President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%↑
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(R) Jeff Hurd
(D) Adam Frisch
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
52%↑
48%↓
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
June 08, 2015 12:06 PM UTC
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The nexus between religion and politics isn't trending in the direction the Right-wing wishes it was http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2015/06/08/how-nonreligious-nones-are-driving-lgbt-equality-us
I may not agree with Morrissey's decision, but this is just clown shoes. The recall is meant to remove elected officials who have become corrupt, not remove them for doing something you don't agree with. The whole initiative/referendum/recall process has become so bastardized that it's high time to scrap them.
Sounds pretty stupid to me, too.
It sounds EXTREMELY stupid to me. Nothing better to waste their $$$ on? If they were smart, they'd get ahead of the ball and vet Michael Carrigan, and if he comes up wanting, then get behind a credible opponent.
But why do that when they can try to recall Mitch Morrissey.
Well…when you have so fucking much money….thanks, Citizens United….Thanks, SCOTUS….
and, ummm….”If they were smart”….Frank…c,mon man….;)
One could argue that a complete lack of prosecutions of officers in 11 years IS corruption.
But this is a stupid idea with Morrissey being term-limited out next year. If you want change at this late date, make a difference by promoting someone in the election. By forcing a recall election, the petitioners are just as likely to find themselves caught in a sudden election without time to get a good candidate before the voters.
Just curious, Pols – why not mention the one candidate who has declared that he is running for Bennet's seat? Darryl Glenn has raised $26K, (as of April 2015), is campaigning seriously, and has actually declared for the office.
I mean, I agree with you that he is lightweight politically, super-conservative in the tea party vein, but he's going to get some military votes even if he has no military policy specifics. He's kind of a smooth talker, and has won his EPCO comissionerships handily.
You're probably right that "You’ll see Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in drag before you see Glenn in the Senate."
But I think that you should at least mention Glenn's candidacy.
Well, the fact that he has raised only $26,000 (as a "serious" candidate) plays a role. Hell, we're surprised that he raised that much, and Bennet raised $2 million in the first quarter. $26k is peanuts in a U.S. Senate race — you could do that with 6-7 max donors.
We get a variation of this question all the time. Our basic rule of thumb is that it must be at least plausible for a candidate to win the election in order for us to pay much attention. Anybody can fill out paperwork and build a website. Put it this way: If the 2016 Senate election were held 100 times, do you honestly think Glenn could win even once?
Probably not. But I will remind you that I raised the specter of Gordon Klingenschmitt running and winning HD15, way before he was on anyone's radar, including Pols, as a "serious candidate".
I could probably find the original comment or diary if I try.
To be clear: I don't want Glenn to win, or to get the nomination. It is much more likely that the state GOP will nominate some plain vanilla candidate who will offend the fewest people. But I have investigated Glenn – he's personable, intelligent, military, sounds good, will allow the GOP to say that they're not racist by nominating him. They could do a lot worse. And probably will.
Michael Carrigan isn't the only candidate. State Rep. Beth McCann is in the race also.
Udall, once again downplaying is obnoxious, insulting, single-issue campaign. What he should have learned was that the kind of campaign that he ran didn't match with Coloradoans who by-and-large aren't single issue voters. He started too soon, he continued too long and he never stopped. In addition to that, he did serious damage to the Democratic Party and its candidates for years to come, but simply taking the abortion issue out of their hands as a bat to beat Republicans over the head with.