(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 Politico’s Ashley Gold reports, Republicans are pushing a not-really-new conspiracy theory among their more persuadable base members that major social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook are systemically biased against conservatives: Republicans are turning their grievances about biased tech companies into a rallying message for a difficult election year. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Conrad Swanson of the Colorado Springs Gazette reports that Jillian Likness, the GOP nominee for HD 18, has withdrawn her candidacy just ten days after making the ballot, citing a health condition. “Due to the demands and my current health condition, I do not feel that I can give my district […]
CNN reports, the axe we’ve been waiting and waiting to fall finally has relieved EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt of his professional head: “I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,” Trump tweeted. “Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) It’s the kind of conservative Facebook post you might roll your eyes at and move on, except it was posted just before last week’s murder of five staffers at a Maryland newspaper. “Look at this….!!!” wrote the Montrose County (southern Colorado) Republican Party on its Facebook page, referring to a meme […]
During the Republican gubernatorial primary that concluded this past week, nominee Walker Stapleton worked really hard to establish himself as an ally of President Donald Trump–including his bogus claim to have been the “only state treasurer” to support Trump’s tax cut bill, which came as news for a whole slew of fellow Republican state treasurers. […]
It’s hotter than Donald Trump’s bowels outside; don’t forget your hat and sunscreen this weekend! It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show. […]
Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern reports on a 5-4 Supreme Court decision today upholding gerrymandered state legislative districts in Texas–a decision ominous for both its short-term effects, and what it broadcast about the views of Neil Gorsuch, Colorado’s radical native son appointed by President Donald Trump to the Supreme Court last year: On Monday, the Supreme […]
Last week, the Trump administration’s incompetent and hateful policy of family separations at the southern border fell apart as outrage from the overwhelming majority of Americans forced the President to do something he swore only hours before that he couldn’t. Public officials from all stripes traveled to Texas this weekend to show their support for […]
Colorado’s Primary Election is almost over! Remember, friends: Ballots must be RECEIVED by your county clerk before 7:00 pm on Tuesday, so if you still haven’t voted, do NOT drop it in the mail. Check GoVoteColorado.com for more information on ballot drop-off locations. It’s time to Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something […]
In the rush of coverage of officials on all sides visiting the southern border to investigate the family separations by federal immigration agents that have dominated the headlines for over a month now, we’d be remiss if we didn’t give a nod to Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran–who arrived in Texas with her message to […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) How could little old you possibly make a big-ass political candidate comply with Colorado’s campaign finance and disclosure laws? In a blog post last week, I showed you, step-by-step, how simple it is to file a complaint under new rules announced Tuesday by Colorado Secretary of State (SOS) Wayne Williams. On […]
An editorial published in the Phil Anschutz-owned Colorado Springs Gazette yesterday mounts a surprisingly bitter and sweeping attack on the Southern Poverty Law Center, who readers may know agreed to a significant settlement this week to a person accused of supporting anti-Muslim hate, later stating that accusation was in error. For the Gazette, this settlement […]
Walker Stapleton will almost certainly be the Republican nominee for Governor. This is almost certainly not great news for Colorado Republicans. We’re just days away from the June 26 Primary, and the overwhelming favorite for the GOP gubernatorial nomination is running a campaign that has Republican observers positively terrified. “I’m starting to worry that Bill […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams issued temporary rules yesterday explaining how to file complaints about possible violations of Colorado’s campaign finance and disclosure laws. Williams’ new procedures won’t scare off citizens from filing complaints, because the required form is straight-forward, logical, and easy to file. To help you get a […]
With the crisis over President Donald Trump’s new policy to separate undocumented children from their parents at the border and house the children in internment-camp like facilities dominating the headlines, last night Republican candidates for governor of Colorado held their final debate before next Tuesday’s primary election. The issue of family separations naturally came up, […]
As CNN reports: A bipartisan group of more than 70 former US attorneys are calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse the Trump administration’s policy of prosecuting all people who cross the border illegally, saying it is “dangerous, expensive, and inconsistent” with the values of the Justice Department. “Like the majority of Americans, we […]
As I write this message, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding on the nation’s southern border. Thousands of children are being forcibly separated from their parents and housed in facilities that meet the literal and moral definition of internment camps. Taking innocent children from their families and placing them in internment camps is wrong. What is […]
CNN reports, President Donald Trump has spiked the best-laid plans of more civil Republicans once again: President Donald Trump on Friday morning delivered a potentially fatal blow to a compromise immigration bill under development in the House. Trump said on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” that he is not planning to sign the negotiated measure. […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Swirling on the fringe of Republican Walker Stapleton’s run for governor is the question of how, and if, he should address the fact that his great-grandfather, former Denver mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton, was a leader of the Klu Klux Klan in Colorado in the 1920s. Benjamin Stapleton’s KKK ties have led […]
The story of second-tier Democratic congressional candidate Levi Tillemann’s freakshow campaign video macing himself and graphically depicting the aftereffects has gone national, with news outlets from The Hill to Deadspin urging their readers to drop what they’re doing and gawk in horror at a person willingly subjecting himself to laughably extreme pain and indignity. The spectacle […]
President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore today (well, sort of “today,” since it’s closer to Wednesday in Singapore now). Anyway, the early reviews from this historic summit are rolling in, and they are not good; if “Singapore” were a blockbuster summer movie, it would have a “Rotten Tomatoes” score in […]
“Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.” –Robert Frost
The Colorado Secretary of State’s office has released the first batch of numbers for returned ballots in the June Primary. These numbers do not include ballots that may have been submitted at 24-hour drop boxes over the weekend. In total, 37,661 ballots have been submitted, which includes 15,982 Republicans, 14,737 Democrats and 6,942 unaffiliated voters. If you’re […]
With the annual Western Conservative Summit wrapping up today, we have the results of one of the more useful data points that emerges from this convention–the straw poll of attendees on the year’s principal Colorado races. This year that’s of course the governor’s race, and WCS attendees have given the nod to former Parker Mayor […]
Eight states held Primary Elections on Tuesday night, including California, the most populous state in the country. There were a few positive developments for Republicans, but for the most part Democrats were the big winners in Tuesday’s elections — results that don’t fit with President Trump’s claims today that a “red wave” is coming. Here are […]
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