(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 the New York Times reports via the Denver Post: In the third week of his transition to power, President-elect Barack Obama is working to build a cordial relationship with Republicans by seeking guidance on policy proposals, asking for advice on appointments and hoping to avoid perceptions of political arrogance given the wide margins of […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The anticipated turnout for the free final harvest at a Platteville farm was 5,000 to 10,000 but the more than 40,000 that came out resulted in an early shut down of the event. The article in The Boulder Daily Camera has more. The giveaway was inspired by rumors of […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) What do you say Polsters? Good move? Bad move? Who’s going to watch Bill while Hillary is on official State Department business? The Clinton camp isn’t confirming anything other than talks, but I watched Washington Week tonight, and Gwen Ifill treated it like it was a done deal. Pretty […]
With Doug Bruce gone, the role of resident looney tune in the Republican Party needs to be filled. Rep. Kevin Lundberg seems more than up to the task, given his political history and his press release today essentially claiming that Global Warming is a hoax. Click below for the full press release. Obama’s Global Warming […]
By David O. Williams 11/21/08 12:22 PM The congressional career of freshman Dem Jared Polis is off to an auspicious start, according to the Boulder Daily Camera, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday naming the incoming 2nd Congressional District representative to the influential Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. Polis told the paper that being the freshman […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Good riddance – Stevens gives last Senate speech as staffers weep Headed to Court – California’s Prop 8 Bushonomics Redux – Jobless rate at 16 year high Today’s hot Cabinet rumor – AZ. gov Janet Napolitano for Homeland Security Today in local political news – Nothing
If they continue to fail to innovate, the Right will continue to lose. Heritage Foundation President Ed Feulner delivered these remarks to Heritage members attending the Fall 2008 President’s Club Meeting at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Given the results of the election, it’s obvious that Congress and the […]
THURSDAY UPDATE: Clapp concedes, declines recount. See full press release from Colorado Republican Party after the jump. As the Rocky Mountain News reports: Democrat Linda Newell appears to have won the hotly contested Senate District 26 race. Newell holds a lead of 191 votes over former Republican Rep. Lauri Clapp after provisional ballot-counting concluded late […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) No links yet, but CNN is reporting that Tom Daschle has accepted Obama’s offer to become the next Secretary of Health & Human Services. Rumor has it that Daschle has also been given the go-ahead to design and push for a universal health care solution. [UPDATE 2] Roll […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) My third cousin once removed by marriage is now a Senator. 8,212 more ballots in, that should be it except a few straggling votes. Begich by 3,724. Recount would cost $15,000. Currently, Begich leads by 0.77%, which is outside the free 0.5% recount zone. The recount fee is a […]
“This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change.” President-elect Barack Obama Across the country, food banks are struggling to keep up with increased demand. And with the holidays approaching, Democrats Work is doing something about it. We need your help. Today, we are […]
The applications are in and we don’t have any other races to debate so what are everybody’s thoughts on the candidates for Secretary of State? There looks to be a strong field of the usual suspects and mostly who was widely expected to apply. Each has their strong points and the people will be better […]
TUESDAY UPDATE: Columnist David Sirota’s dissenting view here, and click here to read our original post on Lieberman, Ken Salazar, and the thrill of the payback. Reuters has the story: Bowing to the wishes of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, Senate Democrats seem ready to do what it takes to keep Sen. Joe Lieberman in their […]
We’re just going to post the email we received a few minutes ago verbatim. Links to related material helpfully supplied by your hosts: Dear Colorado Pols, In your dishonorable attempts to spread dissention and disunity in the Colorado Republican Party by shopping name after name for the next Chairman, you left out the one man […]
In the spirit of yesterday’s lively discussion, we received this email today: Fellow Democrat, did you know that Ken Salazar is campaigning on behalf of Joe Lieberman right now? Salazar thinks that Lieberman should keep his charimanship on the Senate Homeland Security committee to keep pushing his neo-con agenda. We at ProgressivePartner.org invite you to […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Update: It’s Thursday, not Wednesday. Jeez, none of you smart people caught that? 😉 Somebody tell her God doesn’t give a shit – Palin to consider Senate “if God [gives] her the opportunity and Alaskans wanted her to take the job” Aren’t they all – Haggard claims sexual abuse […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) At a time when the Republicans are being forced to realign, something has been lost in the fight over the soul of the Colorado GOP; The Prize. Whether the party moves to the center or caters to the base, they have already won the policy race in 2010 and […]
We cited a report from California late last month: The California Republican Party is sending $3 million to neighboring states of Nevada and Colorado to help in last minute get out the vote efforts in the critical battlegrounds. That’s $2 million to Colorado and $1 million to Nevada, we’re told. The latest polls from RealClearPolitics.com […]
As the Greeley Tribune reports: The Weld District Attorney’s Office said newly elected Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer likely broke a state law when she helped the towns of Firestone, Gilcrest and Fort Lupton earn state grants from 2007-2008, but there is no penalty to pursue in this case. Weld District Attorney Ken Buck has […]
Now the easy part is over and the hard part begins – governing, and governing effectively and efficiently in the middle of the worst recession since the great depression. Ok, let’s talk the State of Colorado – what do we need to do. For the past 2 years we Democrats have done a competent job. […]
In forming social policies, how much weight should be given to the goal of cultivating reason, and how much should be given to the goal of channeling irrationality into more functional, or less destructive, outlets? I have seen policy makers make decisions based on both models, but had such a strong prejudice in favor of […]
Congrats on sending Mark Udall to the Senate! Though Election Day has passed, Colorado has the chance to help send more Democrats to the Senate! With the Georgia Senate race headed toward a run-off election and the Alaska Senate race amid a protracted vote count, both Jim Martin and Mark Begich need your continued support! […]
The recount of the Minnesota Senate race could hinge on optical ballot scanners, machines with a history of errors that were put into place by former Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer in 2006. Minnesota’s ballot scanning machines, manufactured by Election Systems & Software (ES&S), were the same machines that a Michigan election official discovered last […]
“To say this was the state of Colorado dissing Douglas Bruce or that he’s somehow been discredited in politics is an overreach,” Lambert said. Colorado Springs GAZETTE- November 5, 2008 The past several months have seen two big setbacks for Douglas Bruce, the Colorado Springs resident and lightning rod tax opponent. Voters in Tuesday’s election […]
For those of you die hard Sporting Liberally guys, (Jake, Kyle, Billy, and Faren) you have already been to watch a few Sporting liberally events. Or maybe you have not heard that there is a new chapter of the Liberally groups, starting here in Denver, called Sporting Liberally. Or maybe you just had something else […]
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