(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%
State Rep. Richard Holtorf (R-Akron) has never been all that good with words. He definitely likes using them, don’t get us wrong, but he doesn’t always put the words in the right order or think about whether he should be saying some of the words in the first place. For example, we could cite any […]
awesome + uniting NASA’s Osiris-REx spacecraft returns sample of asteroid to Earth thanks to Colorado scientists Colorado Senators push for permanent pay increase for federal firefighters Biden signs 45-day funding bill to keep government open awesome + controversy 3-day waiting period for gun purchases starts Sunday in Colorado Abortion-rights groups file 2024 ballot initiatives to […]
UPDATE: It’s almost like Republicans are trying to PROVE that they’re shutting down the government for no reason: WHAT DO WE WANT? “Now!” WHEN DO WE WANT IT? “What?” —– The federal government will officially shutdown at Midnight tomorrow (think Saturday night), as hard-right House Republicans drawed themselves another dumb line in the sand today […]
As the Denver Post’s Seth Klamann reports, Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order yesterday directing state agencies to prepare to help keep Colorado’s national parks operating during the federal government shutdown increasingly certain to begin Sunday morning: With Republican infighting so far thwarting any congressional budget deal, the federally managed parks in Colorado — […]
Below are some of the claims Coffman made about his time on the streets, followed by my perspective from what I witnessed. Coffman: “I never met anybody in the encampments that, you know, mentioned a desire to get a job or move away from there. I think it’s very sad.” (KHOW Dan Caplis Show 5/19/21) […]
Tomorrow, the La Plata County Republican Party will hold their annual Lincoln Day fundraising dinner at a casino near Durango with headlining scheduled speakers Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and her closest of congressional friends Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florabama. Gaetz’s leading role in the red-on-red standoff in Washington that threatens to shut down the […]
UPDATE: Apparently Erik Maulbetsch of the Colorado Times Recorder noticed the same thing and published his own story just a little earlier than ours. Maulbetsch also notes that State Republican Party Treasurer Tom Bjorkland was paid $5,000 for “Treasury Services” via his own business entity called “Tactical Data Solutions, Inc.” If you happen to work […]
UPDATE #2: Congress is indeed adjourned and Members are headed back to their home districts (or in the case of Rep. Lauren Boebert, wherever it is she goes when she’s not in Congress). House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is not in good company, either presently or historically: Per the great @kristin__wilson Since 1995 house has failed to […]
CNN puts the best face possible on GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bad situation in an update today: Speaker Kevin McCarthy, facing a looming government shutdown deadline and intense pressure from his right flank, projected optimism that his conference can work together on potential tweaks to the conservative stopgap measure. “I feel like we are” […]
Congressman Ken Buck is definitely a Republican. Beyond that, it’s impossible to tell what Buck believes about anything at any given time. Few politicians twist themselves into pretzel shapes as often as the five-term representative from congressional district four, which is how he earned the term “Buckpedaling” (HERE, HERE, and HERE for just a few examples). […]
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” –Benjamin Franklin
House Republicans left town on Thursday after a week filled with talk of impeachment investigations into President Biden; battles over budget deals; and increasing chatter about a challenge for the gavel of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. As The Washington Post explained on Thursday, McCarthy is definitely feeling the heat: House lawmakers left town Thursday after […]
We’ve written about the #Beetlebert scandal as it has unfolded this week, including the latest video evidence that Rep. Lauren Boebert’s spokespeople were flat-out lying when they denied allegations that Boebert was vaping in the theater during a performance in Denver of the popular Beetlejuice musical. It’s important now to take a step back from […]
“Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.” –Alexander Hamilton
It didn’t need to be this way. As NPR reports, childhood poverty rates have skyrocketed over the last year: The poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and the child poverty rate has more than doubled, according to U.S. Census Bureau’s annual data on poverty, […]
This week, the Durango Herald’s Reuben Schafir had the honor of reporting on a protest by the La Plata County Republican Party against his own employer the Herald, and by extension himself. It’s an interesting journalistic predicament: Approximately 20 protesters, including leaders of the La Plata County Republican Central Committee, convened outside The Durango Herald […]
UPDATE #2: The Denver Post’s Megan Schrader tracked down one of the theatergoers affected by Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bad behavior leading to Boebert getting escorted out of the Buell Theater in Denver Sunday night. You’ve got to read this to believe it: “These people in front of us were outrageous. I’ve never seen anyone act […]
On this day in 1985, Super Mario Bros. was first released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan. 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 […]
UPDATE: One Buck forward, Two Bucks back as Politico reports this afternoon: Ken Buck, a member of the House Freedom Caucus who was previously skeptical of an impeachment inquiry, seems to have changed his mind after Speaker Kevin McCarthy moved to open the inquiry without a vote. “I think it’s a good move. We have […]
President Biden issued a A Proclamation on Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance for today, marking the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Governor Jared Polis ordered all flags to be lowered to half-staff today in memoriam of those who lost their lives that day. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we […]
New polling data from CNN/SSRS was released on Thursday that made headlines largely because it showed significant vulnerabilities for President Biden, including a topline finding that Biden and former President Donald Trump are running neck-and-neck in a hypothetical 2024 rematch. Analysis from ABC News, for example, exclaimed that CNN’s new polling was “nothing but bad […]
We haven’t done one of these roundups in awhile, and we need to get back in the habit. 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 […]
As Austin Corona at the Aspen Daily News reports, fundraising email blasts from Colorado’s vexatiously vulnerable Rep. Lauren Boebert have taken a dark turn since the release of the late August poll showing her narrowly losing to Democratic challenger Adam Frisch: Rep. Lauren Boebert’s campaign sent three emails to supporters last week expressing concern over […]
There are more than 3.9 million active registered voters in Colorado. Republicans account for about 24% of these voters, followed by Democrats at 27%. Active voters in Colorado registered as “Unaffiliated” make up most of the rest of the total, with 47% listed as of the end of July. You could argue, as some do, […]
awesome + uniting Everything you need to know about the 2023 Colorado State Fair Colorado Department of Education, Donors Choose partner to help teachers buy some school supplies Colorado governor orders his administration to rework its housing initiatives after the legislature killed his signature bill awesome + controversy Colorado’s True Anomaly opens new lab for […]
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