(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%
Good reporting from KRDO-TV’s Lindsay Watts, working the story of Rep. Laura Bradford’s skirting of a DUI charge because of a state law preventing a legislator’s arrest whole traveling to of from a legislative session or committee hearing. More to the story worth adding: Backlash continues against a Colorado lawmaker who avoided a possible DUI […]
We wrote last week that House Republicans got off to a rough start in the first days of the Colorado legislative session by demanding a vote on a Constitutional Convention that was never going to happen; the move was entirely political — intended to get folks like Rep. Sal Pace and Joe Miklosi on the […]
Mythology abounds and rules our lives. Paul Krugman wites often about the Confidence Fairie … cut government expenditures, lay off enough workers, and the Confidence Fairie will appear to deliver the Great Economic Rebound. ABC reports that “Iowa is too close to call,” as if we were a nation of sturdy farmers stepping forth into […]
For months, I’ve been begging reporters to ask Secretary of State Scott Gessler for evidence when he claims there’s actual, real-life, happening-now election fraud in Colorado. Reporters should also show Gessler evidence when he makes claims that contradict facts that are admittedly obscure but should be known inside and out by the Secretary of State. […]
The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected the new maps for State House and Senate districts approved in September. As Fox 31 reports: Several state lawmakers saw their seats become a lot more competitive under the new map, drawn by Entravision CEO Mario Carerra, the unaffiliated chairman of — and swing vote on — the 11-member […]
(Gessler doesn’t need to show you any stinking “evidence” – promoted by Colorado Pols) In an an article in the Pueblo Chieftain Thurs, Secretary of State Scott Gessler was quoted as saying, as he has in the past, that some mail-in ballots are fraudulent. The Chieftain reported: Verifying the validity of voters’ signatures on mail-in […]
Ideally, if a reporter quotes someone who makes an allegation that’s not supported by facts or proof of some kind, the reporter would say so. But, if you’ve ever been a reporter, you know that’s easier said than done. In a quotation, sometimes the line between a fact and opinion is unclear, and sometimes it’s […]
We’re kind of surprised by what seems to be a pushback attempt on the principal story from this week’s election in Pueblo County. On Election Day, Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert Ortiz put out a statement showing that, based on preliminary returns as of the night before, “inactive–failed to vote” voters who received ballots in the […]
(We call this phenomenon “GOP amnesia” – promoted by Colorado Pols) In its coverage of the release of Hickenlooper’s proposed state budget, The Denver Post predicted a partisan battle in the state legislature next year over Hick’s proposal to suspend Senior Homestead Exemption, which gives some seniors a property-tax break and costs the state around […]
(Okay, so don’t cut the post office “in half” then? – promoted by Colorado Pols) The U.S. Postal Service, as you may know, is trying to save money by closing post offices in rural areas, like the district of Rep. Scott Tipton. This prompted Tipton and fellow Congressman Cory Gardner to deliver a letter, electionically […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) I had a hard time believing it, when the Denver Daily News closed back in June. The free daily seemed to be growing and doing well. I was thinking its chances of survival were greater than The Denver Post’s. Then it was gone, with no real explanation of why […]
(Gardner’s adventures in AM radio continue – promoted by Colorado Pols) “The Amy Oliver Show made national news,” Amy Oliver told her KFKA listeners Aug. 11, reading the headline from The Hill, a Washington-DC blog, “GOP lawmaker OK with dismantling DOT.” “That’s not exactly what he said,” Oliver explained to her radio audience, apparently forgetting […]
If you watch local TV news in different cities around the country, and I’m not suggesting you do so, you see that a small number of stations have political beat reporters, but most do not. Why? “Most stations where politics is a beat with dedicated reporter happen to be in places where politics is part […]
Two stories out of Grand Junction–first, KJCT-TV: Mesa County’s Commissioners are publicly opposing a lawsuit that threatens the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, of TABOR… The plaintiffs in Kerr vs The State of Colorado say governments must be able to raise money in order to function. They say TABOR keeps governments from properly serving citizens and […]
(Tipton had better straighten this out, and soon. In politics the coverup is almost always worse than the crime, and Tipton’s in danger of making this look like a bigger scandal (whether it is or not) by not getting his story straight. – promoted by Colorado Pols) In another exemplary radio interview on the conservative Steamboat […]
I had planned to write a diary sometime late yesterday regarding my personal knowledge and insights into the unfortunate accusations and down right lies lodged against Scott McInnis. Off and on during the course of the afternoon when time permitted I accessed CPols and was truly astounded at the continued level of hatred and contempt […]
Massive civil rights rallies have been planned for today across the country (Denver’s rally is at 5:30 at City Park) to coincide with the anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As The New York Times reports: Labor unions and civil rights groups, joined by many other liberal organizations, are holding hundreds […]
(Not on our watch, payday lending spammers – promoted by Colorado Pols) Payday lenders are trooping back to the General Assembly, lining up lobbyists and scheming to put the bite back into payday loans. It was only last year that Colorado legislators came together to reform payday lending, and it was hailed as one of […]
I don’t understand why the Denver Post editorial board insists that Governor Hickenlooper repeal Governor Ritter’s decision to allow state workers to organize and collectively bargain. It sounds as though they are saying that state workers are the reason for the fiscal mess that we’re in right now. Nothing could be further from the […]
The Colorado Statesman reports on a Monday Republican meeting in Northglenn where two of the candidates for GOP State Chair — Ryan Call and Leondray Gholston — pitched their candidacies to the faithful masses. Two of the other candidates for GOP Chair, Ted Harvey and Bart Baron, were not in attendance, but Gholston had plenty […]
As The Colorado Independent reports, Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn is claiming to have seen the light on earmarks: Colorado Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn has come out strong this year against earmarks. He joined the Tea Party caucus dedicated to fighting government waste and he enthusiastically signed onto the GOP House pledge against earmarking, or the […]
Tough follow-up questioning is so much more fun to watch than the wimpy kind-and it makes for better informed voters besides (as long as it’s fair). Case in point: CBS4’s Gloria Neal’s exchange Saturday night with Ken Buck over the question, “Will you really make a raped woman carry a child to full term?” Fair […]
“Right now the only person talking about social issues in this campaign is Betsy Markey.” That’s what Cory Gardner told Al Malmbert Oct. 5 on KCOL Fox News Radio AM 600 in Loveland. You’d think Malmberg might have pointed out to Gardner that, hey, Malmberg himself had just asked Gardner about social issues, so it’s […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Ken Buck is clueless about Veterans issues. In a state where we have 460,000 veterans, with 4 major military installations heavily involved in two major wars (including the Colorado National Guard) the GOP nominee has yet to put out a single substantive statement on where he stands on National […]
( – promoted by ClubTwitty) The BIG Newspaper yesterday referenced an exchange between U.S. Senate candidates Ken Buck and Michael Bennet over a Bennet TV ad showing Buck making a series of statements. The Post reports Buck as saying Colorado media determined the Bennet ad to be untrue. Assuming Buck is referring to the fact […]
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