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Adam Frisch Makes DCCC’s 2024 “Red To Blue” List

NBC News reports on the 2024 crop of Democratic congressional candidates being promoted as part of the “Red to Blue” program, of added interest this year with Democratic chances of retaking the U.S. House on the upswing as the nation witnesses Republicans stumble through the least productive Congress in our lifetimes so far: House Democrats […]

Debate Diary: Nine Republicans Face Off in CO-04

  Nine Republican candidates seeking the open seat in CO-04 being vacated by the retirement of Rep. Ken Buck participated in a candidate forum on Thursday evening sponsored by the “Women of Weld” (WOW). You can watch the entire 90-minute debate on Facebook, or keep reading for one of our infamous “Debate Diaries.”  In the […]

‘You Have to be Willing to be Arrested’ — The Gideon 300 Training for Civil Disobedience

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) by Heidi Beedle and James O’Rourke During a Spunky Patriots meeting on Oct. 17, 2023, members of the conservative activist group practiced resisting arrest at Brave Church, formerly Fervent Church, in Colorado Springs. “They are coming to arrest your brothers and sisters,” said podcast host, election conspiracist, and defamation defendant Joe […]

Let’s Get Ready to Bumble: Previewing Tonight’s Big CO-04 Debate

Tonight at 6:00 pm, the “Republican Women of Weld” (WOW) and The Lincoln Club of Colorado will host the most consequential political debate Colorado has seen in years: The first big verbal showdown between the gazillion candidates running for the congressional seat in CO-04 being vacated by the retirement of Rep. Ken Buck.  [*Note: WOW […]

Two Republican Stories So Crazy We Couldn’t Possibly Make Them Weirder

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, there was so much news between the last time we recorded and today that we had to throw out a whole episode and start over! First, the ClusterBuck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District gets more cluster-er as Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch cops to a DUI […]

BREAKING: Mike Lynch Bows Out As House Minority Leader

UPDATE: The Colorado Sun’s Jesse Paul: House Republicans are scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. Thursday to pick a new minority leader. Assistant House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, R-Colorado Springs, is the obvious choice, though others may pursue the job. Bottoms has said he doesn’t want to be minority leader… The job of Colorado House […]

Lauren Boebert Returns to Her Crazypants Roots

Back when Lauren Boebert was still a relatively-unknown aspiring politician hoping to unseat incumbent Republican Rep. Scott Tipton, about the only thing that anybody seemed to know about her was that she liked to pair a handgun with high heels and was a big fan of QAnon conspiracy theories. Boebert has never given up the […]

Chaos Reigns As Colorado House GOP Struggles To Oust Minority Leader Lynch

On Monday, Colorado GOP House Minority Leader Mike Lynch survived a no-confidence vote in response to recently disclosed DUI and gun charge convictions from September of 2022 for which Lynch is currently serving probation. The vote to remove Lynch as House Minority Leader was 9-9 with one other member, Rep. Stephanie Luck, out on maternity […]

Turnout Heaven: Abortion Rights Headed For Your Ballot

As Colorado Newsline’s Sara Wilson reports, a coalition of reproductive rights groups kicked off their petition campaign to place an amendment on this November’s ballot to permanently guarantee abortion rights in Colorado’s state constitution, along with removing old language prohibiting public funds being used for abortion care: Colorado already has strong abortion protections in place […]

Richard Holtorf Lights Himself on Fire, Attempts to Douse Flames with Gasoline

On Friday at the State Capitol, Rep. Richard Holtorf (R-Akron) lit himself on fire with a bizarre speech about his own experiences with abortion rights. Over the course of the following 24 hours, Holtorf attempted to douse those flames by pouring gasoline over his head. Repeatedly. If you missed what kicked all of this off, […]

Mike Lynch Arrest Video as Bad as It Gets, Yet Republicans Fail to Oust Him as Leader

UPDATE #3: Via Ernest Luning of the Colorado Springs Gazette, Minority Leader Mike Lynch’s statement after barely surviving a no-confidence vote today remains apology-free and, on balance, pretty arrogant for a leader one vote on maternity leave away from losing his post: After the vote, Lynch said in a statement “Like all families, our caucus […]

Buh Bye, Ron DeSantis

FOX News reporting this Sunday afternoon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking his sputtering campaign back to the place where his presidential aspirations were born, and along with “wokeness” will now die: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 Republican presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump two days before the New […]

