(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%
I have 3 daughters ages 16 – 25 so I know what actually goes on in terms of High School & College age drinking. And it isn’t pretty. For a lot of kids the weekends (and for some weekdays) are a continuous drunken haze. Now we have tried our present system for 15+ years where […]
Aristocracy n Definition: Government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class. Though I’m not home in Denver right now (I’m in an airport heading there right now), I’m guessing there are many who are fairly to quite mystified by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s (D) selection of Michael Bennet for U.S. Senate. It […]
While we try like hell to get our collective heads around Governor Bill Ritter’s daring (he hopes) selection of DPS superintendent Michael Bennet to fill the seat of promoted Sen. Ken Salazar, and stand by our assessment that this pick defies all political common sense, we are always willing to consider possibilities. The chief pushback […]
That’s the only nervousness expressed by the New York Times in an otherwise fairly glowing endorsement of Ken Salazar for Interior Secretary today: The word on Ken Salazar, tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to run the Interior Department, is that he is friendly, approachable, a good listener, a genial compromiser and a skillful broker of […]
Various media outlets have already reported on the circus that would begin in Denver should Mayor John Hickenlooper get the appointment to fill Senator Ken Salazar’s seat. Less discussed, except for a few diaries here and on Jeffco Pols, is what would happen should Congressman Ed Perlmutter get the nod instead. Perlmutter has helped turn […]
Check out Jeff Bridges’ rundown of potential CD-7 Democrats posted over at Colorado Pols:
Jefferson County-Based Candidates
Renny Fagan
Fagan has made his interest known, and while he could make a strong candidate in a general election it’s hard to say how well he would do with the central committee Democrats. Fagan is a former state legislator, deputy Attorney General, and currently serves as Sen. Salazar’s Colorado State Director.Andy Kerr
Kerr has been a fast-rising State Rep. from Lakewood, currently serving as the House Majority Whip. He is actively making his interest known as well, and could emerge as an opposite version of Fagan – his resume isn’t as strong, but he’s probably more well-known to the Democratic insiders who would choose the candidate. Of the Jefferson County candidates, Fagan and Kerr have been the most aggressive thus far.Jason Bane
Bane almost pulled off a major upset over a well-known Republican in a race for Jefferson County Commissioner, winning more votes than any previous Democrat. He raised a record amount of money (more than $80,000) for a lower-tier race, and post-election results show Bane won the CD-7 part of JeffCo handily. This gives him something no other candidate mentioned here could use: Bane can say exactly how well he would do in the Jefferson County portion of CD-7. Bane has not actively sought support for a potential run, but his name has come up a number of times and he could be the sleeper in this race. (Full disclosure, he’s a good personal friend – which means I’m even more acutely aware of his political talent.)Jim Polsfut
Polsfut briefly threw his hat in the ring for CD-7 back in 2006 before bowing out to support Perlmutter. Polsfut once ran for State Treasurer as well, and has a proven talent at fundraising. He’s also close with Gov. Bill Ritter.Dave Thomas
He’s tried several times to win this seat, and isn’t likely to give it one more shot.Sue Windels
Has a good base, but passed on CD-7 before and is coming off a tough loss in 2008. I haven’t heard that she would run.Cheri Jahn
The term-limited State Rep. has her eyes on SD-20 in 2010, but might throw her name in the mix. She hasn’t made any noise about it, however.Moe Keller
Keller is term-limited from her Senate seat in 2010, but this is really bad timing. She is the new chair of the Joint Budget Committee and would have to resign that post in order to run (see Morgan Carroll below). It’s doubtful she’d do that.
