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Ex-GOP Chairman Joins Chorus of Dismay Against Dave Williams

Former Colorado Republican Party chairman and longtime political consultant Dick Wadhams is not generally speaking a figure who inspires much in the way of sympathy. Both as party chair and campaign manager for such high-profile losing efforts as Bob Schaffer’s 2008 U.S. Senate campaign against Mark Udall, Wadhams presided over a pivotal period of decline […]

Settled: Dave Williams Thinks Republican Donors Are Stupid

UPDATE: KRDO-TV political reporter Spencer Soicher with an eye-opening apropos report on growing dissatisfaction with Dave Williams’ performance as Colorado GOP chairman: “I don’t think anyone wants to see an angry state party in Colorado,” [Pols emphasis] former Colorado GOP Chair Kristi Burton Brown said. Burton Brown didn’t seek another term after the November election […]

Mayor Mike’s Silly Secrecy Over Power Grab Speaks Volumes

Former Republican Congressman-turned Mayor of Aurora Mike Coffman, as we’ve documented in this space over a period of years since Coffman won his current office in 2019 on the rebound from being ousted from Congress, has been on a long-term mission to stack the Aurora City Council with partisan Republicans–and even a former employee, now-Councillor […]

Colorado GOP Plans to Hire John Eastman for 2nd Try To Overturn Voter-Approved Open Primary Law

(Better hurry before John Eastman gets disbarred — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Republicans are hiring conservative attorney John Eastman to attempt to overturn the will of the voters. Any déja vu you may be experiencing is understandable. The difference is instead of Trump hiring him to flip a […]

Boebert Introduces New Nonsensical Im(p)eachment Articles

As CBS4 Denver reports today, Colorado’s most frenetic fringe-right fandoozle Rep. Lauren Boebert is living out the axiomatic definition of insanity: doing the same stupid thing twice and expecting a different result: Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has introduced articles of impeachment against Pres. Joe Biden for “his unconstitutional dereliction of duty at the southern border.” […]

The Weakest Western Conservative Summit Ever?

TUESDAY UPDATE: KUNC’s Lucas Brady Woods documents the lamentation after what even organizers of this year’s Western Conservative Summit seem to agree was a sad sack of fail: Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert was one of the headliners. Other speakers included Colorado representatives Ken Buck and Doug Lamborn, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and former Trump attorney […]

Eating Your Own: Not Just For Dave Williams Anymore!

As Will Doran reports for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina, the recent phenomenon of state Republican Party organizations dominated by far-right hardcore activists openly attacking Republican elected officials, which we’ve seen in Colorado as state GOP chairman Dave Williams attacks his 2022 congressional primary opponent Rep. Doug Lamborn at every opportunity, isn’t limited to our […]

Podcast: Mayoral Madness is Over! (feat. City Cast Denver)

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Dark Brandon signed the debt ceiling bill to avert a global economic catastrophe, for now, and House Republicans are revolting! (But not after supplying a sufficient number of votes to pass the bill in the first place) As a result, we have occasion to ask our favorite […]

Colorado Week in Review for June 11, 2023

awesome + uniting Nuggets now in full command of NBA Finals, top Heat 108-95 for 3-1 lead Colorado charges ahead with e-bike rebates for low- and moderate-income residents The Refries That Bind: A Cavernous Cantina Returns, Cliff Divers and All awesome + controversy Polis signs workplace harassment bill, removing ‘severe or pervasive’ requirement Colorado will […]

Holy Shit! Unsealed Trump Indictment is Devastating

UPDATE #3: Here’s the entirety of the statement made by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who said, “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone.” Smith said that Trump’s actions “put this country at risk.” Jack Smith: “Today, an indictment was unsealed, charging Donald J. Trump of felony violations of our […]

Trump’s Federal Indictment Prompts Reax From Two Realities

AP reports in case for some reason you still haven’t heard the news: Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. The Justice […]

Larry Mizel and Pete Coors to Co-Host Exclusive Brown Palace Fundraiser for Boebert Tomorrow

  POLS UPDATE (FRIDAY): This event was apparently cancelled because of a scheduling conflict.  —– (Et tu, Larry Mizel? — Promoted by Colorado Pols) By Maya Cederlund, Colorado Times Recorder Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) are holding a joint fundraiser this Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the Brown Palace in Denver. While the […]

Did The Denver Gazette’s Endorsement of Brough Backfire?

