(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%
Under Colorado’s somewhat confusing new quasi-open primary election system approved by voters in 2018, yesterday was the deadline for registered Republicans and Democrats to change their party affiliation in advance of the upcoming June 28th primary election. Under Colorado law, unaffiliated voters receive both Republican and Democratic primary ballots, and have the option to vote […]
Remember Cory Gardner? How can Colorado forget his two-faced lies and games? In 2022, Joe O’Dea is trying to do the same thing. O’Dea condemned Colorado’s new law codifying abortion rights. He said repealing Roe v. Wade would make abortion a “local issue.” Then O’Dea tried to walk it back. O’Dea now says he supports […]
As the only 2022 Republican U.S. Senate candidate who survived state Rep. Ron Hanks’ sweep of the GOP state assembly by petitioning on to the June 28th primary ballot, political neophyte Joe O’Dea undeniably enjoyed good fortune watching a number of at least in-paper formidable challengers go down to a hard-right “MAGA” contender with vastly […]
Get outside and enjoy what looks to be a lovely week of weather in Colorado. While you apply sunscreen, 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 […]
awesome + uniting Aurora’s Vikram Raju Takes 2nd In Scripps National Spelling Bee’s First-Ever Lightning-Round Tiebreaker PHOTOS: Five Points Jazz Festival and parade in Denver Big investments to address Colorado’s homelessness crisis become law awesome + controversy New law offers hope to would-be employees by automatically sealing criminal records Colorado joins list of states waiting […]
This week in episode 110 of the Get More Smarter Podcast, your hosts Jason Bane and Ian Silverii talk with Democratic State Rep. Tom Sullivan about gun violence prevention; the dumbest thing he’s ever heard on the House Floor; and his campaign for State Senate in SD-27. Later, Jason and Ian tell you who is […]
Colorado has a new congressional district in 2022, and we need you to predict its future! Our readers are traditionally pretty good about projecting the outcome in key races, so tell us: Who will advance from the June 28th Republican Primary to challenge Democrat Yadira Caraveo in the General Election? Will it be Weld County […]
It’s time again to summon readers of Colorado Pols to predict our political future! Our readers are traditionally pretty good about projecting the outcome in key races, so we’re asking again: Who will advance from the June 28th Republican Primary for the right to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet? Will it be State Rep. Ron […]
Republican Senate candidate Joe O’Dea is a great example of what happens when a political consultant (in this case, Josh Penry) convinces a wealthy businessman who was otherwise fairly non-political that he can – and should – be a U.S. Senator. When you take someone who hasn’t spent a lot of time thinking about public […]
(No, not really — Promoted by Colorado Pols) University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl wasn’t yet officially running for governor last August, but the room of Republican donors knew it was coming. Introducing her to the Lincoln Club of Colorado luncheon audience, emcee Kelly Sloan concluded by saying, “Of course, rumors persist about her future […]
Last month, Republican Colorado Secretary of State candidate Tina Peters flew to Palm Beach on her campaign’s dime to attend the Mar-a-Lago premiere of crackpot pseudo-journo Dinesh D’Souza’s new movie 2000 Mules, trotting out a new and already discredited conspiracy theory to reinforce the baseless conviction of a majority of Republican voters that Donald Trump […]
With all sides in the debate over abortion rights in America bracing for a decision this month that could well spell the end of the landmark Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court precedent guaranteeing abortion rights, an issue once aggressively downplayed by Colorado Republicans aware of their political liabilities is now a litmus test for […]
Early yesterday morning, freshman GOP outrage point-source Rep. Lauren Boebert fired off another trademark Twitter volley into the ongoing election year culture wars: A North Carolina preschool is using LGBT flag flashcards with a pregnant man to teach kids colors. We went from Reading Rainbow to Randy Rainbow in a few decades, but don’t dare […]
Wait, what? It’s June? 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 to find us on Facebook and Twitter. CORONAVIRUS INFO… *Colorado Coronavirus […]
It’s been a few weeks since we last asked this question, so it’s time to do it again. Who do you think will end up being the Republican nominee for Governor against incumbent Democratic Gov. Jared Polis? Will it be Greg Lopez or Hiedi Heidi Ganahl? As The Colorado Sun reported today in its “Unaffiliated” newsletter, the […]
Republicans such as U.S. Senate candidate Ron Hanks, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, and Congressperson Lauren “Q*Bert” Boebert may still be talking about the 2020 Presidential election, but you might be old enough to remember that there is another conspiracy theory about the 2016 Presidential election that has yet to be fully abandoned…though that […]
The Colorado Springs Gazette’s political blog formerly known as the Colorado Statesman reports: U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn introduced legislation Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at protecting service academy students — such as those in the Air Force Academy — from punishment for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “I am deeply concerned […]
Yesterday at Ignacio’s Sky Ute Casino Resort in the distant southwestern reaches of the state, a much-anticipated debate between the Republican candidates for Colorado’s CD-3–incumbent GOP rhetorical arsonist Rep. Lauren Boebert challenged by the soft-spoken but clearly fed-up state Sen. Don Coram of Montrose–played out before about 300 lively spectators. Before we go any further, […]
(Remembering lawmakers who sacrificed their careers for gun safety — Promoted by Colorado Pols) From Columbine to Aurora to this week at Uvalde, Colorado’s experience as a victim and witness to mass gun violence now stretches back over 23 years. And Colorado’s response to these tragedies and the increasing radicalization of the right-wing show a […]
(“I’m sad today because Joe is choosing murder and death” — Republished by Colorado Pols) by Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline May 27, 2022 With just two weeks left before voters begin receiving their ballots, Colorado’s Republican U.S. Senate primary is heating up over the issue of abortion rights. State Rep. Ron Hanks of Penrose, a […]
UPDATE: Not to be outdone, CD-8 Republican candidate Lori Saine takes her own swipes at Rep. Liz Cheney ahead of this weekend’s rally. Perhaps we’ll see Saine in Casper Saturday? No RINO represents the DC Swamp like Liz Cheney; she voted to impeach President Trump just last year. Which is why it’s troubling that at a […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) By David O. Williams for the Colorado Times Recorder. Colorado congresswoman Lauren Boebert on Wednesday tweeted lawmakers are powerless to stop mass shootings like Tuesday’s slaughter of 19 elementary school students in Uvalde, Texas, writing, “You cannot legislate away evil.” That prompted congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to ask, also on Twitter, “Why even […]
As Colorado Newsline’s Sara Wilson reports–remember Republican Secretary of State candidate Tina Peters’ trip to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida earlier this month to watch the premiere of clown-right whacktivist Dinesh D’Souza’s pre-discredited conspiracy theory flick 2000 Mules? It was a tropical getaway paid for with campaign contributions: A finance report filed last week […]
This week in episode 109 of the Get More Smarter Podcast, your hosts Jason Bane and Ian Silverii recap the 2022 legislative session with House Speaker Alec Garnett. The outgoing Speaker talks about some confusing last-minute negotiations and the ability of Democrats to pass meaningful legislation despite Republican obstruction. Garnett also has some advice for […]
The Colorado Springs Gazette has endorsed Hiedi Heidi Ganahl over Greg Lopez for Governor in the June 28th Republican Primary. How very (in) kind of them. It is not unexpected that the overtly Republican Gazette would back the establishment choice for Governor ahead of the June Primary; just last week the Gazette made a similar calculation in […]
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