(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%
When the 2026 General Election comes around, it will mark 12 years since the last time that a Colorado Republican was elected to a major statewide office (Republican Heidi Ganahl won a statewide race for CU Regent in 2016, but that doesn’t fit under our definition of “major”). That drought is not likely to end […]
We woke up this morning to news that a well-known local immigrant rights activist, named by TIME Magazine as one of America’s 100 most influential figures when she first made headlines early in Donald Trump’s first administration, has been arrested by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Aurora–reportedly acting without a deportation order. […]
As Lauren Watson and Blake Sammann report for KKTV in Colorado Springs, there is a new Republican candidate for Governor in 2026 who has zero chance of winning if his campaign kickoff is any indication of things to come: Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell will run for governor in the 2026 Colorado Gubernatorial Election, according […]
As the Summit Daily’s Robert Tann reports, the Colorado Senate passed on final third reading today a contentious but broadly misunderstood piece of gun safety legislation, much modified from its original form of a strict ban on semiautomatic weapons meeting specific criteria in common with the definition of an assault rifle into a new training […]
Denver7’s Katie Parkins reports this morning after a marathon session in the Colorado Senate that advanced after hours of debate this year’s big gun safety bill, SB25-003, limiting access predominately to semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines like the AR-15. After negotiations with Gov. Jared Polis, the legislation now contains an important new path to permitted […]
UPDATE #2: As hoped, AP reports that a federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s unprecedented federal funding freeze until next week at the earliest: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action […]
Enjoy your last Trump-free weekend…just, maybe don’t go outside. 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. FIRST UP… ► Did we mention it’s […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees have been sucking up most of the air out of the political room this week, particularly with the rambling nonsense from a clearly-unqualified Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense. Also making the rounds in the Senate this week is North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, once floated as a […]
Gun rights groups in Colorado are absolutely freaking out over legislation (SB25-003) that is intended to put some teeth into an extended magazine ban passed in Colorado in 2013 that is rarely enforced. The “sky is falling” reaction is the same sort of over-the-top attack that we have come to expect from groups like the […]
If it is true, as former President John F. Kennedy once said, that “victory has a thousand fathers,” it looks like the MAGA movement is in for a long paternity battle. As Aaron Blake explains for The Washington Post: The MAGA movement has always been a loosely stitched-together confederation led by a man with relatively […]
FRIDAY UPDATE #2: CNN reports after a tumultuous day that in the end saw Democrats rally to the rescue of House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a continuing resolution without Trump’s spurious demand for a hike in the debt limit: The House has voted to pass a stopgap funding bill just hours before a midnight […]
Happy Krampusnacht; please celebrate responsibly. 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. FIRST UP… ► As talk of mass deportations in the next […]
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on this day 61 years ago. 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. FIRST UP… ► Former […]
As Colorado Public Radio’s Dan Boyce reported over the weekend, the closest Colorado House race anyone can remember, and we’ve been checking so let us know, is headed for a mandatory recount after the final tally showed a mere seven votes separating incumbent Democratic Rep. Stephanie Vigil of House District 16 from her Republican challenger […]
There are 35 shopping days until Christmas, so get your butt moving. 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 […]
NOTE: Percentages reflect Colorado Pols’ estimated chances of winning in the 2026 General Election in Colorado. Numbers are not intended to estimate final margin of victory. *Indicates incumbent LAST UPDATE: December 8, 2025 U.S. SENATE (D) John Hickenlooper* (80%) Colorado’s most recognizable political name has never lost an election. He won’t in 2026, either. (D) Julie […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder He says it’s “tricky,” but George Brauchler, who was elected last week as the district attorney for a newly created judicial district in Colorado, is promising to “find a way” to allow local law enforcement to work with federal officials seeking to arrest immigrants, […]
The 2024 election will conclude in less than a month. Naturally, Republicans across the country have decided to focus their attention on the 2020 election as they make their final pitch to voters. Questioning the results of the 2020 Presidential Election rushed back in a big way last week during the closing moments of the Vice […]
Mail ballots in Colorado start, um, mailing one week from today. 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 on Facebook […]
Enjoy the last three days of “summer.” 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 on Facebook and the website formerly […]
Today is “World Water Monitoring Day,” which has since been renamed “World Water Monitoring Challenge” but should not be confused with “World Water Day.” Got it? 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 […]
The 2024 General Election is now just 55 days away. 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 on Facebook and […]
Happy Chrysanthemum Day! Please celebrate responsibly, and good luck spelling it correctly. 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 […]
There are exactly 60 days left until Election Day. 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 on Facebook and Twitter. […]
A release from Governor Jared Polis this afternoon celebrates the successful conclusion of a special session of the Colorado General Assembly, with the passage of property tax relief legislation that will–as long as all sides keep their word–result in the removal of two considerably more extreme property tax cut measures which have already qualified: “Today […]
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