(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%
We wrote earlier today about the day of reckoning coming for Republican Members of Congress in tough districts who supported a Republican budget proposal that seeks to decimate funding for Medicaid — something that one of every five Coloradans relies upon for health coverage and/or nursing home care. As soon as Freshman Rep. Gabe Evans […]
As Ali Longwell reports for Grand County’s Sky-Hi News, the current and prospect of many more layoffs as part of the Trump administration’s Elon Musk–engineered reduction in force of federal employees, many of them seemingly without regard to the important responsibilities of these workers leading in some cases to their rehiring, continues to cause alarm […]
We’ve written a couple of times since the start of the legislative session in January about the branding initiative from the GOP minority in the Colorado General Assembly around a package of dead-on-arrival bills that would supposedly “save Coloradans $4,500” through a variety of means, including construction deregulation and the repeal of various fees passed […]
President Trump’s mass deportation promise has thus far not lived up to its fantastical billing, and Trump is reportedly growing upset about the “numbers” being reported back to the White House. As Reuters explains: President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people during his first month in office, previously unpublished U.S. Department of Homeland Security data show, […]
UPDATE: Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper has a warning that Evans and other Republicans would be wise to heed. Via POLITICO: Sen. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s broad cuts to federal programs will come to hurt farmers, veterans and food stamp recipients — and Republicans will come to regret it. “If these cuts […]
The Washington Post leads off our look today at two new polls that suggest public support for Donald Trump and the sweeping cuts at federal agencies being carried out by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is precipitously declining as the consequences of the first traumatic month of Trump’s second term sink in: President Donald […]
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard public testimony regarding the latest nonsense bill from Republican Rep. Ken “Dildo” DeGraaf. DeGraaf’s dumbass bill (HB25-1254) was rightfully killed by the committee…but not before a fantastic two minutes of sarcastic testimony from a Colorado resident that is too good to be missed. We set the entire thing […]
As the Summit Daily’s Robert Tann reports, the Colorado Senate passed on final third reading today a contentious but broadly misunderstood piece of gun safety legislation, much modified from its original form of a strict ban on semiautomatic weapons meeting specific criteria in common with the definition of an assault rifle into a new training […]
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…Jason Bane is joined by guest host Megan Burns as we continue to keep you updated on what you need to be watching as the Trump administration floods the zone with nonsense. Gabe Evans may be earning a new nickname, while Lauren Boebert just keeps on doing Lauren Boebert things. We’ll also discuss the good […]
Denver7’s Katie Parkins reports this morning after a marathon session in the Colorado Senate that advanced after hours of debate this year’s big gun safety bill, SB25-003, limiting access predominately to semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines like the AR-15. After negotiations with Gov. Jared Polis, the legislation now contains an important new path to permitted […]
Regular readers of Colorado Pols are familiar with the lunacy that is Republican State Rep. “Boxwine” Brandi Bradley of Littleton, but in the last couple of weeks Bradley has really dialed up the crazy to another level. Bradley is now in her second term as a state representative, where she has regularly proven to be […]
President Donald Trump campaigned heavily in 2024 on promises to lower the cost of groceries (including eggs) and gasoline if given another term in the White House. Voters obliged, and then Trump promptly got started on…not doing a damn thing to lower costs for Americans. As CNBC notes in a detailed chart, the cost of […]
“You can’t fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.” –William S. Burroughs
For years Donald Trump has been ignoring many of the social and political norms that once existed in this country. Trump attacks everyone, spares no-one, spews misinformation at every opportunity, and ignores guardrails put in place to separate politics from government (such as holding his 2020 Presidential nomination speech on the White House lawn). But President […]
As the new administration ramps up its promised crackdown on undocumented immigrants across the nation, which includes threats to revoke the temporary legal status of thousands of migrants from certain countries, an example of the cognitive dissonance facing swing-district Republicans like Colorado’s freshman Rep. Gabe Evans can be found in a report last week from […]
President Trump and Prime Minister Elon Musk are working hard on lowering the price of eggs decimating the federal government, an effort that could soon hit home here in Colorado. As John Aguilar reports for The Denver Post: The Denver Federal Center, an institution for more than eight decades in the middle of Lakewood, faces […]
UPDATE: The pain from Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs postponed by 30 days as both Canada and Mexico opt to buy time for negotiations, reports AP: President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America’s two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns […]
This morning in Washington, one of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, had his first confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. Kennedy’s nomination to lead HHS is the product of an unholy alliance forged during the campaign […]
UPDATE #2: As hoped, AP reports that a federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s unprecedented federal funding freeze until next week at the earliest: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action […]
Donald Trump said a lot of stuff while he was running for President in 2024. Now that he’s back in the White House, some of his top campaign promises are already falling by the wayside. As The Associated Press reports: Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said […]
What do you get when you take an issue like reproductive rights, add a few House Republicans, and give them a microphone? A whole lot of stupid. As Marianne Goodland writes for the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman: The Colorado House on Friday passed a Senate resolution on “Reproductive Rights and Justice Day,” […]
Yesterday, Billy House at Bloomberg News reported via X/Twitter on a bizarre scene outside a ladies’ room at the U.S. Capitol created by Colorado’s carpetbagging composer of controversy Rep. Lauren Boebert, who claimed in her usual high-audibility manner that she had witnessed “a man” using the facilities: I bear witness: Rep. Lauren Boebert bursting out […]
“Only love, understanding and organized goodwill can cast out fear.” –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Enjoy your last Trump-free weekend…just, maybe don’t go outside. Let’s 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 an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. FIRST UP… ► Did we mention it’s […]
The final hours of Joe Biden’s presidency are ticking away, and with the once-unthinkable return to power of Donald Trump after his stunning Electoral College and popular vote victory last November–a third consecutive election without the support of Colorado voters–fast approaching, the anticipation/dread over next Monday is growing across the state and nation. Local Republicans […]
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