President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on this day 61 years ago. 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… ► Former […]
As Colorado Public Radio’s Dan Boyce reported over the weekend, the closest Colorado House race anyone can remember, and we’ve been checking so let us know, is headed for a mandatory recount after the final tally showed a mere seven votes separating incumbent Democratic Rep. Stephanie Vigil of House District 16 from her Republican challenger […]
To quote Laura Helmuth: “The moral arc of the universe isn’t going to bend itself.” 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… […]
UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark profiles Chris Wright’s “fracking evangelist” views such as the “fearmongering” of linking climate change to extreme weather events, the warm fuzzy upside of global warming, the non-existence of a climate “crisis” of any kind, and other boardroom bromides you’ll be excited to hear from the next Secretary of Energy: —– Among […]
There are 35 shopping days until Christmas, so get your butt moving. 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. And don’t forget to find us […]
NOTE: Percentages reflect Colorado Pols’ estimated chances of winning in the 2026 General Election in Colorado. Numbers are not intended to estimate final margin of victory. *Indicates incumbent LAST UPDATE: December 8, 2025 U.S. SENATE (D) John Hickenlooper* (80%) Colorado’s most recognizable political name has never lost an election. He won’t in 2026, either. (D) Julie […]
If Heidi Ganahl thinks you are doing something right, you really might want to reassess your plans. The 2022 Republican nominee for Governor, who lost to incumbent Democrat Jared Polis by nearly 20 points, is inarguably the worst statewide candidate in Colorado history. But rather than allow her ignominy to fade from memory, Ganahl can’t […]
It’s not us…it’s you. Republican Lauren Boebert moved across the state in late 2023 because it was clear that she would not have been re-elected to Congress in her home district of CO-03; in 2022, Boebert only managed to defeat Democrat Adam Frisch by 546 votes. Boebert’s cross-Colorado move paid off last week when she […]
Republican Rep.-elect Gabe Evans, basking in the glow of his exceedingly narrow win over incumbent Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s ultra-swing CO-08, held his first press conference since Caraveo’s concession yesterday to carefully word his way around the thornier aspects of returning President Donald Trump’s agenda–starting with Trump’s vow to initiate the largest deportation […]
“Just because you make a good plan, doesn’t mean that’s what’s gonna happen.” –Taylor Swift
On the morning after the election last Wednesday, embattled-then-vindicated chairman of the Colorado Republican Party Dave “Brandon Forever” Williams sent out an email blast celebrating Donald Trump’s nationwide victory, side-stepping the obvious problem that Trump for a third consecutive election failed to carry the state of Colorado. Radical Democrats, and even sell out RINO’s like […]
“War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.” –Sophocles
SUNDAY UPDATE: With the count failing to close a persistent gap of around 2,500 votes, incumbent Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo concedes the race to Republican challenger Gabe Evans: —– As Ernest Luning reports for the Colorado Springs Gazette’s political blog, the agonizingly slow count in the close-as-can-be CO-08 race, which as of this writing is […]
The Colorado Republican Party under chairman Dave “Brandon Who?” Williams wrapped up their minimal contribution to the 2024 elections on Tuesday morning with yet another low-budget email blast substituting for a coordinated campaign, before a national “red wave” broke on Colorado’s Front Range with local Republicans totally unprepared to capitalize on this change of fortunes […]
How did Harris lose to the most unqualified individual to ever hold the office of President? Ok, there are three main things I’m going to discuss: Why did Trump win? We have survived this before. What do we do now? Why Did Trump Win? I don’t know (I have my suspicions). No one knows, which […]
This morning, a joint press release from Gov. Jared Polis and Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that the emergency operation to change every voting hardware password accidentally disclosed by the SoS office in a publicly-posted spreadsheet, which resulted in a major political embarrassment just days before the election despite posing little actual security threat […]
At the beginning of the month, an Emerson Polling survey of Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District found the race between incumbent Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo and her Republican challenger state Rep. Gabe Evans deadlocked at 44% with 12% of respondents still undecided. This poll was cited throughout October by both campaigns as a call to action […]
Just a quick reminder: If you or someone you know has not yet returned your ballot for the 2024 election, DO NOT place it in a mailbox. It’s too late for that. Ballots must be RECEIVED by your local elections official by 7:00 pm on Tuesday; a postmark before Tuesday won’t do you any good, […]
By now, you’ve probably heard about the public relations disaster that unfolded for Donald Trump’s campaign at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in which comedian and podcast star Tony Hinchcliffe deadpanned his way through a routine that denigrated just about everybody except for the undereducated white males most steadfastly in […]
First, the good news if you are a supporter of the Colorado Republican Party: At least they aren’t talking this week about furries or transgender surgeries performed by the school principal. And now, the predictable bad news: The Colorado GOP is still laser-focused on internal grudges. The latest Colorado GOP newsletter/call to action out this […]
As we noted last week, the Colorado Republican Party has taken its collective eyes off the ball that is the 2024 election cycle…to the extent that they were ever truly paying attention to the only thing that really matters for a state political party (winning elections). There’s little reason to think this might change once […]
Hot on the heels of last week’s contentious text blast from supporters of the school voucher Amendment 80 which falsely (to put it mildly) suggested the measure has the support of the state’s largest teacher’s union the Colorado Education Association, this weekend another misleading text blast went out–this time with a disclaimer identifying the source […]
Keep Colorado’s Government Vibrant There are a number of good reasons to vote yes on Prop 131. I’m going to speak to two incredibly important ones. Important because Colorado has become a one party state. This is a recent change and as such we’re just starting to see the ramifications from it. First some background. […]
As Colorado Newsline reported Monday, the failed pretender to the position of Colorado Republican Party chairman Eli Bremer conceded final defeat in his months-long quest to unseat chairman Dave “Forever Brandon” Williams by withdrawing the lawsuit to determine the question that was set to begin this week. Bremer’s stand-down comes after an El Paso County […]
After months of trying very hard to portray himself as “normal Republican candidate guy,” the real Gabe Evans is being revealed to the world just in time for voters to make their decision in CO-08. Today in The New York Times, reporter Annie Karni highlights the Republican candidates for Congress across the country who are election […]