(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 ClubTwitty) The Denver Post on Sunday became the first major news outlet in Colorado, with the exception of the Associated Press, to report that Ken Buck opposes abortion even in the case of rape and incest. The Post’s mention obviously wasn’t much of an examination of the issues involved, but it […]
I will spare others the need to roll out the tired cliche: “Democratic capitalism is a flawed system…but it’s the best system yet invented,” or somesuch. At what point do we concede: our society is not coping with a whole set of problems that require urgent attention–economic stagnation, inability to provide useful employment to all […]
We promoted a diary on Thursday night, from one of our readers who attended a debt repayment fundraiser for ex-Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff. This diary described the mood in the crowd (from the author’s perspective) as GOP Senate candidate Ken Buck “crashed” Romanoff’s fundraiser–corroborated by reporter Allison Sherry in the Denver newspaper, both accounts paint […]
(This is something of an overlooked gem, featuring respectful exchanges between some of our most thoughtful polsters, such as Barron X and nancycronk. Let’s bring it out where it can get the attention it deserves and hope it doesn’t deteriorate into the “so’s your old man” exchanges that overtake so many diaries. – promoted by […]
Republicans had an amazing run from 2001 to 2008. A decade bookended by 9/11 and the start of the Great Recession. In between, they nearly managed to top even those incredible achievements. Where to begin? The party that took power with the best wishes of an activist conservative court 10 years ago and promptly […]
(This is a longish but very eloquent statement from a fellow Vietnam Era veteran about the meaning of military service and its effect on one’s attitude toward public service. At a time when we still haven’t resolved whether gays, lesbians, bisexuals or transgendered Americans can serve their colors openly, I think Pam’s observations have special […]
A friend told me about a public meeting he attended a few days ago with both supporters and opponents of the evil three – Amendments 60, 61 and Initiative 101. It was a civil discussion, where facts regarding the impact of these three measures were presented. The supporters denied some of the facts, claiming […]
Colorado Canada Beer Baron Pete Coors has joined the ‘burgeoning list’ of GOP endorsers of Dan Maes. Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes today added businessman Pete Coors to his burgeoning list of supporters. …Coors currently serves as chairman of the board for Molson Coors Brewing Company… The Coors endorsement builds on a long list of […]
(It’s Friday, and it’s by popular demand – promoted by Colorado Pols) I’ve been getting beat up quite a bit for my socially conservative views, so let’s talk about it. Give me your best shot. Can you explain… 1) Why taking the life of a baby is justified? 2) How evolution is a scientifically provable […]
Michael Gerson, an op/ed columnist for the Washington Post, and a former Bush White House aide that included stints on the Iraq Group, speech writer and a Karl Rove recruit to the 2000 Bush campaign, plus a stint at the Heritage Foundation, today called Ken Buck and other “Tea Party” candidates “uninformed, morally irresponsible and […]
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza updates from yesterday: In a Reuters/Ipsos poll, Buck led Bennet 49 percent to 40 percent among likely voters, with 10 percent undecided. (Democrats insisted that the poll’s partisan breakdown — 48 percent Republican, 40 percent Democrat and 8 percent unaffiliated — vastly underplays the size of the independent vote in […]
GOP Senate candidate Ken Buck is telling reporters that his support of a ban on abortion, even in the case of rape and incest, is a personal belief. In response to this, a fair-minded journalist – even a commentator – shouldn’t set up a false dichotomy between Buck’s self-described “personal” political views and all the […]
Yesterday the campaign of Sen. Michael Bennet issued a press release detailing the fact that Republican Senate hopeful Ken Buck had missed at least 133 days of work (or about one-third of the time he should have been working) as Weld County District Attorney in order to campaign for the Senate. Today, the Colorado Democratic […]
Last night we were forwarded a link, which purportedly linked to a story on the website of the state’s newspaper of record. But when we got there, this is what we saw: This, um, “error” appears to have been corrected as of this morning, but we verified that other people had seen it–it appears to […]
(I think Pols has become the go-to place for in-depth interviews – promoted by DavidThi808) Its 2:45 pm on a Sunday afternoon. I am standing at the front of Front Range Antiques on College Ave in South Fort Collins looking at a 1945 issue of the Denver Post, which was published in the wake of […]
Ken Buck is one of my favorite interview subjects because he is very comfortable with who he is and strives to give complete answers. At one time in the interview he asked me if he had answered a question sufficiently. My primary goal in these interviews is to illustrate who the candidate is and Ken […]
Think Progress: At an anti-Islam rally yesterday at Ground Zero, a person of color wearing a skull cap and wandering through the crowd was targeted with insults and nearly attacked by protesters for the offense of looking vaguely Muslim. Here’s the video (WARNING: Audio NSFW): Given all the heated rhtoric surrounding the Mosque, this is […]
Update: from Paul Krugman Skeptics pointed out that slashing spending in a depressed economy does little to improve long-run budget prospects, and may actually make them worse by depressing economic growth. … This was a strange argument even a few months ago, when the U.S. government could borrow for 10 years at less than 4 […]
For people like me who still miss the Rocky Mountain News, I decided to ask two former Rocky media critics why local TV news in Colorado hasn’t covered U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck’s position that abortion should be banned, even in the case of rape or incest. It seems to me that it’s the kind […]
As the Denver Daily News’ Peter Marcus reports: Liberal groups are calling for the Federal Election Commission to quickly investigate a complaint against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck. The issue popped up during the primary when a former Republican Gov. Bill Owens administration official filed a complaint with the FEC alleging that Buck conspired […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: The Durango Herald’s editorial board pointedly adds: Why should he? As Strauch said, Maes won the nomination fair and square. His only offense appears to be the regrettably correct perception that he is a weak candidate likely to lose in November. But if that is the case, why did Republican voters nominate him? […]
Susan Daggett On The Real Michael Bennet, Part II Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Because it is long, it is posted in two parts. Part I is here. NC: How did Michael transition from the business sector to public service? SD: When he was working for Anschutz Investment Corp, […]
It’s been more than a week since the Colorado primaries, and supporters of candidates who did not win have had a little time to adjust. Last Thursday, hundreds of Democrats swarmed the state capital pledging to unify as a party, while previous opponents Michael Bennet and Andrew Romanoff shook hands under the approving smile of […]
“I don’t give a rat’s ass about the American public, I’ll do what I want, I am right, and don’t forget it.” We wonder, don’t we about what can happen if we didn’t wake from that nightmare, the dream that lingered in our minds as our sleepy eyes from Friday night were left hanging somewhere, […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Primaries bring out the crazy in politics, sort of like family feuds around the holiday dinner table. But the primaries are now behind us and candidates like Ken Buck will begin their “low crawl”” back to the middle. And we can begin having fun with all our new words: […]
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