(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
20%
10%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
40%↓
30%
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(R) Kevin Grantham
80%↑
20%↓
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Milat Kiros
(D) Wanda James
70%↓
20%↑
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
30%↓
20%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
80%
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
53%↓
48%↑
(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%
It’s the seat freshman Rep. Betsy Markey needed most, and the delay in her getting it had produced some nervousness–not to worry, as the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports: Markey actively sought the appointment. Her predecessor, Republican Marilyn Musgrave, also sat on the Agriculture Committee. “I am honored to have earned a seat on the Agriculture […]
From my latest Vail Daily article: If you’re seduced into listening to most politicians, you’ll probably think that our good country is headed toward infinite decline that we’ll never crawl out from. Surely, any positive vision of the future is doomed, especially innovative solutions. And certainly, in our own state, a monorail on I-70 and […]
( – promoted by redstateblues) “In the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.” ABIGAIL ADAMS TO JOHN ADAMS, MARCH 31, 1776 One of the most important pieces of […]
Lack of authentically muddy boots isn’t keeping Sen. designee Michael Bennet from jumping into the issues usually found while wearing them, as the Craig Daily Press reports on his visit to the Western Slope yesterday: Michael Bennet is the first to admit he doesn’t bring the same rural issues credentials to the table as Ken […]
A bill sure to produce some lively debate about personal responsibility vs. “nanny state” pateralism, as the Rocky Mountain News reports: Colorado drivers would be barred from talking on cell phones unless they use hands- free devices like an earpiece or speaker phone under a bill introduced Monday by a Boulder lawmaker. Drivers under 18, […]
Ahead of Sen.-designee Michael Bennet’s visit to Pueblo tomorrow, the Pueblo Chieftain reported over the weekend: Salazar found himself having to defend Gov. Bill Ritter’s decision to appoint Denver Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to take Sen. Ken Salazar’s seat in Senate. The senator, John Salazar’s younger brother, has been nominated by Obama to head the […]
Firstly I don’t understand why DPS is allowed to graduate college level students who turn out to not be ready for college. Is this a function of Bennet’s radical pro-business/anti-union agenda; a function of radical Union Bosses that control the DPS administration and taint classroom control by taking away individual teacher freedom; or a function […]
During the Bennet selection I was accused (here on Coloradopols) of race baiting for suggesting that stronger consideration of J.Salazar, Secretary Pena or another Latina be given to assure that Colorado did not backslide in its Senatorial representation. I suggested this might cause an issue, now apparently it has finally made the papers. The selection, […]
( – promoted by redstateblues) from the Denver Post The selection, and seeming consideration, of nothing but white males for three high-profile political positions has prompted substantial backlash from Colorado’s Latino political and business leaders who feel left out and ignored at a time of nearly unprecedented state and local political change. First off, I […]
A press release from our own Rep. Jared Polis, one of a number of cosponsors: Polis’ Pay Equity Legislation Passes House WASHINGTON, DC- Two bills cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (CO-2) that give workers the tools they need to challenge pay discrimination passed the House today: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by a […]
Cue the Sopranos music while the Rocky Mountain News reports: All three of the men accused of trying to swing the House minority leader race for Rep. David Balmer have submitted affidavits saying they did not coordinate their actions with the state representative. Balmer’s attorney, in conjunction, asked Thursday that an ethics complaint filed against […]
Governor Bill Ritter’s pick to replace the promoted Senator Ken Salazar, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet, will depart Denver on Friday to head out on a tour of the entire state. Officially announced today, the tour has been in the works for a while now – and it’s good thing, too. Earlier today Colorado […]
Ah, you’ve got to love the Colorado Senate News website, which serves as the information (or misinformation, depending on your slant) hub for the Colorado Senate Republicans. Check out these two stories from their news section that were posted one after the other. Friday, Dec. 19, 2008: Deteriorating budget conditions require leadership, not taxes and […]
Arch-conservative ex-Senate president John Andrews seems to have a problem with comments made by Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll, about how his religious conviction informs his job. Which is truly bizarre as we’ll explain, as Andrews writes for Politics West: Come again, Mr. Speaker? State Rep. Terrance Carroll (D-Denver), who officially became Speaker of […]
As the Rocky Mountain News reports: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, praised Bennet’s selection on Tuesday, despite political analysts – both Democratic and Republican – who called Gov. Bill Ritter’s appointment of Bennet risky. Was Bennet the strongest person Ritter could have appointed? Many had expected him to tap […]
The Colorado Independent reports something rather curious: Rocky Mountain News contributor Jason Salzman wrote in a column for the newspaper last week that “putting the Rocky on the market for one month over the holidays looks like it’s not a good-faith effort to find a buyer for the newspaper.” But the observation didn’t appear in […]
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As Michael Bennet and potentially Caroline Kennedy head to the U.S. Senate from Colorado and New York, respectively, let me roll out this Congressional Quarterly story for partisans who don’t care at all about the democratic – or, really undemocratic – implications of their senate appointments. The article makes the I-don’t-give-a-shit-about-anything-other-than-winning case for Democratic governors […]
As a reminder, the Rocky Mountain News reported last week: A panel of three Democratic legislators and two Republicans will decide whether further investigation is warranted into vote-buying allegations against GOP Rep. David Balmer. House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, appointed the panel this week to look into a complaint filed against Balmer on Dec. 16 […]
I’ve essentially been at a loss for words to accurately describe how absurd I find David Sirota‘s (and Kos‘) hissy fit over the selection of Michael Bennet for the open U.S. Senate seat. Sirota, in particular, has been in absolute hysterics over this selection. Here’s an ummm highlight, So as I said to start, the […]
Reporters around the country are figuring out that when Google asks “Did you mean: Michael Bennett,” the answer is no. New York Times: Mr. Bennet, flanked by his wife, Susan Daggett, and their three young daughters, said he would focus on health care, the economy and education, andhe promised to provide more policy details in […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Engineering has a principle called KISS — Keep It Simple Stupid. I guess there is no corollary in the law or in Ritter’s experience. Choose the most qualified, experienced, skilled and willing candidate who can run a campaign, serve the constituency well and keep getting elected. Every opposition candidate’s […]
If you say you’re against four different African-Americans being appointed to Illinois’ vacant Senate seat, does that make you a racist? Well, of course not. But it does make you look like an idiot in the world of political communication and public relations. Our beloved Senate Leader, Harry Reid, apparently didn’t see the potential […]
With Michael Bennet being named to succeed Senator Ken Salazar, DPS will have to find a new Superintendent. Perhaps this is a good time to consider the terrible state of public education in our State. As it stands now, we are creating a disaster in human, financial, and collateral damage terms by what is happening […]
There has been a good and mostly successful effort by many people to spell my name correctly Pamela (Pam) Bennett. Running for elected office, Aurora City Council At-Large, means I want 156,000 voters to know how I spell my name and recognize it on the ballot so they will vote for me. Michael Bennet, one […]
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