CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
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President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
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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%
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CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
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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
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State House Majority
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October 07, 2014 06:48 AM UTC
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Todays' quote kinda sums up my attitude toward our trolls….
excellent point.
I think comparing these insignificant piss ants to tyrants is giving them way too much credit.
Udall will win +4
Hickenlooper +6
Colorado legislature stays D enough.
US Senate does not go R.
Obama will still be president, climate change will continue, the CA drought will end in mud slides and floods, price of solar electricity continues to drop, personhood will lose, college tuition will strangle another generation of Americans (tuition is zero in Germany, Finalnd and most of Europe and where it's not zero it's very affordable), and we will have casualties fighting to save Syria, Iran, Iraq and others in the region from IS.
The unknowns:
Will there be a casino at Arapahoe Park?
Will Colorado ag figure out the industrial hemp market? Gourmet hops?
Will the counties commissioners ever make development pay its own way?
Will the CoPols posters ever learn to ignore the shills and the shrill, or will one or two outlandish posters always define the argument of the day?
How good are the Orioles?
MADCO…good to hear from you…
I hope all is well. We miss you around here…are you back full time or is this a drive-by?
Even if a drive-by it's nice to see.
Thank you. And yes.
You still owe me.
In fact, this is true.
Ps
Sometime between the first week of November and the first week of January, Kasich, Portman and Bush (all three if the Ds are smart) will start getting real front runner treatment. Palin too if she puts out another best seller.
We are in for another round of Republican 7 Dwarves……..bad for the country, good for the comedians.
Does that mean Sarah will be Snow White???
No, no, no, she is the wicked witch.
Palin would be awesome! Crank up the enthusiasm in the brain-dead and pull the debates to the right. Portman and Kasich are so low name recognition/low charisma, I don't see them getting traction. Bush actually has some thoughtful positions on issues, which disqualify him as a RINO for being data rather than ideology driven.
MADCO(w) is back! Just in time for canvassing!
I don't know who MADCO is. But the last question should be: how good are the Royals? Regards, C.H.B.
Madco is an long time Colpols participant who's been gone for awhile and has been missed.
Nice to hear form you, Madco!
ooh, time for some Nov 4 prognosticatin'?
Udall & Hick = strong win
Romanoff = weak/moderate win (time to show angry Mike the exit)
Amd 67 & Personhood pissants lose AGAIN (does persistence = denial?)
Amd 68, Props 104 & 105 all lose (don't hate on me, just sayin')
Gas prices up, climate change worsens, GOP/FOX panty-soiling fear mongering up, sexism/racism attacks up prepping for '16 kick-off, entitled Hillary primaried, GOP clown car gassed up and waiting as the asshats pile in, and ColPol trolls start open, honest, and logically reasoned discourse with fellow Pol fans.
Interesting bio you have there, ma'am:
"Gas Prices Up"
Don't think so. RBOB gasoline is at $2.36 USD and the short term forecast is for lower oil prices.
agree gas prices going down WTI at $89 and change read somewhere price goes down around elections.
think people are going to trend towards snake bit on flying as well.
Madco, We've missed your shadowy outline.
Another Democratic Gov all for fracking and willing to bend the truth for our Big Extractor Class.
Why does the bold leadership exhibited by Democratic electeds (almost) always come at the expense of the Democratic base and democratic principles?
VICE: Why Won’t Our 'Environmental President' Stop Fracking on Public Land?
he went into office trying to win over R's.
That worked out really well.
Markey and Salazar in the House and Sens. Udall and Bennet have done the same thing and they helped cripple Obama's presidency:
Restrain they did. This behavior is a socio-pathy found only in Democrats that makes them afraid of their own shadow and creates an impossible to fill urge to try to gain Repub votes and the kudos of the press for being "bipartisan". (Google "udall kudlow social security" for the most egregious example.) And causes them to betray the very promises they made to those who put them in power (see: Obama, Cuomo, Udall, et al.)
Lest ye forget Michael Bennet is the man behind the Udall – and all D US Senate – campaign right now and, though I want Udall to win and will vote for him (Bulletin!), if I ever see him on the street I'll call him the Coward he is and will never forgive him for this "let's cut Social Security" and "let's have a Balanced Budget Amendment" BULLSHIT.
This is also why I wish CPols would put a little more emphasis on issues and not just whether an office holder has a (D) behind their name.
Atrios harps on this quite a bit as well:
Shit Is Fucked Up And Bullshit
"We" get a bit richer every year, on a per capita basis, but most of us are getting poorer.
