(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%
Controversial House Bill 1048 passed on a 37-28 vote, with four Democrats joining the NRA and 33 pro-death, pro-gun profit Republicans in support of the measure. The bill would eliminate the state’s background checks on gun sales for firearms. Tea Party sponsor Mark Waller (R- Colorado Springs — but you knew that) justified the bill, […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) KOA’s Mike Rosen agreed with Colorado Attorney General John Suthers Thursday that the legal decision forcing states to offer a grade-school education to undocumented children is bogus. If you don’t think this tidbit deserves to be my first blog post of the week, you would be wrong. The federal […]
Posted by AmericanLP in Press Release, Press Room TJ Walker, founder of AmericanLP, a Democratic Super PAC, gave his assessment on the role his organization and other Democratic Super PACs have played in the 2012 campaign: “We couldn’t be happier! Our goal all along has been to tarnish the Republican brand and to diminish the […]
Folks, take a moment to read over Senate Bill 12-085, “Concerning Reductions in General Fund Expenditures,” as introduced by Sen. Shawn Mitchell last week. Pretty straightforward stuff, really, though we imagine Sen. Mitchell would prefer a longer explanation–SB12-085 is about throwing kids and poor people off insurance rolls. Returns eligibility and services in medicaid and […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) It must be exhausting working in the Colorado Secretary of State’s office these days. The employees face an almost constant barrage of negative media coverage brought on by one of the most activist secretary in memory. Just in the last month and a half, two district judges and legislative […]
So as I understand it the point of August recess is for Congressmen and Senators to go back home and hear from voters, stay in touch with issues, etc. There’s a story that I found pretty jaw-dropping in today’s Denver Post. Apparently Rep. Diana Degette has done 1 public event for all of August. And […]
Crazy story from MSNBC: A mystery company that pumped $1 million into a political committee backing Mitt Romney has been dissolved just months after it was formed, leaving few clues as to who was behind one of the biggest contributions yet of the 2012 presidential campaign… …The company, W Spann LLC, was formed in March […]
It could be a statement on the quality (or lack thereof) of the 2012 GOP field that, as the Iowa Independent reports, Rep. Michele Bachmann is now beating out frontrunners like Mitt Romney in opinion polls–even as those same primary voters don’t expect her to win. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann led the pack for the […]
Today, as I type, the Colorado Board of Health is hearing public testimony on proposed rules that further define what it means to be a medical marijuana caregiver. The proposed rule seeks to clarify a 2009 Court of Appeals decision stating that caregivers must provide more than just marijuana to patients. The proposed Board of […]
(Excellent background material for our post above – promoted by Colorado Pols) If you’re a political reporter, when it comes to redistricting, there’s allegation after allegation after allegation, and you probably wonder if, by reporting on it, you’re confusing readers rather than helping them understand things. One obvious way to clarify the debate is to […]
From Michael Hancock:
Hancock to Accept Webb Sneakers and Kick Off the We are all Denver Neighborhood Tour
Mayoral candidate Michael Hancock will host a rally Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at Crescent Park in Lowry to launch his We are all Denver neighborhood tour – visiting every neighborhood in Denver to encourage voters to cast their ballots.
“For months we’ve been talking to Denver residents who want a mayor with my experience and dedication to bring goods jobs and better schools to every neighborhood,” Michael said. “Now, it’s time to elect a leader tested and ready to make the tough decisions and continue Denver on its path to greatness.”
To kick off the 17-day tour, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb will pass his coveted sneakers to Michael and launch a citywide “Get Out The Vote” canvass.
Now obviously this is a symbolic gesture. It’s a good one, too: Hancock would be smart to draw as many comparisons to popular former Mayor Wellington Webb as possible.
We really hope it’s just a symbolic gesture, though. Webb really wore the tread of those shoes down and we can’t imagine Hancock could wear them comfortably. Hell, we don’t even know if they’d fit Hancock (although if they did, just imagine the power of the implication). That’s not even to mention the smell. There’s years and years of hard-working Mayoral stink built up inside.
Two recent stories about freshman Rep. Scott Tipton, considered the #1 takeout opportunity for Colorado Democrats in the upcoming 2012 elections, help summarize his looming problem. The first, last week, is a laughably fluffy piece in the Durango Herald, authored by an intern, about Tipton’s proposal to slash corporate and capital gains tax rates to […]
I give my kid a lot of credit for allowing me to share his story, in hopes that other kids will not have to go through what he did. Here is our family’s testimony regarding Senate Bill 133, in the form of a letter to Senators Newell and Hudak. SB133 would allow the Colorado Commission […]
February fundraising numbers have been released for the Denver mayoral race. The big surprise to me was that Doug Linkhart ended up raising the least of every candidate who is approved on the ballot (he hasn’t actually turned in his petitions, the last of the “major” candidates not to do so).
