(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 simmering controversy in arch-conservative Weld County is playing out mostly under the radar of preoccupied local media, as the county perhaps best known for being the center of an ill-fated attempt to secede from the rest of Colorado a decade ago defends a county commission redistricting plan that not only divides and reduces the […]
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 […]
“When tempest tossed, embrace chaos.” –Dean Koontz
Colorado’s temporary member of Congress Rep. Greg “Please Don’t Google Me” Lopez, elected in June to serve out the remainder of ex-Rep. Ken Buck’s term without posing a primary threat to carpetbagging sensation Rep. Lauren Boebert, is wrapping up his brief foray in office by glomming onto the incipient and much-hyped campaign by billionaire Elon […]
It’s not your fault; you haven’t been bad. House Republicans are scrambling (again) to figure out a way to fund the government (again) before an end-of-week deadline. As The Hill newspaper reports: Congressional negotiators are struggling to reach a deal to keep the government’s lights on past Dec. 20. Text of a continuing resolution (CR) […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally published at the Colorado Times Recorder Rep. Matthew Soper, a state representative from Colorado’s Western Slope region, took to X (formerly Twitter) arguing for an end to birthright citizenship. Soper (R-Delta) wrote on X on Dec. 9: “It is time the U.S. evolve our legal system from one of jus soli to […]
There are 12 shopping days left until Christmas. Wait…what? Crap. 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… ► Democratic State Rep. […]
Axios reports on the looming threat of President re-elect Donald Trump’s promised campaign of mass deportations to begin when he retakes office on January 20th, in particular how it could effect the nation’s vital and immigrant labor-dependent meatpacking industry–which could directly affect the conservative Colorado city of Greeley, home to thousands of such workers staffing […]
We haven’t heard much from Congressman-elect Jeff Crank since he defeated Colorado Republican Party Chair Dave Williams in the June Primary for the GOP nomination in CO-05 (Colorado Springs). As expected, Crank had no trouble winning the General Election for the right to replace retiring Rep. Doug Lamborn, and now he’s starting to speak up…though […]
UPDATE: Colorado Democratic Party chairman Shad Murib agrees that Rep. Stephanie Luck’s role in this incident raises questions: So eager to stick it to the Secretary of State that Rep. Luck broke the law herself? It’s looking more like the Tina Peters case all the time. —– We wrote last Monday about a luncheon event […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally published at the Colorado Times Recorder A Christian nationalist college founded by one of the country’s top anti-gay and anti-abortion conservatives is celebrating U.S. Rep.-elect Gabe Evans (R-CO) as its “first-ever graduate to be elected” to Congress. The undergraduate institution, called Patrick Henry College (PHC), doesn’t hide its alignment with […]
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 […]
As CNN reports, after two weeks of “outreach” to skeptical Republican U.S. Senators, the nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as the nation’s Secretary of Defense is hanging by a pube: Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, told CNN “no” he’s not dropping out despite facing a tough path […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) As published at the Colorado Times Recorder “Pro-family” activists worked hard to elect Donald Trump and other GOP candidates this fall. The nonprofit Family Policy Alliance, which partners with Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, says it mobilized voters through 12 million emails in swing states and brought 850,000 new Christian voters to the polls. […]
The 2024 election cycle in Colorado is almost complete, with just one significant recount still underway for control of a State House seat in Colorado Springs. Once that outcome is final, it will be time for Republicans to do some financial accounting for 2024…and the numbers won’t look very good at all. Should Republican Rebecca Keltie […]
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” –Edmund Burke
As the Aurora Sentinel’s Cassandra Ballard reports, despite half-hearted attempts by Aurora’s Republican Mayor Mike Coffman to combat rampant misinformation about the city spread in large part by Donald Trump in stump speeches throughout the country including just inside the boundaries of Aurora itself, a member of the GOP-controlled Aurora City Council, Danielle Jurinsky, who […]
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 […]
To quote Laura Helmuth: “The moral arc of the universe isn’t going to bend itself.” 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… […]
UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark profiles Chris Wright’s “fracking evangelist” views such as the “fearmongering” of linking climate change to extreme weather events, the warm fuzzy upside of global warming, the non-existence of a climate “crisis” of any kind, and other boardroom bromides you’ll be excited to hear from the next Secretary of Energy: —– Among […]
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 […]
As CNN reports, in addition to demanding the U.S. Senate abandon its responsibility to confirm Cabinet nominees, Trump 2.0 is in several notable cases sidestepping the usual process of vetting nominees via background checks conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations: President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some […]
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: April 1, 2026 U.S. SENATE (D) John Hickenlooper* (80%) Colorado’s most recognizable political name has never lost an election. (D) Julie Gonzales (20%) Gonzales earned top […]
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast…The Big Orange Guy is assembling a rogue’s gallery of cabinet members to most likely destroy the entire federal government from the inside out, making people like us breathe a sigh of relief when comparative normies like Marco Rubio get appointed as Secretary of State. Next, two leading Colorado Democrats […]
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