(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%
Colorado Republicans love to talk about crime and how our state (particularly Denver) is a hellhole of crime and violence thanks to Democrats and other heathens. To the thinking of these Republicans, if you haven’t already been stabbed by the time you finish reading this, you should consider yourself lucky. Unfortunately for Republicans — but […]
We wrote last week in our “Losers” section from the 2025 Colorado legislative session about Colorado Springs freshman Republican Rep. Rebecca Keltie, who appeared on a Libertarian podcast a few days before the end of the session and declared that all of her Democratic colleagues at the State Capitol building were corrupt and that “the […]
Freshman GOP Congressman Gabe Evans of Colorado’s ultra-competitive 8th Congressional District is the center of attention in Colorado politics right now for a very good reason: after winning what he thought was a plum appointment to the prestigious House Energy and Commerce Committee right after taking office, Evans is now one of a select few […]
As Seth Klamann reports for the Denver Post, yesterday Gov. Jared Polis confirmed as expected that he will veto Senate Bill 25-005, legislation to ease the especially difficult burden on union organizing in Colorado involving two separate elections in order to begin negotiating with an employer. Those who have been following the debate over this […]
The 2025 legislative session officially came to a close on Wednesday night, which means it’s time for our annual “Winners and Losers” assessment. We wrote about our “Winners” on Thursday, so now it’s time for the “Losers”: Losers House Republican Communications The press and media operation for House Republicans made a lot of silly […]
As Marianne Goodland reports for the Colorado Springs Gazette’s political blog formerly known as the Colorado Statesman, former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg has been appointed by President Donald Trump to be the next executive director of the state’s Farm Service Agency–a cornerstone of administering agricultural policy responsible for relief, insurance conservation, and crop subsidy programs […]
If you like rain and snow, then boy do we have the day(s) for you! Mountain areas could see 20 inches of snow, while lower elevations might get as much as four inches of rain today. Let’s Get More Smarter! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below […]
Over at the Get More Smarter Podcast, we’ve been regularly running a segment we call “Trump Time” that is intended to keep our listeners up to date on the more important/ridiculous developments in the administration of President Donald Trump. We’re adding a different version of this segment to Colorado Pols. Enjoy! His Idiocy Donald the […]
Colorado’s long-ousted but still not forgotten Sen. Cory Gardner appeared on the Fox News Channel earlier today to praise President Donald Trump’s agenda and chastise Democrats for “calling half of the country traitors” and “telling people to eff off when they disagree”–the premise being these are things that Democrats do and not, you know, Donald […]
Former Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo announced earlier this month that she would once again seek the Democratic nomination in CO-08 after narrowly losing to Republican Gabe Evans in 2024. Caraveo’s odds of winning back her seat got a bit more difficult with some new reporting today from The Colorado Sun. We noted Caraveo’s return to the […]
Today officially marks the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. In order to celebrate this milestone, the White House and the rest of the Trump administration did what they do best: Make things up. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt opened her press conference today by reading through seven minutes […]
Freshman Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Fort Lupton) has demonstrated in his first three months in Congress that he is a loyal rubber stamp for the policies of House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump — even when those policies seem certain to cripple his 2026 re-election campaign. As Ernest Luning reports for the publication formerly known […]
As the Easter congressional recess wraps up, constituents in Colorado’s most vulnerable Republican Rep. Gabe Evans’ district are holding not one, not two, but three of what we’ve taken to calling “Cardboard Cory Town Halls,” in honor of the years-long campaign that highlighted former Sen. Cory Gardner’s inaccessibility to voters leading up to his ouster […]
Freshman Congressman Jeff “Bread Sandwich” Hurd (R-Grand Junction) has been an interesting mixed bag in his first few months in Congress. While Hurd has made some good decisions that speak to a desire to serve his constituents in the third congressional district, he has also demonstrated the all-too-familiar Republican fear of speaking to those same […]
As Marissa Ventrelli reports for the Colorado Springs Gazette’s political blog, a bill to require rideshare driving companies take additional steps to protect the safety of riders is stoking controversy after rideshare giant Uber threatened to completely pull out of the state should the bill be signed into law: House Bill 1291 would require rideshare […]
As Denver7’s Robert Garrison reports, now that Colorado’s bumbling blunderbuss of bluster Rep. Lauren Boebert has successfully carpetbagged her way from the Western Slope to Colorado’s Eastern Plains, she needs local issues to sound off about so as to give the appearance of representing a specific congressional district instead of her vast social media constituency. […]
AP’s Colleen Slevin via the Aurora Sentinel updates on the continuing efforts by former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to get out of prison while she appeals her multiple felony and other misconduct-related convictions, stemming from her failed plot to hack into voting machines and uncover evidence that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from […]
State Representative Ken “Dildo” DeGraaf (R-Colorado Springs) on Monday took time out from his regular routine of complaining about every piece of legislation proposed by a Democrat in order to promote an asinine bill that essentially sought to classify children as property in Colorado. HCR25-1003 was killed on Monday in the House Committee on State, […]
We noted last week the increasing concerns of Coloradans worried about Trump administration cutbacks in resources for national parks — federal lands which contribute billions of dollars to the local economy and account for nearly 40,000 jobs statewide. As Jason Blevins reports for The Colorado Sun, many small businesses operating in the outdoor recreation sector are […]
As KTLA-5 Los Angeles reports, it’s the feel-good local politics story of the week: A Southern California mayor facing a recall effort is coming under fire after his suggestion to ending his city’s homelessness issue was “giving them all the fentanyl they want.” The comments were made by longtime Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris during a […]
As Colorado Public Radio’s Caitlyn Kim reports, narrowly defeated former Rep. Yadira Caraveo is coming back for a rematch against vulnerable incumbent Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado’s ultra-competitive CO-08 race, where hard questions about Caraveo’s record in Congress and, regrettably but inevitably, her personal struggle with mental illness while in office during her first term […]
Republicans have always fancied themselves as the more effective of the two major political parties when it comes to managing economic policies. For whatever reason, voters have largely bought into that narrative. But President Trump’s reckless Tariff War and the economic uncertainty created by his on/off/on/off impulsiveness are doing more than destroying consumer confidence and […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder Real estate developer and former GOP state Senate candidate Tim Walsh is in line for a new gig: overseeing the clean-up of America’s nuclear bomb waste. Trump nominated Walsh, who has donated over $2.5 million to Republican candidates and conservative causes since 2022, to […]
The Colorado Libertarian Party has a long way to go in order to achieve any real political relevance in our state. About 37,000 Coloradans are registered as “Libertarians,” which accounts for about 0.009 percent of the state’s 4.1 million active voters. The recent actions of the CLP’s leadership probably won’t move those numbers any higher. […]
Colorado’s eighth congressional district is the very definition of a toss-up race. In 2024, Republican Gabe Evans defeated Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo by less than one percentage point (49.0 – 48.2). National Democrats almost immediately declared CO-08 as a top pickup opportunity for 2026, when Republicans are expected to be heavy underdogs to maintain majority […]
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