After a much talked about fundraiser in the medical marijuana community with the support of attorney Robert Corry, I expected to see some improvement in his numbers. I didn’t expect councilman Linkhart to lead the pack, but he raised just a hair over 19K…below even Theresa Spahn (22K). I can’t imagine how his campaign can be competitive going forward.
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Congressman Doug Lamborn and Speaker of the House Frank McNulty endorse Ted Harvey for GOP Chair. Highlands Ranch – Today, Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) and Colorado Speaker of the House Frank McNulty endorsed Ted Harvey for Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. “I’m pleased to endorse Ted Harvey for […]
Colorado State Sen. Greg Brophy had a long cozy chat with KOA’s Mike Rosen today. Agreement flowed everywhere, even on the issue of dealing with the budget deficit by potentially taking health care away from Colorado kids in poverty. Brophy told Rosen that co-pays and premiums will likely be required for kids who now get […]
Former Jefferson County Commissioner Kevin McCasky was never one to worry much about ethics, and as The Columbine Courier reports, he made sure to help out his new job as head of the Jefferson Economic Council before resigning from the Board of Commmissioners:
Jeffco Commissioner Kevin McCasky proposed an increase of $20,000 in the county’s contribution to the Jefferson Economic Council last year while he was a candidate for the private economic development organization’s top job, the Columbine Courier has learned.
McCasky’s application for the high-paying JEC position was under consideration in November when the county’s 2011 budget was revised to increase JEC funding from $380,000 to $400,000 – as McCasky urged his fellow commissioners to boost Jeffco’s contribution while the county itself was facing significant budget cuts.
McCasky, who was named in January to succeed Preston Gibson after Gibson resigned as JEC president last year, says he sees no conflict of interest in his actions. The commissioner, leaving office this week to begin his job at the JEC, says funding the economic council has been a consistent practice in each year of his tenure as a commissioner.
“It is clearly a conflict of interest when a person in government rolls a vote on a budget for an organization for (which) he is seeking employment,” said Colorado Common Cause executive director Jenny Flanagan. Despite any history of previous advocacy for the organization’s budget, an interest in employment with the organization is problematic, she said.
“That’s all fine up until he participates in the application for employment,” Flanagan said…
… The JEC – which typically receives the majority of its funding from Jeffco’s general fund and gets more than twice as many dollars from Jeffco as any other organization – submits a proposed budget annually to the county. The proposed budget for 2011 was $380,000.
Former county commissioner Kathy Hartman, who was defeated by Don Rosier in the November election, said the JEC approached the commissioners about a funding increase but confirmed that McCasky actively lobbied her and Commissioner Faye Griffin for the boost.
I thought it interesting to share this post with our readers here. Please forgive the cut and paste. Sixty Lame Minutes By James Howard Kunstler on November 15, 2010 9:13 AM So, last night CBS hauled Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, on board their flagship Sunday infotainment vehicle, 60 Minutes, to blow a […]
It only takes a few votes in a “very” tight race to change the outcome drastically. Perhaps your vote will be the one that changes the outcome and puts enough pressure on corrupt Democratic Party officials that they will not manipulate primaries in the future. The key issue for Colorado Democrats to remember is that […]
Republican Bob Boswell is running for state representative in HD-50 against Democratic Rep. Jim Riesberg, and he apparently feels pretty good about his chances. So good, in fact, that he has sent multiple letters to lobbyists telling them that they had better send him campaign contributions if they know what’s good for them. From the […]
Pols readers: There’s election intrigue in the Third Branch of government, too, and this time the news — not yet reported in the MSM — comes from Fort Collins. That’s where Tim Masters and the attorneys defending him have ponied up virtually all of the money in the campaign against retaining two judges who are […]
Here’s the memo for the new Ipsos poll of major Colorado races: the biggest news here is the 9-point lead for GOP nominee Ken Buck over Democrat Michael Bennet–ads hitting Buck directly hadn’t started airing when this poll was taken, but attack ads against Bennet were in full swing. We do expect these numbers to […]
Just visit the Denver P*** site (no link: I don’t want to be arrested or anything) with the story about Obama’s speech. You will see one person calling Obama a (abbreviation of Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s favorite word), another saying that Muslims have no right to protection of the First Amendment since there were no Muslim […]
Good Grief, Charlie Brown! I take off for a few days to have cataract surgery – and in my absence, this site is riven with dissention. Harsh words are exchanged. Steve Harvey is banned. Romanoff shills, metastasizing like cancer cells, go beyond vilifying Senator Bennet to attacking their host, Coloradopols itself, calling for the humiliation […]
SATURDAY PM UPDATE: Well, that’s the bottom, folks. The Colorado Independent’s Joseph Boven reports that Ken Buck has given the whole idea of World War II, 9/11 and nuclear annihilation some thought and changed his mind: Obama’s worse. Speaking after Tancredo at the Conservative Western Summit on Saturday, where Tancredo reiterated statements made at a […]
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