I can't quantify this, but I do sense that as the great stagnation creeps up through the income distribution, as we go from things sucking for the bottom 40% to the bottom 50% to the bottom 60% (etc.), as people increasingly see that there's no possible way for their kids to have the kind of life that they had, that attitudes are changing. People who thought they won the meritocracy lottery are seeing things a bit differently.
Of course we need some politicians to champion some policies to help people, but Third Way.
Udall is an Honorary Co-Chair of The Third Way.
I'm sorry but Obama never ran as a tree hugging liberal. He ran as a pro-business centrist, just like Bill Clinton. If you thought you were voting for a progressive champion, you weren't paying attention.
I'm well aware of how Obama positioned himself during his campaigning. And, no, sad to say, his actions don't surprise me in the slightest.
More excuses for dem losses on the way. Per the Hill:
“A month ago or two months ago, I would have said we could probably lose four, five, or six seats, and still have a legitimate shot next cycle,” said one national Democratic strategist closely following House races.
“But if we lose double digits, there’s no way we can keep talking about 2016. That’s not a rebuilding year — that’s trying to survive.”
Romanoff's race is no longer a toss-up.
Too bad, so sad.
Everyone, from now on, every time you see this POS show up to crap in our punchbowl each day (he's only here to bait, not to discuss), let's all consider just responding with a simple "Fuck you" — or "phuc ewe" if you prefer. But please, let's not treat this worthless, vile piece of filth as anything worthy of respect.
I agree and here is news that is better to talk about :http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/07/democratic-campaign-outre_n_5944904.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
My favorite quote from the article : "But Republican campaigns appear to be underperforming either on the ground or in the air in Michigan, North Carolina, Kansas and Colorado." [NYT]
Obama is real popular so being his lap dog is a good thing, right?
That is dated back in March – you ignorant troll – you are showing how desperate you are now – can't even find a current article to support your talking points. You never did answer my other post – Is your rash gone now? And "phuc ewe"
Phuc ewe.
Go back to your flock of nervous sheep, turd blossom
no one cares what you think….
I think he posts here to make the gop look pathetic.
He's a soulless, gutless, immoral, paid Koch troll with a turd quota to fill.
And from what he posted yesterday a very bad rash. To think these are his good points.
I saw that. You had an excellent response.
"Per the Hill…….." By chance, which Hill are you referring to? Might that be the highest hill that I know of in North America, Bull Hill? For the record, Bull Hill is a high 13er near Mount Elbert.
Regards, C.H.B.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/fundraising/219826-house-dems-weve-been-abandoned
con man cory keeps trying to run away from his past :http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/republicans-climate-change_n_5941866.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
Apparently, Dudley Brown is even too nutty for the nuttiest of gun nuts.
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/07/my_day_at_the_gun_nuts_confab_blunt_talk_high_drama_and_mass_paranoia/
He's mentioned toward the end. My favorite line? "Brown’s name drew as many hisses as Eric Holder’s"
With any luck Dudley and Brophy will pack their knapsacks and head off to DC with Ken Buck…
Dudley backed Renfroe. Nice try.
I have a hunch the whole lot of them still abide by "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" model. (you might Google Perry Buck, Dudley and Jim Kerr and report back what you find).
Ammosexuals shoot bigger loads!
I wish Dems and other liberal groups hadn't just caved in to Susan Collins :http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/07/1334857/–ME-Sen-Shenna-Bellows-shows-how-to-do-an-ad-against-a-popular-incumbent
Guys, guys — check out what these amoral GOTP vermin are doing AGAIN here in Colorado, so DESPERATE are they, and so obviously afraid that they're about to lose:
Conservative Groups Use Aurora Shooting Photo In Attack Ads… Again
And another Circuit falls to the librul corruption of America:
Ninth Circuit rules in favor of marriage equality!
Subject change for today's open thread:
This is a kind of long article but if you have any interest in the direction education reforms and policies have been heading and where that direction has been coming from, I think you will find it quite illuminating. I've always observed that most of the parade of reform theories in education seem to have had precious little grounding in anything factual, any reliable studies, any hard evidence. Turns out it's mainly what sounds good to billionaires, some altruistic, most in it for the profit, none with any experience or expertise in the field of education.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/the-plot-against-public-education-111630.html?hp=l4#.VDST1_ldW_S
Small schools do work, or placing kids in small pods that move together through most of the day works, as well. Teacher collaboration and focus on students as individuals are both important. I haven't been in a classroom for quite a while, but meeting the kids where they are is important. Too many underperforming schools have children not ready to learn, they don't have adequate support or are somewhat shell shocked from a hostile environment. Because of these things, among others, a high school with 2,000 students can be a problem if not properly structured.
I am " preaching to the choir", of course. Paying teachers well and giving them the resources they need is essential. Teaching the whole child is necessary, it's the only thing.