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As the Denver Post reports: House Speaker Andrew Romanoff said Sunday he will ask the legislature to seek Colorado Supreme Court guidance on a bill being drafted to ensure Amendment 41 doesn’t ban things such as scholarships for government workers’ children. It’s a somewhat unusual move, Romanoff said, but one that would make it easier […]

Is the race for governor going to be a blowout for Democrat Bill Ritter? No. It will be much closer than the 10-15 points polls have indicated because these races always tighten up. Does Republican Bob Beauprez have the momentum in this race? Um, not really, and no-one in their right mind would say otherwise. […]

We’ve never wavered from our opinion that CD-5 probably isn’t winnable for a Democrat, despite the repeated follies of Republican Doug Lamborn. But this idea that Democrat Jay Fawcett could spring the upset is starting to get some legs, and the longer it continues, the more likely it is that Fawcett could end up getting […]

From MSNBC: Despite a call from a conservative newspaper for his resignation over his handling of a congressional sex scandal, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., intends to retain his leadership position. “House Speaker Dennis Hastert must do the only right thing, and resign his speakership at once,” The Washington Times said, in an editorial in […]

Yes, they really did. The race for governor could still be very close in November, but to anyone watching today – including, theoretically, a political REPORTER – there is no rationale by which you could call the race a “tossup” as this AP story claims. There are a lot of angles you could play up […]

Colorado Democratic Party chair Pat Waak has called on Secretary of State Gigi Dennis to resign. One terse paragraph below the fold. Playing Politics with Colorado’s Election Process CDP calls for Secretary of State’s immediate resignation DENVER Today, Colorado Democratic Party Chairwoman Pat Waak issued a statement on behalf of the Colorado Democratic Party calling […]

Those of you who were following election results online on Tuesday know that the Rocky Mountain News jumped the gun and called the CD-5 race for Jeff Crank for a brief time. Rocky editor John Temple explained what happened to Colorado Confidential: It’s correct that I miscalled the 5th in favor of Crank. The incorrect […]