(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%
A Commentary by American Patriot The troubled GOP candidate Jared Wright is just the tip of the iceberg; the focus of the moment. He is the current manifestation of a systemic problem within the GOP on the western slope. It’s his turn in the same barrel that Scott McInnis, Josh Penry. Laura Bradford and […]
UPDATE: Just to clarify, as we didn’t see this in other reporting, today’s poll of CD-6 was paid for by Democracy for America, but conducted by Public Policy Polling. —– FOX 31’s Eli Stokols: Despite raising relatively little money, Democrat Joe Miklosi appears to be within striking distance of his well-funded GOP opponent, Congressman Mike […]
Well Rep. Paul Ryan continues to try and reshape his image to attract undecided voters. He is now renouncing his heroine Ayn Rand, the same Ayn Rand who Ryan has previously said motivated him to go into public service and who nurtured his ideas about public policy. https://www.nydailynews.com/blo… Instead, he now thinks St. Thomas Aquinas […]
Fawn Brodie wrote “No Man Knows My Hisory”, published in the 1945. A quote by Joseph Smith, made April 7, 1844: “You don’t know me; you never knew my heart. No man knows my history. I cannot tell it; I shall never undertake it. I don’t blame anyone for not believing my history. If I […]
The Pueblo Chieftain’s Peter Roper reported yesterday on this weekend’s town hall with Rep. Scott Tipton–who seems to have trouble telling voters anything they don’t want to hear. The Affordable Health Care Act of 2010 and unwanted federal regulations are crippling the U.S. economy – according to U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton – and one needed […]
As both Republican incumbent Rep. Scott Tipton and his Democratic challenger in Colorado’s swing CD-3, Sal Pace attempt to run to the center, only one of them may be succeeding. That’s the bottom line we derive from today’s very good write-up on health care reform by the Durango Herald’s Joe Hanel. Click through to read […]
(A well written explanation for a reckless act. Just kidding. Great diary, MADCO. – promoted by ellbee) The primary is over, the general is supposedly in full swing but I have not yet seen any coherent explanation from anyone why they intend to vote for Romney. “Anyone but Obama” doesn’t really count. It’s the […]
After GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney made it out of fire-ravaged Colorado yesterday, without having to answer questions about prior campaign-trail statements disparaging calls for “more firefighters,” a press release this morning from Aurora firefighters via the Colorado AFL-CIO brings the issue to the fore–hitting both Romney, and Colorado congressional Republicans who have voted to […]
( – promoted by ClubTwitty) For more than six weeks, since May 21, Rep. Mike Coffman’s constituents have been asking him for a Town Hall in Aurora so they can talk to him about the issues that matter to them. There are now more than 500 signatures on a petition that states, “We have been […]
We were taken aback a couple of weeks ago to see freshman Rep. Cory Gardner of Colorado call for an investigation into the possibility–based on nothing but uninformed speculation–that federal roadless area policies (meaning “the government”) might have contributed to the High Park Fire that ravaged the mountains above Fort Collins. Gardner admitted that he […]
Interesting stuff from our friends at “The Fix“: Romney has adopted a classic “Rose Garden” strategy in recent months, largely refusing to engage in extended – or frequent – question and answer sessions with reporters on the trail or sit down with TV anchors for more extended interviews. Romney is breaking from that course somewhat […]
Saying this couldn’t come at a worse time is an understatement. The depth and utter frankness of the corruption detailed below should be mindnumbing. Obama himself must address this issue directly. The Democrat Congress and Senate, who passed Obamacare for Obama, must join the adminstration to come clean with other corruption or horrors embedded within […]
THURSDAY UPDATE: Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office further clarifies in a statement: “It’s abundantly clear that nowhere in the interview did the Governor express opposition to the individual mandate,” said Megan Castle, a spokeswoman for Hickenlooper. “What he said is that, put in the right context, most consumers will want to buy coverage if it is […]
In 9News’ story yesterday about Rep. Mike Coffman’s statement that “in his heart,” Obama is “just not an American,” Political Analyst Floyd Ciruli was paraphrased as saying Coffman’s comment is a “blow to his moderate image.” I’m tainted, I know, and possibly unable to fathom the mainstream image of Coffman, but my perception is that […]
UPDATE: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) was quick today to go after Rep. Scott Tipton for his comments in favor of keeping Stafford Loan interest low–right after voting for a budget that doubles the rate. From their release, titled “Tipton vs. Tipton”: “Now that he’s more concerned with his own reelection than helping create […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) SATURDAY POLS UPDATE: Pro-Mitt Romney shenanigans alleged at the state GOP convention today–below you can see photos of a flyer circulated in support of a “Conservative Unity” slate of GOP delegates. As our reader explains below from the Durango Herald’s report, “Conservative Unity” is the name used by the […]
