(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
80%
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%
(Hehehehehehe. – promoted by Laughing Boy) update: despite this diary’s title, maybe we should have a Colorado Pols’ Olympics… Redistricting is something that I have been eagerly awaiting. It won’t affect the 2010 Congressional elections, but will change how Colorado is represented from 2011 onward. The Denver Post’s Burt Hubbard explains redistricting in 2010. Every […]
FULL PRESS RELEASE: NEW YORK – April 1, 2009 – Veteran talk radio host Ed Schultz joins MSNBC as host of “The Ed Show,” premiering on Monday, April 6. “The Ed Show” will air weekdays, 6-7 p.m. ET. The announcement was made today by Phil Griffin, President, MSNBC. This brings up the following questions… Where […]
UPDATE: Daniel Kagan appointed to replace outgoing Rep. Anne McGihon for Colorado House District 3, reports the Colorado Independent. As the Denver Post reports: Discourse has gotten a little testy – and crowded – in the nine-way race for the safe Democratic seat incorporating parts of Denver and Arapahoe counties. The free-for-all ends tonight, as […]
Object lesson vignettes (see title), featuring the new oil and gas drilling rules headed for Governor Ritter’s desk after final approval today. Here, for posterity, is how not to do it. Durango Herald, mistake #1: refuse to give up a debunked case. Several Republicans blamed the rules for Colorado’s loss in drilling rigs. “They harm […]
crossposted at KOS In Northern Colorado, where local citizens are dependent on their wells for their drinking water, our local Fox affiliate (surprisingly enough) is reporting that oil and gas contaminants are causing people’s water to catch on fire. Watch the video below, and ask yourself how would you feel discovering that you had been […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) For those who have not seen it, here is the full interview (more than just what was broadcast). Required viewing. Part I, Part II, Part III And from the HuffPo we have this spot-on observation: You see, Stewart’s real critique wasn’t about Cramer, it was also only marginally about […]
As you probably already know, Republican State Senator Dave Schultheis shocked the public last week by accidentally saying something he really meant out loud. He explained he could not vote in favor (a second time) of a bill that would require HIV testing for pregnant women, because it would help them escape from the […]
The Colorado Springs Gazette reports more of what Sen. Scott Renfroe had to say about gay people, women, etc. on the floor of the Colorado Senate yesterday. “I’m not saying this (homosexuality) is the only sin that’s out there,” said Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley. “We have murder. We have all sorts of sin. We have […]
The Denver Post reports on initial passage today in the Senate of SB-88, which would extend limited health benefits to same-sex partners of Colorado state employees. Did you know, gentle reader, that the Bible declares homosexuality punishable by death? Scott Renfroe does. After a debate that saw one lawmaker quoting Bible verses and another calling […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The discussion of taxing and spending in American politics, and especially Colorado politics, leaves much to be desired. The Republican Party’s position can pretty well be summed up as “taxes bad, spending…well, it depends” while the Democrats are a bit more like “alright, I guess taxes must be bad, […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Of late its been difficult to add snark to the Senate Republican’s once, twice, sometimes three times a day, news releases all with the same message: Senate Republicans lose another “key” vote. So I guess it’s time to change up the message and go on the attack, according to […]
According to poll results from Public Policy Polling, Gov. Bill Ritter has dipped below 50% in approval ratings, but still would beat two potential challengers: A new survey from Public Policy Polling finds that Democratic Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter would beat possible Republican candidates Tom Tancredo and Bob Beauprez. Ritter led Beauprez, the former Congressman, […]
Talk to a range of people from either party and you’re liable to get many different responses…which isn’t necessarily where an incumbent would like to be less than two years from an election. From his defeat with amendment 58, to his mishandling of the labor/business relationship…the Bennet appointment and his folksy invitation to bring terrorists […]
Have a nice weekend, the Rocky Mountain News’ Lynn Bartels reports ominously: The bloodbath has been delayed. Gov. Bill Ritter was scheduled to unveil next year’s budget to the Joint Budget Committee today, but the presentation has been moved to Tuesday. Democrats who have been briefed on some of the proposed cuts say they are […]
I’m curious to see what the overall mood of many of you folks is today. Obviously, happiness and excitement are fairly ubiquitous. But, how many of you are feeling post-partisan? Is this truly a time for healing and reconciliation or do you feel more like “payback time”? Poll Attached.
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado has an abundance of solar and wind energy, yet it is EXPENSIVE! Going green shouldn’t just be for the wealthy, which is why affordable financing for mainstream Colorado is so critical. If we make renewables accessible for most folks, there is an enormous potential for job creation while […]
Here’s a quick refresher course for how to get your diaries promoted to the front page and how to get your banned. Click below for more:
Drudge is featuring,”2008 was the year man-made global warming was disproved,” by Christopher Booker in the Daily Telegraph. The story will add to the growing doubt about man-made global warming, which always has been a political scam designed by power-greedy politicians and unscrupulous scientists who cooked the books in their computer models. How will Obama, […]
We haven’t had a diary about the economy for awhile. I’ll leave it to the rest of you (yo Danny) to discuss what this means. But the two big items of the day are: from Bloomberg we have: The Treasury sold $27 billion of three-month bills yesterday at a discount rate of 0.005 percent, the […]
There are many questions facing us as we transition towards the next administration. Most pressing is the economy. How will Obama tackle this issue? And, additionally, how much will he be able to accomplish in his first term. This also depends on how close we are to the magical number of 60 in the Senate. […]
What does history tell us and where is he likely to go? Some answers may be in the following clip from a panel Naomi Klein and Jeremy Scahill did in Florida that was broadcast on C-Span. The clip is 10:00 long and begins with the question of how much power Barack really has to change […]
We’re just going to post the email we received a few minutes ago verbatim. Links to related material helpfully supplied by your hosts: Dear Colorado Pols, In your dishonorable attempts to spread dissention and disunity in the Colorado Republican Party by shopping name after name for the next Chairman, you left out the one man […]
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I thought it would be about time to have a thread to review out predictions and how we fared. My comments are below the fold. I should not give up my day job to become a fortune teller. I seem to be losing my touch this year. This is by far my worst performance as […]
A couple of weeks ago, we discussed indications that GOP Senate candidate Bob Schaffer was hoarding campaign cash instead of spending it, signaling a recognition that the Senate campaign was lost and a possible future run–perhaps for his former CD-4 seat held (for the moment) by embattled successor Marilyn Musgrave. A Denver Post article from […]
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