(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%
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Image via Facebook Posted today on Gov. Hickenlooper's Facebook page – and, I imagine, on other websites as well… Today, as runners complete the 16th annual, 180-mile Sand Creek Spiritual Healing run, marking the 150th anniversary and commemoration of the Sand Creek Massacre, I offer something that has been too long […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Among the news-you-didn’t-hear leading into the holiday weekend, which got buried by other things—some worthy of attention and reflection, others the typical media noise—was a recent poll on the Greater Sage-Grouse. It shows sportsmen in Colorado (and across the other 10 western state where the bird occurs) favor protecting its habitat. […]
(This is certain to end well – Promoted by Colorado Pols) I criticized conservative KLZ talk-radio host Ken Clark yesterday for spreading misinformation about undocumented immigrants, but one thing Clark and I agree on is that the Colorado General Assembly should figure out a way to be more open to non-journalists who report or comment on the happenings […]
Here's our list of Colorado's BEST Political Ads in 2014. Click here to get back to the introduction page. Colorado's BEST Political Ads (2014): 1. "Joe Neguse for Colorado First Ad," Joe Neguse (D) for Secretary of State [30 Seconds] If there was a better political ad in Colorado in 2014, we didn't see it. […]
Back in late October, we asked you for suggestions for the Best and Worst political ads in Colorado this cycle. We took your suggestions and combed through YouTube searching for more candidates for Best and Worst political ads of 2014, and we've come up with finalists in both categories. We'll put the finalists to a […]
Here's our list of Colorado's WORST Political Ads in 2014. Click here to get back to the introduction page. Colorado's WORST Political Ads (2014): 1. "Neighborhood," Bob Beauprez (R) for Governor [30 Seconds] We never understood the decision by Bob Beauprez's campaign to start attacking Gov. John Hickenlooper on public safety issues by making the […]
Perry and I were having lunch at We The Pizza near the Capitol. Lost my appetite. #COPolitics pic.twitter.com/QQ9VbZP7Ti — Ken Buck (@BuckForColorado) November 20, 2014 Last Thursday, Rep.-elect Ken Buck described to his social media followers an encounter with President Barack Obama at the Washington, D.C. pizza joint We The Pizza. As you can see above, […]
As FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports, the controversy over Gov. John Hickenlooper's remarks earlier this week, in which he appeared to dismiss the aspirations of immigrants to obtain American citizenship, appears to be growing. After giving Hickenlooper a suitable period to retract his comments, the Colorado Latino Forum has run out of patience, issuing a strongly-worded […]
As legislators begin to write the budget, state economists are projecting that General Fund revenues will exceed the TABOR/Ref C limit. It has been more than a decade since Colorado last hit the TABOR limit, but the consequences are clear: Colorado will be returning tax dollars before restoring the cuts made to vital services. This […]
President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak to the nation tomorrow night to reveal his plan for an executive order to address the issue of illegal immigration. The move is expected to be made official during an event at a Nevada high school on Friday. As CNN reports: Obama's prime-time address [on Thursday] will be […]
(No peace in our times, says The Tanc – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Since the news broke on this blog Nov. 6 that he was forming a "Stop Chris Christie PAC," former congressman Tom Tancredo has been on the interview circuit bashing the New Jersey Governor and filling in a few details about what, specifically, […]
USA TODAY: The U.S. Senate defeated a bill to authorize construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, delivering a blow to Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., by members of her own party… The bill failed to overcome a 60-vote threshold for passage by a narrow 59-41 decision. All 45 Republican senators voted for it, but Landrieu […]
Colorado's BEST Political Ads (2014) Finalists: 1. "Joe Neguse for Colorado First Ad," Joe Neguse (D) for Secretary of State [30 Seconds] If there was a better political ad in Colorado in 2014, we didn't see it. The first campaign spot for Joe Neguse was a simple affair, with the candidate speaking directly to the […]
As we have following every general election in Colorado since 2004, we're getting to the time of year when we start recapping the major events and personalities that defined the recently-concluded 2014 midterms. Over the next few weeks, we'll release our winners and losers of the 2014 elections, more about the role of the media in […]
There is an effort underway in Denver to re-establish a degree of residency requirement that may appear on the May 2015 ballot. This is a stupid idea, for reasons that we'll explain in a moment. But first, we'll let Jon Murray of the Denver Post explain the trumped-up controversy: Denver voters long ago repealed a […]
UPDATE #3: We've just received word that the flyer from the Evergreen Tea Party shown below may have mistakenly listed the American Freedom Party as a sponsor of last Monday's meeting. There appears to be some confusion on this point, but it's possible that whoever made this flyer mistook the American Freedom Party for another conservative organization […]
As the Durango Herald's Peter Marcus reports, Senate Democrats yesterday stood with their leadership from the past two years, re-electing Sens. Morgan Carroll and Rollie Heath to the equivalent top positions of their 17-18 minority that they held as an 18-17 majority: Carroll defended her side of the aisle's work, suggesting that with Democrats in control, […]
The Colorado Legislature has underfunded the Colorado PERA pension system for more than a decade, but from Colorado public sector union leaders we hear not a peep (one might expect them to defend their members' financial interests.) Today (November 13, 2014), a letter was published which illuminates Colorado government's historical mismanagement of the state's public […]
(Interesting stuff – Promoted by Colorado Pols) The Columbia Journalism Review's Rocky Mountain Correspondent, Corey Hutchins, has posted highlights of a panel discussion Tuesday, moderated by Compass Colorado's Kelly Maher and me, on local news coverage of the 2014 election. Here are three of Hutchins' eight highlights: Bored on the Bus KDVR’s Eli Stokols on covering the […]
Even though Colorado Republicans took over the state senate in this year's elections by a single seat, Democrats have consoled themselves with two wins both symbolically and strategically important: taking back the two seats lost in last year's recall elections in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. In Pueblo's Senate District 3, Democrats winning back the seat […]
As the Denver Post's Mark Matthews reports: For many legislators — especially those near the political center — taking the job is a risky proposition. It’s one reason why Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., initially hesitated in taking a similar job with Senate Democrats. But the potential drawbacks aren’t stopping U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, from […]
UPDATE #3: The goodwill over Ellen Roberts' win is short-lived: Kevin Lundberg is the new Senate Assistant Majority Leader, Vicki Marble the new GOP caucus chair. That's two of the GOP caucus' craziest members in leadership roles. Mark Scheffel will be the new Majority Leader. —– UPDATE #2: A welcome surprise–moderate GOP Sen. Ellen Roberts elected Senate President pro […]
The election last week by a nearly 70% margin of Gordon "Dr. Chaps" Klingenschmitt to the Colorado General Assembly is emerging as one of the more interesting stories coming out of the 2014 elections in our state–and not in a good way. Rep.-elect Klingenschmitt's unique brand of Youtube preachification, ranging from exorcising President Barack Obama's "demonic spirit" to […]
GOP Sen.-elect Cory Gardner appeared on This Week with George Stephanopoulos yesterday, in one of his first national media appearances since his victory last Tuesday. For many viewers who haven't followed the Colorado U.S. Senate race closely, this was a chance to see the much-balleyhooed Colorado Republican wunderkind in action: “I think it’s important that Republicans show that we […]
(Help win the war on payday lending, a battle close to our hearts – promoted by Colorado Pols) Tomorrow is Veterans Day, so this is a good time to highlight ongoing action by the Department of Defense that is designed to protect active-duty service members and their families from abusive lending practices. The DoD has […]
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