Image courtesy Progress Now Ousted Rep. Marilyn Musgrave had a target on her back in 2008, but it was nothing she wasn’t used to. Having built her base of support around a focus on conservative social wedge issues, once even declaring “the marriage issue” the most important facing America, Musgrave provoked the wrath of liberal […]
We wrote earlier about the importance of Amendment 46 being defeated in Colorado and how it may spell the end of Ward Connerly’s efforts to ban affirmative action throughout the country. Colorado’s defeat of Amendment 47, the so-called “right-to-work” measure, probably won’t stop anti-union folks from trying to pass similar measures, but Colorado was home […]
One of this year’s most interesting success stories, Rep.-elect Jared Polis’ long road to glory, not to mention history as the first openly gay man elected to Congress…started out a little bumpy. Most people agree that his early primary campaign was a calamitous affair, with Polis showing commitment in the form of large personal checks […]
Ok, I know as little about the U.S. car companies as most – ie most of the models they make are not worth considering – but that’s it. Who’s responsible for their disaster, can the present management & workers fix it, etc – no idea. We are now hearing talk about some of the airlines […]
Westword’s Patty Calhoun wades into the Senate seat guessing game: The names have been spinning through cyberspace since the first rumor that Ken Salazar might be headed to Barack Obama’s cabinet, leaving a U.S. Senate seat open: John Hickenlooper, John Salazar, Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Andrew Romanoff, Tom Strickland. Even Federico Peña’s name floated up […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Racism denigrates those of us that are white as well as those that are not. Sexism denigrates us men as well as women. Homophobia denigrates those of us that are straight as well as those who are gay. When we treat others unfairly because of some of their characteristics, […]
from TPM In a unanimous decision handed down just now, the state Supremes denied Coleman any relief in a lawsuit he was waging to deal with allegations of double-counted absentee ballots, which his campaign says have given an illegitimate edge to Al Franken. The Coleman campaign was seeking to switch 25 selected precincts back to […]
Wow that is a gaping variation in estimates for such a small budget! While Pols sit around rumoring, debating, pumping and cutting at various purported US Senate appointees, there has been more relevant developments at OSPD and Legislative Council. Shortfalls could reach $1 Billion. Gov. Bill Ritter is asking for spending cuts so deep the […]
It’s official, settling the all-important spousal consent question–as the Denver Post reports: Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper on Monday confirmed that he is interested in Colorado’s looming U.S. Senate vacancy. In a brief interview, Hickenlooper touted his experience as a business owner and his time as mayor as pluses for Gov. Bill Ritter to consider when […]
A group of Hispanic leaders met with Governor Bill Ritter today to discuss – surprise! – their pick for Senator Ken Salazar’s replacement. Here’s another shocker: they think Ken’s older brother and Congressman John Salazar should get the post. With former Secretary of Transportation and Denver Mayor Federico Pena officially out, John’s the only Hispanic […]
Depending on who the appointment to the Senate seat goes to, there may or may not be changes in the political food chain, and presumably Ritter is going to have to think about this when making his selection. The discussion here is not about the primary merits of the top candidates for the Senate job, […]
Ok, everyone else is making their endorsement. And we all know that the most powerful endorsement of all is the “my lunch with…” endorsement. So here’s mine. John Salazar – can’t do it. He was just given a seat on appropiations and if he walks away from that he hurts everyone who fought to get […]
The Denver Post makes the hometown favorite’s case: Gov. Bill Ritter doesn’t even need one of his legendary blue-ribbon panels to help with this decision. The choice is clear. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper should be Colorado’s next senator. With Sen. Ken Salazar expected to win confirmation as Interior secretary, Ritter must select someone to fill […]
(Weekend diversion – promoted by redstateblues) President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his January 20th inauguration. Pastor Warren is on record comparing same-sex relationships to incest, pedophilia, and polygamy. In an interview airing this week about the controversy, Warren equated homosexuality to addiction, immaturity, and promiscuity. ProgressNow’s question […]
(Progressives and Moderates united for a common purpose – promoted by redstateblues) An anecdote, slightly filtered… So, on election night I was standing in a room with Rep. Perlmutter, Sen-elect Udall, and Secretary-designate Salazar. Ed was holding forth on his vision for the post-election future, and said exactly the things that would normally make me […]
There really are few things in politics as thoroughly enjoyable as watching people jockey for the Senate nomination. Case in point: We’re about one week from seeing Rep. Diana DeGette’s head explode. Check out this article and video on Politics West. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, who is seeking the two-year appointment to the […]
Gov. Ritter has created a space on his website http://www.colorado.gov/governor/ where folks can leave comments about who should be the next U.S. Senator for Colorado. Given the passing up of Ken Gordon for SOS, and Gordon’s penchant for mobilizing web-based support, he is a shoo-in, no?
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Note: I’m going to be guest-hosting the big progressive drive-time radio show in Colorado starting Friday for a week. Tune in locally at AM760 on your dial between 6am-10am MST, or online at AM760.net. We’ll be talking all about this potential appointment, and have some live interviews with some […]
As it looks like the SEIU is right in the mix of the Blagojevich scandal and could end up facing some serious consequences, will that be enough for anti-union folks to convince Congress not to get too crazy and vote ‘Card Check’ forward? This guy, the President of AFSCME thinks it might… “I don’t think […]
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