(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%
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Recalled Jeffco School Board member Julie Williams lashed out at Jeffco voters and others last month, writing on Facebook: Williams: “Liars and Cheats and the majority of the people believed the rhetoric.” Williams’ sour-grapes comment came after state data was released on the amount of money spent by state groups to […]
In honor of Denver talk-radio host Mike Rosen’s last regular show (today at noon), I thought I’d offer you some jokes Rosen told in April on air. He said he wanted to give “equal time” to women. Rosen: “There are the old clichéd blond jokes and other techniques at taking pot shots at women. This falls into […]
Elena Schneider of Politico has a new story up this afternoon about the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) turning its short attention span to 34-year-old freshman State Rep. Jon Keyser as the newest bright shiny object in a quest to defeat incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver) in 2016. .@NRSC chasing state Rep. @Jon_Keyser for #COSen, a decorated combat veteran who […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: The Denver Post’s Joey Bunch reports today: Tancredo, a Republican who has long fought for tougher immigration standards, said he was glad to “start a conversation” about the risks of allowing Syrian refugees into the United States. “I’m referring to the fact that this tragedy (in Paris), this horror, is something you cannot […]
Following Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) election by his fellow Republicans as Speaker of the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, called on Rep. Mike Coffman to stop supporting Ryan’s disastrous budget proposals and stand up for the needs of his own constituents. “Rep. Mike Coffman has voted for […]
As Politico reports, things aren’t going well for former Florida Gov. Jeb! Bush as he seeks the Republican Presidential nomination: Jeb Bush on Friday ordered a wholesale restructuring of his struggling campaign after suffering miserably in the polls despite massive spending and a deep donor network. The campaign will cut payroll costs by 40 percent, downsize its […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Vanity Fair’s Tina Nguyen reporting, the ad in question (below) aired last night, complete with the misspelling of “Libya” that Stop Hillary PAC pulled down yesterday afternoon and replaced on Youtube. What a waste of money: [T]he more that anti-Hillaryites repeat the phrase Hillary lied about Benghazi, the more that the word “lie,” […]
(Bla-hahaha! – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Appearing on a Colorado Springs radio station over the weekend, Robert Blaha, a Republican, said he expects the “permanent political class” to fire attacks and lies at him during his campaign for U.S. Senate, as it did when he ran for office previously. Blaha (at 6 min 10 sec […]
Folks in the business will recognize the name Caleb Bonham, a local conservative activist and graduate from Colorado State University, who made the jump from the bush leagues of our local Revealing Politics blog to the quasi-big time of the conservative online ranks with his work for the Campus Reform project of the D.C.-based “Leadership Institute.” Campus […]
As the Denver Post’s John Frank reports: Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is starting to form his team in Colorado. The campaign announced that Josh Penry, a former state Senate GOP leader, will serve as Rubio’s state chairman. The volunteer role will put him in charge of building an organization to support Rubio’s 2016 ahead […]
Denver Post reporter Joey Bunch contributes the local angle to the AP’s national wire story about yesterday’s failed attempt by U.S. Senate Republicans to defund Planned Parenthood, as the brouhaha over thinly-supported allegations of the organization “selling baby body parts” continue to provoke the usual reaction from the anti-choice crowd’s usual suspects. Including Colorado’s junior Sen. […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Lynn Bartels leaves The Denver Post today, ending a 35-year run in journalism, with 22 of those years in Colorado. After starting her career in New Mexico, Bartels joined the Rocky in 1991 as its night cops reporter. In 2000, she started covering the state legislature. The Denver Post hired Bartels in […]
Huffington Post’s Gabriel Arana took note of a story on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show late last week that we’re surprised hasn’t received more local coverage, and we didn’t want it to escape mention. The parents of one of the victims of the 2012 Aurora theater mass shooting, a case currently being tried in an Arapahoe […]
Just when you thought it was safe to exhale as the end of the 2015 session of the Colorado legislature approaches today, fresh controversy is brewing at the Capitol over House Bill 15-1390: a bill that sped through the House yesterday before passing the Senate today to allow lenders to dramatically increase interest rates charged for specific […]
Today’s main event at the Colorado Capitol kicks off at 1:30PM in the freshly-renovated Room 271, where the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs “kill committee” will debate a total of six Republican bills pertaining to guns: AP via 9NEWS reports: Republicans get their last chance of the year Monday to change Colorado’s firearm laws. […]
If you have any clever puns to play off of the name “Ryan Call,” now would be the time to use them. Republicans will convene on Saturday to select their Party leadership for the next two years, and from everything we hear, State Party Chair Ryan Call will almost certainly lose his re-election bid to […]
As we noted in today’s Get More Smarter news roundup, Senate Republicans are expressing surprise over the fierce backlash against their letter to the government of Iran attempting to scuttle negotiations to halt that nation’s nuclear program. A little more from the Politico story we linked to: Some Republican senators admitted Wednesday they were caught off […]
9NEWS’ Brandon Rittiman: On Monday, new GOP Senate President Bill Cadman makes good on his promise to give Democrats a chance to “correct their mistakes” on gun policy. A Republican bill to repeal the 15-round limit on ammunition magazines gets its first hearing Monday afternoon in the senate judiciary committee. SB 175 is likely to […]
Ok, here's another for you. Name all presidents that shared a last name. And for each pair, their relation, if any. Memory only – no searching! Extra credit – name the first American born president (the first several were British citizens when they were first born).
(Boldly marching backward – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Former KLZ 560-AM radio host Jim Pfaff has been elected Chair of the Douglas County Republican Party. Pfaff says he helped "spawn the 'Liberty Lineup' of local shows which now dominate the station." KLZ now has local shows interspersed throughout the day, whereas Pfaff's show used to be […]
The campaign by grassroots Republicans to oust Colorado Republican Party chairman Ryan Call continues, with supporters of Call's opponent in the upcoming leadership (s)election Steve House circulating a list of "grievances" against Call that some of our readers will remember fondly: What is the Record of the Chairman in the Last Four Years? – 42% increase in […]
CNN: Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu lost her Senate runoff race Saturday night, felled by the red tide that's swept the South and ties to an unpopular President that she couldn't shake. CNN called the race for her Republican opponent Rep. Bill Cassidy a little over a half hour after the polls closed. Republicans picked up […]
Perry and I were having lunch at We The Pizza near the Capitol. Lost my appetite. #COPolitics pic.twitter.com/QQ9VbZP7Ti — Ken Buck (@BuckForColorado) November 20, 2014 Last Thursday, Rep.-elect Ken Buck described to his social media followers an encounter with President Barack Obama at the Washington, D.C. pizza joint We The Pizza. As you can see above, […]
(Joke's on you – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Warning to Washington DC reporters: Here comes Senator-elect Cory Gardner! Gardner tried to slither past Colorado reporters by answering questions with falsehoods (See personhood.) or responding to queries with predictions about the future, instead of answers to the actual questions (See immigration.). Now Gardner is trotting out […]
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