State House Republicans Just Can’t Help Themselves On Abortion

UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark notes the obvious problem:: Republican State Rep. Richard Holtorf, a candidate for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, disclosed Friday that he financed an abortion for one of two girlfriends he impregnated, saying it helped her “live her best life.” Holtorf, who represents the Eastern Plains, made the comment while discussing a resolution […]

Get More Smarter on Friday (Jan. 19)

Today is “Confederate Heroes Day” or “Confederate Memorial Day” in southern states including Texas, Florida, and Tennessee (other states, such as Alabama and Mississippi, observe a similar “holiday” on the third Monday of January). Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good […]

Boebert’s Pueblo Office Closed for at Least 28 Days Around Thanksgiving & Christmas

(She don’t need you anymore — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Karin Zeitvogel is a co-author of this article — In late November, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) called Social Security Administration (SSA) staff the equivalent of ne’er-do-well couch-potatoes as she raked a senior Social Security Administration official across the coals during a House Oversight Committee hearing. […]

House Minority Leader Mike Lynch Arrested in 2022 for DUI & Carrying Gun While Intoxicated

When House Minority Leader Mike Lynch announced earlier this month that he would be running for Congress in CO-04 but would NOT be stepping down from his leadership role in the GOP caucus, we thought this was a pretty poor decision. When Lynch previewed the 2024 legislative session by promising to continue the Republican strategy […]

Get More Smarter on Wednesday (Jan. 17)

We swear we’re going to get back to doing these updates more regularly. 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 […]

“Civility” With Rep. Ken DeGraaf And His Buddy Joe Oltmann

Nationally infamous 2020 election conspiracy theorist, local gun store owner, and regular proponent of political violence Joe Oltmann enjoyed a fresh recent round of attention after joining with “MAGA King” CD-4 Republican candidate Trent Leisy to organize a convoy of Trump flag-festooned trucks and SUVs from Fort Collins to Oltmann’s Colorado Springs gun shop last month […]

Bipartisan Deal to Expand Child Tax Credit Probably DOA Because of House Republicans

The Expanded Child Tax Credit (ECTC) has long been one of Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet’s signature issues. The program was actually implemented for a brief period of time and proved to be incredibly successful. Nationwide, the child poverty rate more than DOUBLED less than a year after the CTC expired at the end of 2021. […]

It’s Official: Colorado Republicans Short-Circuit Super Tuesday

Ernest Luning of the Colorado Springs Gazette broke the news from Sunday’s vote of the Colorado Republican Party Central Committee, voting by a 65% margin to formally endorse ex-President Donald Trump for re-election two months ahead of our state’s Super Tuesday primary: The Colorado Republican Party endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for another term […]

Colorado Week in Review for January 14, 2024

awesome + uniting Gov. Jared Polis delivers housing-centric State of the State speech to Colorado lawmakers Colorado lawmakers unveil priority bills on employment, housing and other issues as leaders call for civility Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program is now approving paid leave claims. Here’s how it works. awesome + controversy Nexstar workers in […]

Dems Debunk GOP Micro-Minority Whinefest

FRIDAY UPDATE: As the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Marianne Goodland reports, that didn’t take long: In case you were wondering how long it would take for the shenanigans of the 2023 legislative session to show up in 2024, the answer is: Day 3. House Republicans launched a brief filibuster Friday morning over House Bill 24-1084, which […]

MLK Resolution Passes With Everybody BUT Rep. Scott Bottoms

On this Friday before the federal holiday Monday commemorating civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Colorado House passed its customary resolution honoring Dr. King with lots of specification on both sides. In previous years, this resolution has witnessed more than its share of controversy, from the “sponsorship boycott” last year in which […]

The Colorado GOP is Dying Right Before Our Eyes (and Ears)

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, absolutely nobody has done more for Democrats in Colorado than Republicans in Colorado; it’s not remotely close, and it’s about to get worse. With ZERO statewide offices, total irrelevance in the Colorado legislature, and now zero-out-of-three incumbents running for re-election in their own congressional seats, the Colorado […]

Why Republicans Can’t Have Nice Things: Example #347

Ain’t no party like a Colorado Republican Party because a Colorado Republican Party don’t stop! We have yet another new internal battle to report, but first…for Colorado Republicans, 2024 is (again) the year of infighting: ♦ State Republican Party Chair Dave Williams vs. Everybody Else in CO-05! ♦ In CO-04, it’s Lauren Boebert vs. Jerry […]

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