(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%
Politico’s Darren Goode reports on a splashy hearing this week chaired by Texas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz, taking shots at climate science that Republican primary voters (and energy lobbyists) love even as smart Republicans cringe: Ted Cruz took a break from the campaign trail on Tuesday to dive headlong into an aggressive […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) POLS UPDATE: Worth reposting the Aurora Sentinel’s tongue-in-cheek lambasting of Rep. Mike Coffman’s lack of candor: Mike Coffman remains firmly on Santa’s list of good boys after making sure he said nothing that could be remotely construed as cross about the fascist Donald Trump. Whereas a cadre of his fellow Republicans on the congressional […]
Two weeks from today, you had better be done with your Christmas shopping. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► We can stop wondering about the motive of Robert Dear, the man accused […]
On the plus side, it’s not so windy today. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump says he stands by his comments that the United States should temporarily bar all Muslims from […]
“Gun stamps?” Only from the mind of Tancredo. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The Supreme Court on Monday decided not to overturn the ability of cities and states to […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Editorial boards at The Denver Post and Durango Herald, which are known to be deliberative bodies when it comes to policy, jumped out of the gate way too soon in backing a new process for determining election districts, writing supportive editorials even before all the facts are on the table about […]
Today is the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Now that you’re driving your tenth Japanese car, it’s hopefully a little less infamous. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP […]
“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” –Will Rogers
Welcome back to the “Editorial Department” here at Colorado Pols, where we discuss certain opinion pieces, blog entries, and other assorted Op-Ed commentary. Today, we bring you a draft editorial that may or may not have been forwarded to us from the office of Senator Cory Gardner. This is a timely piece that addresses the use of […]
Christmas Day is three weeks away; sorry to freak you out. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Senate Republicans have finally advanced legislation to President Obama’s desk — where it will […]
(Greg Brophy’s head just metaphorically exploded – Promoted by Colorado Pols) I’m going to seriously piss off the ammosexuals today. Gunnies keep asking me what law would prevent San Bernardino, or would have prevented the Planned Parenthood attack. It’s like a dare. Well okay. I’ve given some thought to what law might really make a […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) It’s fairly common for people to feel disenchanted with politics these days. Unfortunately, they’re not unjustified; our elected officials don’t always behave in accordance with the values we expect of them. However, sometimes we get to feel genuine pride for our politicians. For us, one of those came a week ago […]
UPDATE: Democratic CD-6 candidate Morgan Carroll slams JoAnn Windholz and pressures Rep. Mike Coffman to, you know, say something: State Senator Morgan Carroll released the following statement condemning Rep. JoAnn Windholz’s statement and calling on Congressman Coffman to walk his talk and do the same. “It’s deeply disturbing and dangerous for Rep. JoAnn Windholz to […]
We were hoping to make it through today without another gun violence incident in Colorado. No such luck. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Colorado Republicans continue their penchant for making ridiculous comments […]
The ability to instantly reach a vast audience of people via social media is becoming a real “kiss/curse” for some of the more radical Republican elected officials in Colorado following last week’s terror attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. We’ve talked at length now about the angry screed from Rep. JoAnn Windholz of Adams […]
Remember, kids, it’s never a good idea to add a “but” at the end of a definitive statement. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► State Rep. JoAnn “Violence is Never the Answer, […]
There’s plenty of stories to discuss about the terrorist attack on the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, from weird reactions by GOP politicians to accountability demands by Progressive activists. Frankly, we need a break from these stories, so here’s something about a famous rich guy leading the Republican field for President. Our friends at […]
UPDATE: AP’s Kristen Wyatt: “Violence begets violence,” Windholz wrote, concluding with a plea to pray for women who get abortions and doctors who perform them. The lawmaker confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the posting is accurate but said she had nothing more to say about it… The comments sparked and angry backlash […]
There are 24 shopping days left until Christmas. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The gunman accused of killing three people and injuring nine others in a terrorist attack at a Planned Parenthood clinic […]
(Sorry, Dan Caplis, but nobody is actually thinking about you specifically. Ever. — promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is taking heat on talk radio for suggesting that America “tone back the inflammatory rhetoric,” which may drive “emotionally unstable or psychologically unbalanced” people to “commit these acts of unthinkable violence.” Hickenlooper made the […]
Move over, Peyton, and make room for the Brockweiler. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missedsomething important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Robert Lewis Dear will make his first scheduled court appearance today. Dear is the domestic terrorist accused of killing […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) For an RH Reality Check post today, I collected comments from anti-choice activists in response to Friday’s shooting at a Planned Parenthood center in Colorado Springs. The comments ranged from a total rejection of violence to support for the domestic terrorist, who appears to have targeted Planned Parenthood because of his […]
SUNDAY UPDATE: The Hill reports that Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, a former state attorney general, considers Friday’s mass shooting an act of “domestic terrorism.” As you know, we agree: Colorado Springs, Colo., Mayor John Suthers said in an interview Sunday that the fatal shooting spree at a Planned Parenthood clinic in his town appears to […]
If you can make it to the break room and back without seeing another person, you have our permission to go home (after you read this). It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► […]
A fundraising email appeal from 2016 U.S. Senate candidate and Colorado Sen. Tim Neville yesterday pulls out all the proverbial stops, invoking the prospect of Syrian refugees coming to Colorado as an invitation to an attack on Mile High Stadium (see photo above)–now with an angry President Barack Obama Photoshopped in leading the ISIS terrorists on! Argumentum […]
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