(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%
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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