(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%
Petitions for Romanoff’s SAFE initiative to make the November ballot are beginning to circulate. More information (straight from Romanoff’s email) on how to get involved below the fold. The petitions are coming! The petitions are coming! (OK, so it’s not exactly the midnight ride of Paul Revere, but he was misquoted anyway.) A new initiative […]
(What do Geraldine Ferraro and Ralph Nader have in common? Answer below – promoted by Colorado Pols) Better get used to it, Colorado. Once upon a time, national press attention meant Columbine, Kobe and Jon Benet. For the next few months, though, Colorado is where the nation turns its lonely eyes for the latest Obama […]
In parts 1-3 of this ‘blogumentary’ we covered the amount of renewable energy just waiting for us to tap, how local governments and people are getting involved, and how we need the federal government to change the laws to support renewable energy. (and a good bit of information from Dcoronata on Geothermal energy. Now for […]
(We still don’t think he can win, but since he took the time to write this diary, this is the least we could do. – promoted by Colorado Pols) They say it can’t be done. But they only say that because it has never been done before. Since it was created in 1972, the 5th […]
The ghost of GOP kingpin-cum-CU President Bruce Ben$on is still collecting Democrat scalps, though not in the way he may have originally envisioned. As the Boulder Daily Camera reports on the SD-18 race: Cindy Carlisle’s past and present Democratic colleagues on the University of Colorado Board of Regents are endorsing and financially backing her opponent […]
Ok, Colorado Politics – lets hit one of the state senate primaries. Up here in the People’s Republic the Republicans don’t even have a sacrificial lamb. So the primary truly is it. We have 2 good candidates running for SD-18. I will be fine with either one representing us in the legislature. But when we […]
As I work my way up the food chain of our Democratic officials I am more and more impressed. I always wondered how Senator Salazar did so well as a politician because at the mass-media level he is good but nothing spectacular. But one on one he is exceptional. One of the best I have […]
We’re about to see the CD-2 primary take off and I looked back at what’s come out over that last month. I’ve received about a mailer/week from Jared Polis. I’ve received a letter about a Will Shafroth fundraiser at a neighbor’s house. Joan Fitz-Gerald – nothing. The interesting thing about the Polis mailers is each […]
(Opposing diary here, game on – promoted by Colorado Pols) I’m breaking protocol by responding to Boulder’s very own Ross Kaminsky. The protocol is that I have a general rule of not responding to Limousine Libertarians – you know, stock speculators who live in wealthy enclaves and tell us all that we should ignore the […]
Rossputin takes Sirota to the woodshed regarding his latest nonsensical rant on NAFTA. In contrast to our resident blatherer who goes on and on and on and on and on, perhaps trying to dull his ideological opponents into submission, I’ll only post a couple of excerpts: It’s a remarkable demonstration of an utter lack of […]
EPA spokesman Tim Lyons … called it “disappointing” that the committee had decided to “politicize environmental regulations.” From the LA Times, today: White House invokes executive privilege in EPA inquiry The Bush administration refuses to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the agency’s decision to prevent California from enacting stricter emissions standards than the federal […]
(Thanks for sharing your feelings Paul – promoted by Haners) The day after my 21st birthday in 1967 I registered to vote and my party affiliation was announced as Democrat. I grew up in an FDR worshiping household and I knew that the likes of Nixon and Goldwater were not my friends, especially during those […]
Before we begin, we’d like to express a little surprise. Everyone got the message loud and clear from Dick Wadhams, the detailed explanation as to why the recent conviction of Denver businessman William Orr for defrauding the government had no relationship whatsoever to Senate candidate–and former board member at Orr’s defunct National Alternative Fuels Foundation—Bob […]
As The Associated Press reports: An ad campaign by the oil and gas industry attacking “job-killing rules” proposed by Colorado regulators is drawing its own share of attacks. Two trade groups bought ads in Colorado newspapers this week warning of a “looming threat to Colorado’s economy” from a proposed overhaul of the state’s oil and […]
Can you name one of the only 2 freshman members of the House to get a bill passed to the Senate this year? One is Doug Lamborn. Congressman Doug Lamborn’s leadership skills pay off in Congress. He has successfully passed his Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel bill (H.R. 5511) out of the U.S. House today. […]
As the Colorado Springs Gazette reports, “small government” conservatives don’t need no stinking health department: The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment plans to scale back its sexually transmitted disease program over money woes, a move that could lead to the spread of illnesses such as chlamydia or HIV. Earlier this month, El […]
I see that besides pushing for off-shore drilling President Bush has called for harvesting oil shale in the west. From this mornings Denver Post, The fight over energy and how to lower gas prices threw the Rocky Mountain West into the spotlight Wednesday when President Bush urged Congress to repeal a moratorium on the development […]
When I do these “my lunch with…” things I listen. I may ask a question or two but mostly I just listen. And every politician is happy to spend an hour talking. It’s the nature of the job, and with an hour to fill, the real interesting part is what they choose to discuss. Except […]
(This is an incredibly strong sign for Betsy – promoted by DavidThi808) Betsy Markey has been added to the DCCC’s red to blue program indicating that the national Democratic party is sensing a major takeover opportunity in the 4th CD. The DCCC cited Markey’s surpassing fundraising gols in including her on the list of 14 […]
The Denver Post follows up on the deepening feud between the Bob Schaffer Senate campaign and hard-right Colorado Right to Life: An anti-abortion group shunned at the Colorado Republican Party’s state convention says the GOP is ignoring its base and headed for defeat in November…. Wadhams refused to allow Colorado Right to Life to set […]
Breaking on the GJ Sentinel: RIFLE – In what one environmentalist called “a last resort” move, conservation groups said today they plan to sue the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to try to prevent it from proceeding with plans to lease the Roan Plateau near Rifle for oil and gas development. The announcement comes after […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATED THROUGHOUT LATER UPDATE – Images of the two-page contract are posted at the bottom of the Politicker CO story at http://www.politickerco.com/je… NOTE: This diary was written Monday afternoon, so references to “today,” etc., mean Monday. Politicker CO’s Jeremy Pelzer reports this afternoon that the Jeff Crank campaign intends […]
Recently, 5-Line on behalf of CRANKy Republicans everywhere posted an attempt at humor called 10 reasons Lamborn won’t be debating. This biting thought provoking “humor” so far has attracted the response of 3 peoples comment. (I suspect it may have to do with the total lack of credability of the partisan poster, or the good […]
I’m back in Denver for a day between book tour stops, and wanted to share this with folks here. The Rocky Mountain News reviewed my brand new book this week, and gave it about the best review possible: “Grade: A…Sirota is a true 21st-century political journalist. He has insider access to major players and has […]
I’ve been curious about it, but haven’t given it much thought about it out of guilt, but I was given pause by Dave Winer’s column on Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/… He lists some good candidates. Here’s my take. I’m not one for figuring odds, so no Big Line here. This is by no means suggesting replacements. […]
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