Top Ten Colorado Politics Stories of 2019
Here’s our definitive recap of the wild wooly year in Colorado politics that was 2019.
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Get Ready For CD-8, Colorado
As the Wall Street Journal reports: New state population totals released Monday offer fresh signs of how southern and western states will gain political power after the 2020 census. The figures from the Census Bureau measure changes to state populations for the year ended July 1. Because they come less than a year before the […]
Steyer, Griswold Talk Vote Suppression (Elsewhere)
UPDATE: It’s been suggested, not unreasonably, that we should better acknowledge former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s large donations in support of Democratic campaigns–including a $50 million pledge this month to House Democrats following the vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Bloomberg and the other wealthy self-funding candidates in the primary have faced criticism over […]
Get More Smarter on Tuesday (December 3)
There are 21 shopping days left until Christmas; you may officially begin to panic. In the meantime, let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio/visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show […]
Andrew Romanoff’s Troubled Immigration Record Revisited
The 2020 Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Colorado has been spun as a two-way battle between political veterans, former Gov. John Hickenlooper versus former Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, but also between two competing ideologies: Hickenlooper being characterized (pejoratively) as a “moderate” Democrat, while Romanoff has fashioned himself in this race as the “progressive […]
Get More Smarter on Wednesday (November 13)
Happy first day of public impeachment hearings…day. Please celebrate responsibly. Now, let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio/visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show or The Get More Smarter Podcast. […]
Steve House Gets a Little Silly on Veterans Day
Congressman Jason Crow (D-Aurora) is a former Army Ranger who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq and was awarded a Bronze Star. Crow honored American service members on Veterans Day on Monday by thanking them for their service and attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial in Denver. Steve House is one […]
2019 Election Winners and Losers
The 2019 election isn’t quite finished yet, but we’re not waiting for Aurora to announce our Winners and Losers from the cycle. WINNERS Mayors Incumbent mayoral candidates won re-election in several cities, including Lakewood, Arvada, Longmont, and Greeley. Voters in Broomfield also welcomed back former Mayor Pat Quinn. Incumbent victories might have more to do […]
Get More Smarter on Thursday (November 7)
Happy Hungarian Opera Day! Please celebrate responsibly. Now, let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio/visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show or The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget […]
Election Night 2019 Open Thread
UPDATE 9:05PM: Proposition DD is now the nailbiter of the night: Colorado's Proposition DD, to allow sports betting: Yes/For: 568,793 votes (50.01%)No/Against: 568,460 votes (49.99%) Just remarkably close, 333 votes, at this point. #copolitics — Justin Wingerter (@JustinWingerter) November 6, 2019 —– UPDATE 8:02PM: Proposition DD is now trailing by about 2,000 votes. —– UPDATE […]