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE: While Laugesen declined to comment prior to publication, Chris Reen, CEO of Clarity Media Group, which owns the Gazette publications, emailed this statement the following day. “The entire statement made by Mike Johnston’s IE [independent expenditure committee] in a campaign flyer was dishonest and inflammatory,” said Reen. “Referring to us as […]

Anschutz Media Platform Is a Sponsor of the Western Conservative Summit

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Why is Colorado Politics Editor Luige del Puerto the only journalist featured at a giant gathering of conservatives in Denver? Del Puerto The director of Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute, which organizes the annual Western Conservative Summit, won’t say. And no Colorado journalists responded to a public tweet asking if they […]

Get More Smarter on Thursday (June 8)

The Denver Nuggets are two wins away from a championship after throttling the Heat in Miami on Wednesday. Game Four is Friday night in Miami. 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, […]

Softening Up Boebert Over 500 Days Out

  KRDO-TV Colorado Springs, which also serves the Pueblo market in Colorado’s Third Congressional District, reports on a six-digit ad campaign targeting America’s Most Vulnerable Republican In Congress™ Rep. Lauren Boebert in what can only be called the dawn’s early light of the 2024 campaign: A new six-figure ad campaign against Lauren Boebert and her […]

Freedumb Caucus Tantrum Escalates Fight with GOP Leadership

As part of passing last week’s legislation to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a global economic catastrophe, members of the “House Freedom Caucus” were rolled over by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. We wondered what might be next for the Freedumb Caucus members after McCarthy called their bluff, but we couldn’t have predicted just how […]

Dave Williams’ War on Lamborn Doing Nonpartisan Damage

As we first reported last week, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dave “Let’s Go Brandon” Williams has ramped up attacks in his official capacity as party chairman on Williams’ 2022 CD-5 primary opponent, Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs. Before and especially after Lamborn’s vote for the debt ceiling compromise bill brokered between GOP House Speaker […]

2023 Denver Runoff Election Night Open Thread

UPDATE (10:23 pm): Goodnight, Irene. Kelly Brough concedes the mayor’s race to Mike Johnston. #DenverMayor — Denver Westword (@denverwestword) June 7, 2023   —– UPDATE (8:30 pm): Mike Johnston’s lead is consistent after the latest update, though only about 10,000 more votes have been counted since the initial dump: —– UPDATE (7:45 pm): Initial results show […]

Jenna Ellis Tests Ken Buck’s Integrity at WCS

The Western Conservative Summit, a yearly confab of hard-right conservatives held in the Denver area annually that seeks to compete with CPAC and the other big-name conserva-cons coming up this weekend, has frequently aimed to stir up controversy with their roster of speakers. Over the years, WCS has brought in such colorful types as leading […]

Lauren Boebert’s Debt Ceiling Disaster: A Timeline

Congressperson Lauren Boebert (R-ifle) continues to deal with the fallout of missing the most important Congressional vote of 2023 despite weeks of grandstanding and partisan rhetoric. In an effort to help figure out what Boebert was doing when she missed the key vote on June 1 and why she chose to change her story about her […]

The Get More Smarter Substack Is Here!

(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Hello Polsters, It’s me, Ian Silverii, the co-host of the Get More Smarter Podcast. We’re trying something new and hope you come along with us. We’ve set up a Substack so you can get new episodes of the show right in your inbox, because chances are you don’t get enough email […]

“Ghost Gun” Ban Caps Off Big Year For Gun Safety

Last Friday, Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 23-279, legislation to outlaw the sale and manufacture of so-called “ghost guns”–weapons made in part from 3D-printed and other home-based fabrication methods with no traceable serial number or background checks required. This legislation, the fifth major gun safety bill from the 2023 legislative session signed into law, […]

Lauren Boebert lied. Demand better.

ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, today called on Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CD3) to apologize to her constituents in Colorado’s Third Congressional District for failing to do her job by missing the vote on the debt ceiling bill last week and then lying about her reason for missing the vote. Enough is […]

Thus Begins the ‘Dave Coin’ Economy (feat. Dave Young)

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, we take this show on the road to visit State Treasurer Dave Young; we look at all the weird stuff in the vault near his office and ponder a future economy built on “Dave Coin.” Later, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy got a debt ceiling deal that’s about […]

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