(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%
Denver7’s Blair Miller reports: Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday joined several other Republican and Democratic governors in criticizing the House-passed version of the bill, saying it does not adequately protect millions of Americans and needs fixing. Hickenlooper, a Democrat, joined Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D), Massachusetts Gov. Charles Baker […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Drone-delivered doughnuts land in downtown Denver Governor Hickenlooper signs bill increasing fine for texting and driving It’s official: Colorado passes first law to regulate driverless vehicles People’s Fair Art & Music Festival Denver, CO – June 3-4, 2017 Colorado’s weed boom will fund schools […]
There is so much breaking news lately on the ever-widening allegations about Russian ties to the Trump campaign that it can be difficult to keep track of everything. With that in mind, we’ve created what we’re calling “The Daily D’oh!” to help you stay up-to-date on President Trump and the rest of the White House staff as more […]
If someone left a bouquet of May Day flowers on your front door today, we want to hear about it. Seriously. It’s time to 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 a visual learner, check out The […]
Again via the Colorado Independent’s Kelsey Ray, we’re obliged to give the treatment Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper received at yesterday’s March for Science in Denver a mention–navigate to 13:00 in the video above to watch what happened: As soon as the Governor took to the stage in Civic Center to address a crowd of thousands, a […]
Today on the Get More Smarter Show: your hosts Jason Bane and Alan Franklin talk through the latest in Colorado political news, the governor’s race, and 7 seconds on Brexit! Then stay tuned for a must-watch interview with Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver, the senior member of Colorado’s congressional delegation. To jump directly to our […]
Your deliberately oversimplified glance at what happened in Colorado this week. Hickenlooper signs law making it legal to save dogs from hot cars in Colorado Colorado Coal Country Turns to Solar Energy, Organic Farming Colorado Springs Special Olympics athletes celebrate big milestone Colorado’s Adams State signs first female football player to scholarship Mobile laundry truck […]
UPDATE #3: The Colorado Republican Party overshares its displeasure with those pesky voters: Disruptive fake protestors @RepMikeCoffman town hall. Coffman stood ground in a room of organized, left-wing activists. #Proud #CoPolitics — The Colorado GOP (@cologop) April 13, 2017 —– UPDATE #2: The Denver Post’s Brian Eason recaps a wild night for Rep. Mike Coffman: […]
UPDATE #3: The Denver Post’s John Frank: The former Democratic state treasurer hoped to rev her bid for governor with a live online announcement Monday — only to see it generate as much satire as attention… Colorado is not new to peculiar campaign pitches. In 2016, U.S. Senate candidate Robert Blaha ran a graphic TV […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) This morning, community groups including Indivisible Denver, Indivisible Front Range Resistance, and Together We Will Colorado hosted The People’s Filibuster at Denver’s Civic Center Park: an event for Coloradans to stand up and be visually counted in opposition to Neil Gorsuch’s opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court. Hundreds attended this event […]
Denver7’s Oscar Contreras reporting, Trump-era hooliganism strikes again: Police are looking for a vandal who targeted the Fort Collins Islamic Center early Sunday… Sunday afternoon, Rabbi Hillel Katzir of Temple Or Hadash, said in a news release the center was “seriously vandalized.” Rabbi Hillel said someone threw a Bible through the glass doors. The doors […]
Today on the Get More Smarter Show: your hosts Jason Bane and Alan Franklin talk through the latest in Colorado politics, followed by a detailed interview with Ernest Luning of the Colorado Statesman on the state of the legislature. Welcome back to Ernest, the first-ever repeat guest on the Get More Smarter Show! To skip […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) One week ago, one of the most unusual–and amazing–political events in recent memory took place at Byers Middle School in Denver.
Denver7’s Oscar Contreras reports from Friday night’s “town hall” for Sen. Cory Gardner at Byers Middle School in Denver–an event that Sen. Gardner declined to attend, but was nonetheless headlined by…we’ll let Denver7 explain: Hundreds of Coloradans have wanted to speak with Sen. Cory Gardner since the beginning of the year. Friday night, he finally granted […]
With Congress about to head into a contentious recess and protests raging across the land over Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Mike Coffman announced this week a “listening tour,” hoping to undo some of the damage from a disastrous public event in Aurora a few weeks ago that netted Coffman nationwide […]
This Valentine’s Day on the Get More Smarter Show: take a deep dive into the record of Neil Gorsuch, the Colorado federal judge nomination by President Trump to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court! Jason Bane talks with Luis Toro, executive director of Colorado Ethics Watch. Get caught up with previous Get More Smarter Show episodes […]
UPDATE: Lots of statements as the Trump administration appears to be badly losing the battle for hearts and minds. Sen. Michael Bennet set the mood soon after the announcement, with a statement we think speaks for the Democratic delegation: “The President’s executive order on refugees will harm, not enhance, our national security and marks a […]
Today on the Get More Smarter Show: having survived 2016, your hosts Jason Bane and Alan Franklin talk about Colorado Republicans and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act a.k.a. “Obamacare,” the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial race, the 2017 legislative session, and more! Missed a 2016 episode of the Get More Smarter Show? Click here to […]
UPDATE: Scratch that earlier estimate of 100,000 and double it: Organizer on stage estimated crowd at Denver Women's March has ballooned to 200,000 https://t.co/uLs1rY74Wl via @johnbearwithme pic.twitter.com/JQYy8Ya8O2 — Chris Michael Paul (@otherchrispaul) January 21, 2017 —– We’re seeing reports of over 100,000 people attending today’s Women’s March in downtown Denver, a protest against newly sworn-in President […]
The big protest against President Donald Trump’s inauguration here in Denver is still scheduled for tomorrow morning in Civic Center Park, but as FOX 31’s Chuck Hickey reports, a more spontaneous demonstration today broke out before Trump took the oath of office this morning: Protesters converged on the State Capitol and took the streets of downtown […]
Embed from Getty Images While you were sleeping, as the New York Times reports: Senate Republicans took their first major step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, approving a budget blueprint that would allow them to gut the health care law without the threat of a Democratic filibuster. The vote was 51 to […]
The failure of Colorado Republicans to field a credible challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016, as we’ve discussed, was an historic missed opportunity–in what we now know was a much stronger election for Republican candidates across the nation than anyone (other than Vladimir Putin, apparently) could have predicted. Republican U.S. Senate nominee […]
Here’s the photo making the rounds as meme fodder today, from President-elect Donald Trump’s dinner with 2012 GOP presidential loser Mitt Romney at the Jean Georges restaurant in the Trump International Hotel: Embed from Getty Images You’ll recall that Gov. Romney was one of Trump’s most vicious critics during the Republican primary, calling Trump a “fraud” and […]
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