(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%
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the House, no legislator spoke, not even Max Baucus. The public option was gone from all talk of health care, in hopes that Americans were too tired to care. Congress was nestled all snug in their beds, while corporate donations danced in their heads. Pelosi in California […]
In our inbox this morning, from last night’s Hardball with Chris Matthews. In this segment, much-trumpeted political pundit Charlie Cook attempts to wax authoritative on the Colorado U.S. Senate race. We suppose he does okay overall, except that there hasn’t been a “Mayor Wellington” in Denver since 2003 (and Wellington Webb was never seriously considered […]
The Denver Post says Udall and Bennet should vote against the health care reform bill. We call on Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet to take a principled stand against the travesty the Senate legislation has become. We do so because the deal-making and the concessions made to reach 60 votes have created a […]
UPDATE: The Romanoff campaign requests a correction: To whom it may concern, Regarding your blog post of Monday, Dec. 21, titled “Take Me To Your Leader: Romanoff Hires Manager,” you note that Bill Romjue is a registered lobbyist for the Missouri Biotechnology Association. In fact, Mr. Romjue has not worked for or lobbied on behalf […]
(A conservative blogger’s “modest proposal,” thoughts? – promoted by Colorado Pols) As I watched soon-to-be-former Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) cave in on health care reform, my initial reaction was one of despondence followed by a Randian sort of “the voters are getting what they deserve.” But after a conversation with one of my favorite […]
Below is a recent comment by Middle of the Road: As to ballot stuffing, were you in a coma the other day or did you miss Pols banning of Triguardian who nominated you and himself for the Front Page? You were logged in pretty much all day, JO, so I can’t quite figure out how […]
Harry Reid has a serious problem on his hands. He is up for re-election in 2010 and he isn’t faring very well in the polls in his home state of Nevada. A recent Rasmussen poll (12/11/09) shows him trailing all three of the potential republican challengers for his seat next year. Interestingly, his “unfavorable” rating, […]
We knew when we first saw it that Senate candidate Jane Norton’s recent call at a “Tea Party” gathering to abolish the federal Department of Education was going to go over badly with the well-adjusted majority–and today, the Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels reports: Democrats last week pounced on a report that Republican U.S. Senate candidate […]
We talked a couple of times earlier about Senate candidate Jane Norton’s first big campaign promise–that is, her pledge to abolish the U.S. Department of Education if elected. As you know, we don’t think such a radical prescription for public education was the best thing for her to lead off with in this campaign: red […]
To vote for a health care reform bill that offers some goodies but not everything, or to vote against it because it offers some goodies but not everything? Should senators vote for the current bill out of concern that they won’t come back to the subject soon if ever? Or should they vote against the […]
I brainstorm with nothing but net praise and admiration for this site. By FAR it blows away the discussion boards and blogs at DenverPost and other print papers online. It’s better than any other political blog focused on Colorado, of which I am aware. There may be others. But I think some minor improvements could […]
A glimpse of the good old days, as the Denver Post reports: Prominent Republicans are favoring Denver lawyer John Walsh III for the job of Colorado’s U.S. attorney and have written letters supporting his nomination to Democratic Sen. Mark Udall. Walsh was one of three names submitted by Udall and former Sen. Ken Salazar to […]
As the Pueblo Chieftain reports: In front of a crowd of about 100 steelworkers and other union officials, Gov. Bill Ritter signed an executive order Wednesday afternoon to require state agencies spending federal stimulus money to give a preference for contracts that pledge to use U.S.-made steel, iron and manufactured goods. Ritter’s support from organized […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Hi; I know you’re very busy and all. I’m disappointed that you do not have time to sit down with me for an interview to give me, and the people who read my blog, a chance to find out what you want to do as Governor. But hey, there […]
From huffington post. The Senate health care bill is so compromised, some progressives argue, that it would be better to try to kill it than fight for its passage. In light of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to give in to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and agree to scrap a Medicare compromise, and with […]
No, not 2009. Barack Obama took on a mighty challenge in 2007-2008: tap into a widespread disgust with politics as they had been going for not just eight years but since 1980–arguably since 1968. The Democratic Establishment knew he was a formidable campaigner, wanted him to give his speeches on behalf of their Gal Hill. […]
From the Denver Post online by Richard Stacy: Our unelected Senator, Michael Bennet, told CNN’s John King the other day that he’d vote for Obama-Reid-Pelosi heath care, even if it cost him his job. Political courage? I don’t think so. Elite limousine liberal arrogance is more like it. To me, it reeks of “I know […]
We told you the chickens from gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis’ “Contract for Colorado” “Platform for Prosperity,” publicly sponsored and co-authored by hard-line former Rep. Tom Tancredo, would come home to roost. And today, the Denver Post reports: A year after angering some Colorado Latinos, Gov. Bill Ritter on Tuesday stood shoulder to shoulder with dozens […]
“Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.” –Calvin Coolidge
Attend a house party with a conference call with Andrew Romanoff on Tuesday, 12/15, 6-7 pm. Call to find the one nearest you. I got invited several times from different sources. I accepted several times, but it took awhile to get the call-in information. The call was late to start and then said nothing. […]
From the Denver Post Website: Colorado employees of King Soopers and City Market voted to accept a new contract from their employer, while Safeway workers rejected the offer, according to vote results released today. Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_1… Based on the way that I am interpreting this, the King Soopers / City Market employees probably took […]
FINAL RESULTS: Congratulations to Middle of the Road and Danny the Red (hair), your new front page guest editors for the 1st half of 2010. Thanks to everyone who participated in this poll–honestly, that is. For the record we did not, after spending considerable time looking, find any evidence of tampering beyond the incident discussed […]
Sorry to break it to you, anti-Romanoff conspiracy theorists, but we’re not the only ones wondering what the hell is going on with Andrew Romanoff’s Senate campaign. As Susan Greene writes in The Denver Post: Andrew Romanoff promised a barn burner. I’ve seen barn burning. This isn’t it. The former state House speaker lacks ignition […]
As a reminder, Colorado Pols will be holding an election tomorrow, Tuesday December 15th, for two new front page guest editors. Thanks again to our front page guest editors for the second half of 2009, Club Twitty and ThillyWabbit, as well as special guest editor BarronX, for their excellent contributions over the past few months. […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Hi All; This is my 1st interview with Tom so as per S.O.P. I will let him drive the conversation. However, any good questions are appreciated so that if the conversation gets on a given topic, I have good items to ask to dig in for details. Interview is […]
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