(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%
(Lori Saine wins the debate in 0.5 seconds — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Republican Steve Reams, the master of ceremonies at a GOP debate yesterday, leaped off the stage to cut off congressional candidate Lori Saine as she rushed to join the debate. “I’m Lori Saine, and I accepted the invitation,” announced Saine as she […]
(Fear and loathing at the Grizzly Rose — Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATED: This article initially stated that three Republican candidates running against congressional candidate Lori Saine joined other Republicans in deciding to exclude Saine from a GOP debate tomorrow after Saine failed to respond to emails inviting her to attend according to the Republican […]
We’re monitoring an intraparty spat that exploded into public view today between the Republican candidates running in the primary to compete in November for Colorado’s new CD-8 and their supporters, some of whom are set to meet tomorrow at Denver’s Grizzly Rose for debates featuring most of the big 2022 races called the “Republican Rumble.” […]
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We made a slight, but significant, adjustment to “The Big Line” today. For the first time, we have Republican Greg Lopez as a slight favorite over Hiedi Heidi Ganahl in the Republican Primary for Governor. A lot of things can, and probably will, change in the coming weeks as June 28 draws nearer, but the […]
9NEWS’ Kyle Clark reports on an audio recording of Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez, speaking a few days ago to Republicans in the remote mining town of Silverton about his plan to put a stop of the GOP’s terminal slide in recent Colorado elections. The plan is simple, and we’ve heard variations of it proposed […]
(The best way to avoid gaffes is to stop showing up — promoted by Colorado Pols) Some grassroots conservatives say Heidi Ganahl, a Republican candidate for governor, is avoiding events where she would have to share a stage with other candidates — a claim Ganahl’s campaign disputes. In addition to her primary opponent Greg Lopez […]
Little-known businessman Joe O’Dea has been picking up Republican establishment endorsements lately as he tries to defeat State Rep. Ron Hanks in the June 28 Republican Primary for U.S. Senate. Smart Republicans know that O’Dea gives the GOP its only chance against incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, so they’re doing what they can to smooth […]
As posted to Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl’s Instagram a week ago, speaking to party faithful on a tour of southern points in the state: Look closely at the image displayed on screens beside Ganahl while she talks to voters: As you can see, the local party (It’s not clear whether this is Fremont or […]
The local ABC affiliate in North Carolina reporting tough news for a big name in the 2020 Republican MAGA Congressional class, as far-right Rep. Madison Cawthorn appears to be losing his bid for a sophomore term in Congress: U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn struggled Tuesday to hold on to his western North Carolina seat, facing a […]
As we normally do in an election year, we’re asking Colorado Pols readers to predict the future in several key upcoming races. This poll is about the Republican race for Secretary of State in 2022. Read our “Debate Diary” from last week’s SOS forum, and then vote below. Will Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina […]
The three Republican candidates for Colorado Secretary of State (SOS) took part in a candidate forum on Thursday, May 12. Republicans Tina Peters, Mike O’Donnell, and Pam Anderson met for what we believe to be the first time at the Foothills Republican Club in Jefferson County. Of course, we HAD to commemorate the event with […]
Colorado Newsline reports on the latest twist in the lawsuit from Secretary of State Jena Griswold against Elbert County Clerk Dallas Schroeder, who has admitting to making an unauthorized copy of a voting system’s hard drive due to unfounded suspicions that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. Unlike Mesa County Clerk Tina […]
UPDATE: Here’s conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who readers will recall endorsed Colorado GOP candidate for governor Heidi Ganahl with much fanfare recently: Here’s white Christian nationalist Charlie Kirk spouting #ReplacementTheory on his April 13 show. Full quote in the video. Hilarious that he pretends not to even know what “replacement theory” is as he articulates […]
awesome + uniting First all-Black climbing team, including Colorado members, summits Mount Everest WATCH: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic accepts NBA MVP award from horse stable in Serbia Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions awesome + controversy Colorado lawmakers just passed legislation creating a statewide recycling program. […]
A feature-length story from Abigail Weinberg writing for Mother Jones published yesterday is getting a lot of attention on both sides of the aisle, an extremely damaging but also insightful look at freshman GOP scandal incubator Rep. Lauren Boebert’s background and rise to prominence as the owner of the Shooters’ Grill in Rifle. Ever since […]
This week in episode 108 of the Get More Smarter Podcast, your hosts Jason Bane and Ian Silverii look back at the 2022 legislative session and highlight some of the more important pieces of legislation to come out of the Gold Dome. Later, Jason and Ian talk about Joe/John “O’Dancing” O’Dea (it will make sense […]
As The Washington Post reports: The committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob has subpoenaed five Republican members of Congress, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), after they refused to cooperate with the panel’s inquiry. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), who chairs the select committee, said Thursday […]
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THE WINNERS Bodily Autonomy With abortion rights facing their greatest peril ever, Colorado lawmakers rose to the occasion to codify essential abortion rights protections into Colorado statute ahead of the possible repeal of Roe v. Wade later this year. The Reproductive Health Equity Act will ensure that Colorado remains a haven for abortion care no […]
Following Tuesday’s big scoop from the Denver Post’s Elizabeth Hernandez, the disclosure of new email communications originating from lead 2020 presidential coup plotter John Eastman’s University of Colorado email account while he was serving as the school’s Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy and simultaneously helping Donald Trump overturn the results of the 2020 […]
As we normally do in an election year, we’re asking Colorado Pols readers to predict the future in several key upcoming races. This poll is about the Republican race for U.S. Senate in 2022. Will it be the top line candidate, State Rep. Ron Hanks? Or will it be little-known businessman Joe “O’Dancing” O’Dea? Who […]
As we normally do in an election year, we’re asking Colorado Pols readers to predict the future in several key upcoming races. Up first: The Republican nomination for Governor. Will it be top line candidate Greg Lopez or theoretical longtime GOP frontrunner Hiedi Heidi Ganahl who moves on from the June 28th Republican Primary? *Remember, […]
The Colorado legislature passed into law SB22-145 today, legislation that provides some $30.5 million in funding for Colorado law enforcement. As Hannah Metzger reports for the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman: Under the bill, the funds would be distributed over two years with $15 million for the crime prevention program and $7.5 million […]
When a particular political party has a strong candidate running at the top of the ticket, it generally benefits all of the other associated candidates down the ballot. When this happens, the common political lexicon is to say that lower-tier candidates are “riding the coattails” of the candidate at the top of the ticket. But […]
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