012. Most of these bills have been written by, or championed via Personhood USA. In Oklahoma, our not-so-distant neighbor, Senate Bill 1433 states a fetus “at every stage of development (has) all […]
UPDATE: But wait, there’s more! It seems Lamborn has his own legislation in which he proposes to lease federal land for oil shale development in order to fund transportation projects. But as The Grand Junction Sentinel notes, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that Lamborn’s plan would not produce a single cent in the 5-year time […]
A truly remarkable open letter sent today from lead political correspondent Eli Stokols of FOX 31 News to Mitt Romney’s campaign, in the aftermath of Romney’s unexpected defeat in Colorado’s GOP presidential caucus yesterday. Stokols has a theory worth considering: Sure, you might still give Republicans their best chance to win Colorado come November — […]
I had been hearing rumblings about Santorum making a strong showing in Colorado, and it turns out the rumblings were accurate. I remember thinking that Santorum could really connect with people after his speech in Iowa. Given the continuing strength of the Tea Party in Colorado, I’m not surprised that he took Colorado. This election […]
While campaigning in Colorado yesterday, Mitt Romney invoked his own religious heritage in chiding President Obama’s alleged attack on the First Amendment. As reported by NPR this morning, Romney attacked an Obama-backed decision by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services to require religiously-based health providers to include contraception in their health insurance packages. […]
UPDATE: It’s too bad more people don’t read the Colorado Independent–we know some of you think their reporting is kind of liberal or whatever. Note quotation marks: “I for one never bought the hoax. I for one understand just from science that there are one hundred factors that influence the climate. To suggest that one […]
Colorado State Representative Judy Solano recently introduced CO HB 12-1049, giving parents the authority to decide if their child should take the TCAP (formerly CSAP) exams, or allow them to be exempt for personal reasons, without negative consequences for the student, the teachers, the school, or the district. This bill reminds me of a conundrum […]
A Worldnet Daily article Tues. reported that there’s a “movement in Colorado petitioning Secretary of State Scott Gessler to remove Obama’s name from the ballot in November.” Did this mean that activists here are trying to pass a law, like the one in Georgia and other states, requiring all political candidates to prove eligibility for […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Even people like Colorado Sen. Greg Brophy, who’s told me he’s willing to put the health, and even lives, of poverty-stricken kids at risk by charging more for state health insurance, says it’s hard to decide what to do about Medicaid, given the complexities involved and the struggles of […]
I don’t give a Gingrich moonbeam about professional sports, but I do like to see what people say about the new commercials afterward. “What does their popularity say about cultural, marketing, or political trends?”, I want to know. As a native Michigander and UAW kid, I couldn’t be more proud of the State of Michigan […]
UPDATE: ABC News pays out the rope: In a statement by Neppl provided by the Romney campaign to ABC News, the CEO said that the manufacturer “is not a stimulus success story.” “I did not support the stimulus, I did not seek out stimulus funds, and the stimulus did not create or save a single […]
Out Front Colorado’s Nic Garcia: One Colorado, the group leading the lobbying effort for civil unions here, has repeatedly pledged to support any lawmaker – Republican or Democrat – who supports relationship recognition legislation. This week, campaign finance reports show the group has made good on its promise. Two Republican state senators, Jean White, R-Hayden, […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Mitt Romney apparently isn’t making himself available to real journalists in Colorado, in advance of Tuesday’s GOP caucus, but he called into conservative talk-radio shows today, where, predictably, he found a copacetic environment, free of annoying follow-up questions. That’s unfortunate, because Romney said a few things that deserve a […]
Last Saturday I attended a meeting hosted by the Colorado AFL-CIO. In addition to union leaders, the Pipefitter’s Hall in North Denver was filled with Democratic legislators and candidates interested in learning about the issues important to unions. Presentations were given by the Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council, public sector unions representing both state […]
You can’t roll your eyes much louder than this without pulling a muscle. As the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation pulled Planned Parenthood’s grant funding this week, its Denver affiliate went rogue, announcing that Planned Parenthood will receive a grant for the upcoming grant cycle, through March of 2013. According to a […]
a quick diary on a clear violation of the First Amendment. Josh Fox who made the documentary “Gasland” was ordered arrested by House Republicans for attempting to film and report on a hearing concerning fracking in natural gas drilling. From Huffpo’s Zach Carter: In a stunning break with First Amendment policy on Capitol Hill, House […]
UPDATE #3: A quick read of HB10-1271, passed in the aftermath of Rep. Kathleen Curry being forced to contend as a write-in candidate for election, indicates that Rep. Laura Bradford would still need to campaign as a write-in either as an independent or Democratic candidate if she disaffiliates now. Although HB10-1271 reduced the amount of […]
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