(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%
(It’s more of a “bong dream” – Promoted by Colorado Pols) By James O’Rourke, Colorado Times Recorder U.S. Rep Lauren Boebert (R-CO) appeared on the Steffan Tubbs Show Monday. There, she chatted with radio host and conspiracy theorist Randy Corporon about the problems Republicans face in today’s political sphere. During the interview, Boebert spoke on […]
We’ll say this for former one-term Senator Cory Gardner: He’s nothing if not predictable. As The Hill newspaper reports, the Yuma Republican has a new job that nobody everybody could have seen coming: Former Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) will join the board of Michael Best Strategies, the lobbying firm announced Wednesday… …Michael Best Strategies is […]
Today is the Grand Duke’s Official Birthday in Luxembourg, so send him a Starbucks gift card or something. 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. […]
Ernest Luning of the Colorado Springs Gazette’s political blog reports that the El Paso County Republican Party, controlled by a hard-right faction of local party activists led by controversial party chair Vickie Tonkins and backed up by the literal muscle of the FEC United/United American Defense Force militia group, has invited to Colorado the one […]
(Tell us how you really feel – Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE: This article has been updated with extensive comments from Congressman Buck, who says he wasn’t linking mail-in ballots to fraud. Speaking at the Western Conservative Summit this weekend, Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) appeared to raise the conspiracy theory of election fraud, warning the […]
There have been two nations created for God’s glory, Israel and the United States of America. We will glorify God! — Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) June 21, 2021 Drinking from the daily firehose of crazy that is Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Twitter feed, let’s take a moment to subject the Tweet you can read above to a […]
The Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby has the latest updates on a disturbing developing story in arch-conservative Mesa County, where even as COVID-19 cases increase and hospitals near capacity amid one of the lowest vaccination rates of any populated county in the state, angry mobs of residents are showing up weekly to demand the county […]
(At the center of every Tootsie Pop is a Colorado Republican operative – Promoted by Colorado Pols) An Arizona lawmaker thanked a Colorado conservative last week for educating the Arizona legislators about their authority to challenge the state’s certified 2020 presidential election results–and about their ability to conduct an audit on ballots cast in the […]
(It’s not just a river in Egypt – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado Republican Party Leader Kristi Burton Brown and other prominent Republicans in the state have joined the national conservative frenzy around critical race theory. Critical race theory is the academic concept of structural racism – the idea that racism is not simply a […]
Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. Today, progressive and community advocacy organizations across the country are celebrating Child Tax Credit Awareness Day—a wonky-sounding holiday with an important message for just about every working family in America. What’s the message? Help is on the way. Passed as part of the American Rescue Plan with Colorado’s […]
Happy Summer Solstice; please celebrate responsibly. 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… […]
The Colorado Sun’s Jesse Paul got the first look at a new poll from nominally conservative but in experience frank and reliable Magellan Strategies, looking at the partisan divide over the personal decision to take the now readily available COVID-19 vaccine and voter approval of Gov. Jared Polis’ handling of the pandemic: A survey of […]
This week on Episode #78 of The Get More Smarter Podcast, hosts Jason Bane and Ian Silverii recap the historic 2021 session of the Colorado General Assembly with Speaker of the House Alec Garnett! The quantity and the quality of accomplishments in this year’s COVID-interrupted legislative session is a pretty big deal that takes some […]
For the past couple of months now, as our readers know and is slowly making its way into political news coverage, Republican CU Regent Heidi Ganahl has been waging a low-intensity public relations campaign centered around a “traveling podcast” to raise her name ID ahead of a run for higher statewide office in 2022. Ganahl, […]
(One of these things is not like the other – Promoted by Colorado Pols) You have to agree with the leader of Colorado’s Republican Party when she says people think Republicans are white and mean–and this creates problems for them when it comes to winning elections. “People have a misconception, I think [about Republicans],” Burton […]
Politico reporting on the big decision from the U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejecting the lawsuit brought by a number of states’ attorneys general seeking to strike down the landmark 2010 Affordable Care Act by a fairly resounding 7-2 majority decision: The 7-2 decision, which preserves health insurance for millions and the law’s popular protections […]
Former Colorado Republican Party chairman Ryan Call, who was a major player in Colorado politics before being ousted in 2015 at the onset of a major scandal that scrambled the state GOP for years afterward, has been relatively quiet in recent years. In September of 2020, Call basically eighty-sixed himself from a future in Republican […]
Yesterday, the U.S. House voted by an overwhelming 406-21 margin to award the Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police officers who attempted to hold back pro-Donald Trump rioters bent on storming the Capitol and halting the certification of now-President Joe Biden’s victory on January 6th. After several months of Republicans struggling to manage their […]
(“War on everything” and other sweeping statements – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado Representative Andy Pico (R-El Paso County) claimed Democrats in the legislature centered climate change and racial justice in guiding their legislative agenda in an unprecedented, historic session that wrapped up last week. Appearing on KVOR’s Jeff Crank Show out of Colorado Springs, […]
The Republican bench in Colorado can fit inside a phone booth, which is a big reason why 2022 has been such a difficult election cycle to predict for the GOP. That doesn’t mean we won’t give it a try. Last week, Ernest Luning of the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman updated the rumor […]
Happy Global Wind Day; please celebrate responsibly. 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 […]
As KREX-TV Grand Junction reports, an undeniable correlation between high infection rates for COVID-19 and low vaccination rates for the eligible population is making itself painfully clear–as one of the state’s most conservative political strongholds, Mesa County, struggles at what everyone hopes is the tail end of the pandemic: Heather Ross with the Colorado Department […]
Like these alerts? Click here to subscribe. Last week, the Colorado legislature adjourned after an historic 2021 session. Although politics in Washington so often dominates the headlines, some of the most important new laws that directly affect our lives passed in the Colorado General Assembly. And with your help, this year was the most productive […]
Happy Flag Day; please celebrate responsibly. 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… […]
(Holding coup oops sorry court – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) met with former President Trump last Thursday at his county club in New Jersey. Boebert’s presence at Bedminster hasn’t been made public, but her mother Shawn Bentz posted pictures of Trump calling her […]
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