(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%
Happy Waitangi Day! 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. TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The stock market is stabilizing, somewhat, […]
Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa — aka “The Shirtless Sheriff” — skated through yet another high-profile trial today when a jury couldn’t reach a decision on corruption charges. As KOAA reports in Colorado Springs: The jury in the corruption trial of former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa returned a not guilty verdict on […]
A story in the former Colorado Statesman from last Friday stirred up quite a bit of “concern trolling” in Republican circles about the ongoing viability of Attorney General Cynthia Coffman’s gubernatorial campaign. Some are calling Ernest Luning’s story a “Phil Anschutz hit piece,” but the point being made is in our view undeniable: Colorado Attorney […]
Politico reported this weekend on a refloated idea from First Daughter Ivanka Trump along with Sen. Marco Rubio, creating something Ivanka Trump has paid a great deal of lip service to since her father took office without much success–a paid family leave benefit system for American workers. But as Seung Min Kim reports, there’s one […]
The Groundhog saw his shadow on Friday, which is bad news; but the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, so the weekend ended on a high note. 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 […]
News reports on crime statistics tend to cherry-pick out certain information and give you less than a complete picture of the nationwide generational trends and figures with felony crimes and convictions. Below are five facts that are easy to see when looking at comprehensive felony statistics that are up-to-date. Types of Felonies Committed Vary By […]
Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) responded today to the controversial public release of the Nunes memo with a statement that seems to forget what Mike Coffman said himself about a year ago. First, today’s Tweet: As one of the first Members of Congress to call for an independent counsel, I’ve always been about accountability and full transparency and […]
UPDATE #3: According to a report from the Washington Post, President Trump decided that the memo should be released before he even read the document. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly also reportedly told Trump that the memo was “not as compelling as some of its advocates had promised.” —– UPDATE #2: Former FBI Director James Comey seems perplexed by the […]
Ernest Luning of the ex-Colorado Statesman reports on a big-name endorsement for one of two Democratic candidates now vying to replace Rep. Paul Rosenthal of Denver, who has been beset by allegations of sexual harassment: Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday endorsed Emily Sirota, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) While nearly everyone in Colorado is working on how to solve our challenges, the Koch-funded extremists at Americans for Prosperity are actually suggesting we reduce — or completely eradicate — our income tax at a time when General Fund expenditures are at nearly recessionary levels as a share of our economy. […]
If you’re one of the three people who follow the Denver radio scene closely, you know that longtime KOA morning host Steffan Tubbs was fired last year, after his arrest on domestic-violence charges, which were later dismissed. Now Tubbs is jumping over to conservative KNUS radio, joining a lineup of ultra-conservative local yappers. The local […]
It was starting to feel like January was never going to end. 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. TOP OF […]
The State of the Union is…”beautiful.” Or perhaps “fantastic,” or “amazing,” or “YUGELY good.” 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. […]
A press release over the weekend from the National Fraternal Order of Police tears into Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado but good over his hold on nominees to the Department of Justice after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded Obama-era guidance to U.S. Attorneys protecting marijuana commerce in states that have legalized: The members of the […]
There’s nothing like dealing with debt. It can be such a crippling ordeal. So many professionals are plagued with the reality of their student loan debt and it is directly impacting their ability to purchase homes and move forward in their lives. Fortunately, there are ways to climb out of debt. Consider these four tips […]
The 2018 session of the Colorado legislature is underway right now! And unlike the gridlock and finger-pointing in Washington, there’s hope of actually getting some good things accomplished at the state level this year. The Colorado House’s top priority this year is called FAMLI: the Family Medical Leave Insurance Program. Almost everyone at some point […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Jerry Sonnenberg is winding up his first term in the Colorado Senate. He is up for re-election in 2018, and no one has stepped up to run against him. Sonnenberg ran unopposed for his first Senate term, and for all four of his previous House terms, until he was termed out […]
“Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way.” –Joseph Heller
ABC News reporting from an interview with Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado yesterday, in which Gardner makes assurances to undocumented immigrants presently covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that we don’t think he has any ability to guarantee: “I don’t believe anybody is going to be deported,” [Pols emphasis] Gardner told ABC […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: 9NEWS gives the world a much higher quality animated .GIF to commemorate the moment: via GIPHY And for the record: Coffman happily stood by what she said when reached for comment by 9NEWS. “My team won. So yeah, I was excited about that,” Coffman said. “I embrace having a Republican President whether I […]
Republican Congressman Pat Meehan of Pennsylvania is responding to reports that he sexually harassed a staffer in his office — which included a financial settlement paid for by taxpayer dollars — by detailing the absurd level of creepiness he displayed in the process and also blaming Obamacare for his behavior. As the Huffington Post explains: Meehan told […]
UPDATE: Noting for the record, the brief filed by Jane Norton’s attorneys specifically refer to Cynthia Coffman’s opinion that Planned Parenthood should be defunded: Based on these facts and circumstances, the Accounting Firm’s audit, and the legal opinion of CDPHE’s then-legal counsel, 3 Petitioner, in her capacity as executive director of CDPHE, determined that State […]
Bloomberg reports via the Denver Post on a new move by the Trump administration that could have the at least short-term effect of damaging the booming solar power industry in Colorado: In the biggest blow he’s dealt to the renewable energy industry yet, President Donald Trump decided on Monday to slap tariffs on imported solar […]
Here’s a list of movies that you probably didn’t see in 2017. 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. TOP OF […]
UPDATE: Grassroots organization Indivisible fires off a statement signaling big-time unhappiness with Democrats for approving this deal: Its Senator Schumer’s job to keep his caucus together and fight for progressive values. He failed in that today. Republicans have consistently negotiated in bad faith, demonstrating that they have no interest in actually protecting Dreamers. And for […]
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