(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
20%
10%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
40%↓
30%
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(R) Kevin Grantham
80%↑
20%↓
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Milat Kiros
(D) Wanda James
70%↓
20%↑
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
30%↓
20%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
30%↑
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
53%↓
48%↑
(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%
A new poll out this morning shows that Ken Buck is expanding his lead against Michael Bennet in a hypothetical matchup. If Buck and Bennet are the nominees, Buck is nearing the 50% mark and keeping Bennet below 40%. A hypothetical with Romanoff shows Buck with a significantly smaller lead, .5% outside the margin of […]
Don’t know how big, Don’t know if it was a single midnight run, but it is a simple but effective ad. Unfortunately for the very talented Romanoff, his lack of money means that few will probably see it.
(This is a lighthearted piece by a pols regular that has evoked a lot of response as a dairy. In it, Go Raiders confesses he is not really a Raiders fan. That goes a long way to renew my faith in human nature 😉 – promoted by Voyageur) After reading this site for several years, […]
Ernest Luning of the Colorado Statesman has a good story today about Democrat Jennifer Coken’s efforts to get her candidate petition signatures validated. While Coken’s situation is a story in itself, the bigger question is whether the Secretary of State should be changing its process in general: Jennifer Coken’s name will stay on the Democratic […]
At a press conference today in front of the Platte river, joined by a number of environmental leaders, Andrew Romanoff made the following remarks. The blowout on Deepwater Horizon caused the worst environmental disaster in American history. But the hole in the well isn’t the only one Washington needs to plug. A series of legal […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) You’re running for statewide office as a Democrat, and you have the opportunity to attend an event with 250,000 people. It is the largest outdoor event in the state, and attracts voters from across the state. Sounds like a great opportunity to connect with voters, right? Not according to […]
(You can own up to it either way, we’re all friends here – promoted by Colorado Pols) Last night was a decent sports night–the Rox and an NBA playoff game. But it was also a big night for politics–Super Duper Tuesday. I also had a local issue that I was following–a gravel pit application–so my […]
Not a good time to be an incumbent member of Congress, as The Washington Post reports: As voters head to the polls Tuesday for a crucial set of primary elections, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds antipathy toward their elected officials rising and anti-incumbent sentiment at an all-time high. The national survey shows that […]
Newsweek is up for sale, and not because it’s raking in the bucks. Quality news-media has not learned how to make a profit in a world where people come on articles via links and expect content to be free. Yet there clearly is a demand for quality reporting and a way to monetize it will […]
We missed this hilarious story yesterday from our pals at The Washington Post. You’ve really got to read the entire story, but here’s an excerpt: Republicans want to take over the House in the fall, but there’s a problem: They don’t have an agenda. So on Tuesday, they set out to resolve that shortcoming. They […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Some say I’m beating my head against a church wall when I ask social conservative talk-show hosts to act more like journalists and ask tough questions of conservative candidates whom they interview on their shows. But here’s Jim Pfaff, pro-life activist and talk-show host, doing a little bit of […]
A few noteworthy reports today from around the state–Colorado Springs Gazette: Colorado Springs sales tax collections rose for a sixth consecutive month in April, raising hopes among city officials and economists that the local economy is recovering more strongly than expected from its worst downturn in nearly 20 years. The $9.15 million collected last month […]
We’ve added a new feature to the Coloradoan’s NoCoDatamine page, a searchable database that allows readers to examine how U.S. House and Senate candidates in Colorado are spending their campaign contributions. The Coloradoan’s database can be searched here: https://www.coloradoan.com/arti… You can search by candidate committee, race and range of donations. To search a particular House […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The Republican and Independent electorate of Colorado are not happy campers. They feel the economy sucks and that government spending is out of control. They are frightened by huge deficits and don’t like bailouts. They feel like their liberties are being threatened. They feel that Republicans have lost their […]
It’s simple really, to hold on to a Senate seat, don’t start out a re-election campaign without the support of base democratic voters. But here in Colorado, Senator Michael Bennet is starting out his re-election bid with that strategy. In addition to that some lifelong Democrats are saying “they will vote Republican before they will […]
Democratic Attorney General candidate Stan Garnett will appear on 9NEWS political correspondent Adam Schrager’s Your Show this morning at 10:30AM. The Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels with the preview: Garnett, the Boulder County district attorney, is challenging Attorney General John Suthers, a Republican appointed to the job in 2005. The accidental attorney general became the real […]
There’s a nice little story at The Denver Post blog “The Spot” today about Republican Senate candidate Jane Norton adopting a dog she came across on the campaign trail. The story makes for a neat little tidbit for the Norton campaign…until Norton decides to talk about it: Norton got the call on Monday that Akaya […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The Denver Post’s Karen E. Crummy has done some nice reporting on John Hickenlooper’s tax returns and Scott McInnis’ decision not to release his. Obviously, the issue of charitable contributions is mushrooming. But one thing in particular caught my eye in a follow-up story by Crummy in today’s Post, […]
The Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby reports: Politics and fear caused Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll to nix introducing an election-reform measure this session, the Denver Democrat said Wednesday. Carroll said an idea to extend voter registrations closer to Election Day and other reforms that drew sharp criticism from Republicans was enough to kill the […]
Here is a “slideshow” (from the people in minority) about how a becomes law in Colorado. This will have to do for now. The Legislative Legal Services Dept. produces a very nice graphic which I cannot find online.
(Really you can press play, it’s not painful – promoted by Colorado Pols) This new ad from Bennet for Colorado began airing on TV this week. I saw it while I was watching last night, and I thought it showed marked improvement over the first two. The ad reminds me of Mark Udall’s 2008 campaign. […]
Jane Norton may have many fine qualities for the U.S. Senate but her petitioning on the ballot is drawing the same kind of negative response from those Republicans who believe in the Assembly process, the same kind of negative responses as did Doug Lamborn’s campaign in 2008 when as an incumbent he petitioned on the […]
(Worth noting, not really surprising – promoted by Colorado Pols) You know talk radio shows filter out unwanted questions and stop unwanted callers from getting on the air. There’s the mute button, which the host can use to silence a caller with the tap of a finger. And there’s the person (the producer or possibly […]
Around the country, political analysts will be paying close attention to the Q1 fundraising reports for the 36 U.S. Senate races. Colorado is one of the 8-10 seats around the country placed in the “toss-up” category (depending on the pundit), and as such there are many eyes upon our fair state. Many observers see Q1 […]
(And stop spamming us! – promoted by Colorado Pols) The following letter came to us because we are part of a coalition that is trying to make payday lending less harmful for Coloradans. After an initial email, the writer decided to share her story in greater detail. We think it paints a revealing picture of […]
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