(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%
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) For the third time this election, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has garnered the support of 50% of registered voters according to the Gallup daily tracking poll. 42% said they would vote for Obama’s opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Historically this is significant, as Brain Schaffner of Pollster.com notes: Using […]
It is always good to hear again what Joe Biden had to say about Barrack Obama BEFORE he was selected as the VP candidate WONDER HOW YOU CAN SUDDENLY CHANGE SUCH STRONG CONVICTIONS??? SAME OLD PARTY POLITICS – WHICH MEANS DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING BIDEN OR OBAMA HAVE TO SAY OR PROMISE, YOU WILL NEVER […]
THIS WAS SENT TO ME BY A FRIEND AND I THINK WE ALL NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN FROM CD6 IS TRYING CHEAT US ALL!!!!! This could be the next “hanging chad” story… Every major newspaper and political website across the country has said that Colorado is THE state to watch in […]
As many of you know, Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams is not planning to recapture either house of the Colorado General Assembly in this election cycle. A brilliant play for long-term job security, Wadhams has built his 2008 strategy around the election of Bob Schaffer to the US Senate and a comparatively small number of […]
We have no intention of highlighting every editorial endorsement in the next month (diaries always welcome), but we found today’s Aspen Times endorsement of Democratic Senate candidate Mark Udall interesting mostly because it hammers opponent Bob Schaffer as much as it praises Udall. Congressman Mark Udall, a Democrat from Eldorado Springs, faces Republican Bob Schaffer, […]
Some years ago COPols tried a guest blogger who encouraged regulars to enlighten him about political/policy issues. I’d like to revive the idea in light of last week’s drama. It is amazing what can change in a week. When you are used to the plodding, steady steps forward (or backwards) a week like last week […]
http://www.elephantjournal.com… Just Passing it along – some good pics
If you’ve checked out Senate candidate Mark Udall’s website in the last week, you’ll see it’s been updated to slam opponent Bob Schaffer on the economy right from the splash page: Across America — it’s an economic crisis. In Colorado — middle-class families are squeezed to the breaking point. And the failed economic policies of […]
Update by DavidThi: SoS office has confirmed that they are withdrawn! Just in the nick of time, as the Rocky Mountain News breaks the story: Colorado labor unions agreed late Wednesday to pull four initiatives from the statewide ballot, just hours ahead of today’s withdrawal deadline. The decision ends weeks of intense negotiations between labor […]
(At least they didn’t break out LifeAlert – promoted by Colorado Pols) Call to remind McCain to calm his erratic temperament FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 1, 2008 CONTACT: Michael Huttner (303) 931-4547 cell Denver: With Senator McCain to arrive in Denver Thursday afternoon, ProgressNowAction called on those who are attending to return real marbles […]
(Ok all, what do you think of today’s attempt – promoted by DavidThi808) Just what House, Senate and Bush Admin negotiators didn’t want: Congress to load up the $700B boondoggle bailout with all sorts of other non-germane goodies. http://www.eenews.net/gw/2008/… A top House Democrat expressed concern today about the Senate’s addition of myriad tax break […]
(Welcome McCain trolls and sock puppets! Our readers tend to self-regulate (see below), but we love you for your pageviews – promoted by Colorado Pols) The number of trolls popping up like mushrooms in a cow pasture after the monsoons is celarly a concerted effort. Colorado Pols is being ‘astro turfed’ in another McCainian plot […]
Years ago Thomas Friedman came up with the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention which was: No two countries that both had McDonald’s had fought a war against each other since each got its McDonald’s It is no longer 100% true but at the time it was, and the reasoning behind it was sound, that […]
We made a little hay out of this a few days ago, so we’re obligated to note what the Rocky Mountain News reports: Mark Udall blasted U.S. Senate race opponent Bob Schaffer for supporting tax breaks for overseas companies but failed to mention that he voted for a bill containing such breaks in 2004. Schaffer […]
While all eyes were on Washington and Wall Street yesterday, Senate candidate Bob Schaffer, was confronted with a dicey situation of his own. As the Denver Post reports: A former Clinton administration official made an unusual incursion into Colorado’s U.S. Senate race Monday, denouncing Republican Bob Schaffer for helping to derail anti-sweatshop legislation when he […]
I always enjoy reading Matt Taibbi skewer politicians. Here are excerpts from his latest column on Sarah Palin: http://www.smirkingchimp.com/t… The defining moment for me came shortly after Palin and her family stepped down from the stage to uproarious applause, looking happy enough to throw a whole library full of books into a sewer. In the […]
UPDATE #2: We just got Udall’s statement (follows). Bottom line, “[T]he cost of this bailout was too high and the return far too uncertain for the American families who were being asked to bear the burden.” UPDATE: We’re awaiting a statement from Rep. Mark Udall, who cast a key vote against the bailout package–and his […]
from fivethirtyeight we have Here’s the long and short of it for John McCain: Barack Obama has as large a lead in the election as he’s held all year. But there is much less time left on the clock than there was during other Obama periods of strength, such as in February, mid-June or immediately […]
The knight in shining armor riding into to save the day was a gimmick and a very dangerous one at that. But the worst part of it all is what the American people got from McCain. It wasn’t leadership. It was a good view of his backside as he walked out the door. From the […]
This initiative will eliminate a severance tax credit that was granted to the Oil & Gas Industry back when gas prices were very low. The increased revenue will mostly be directed to college scholarships for Colorado residents attending state colleges and universities – as well as the preservation of native wildlife habitat, enhancements in renewable […]
The Bailout: Why Are President Bush and the Democrats Working Against Congressional Republicans? In Washington, it’s a showdown between the representatives of Wall Street and the representatives of Main Street. But have you noticed that the old partisan alliances are reversed? It’s the Democrats who are now the Wall Street Party. And Republicans-with the conspicuous […]
The measure would require every employer that employs twenty or more employees in the state of Colorado to provide major medical health care coverage for its employees (paying 80% of the cost) and their dependents (paying 70% of the costs). Further info at Colorado Ballot – The misnamed Employer Responsibility for Health Insurance Initiative Arguments […]
UPDATE: Let’s be clear, as the New York Times updates: “My hope is that we can get a deal,” said Senator Christopher J. Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, hours after House and Senate negotiators had announced that an accord was at hand. President Bush had hoped that an agreement could be announced after […]
This initiative will essentially make it impossible to fire an employee. Yes the initiative says you can fire for “Just Cause”, but the courts make that determination, and if they disagree can award back pay and force reinstatement of the employee. The potential penalty is so severe that companies will not be able to afford […]
“If an ad campaign is built around a weak idea–or as is so often the case, no idea at all–I don’t give a damn how good the execution is, it’s going to fail.” –Morris Hite
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