(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%
If Hickenlooper is choosen by Ritter to fill the Senate seat, who will you support in the Bannock Street sprint? There are a lot of possibilities out there and even more not mentioned here below. The way it works: If Hickenlooper were to resign, Deputy Mayor Bill Vidal would take over temporarily. A special election […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Racism denigrates those of us that are white as well as those that are not. Sexism denigrates us men as well as women. Homophobia denigrates those of us that are straight as well as those who are gay. When we treat others unfairly because of some of their characteristics, […]
As the Pueblo Chieftain reports: When candidates run for Pueblo City Council, their political party isn’t supposed to be a part of the equation. Pueblo County Democrats are making plans – at least in a limited way – to change that. Pueblo County Democratic Chairman Terry Hart said his party plans to step up recruitment […]
I suppose it’s feast or famine here on Pols for my friend and President of the Children’s Museum of Denver Tom Downey. Earlier today we reported that former US Senate candidate Buddy Moore tried to run over Downey in a parking dispute prior to Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last August. Apparently determined to make it […]
One of the key issues surrounding the selection of our next U.S. Senator is whether he or she can garner the broad based statewide support needed to win the next election. Andrew Romanoff has shown in just a few short days that he already has that kind of support. He has also shown that he […]
Ok, everyone else is making their endorsement. And we all know that the most powerful endorsement of all is the “my lunch with…” endorsement. So here’s mine. John Salazar – can’t do it. He was just given a seat on appropiations and if he walks away from that he hurts everyone who fought to get […]
The Denver Post makes the hometown favorite’s case: Gov. Bill Ritter doesn’t even need one of his legendary blue-ribbon panels to help with this decision. The choice is clear. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper should be Colorado’s next senator. With Sen. Ken Salazar expected to win confirmation as Interior secretary, Ritter must select someone to fill […]
Forget the Senate appointment – Ritter will pick someone very good and we then get back to the difficult job facing us all – what to do about the economy. What should the governor be focusing on? I wrote a post about the priorities facing the state. But I think what he should do comes […]
Let’s do a little exercise. Pretend you are Governor Ritter, and you need to fill Ken Salazar’s seat. Here’s the catch: It has to be filled with someone that hasn’t held political office since 2004, or ever. Who in the community would be a good candidate, political experience notwithstanding? I’ll get things started off. […]
As the Denver Post reports: Colorado’s four public research universities have been asked by a member of the state legislature’s budget writing committee how they would survive if they received no dollars from the state legislature. The specter of privatization has presidents at the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, the Colorado School of Mines […]
Good ol’ Troy Eid is back in the news, saying he’s definitely, really, seriously going to run for some sort of political office. He’s like the Republican Bernie Buescher, though much less-respected. U.S. Attorney for Colorado Troy Eid said he plans to run for office, although he hasn’t decided which one, while Attorney General John […]
Not so much a diary here, but a table for discussion about the future of the economy and what we as individuals in our different lives should be doing. So, here are a few topics to kick things off: 1. How much more will home prices slide and how low? Keep in mind some places […]
A few days ago, Colorado House Minority Leader Mike May announced his retirement from the legislature, citing declining business at his day job. A few days later, Rep. May angrily announced that he was postponing his retirement, complaining of “outside influences [that] may have attempted to interfere with” the election of his successor. This morning, […]
We’ve updated The Big Line to reflect the Senate appointments. Our logic is after the jump, but everything revolves around one major point: Who is the best running mate for Ritter in 2010? He needs a strong top of the ticket to help him get re-elected, and that will play large in any decision. Ed […]
Damn, we don’t ask for much – just a little credit where credit is due if you’re going to rip off the Big Line idea. You can read the full Rocky Mountain News line after the jump. We’ll be updating the Big Line shortly, but the race is really about four people: John Hickenlooper, Ed […]
UPDATE: We’ve updated The Big Line, with explanations here. Damn, we don’t ask for much – just a little credit where credit is due if you’re going to rip off the Big Line idea. You can read the full Rocky Mountain News line after the jump. We’ll be updating the Big Line shortly, but the […]
As the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent reports: Former GOP Congressman Scott McInnis was mum about his political future on Tuesday in the wake of reports that U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., is expected to become the next Interior secretary… McInnis, a former congressman, said that the Ritter appointee can expect a competitive race from a Republican […]
(He’s got a pretty good point…. – promoted by Laughing Boy) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/… Now that we have all boarded the good ship to follow Japan we can be certain only to see decades of large government intervention, infrastructure projects, and the piling up of debt for our great grandchildren. We fail to face the reality that […]
As The Denver Post reports: Saying outsiders may have attempted to unduly influence the race to replace him as House Minority Leader, Rep. Mike May announced this afternoon that he is delaying the retirement he announced last week. In a statement released to the media, the Parker Republican said: “Today I have made the difficult […]
Many of us were saddened by the recent loss of PolitickerCO, and its lone intrepid reporter, Jeremy Pelzer. In his short time in Colorado (he’s an Illinois transplant) he has made quite a name for himself at the State Capitol, where he was working until he was laid off last week. Well, if you were […]
UPDATE #2 no longer mere speculation. UPDATE: If Mayor John Hickenlooper shows the same indecision about wanting to be Senator that he showed about being Governor, we’re going to get pissed off. Train leaving station shortly. In the absence of much confirmation on the many different possible career moves in the coming weeks based on […]
In addition to many other talents, Denver Post editor Dan Haley plays the violin. The liberal blogosphere and online squawkers chattered for weeks about ousted Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave’s decidedly unclassy exit from politics. Musgrave, as you’ll recall, lost to Betsy Markey in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District in one of the ugliest, down-and-dirty contests we’ve seen […]
In an email sent to supporters last night, which may do more harm than good: The Governor’s office has announced the three finalists for Secretary of State. I am one of them. Mike Coffman will be resigning at the end of the year so the Governor, who makes the appointment, will be choosing the new […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Two days ago, Congressman-elect Jared Polis wrote an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal advocating for a private solution to the Big Three’s fiscal woes. The purpose of this diary is not to reexamine his policy suggestion, but rather to respectfully point out the Congressman-elect’s mistake in publishing […]
from ABC News A $14 billion emergency bailout for U.S. automakers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night after the United Auto Workers refused to accede to Republican demands for swift wage cuts. A House-passed bill to speed $14 billion in loans to Detroit’s automakers stands on shaky ground in a bailout-weary Congress, undermined by Republican […]
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