CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
August 19, 2014 02:46 PM UTC
22 Comments
To save Modster some time, OK, I need to get in character. Deep cleansing breath. One, two, three and …… sputter, arglegarble… you guys are hypocrites because you say mean stuff about the wonderful Koch brothers and you're supposed to hate wealth! Gardner's going to have Udall tripping all over himself because he lied about Obamacare and.. sputter… running scared… arglegarble!
Actually, I was going to say this is a reasonable point from the Pols for a change. I personally believe Tom Steyer is a hypocrite since he made his money off of coal, and that the war on American energy is about weakening our nation and keeping us dependent on foreign nations. I applaud the Koch brothers for their fight to preserve American free market values.
But the Kochs and Steyer are welcome to engage in Colorado politics. It's the American way.
Does it surprise you to learn I'm not a hypocrite?
It would surprise me to learn anything from you, Modster.
I guess I have to agree, it is completely outrageous that we spend billions and billions importing sunshine and wind from all those terrorist nations!
So what if coal dust pollution causes a few thousand cases of lung disease each year? So what if all that CO2 causes droughts and violent weather?
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! The GOTP plan to strengthen America is working!
+100
Alfred Nobel made his money from dynamite. I guess it was hypoctical for him to establish a peace prize?
Fuck you, hypocritical moron! (As in, yes, both a hypocrite AND a moron.)
It is this sort of bullshit assertion that continually undercuts any chance you have of being taken seriously here…This is a talking point created by the American Petroleum Institute and is not based in reality.
Tell me, Moderatus…which one of the "Big 5" is an American company?
And which of the Big 5 are heavily invested in Iraq, and Russia, and in every other oil field across the globe? And which–if they ever were American–keep most of their holdings here now? Its a multi-national business and oil (especially, but all fossil fuel energy more and more) is fungible on a global market. Moddy spits up talking points, usually devoid of fact, like any good troll.
I really have a hard time thinking it hypocritical to support and cheer Steyer's campaign against Gardner. Because unless Gardner suddenly disavows all his positions mentioned in the ad, then Steyer is not lying or misrepresenting Gardner's positions.
The criticism of the Koch money is simply about the content of the ads being, uh, as far from the truth as possible. Besides Bill Koch lives in Colorado, so Charles and David's money isn't really all that out of state anyway.
Absolutely not.
The Kochs are advocating for their own benefit. Steyer is advocating for everyone else's.
They truly don't get the distinction.
You mean like billionaires who spend their money to fight to keep all their tax breaks and subsidies as opposed to those who spend to fight for more equitable tax distribution and expanding benefits for others?
More like OSHA and EPA regs which protect people from the harms of their business practices. You know: "Job-killing regulations."
It is possible to not want billionaires from either side to have an undue effect on elections.
Tell that to Citizens United and Supreme Court Chief Injustice Roberts
Whatever we might want we have to deal with what is.
oops. meant this as reply to Takeback who, if names are anything to go by, should know what's what in the real world.
Great pic, Daft.
If the Kochs saw it fit, they would have flooded this state with their cash.
Moo – the Kochs have flooded Colorado with their cash. See: Generation Opportunity ads, anti-Udall "Obamacare" ads, money for the recall elections to oust two Democratic Senators, etc, etc. I can provide links if you want them.
I am saying that they would have totally drowned everyone else out if the Kochs really were committed here and knew for certain they could win. This story should not change the narrative into who can buy elections.
Since Dems have reserved the lion's share of TV ad time, there's only so much the Koch's money can buy here. I predict plenty of fresh pro-Udall, anti-Gardner ads, as well as big support for Romanoff, in our future.
With the amount of money being spent on ads I predict we'll all be thoroughly sick of all of them, no matter who they're for or against. And moo has a point. Why would the Kochs and GOTP friends leave 56.8% of the TV ad space to be snapped up by Dems if this state was among their highest priorities?
Maybe Colorado Repugs have embarrassed their party, seriously under-performing in the most recent R favoring years, one time too many. Maybe the biggest money is going to more promising options elsewhere. Maybe even they think Gardner, Coffman and BWB are likely losers.