Welcome news for longsuffering Democrats hoping for a pickup in the newly-competitive CD-6: per a press release this morning, state Rep. Joe Miklosi has turned the corner on his so-far terrible fundraising, posting a much improved $235,000 for the first quarter of 2012. Contributions over the last three months of $235,174 have brought the campaign’s […]
Those who know Former CD6 Candidate Hank Eng, know he is a man of integrity and few words. Hank rarely grabs the media spotlight for himself. Last night, Hank sent this message, and gave me permission to distribute it. The letters in bold are my emphasis. ~ NC Friendship and Conscience – By Hank Eng, […]
“Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface.” –James Bryant Conant
Lang Sias, who lost the 2008 Republican primary in CD-7, recently announced his intentions to take on Evie Hudak in SD-19. It was the potential for a Sias candidacy which forced State Representative Robert Ramirez out of the Senate race and back into a defensive campaign for HD-29. Sias is a formidable candidate, particularly at […]
Lang Sias, who lost the 2008 Republican primary in CD-7, recently announced his intentions to take on Evie Hudak in SD-19. It was the potential for a Sias candidacy which forced State Representative Robert Ramirez out of the Senate race and back into a defensive campaign for HD-29.
Sias is a formidable candidate, particularly at the state level. His service as a naval aviator will likely resonate in the Republican leaning SD-19, and Sias should be able to raise money from national donors with ease: he was a top advisor on Veterans issues during John McCain’s 2008 campaign for president. McCain stumped for Sias during the latter’s congressional campaign, and although eventual nominee Ryan Frazier trounced the pilot in last cycle’s Republican primary, the fact that Ramirez stepped aside for Sias’ Senate bid is evidence that many Republicans think that Sias is the candidate to beat Hudak.
Sias should run into little difficulty fundraising for his State Senate campaign. His defunct Congressional campaign, however, is a different matter entirely.
According to the most recent reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Sias’s committee still owes a whopping $75,685 in campaign debts and has owed that amount since September 2010.
There’s no legal roadblock preventing Sias from running for the State Senate before first retiring his Congressional campaign debt. But why hasn’t he repaid any of that $75,000 sum for nearly a year and a half?
Sias is going to have a tough time convincing donors to give both to his State Senate campaign and to put his former campaign committee back in the black. It’s clear that the candidate isn’t making any effort to reconcile what his committee owes. The bigger question is, should he?
Hudak has been lambasted by conservative critics for her support of “tax hikes” and “liberal bureaucracy.” Sias, then, will likely attack Hudak on those same points, tearing her down for fiscally irresponsible legislating. But Hudak – and the scores of independent groups who will likely send mail promoting her re-election – will be able to point out that her opponent hasn’t kept his own fiscal house in order: how’s he supposed to craft responsible budgets when his campaign is in the red?
Perhaps Sias thinks that being a State Senator will help him pay off the 75 grand he owes. Unfortunately, he won’t be able to earn that title until he gets elected, and he won’t get elected in this economy if he can’t make the point that he’s willing to trim the budget where his opponent wouldn’t. With so much money owed for so much time, Sias might have lost his ability to play that card.
Mere weeks after filing to challenge a formidable Democratic incumbent in SD 19, State Representative Robert Ramirez [R-eversing] has executed a U-turn right back into his own race, attempting to defend his seat in HD 29. According to multiple sources, Ramirez made this announcement himself at a recent town hall meeting. Democratic challenger Tracy Kraft-Tharp […]
The Hill’s Josiah Ryan reports: Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) is urging members of Congress to take a “date” from the other side of the aisle again to President’s Obama’s State of the Union address this year. “I don’t propose this so much that [I think] our approval ratings will rise, but it’s a way to […]
We like to spread out our end-of-year retrospectives so that 2012 gets a little reflection time. It is with that in mind that we present the awards for Colorado’s Top Politico (and Worst Politico for 2011, as well a look at who had a good and bad year in the last full year of human […]
The greatest thing since Democrats for Nixon–the Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic: Freshman Colorado Congressman Scott Tipton received an award recently for his work in support of senior citizens from a group called RetireSafe. Tipton was one of 20 Republicans elected to Congress from swing districts to have received the award, according to RollCall, but the […]
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