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We’ve updated The Big Line, and here’s a quick rundown of how we see things shaping up at this point… GOVERNOR Make no mistake – this is still Gov. Bill Ritter’s race to lose. But that doesn’t mean he won’t lose it, because his base isn’t exactly energized to help him in 2010. Ritter’s biggest […]

Nothing you wouldn’t expect from longtime GOP and 527 attorney Scott Gessler, but it makes for one heck of a laugh track to his campaign for Secretary of State–as the Denver Post reports: Gov. Bill Ritter signed a major bill aimed at reforming Colorado’s initiative petition process Friday, one week after a Republican secretary of […]

While Dick Wadhams was re-elected as chairman of the state Republican Party, Republicans are still lining up left and right for top elected offices. Several candidates for statewide office were allowed to speak at the state GOP dinner over the weekend; the full list is below… The following people spoke about potential candidacies for statewide […]

We’ve updated The Big Line, with two significant additions: – Republican Marc Holtzman will almost certainly run for Governor, so he’s moved up the list. No word on an expected announcement, but at this point it would be a surprise if he did not run in 2010. – Longtime GOP attorney Scott Gessler has filed […]

As the Rocky Mountain News reports: A home-builders association has filed complaints against five lawmakers, accusing them of violating campaign reporting laws. Two of the legislators call the complaints nothing more than political payback. The Colorado Association of Home Builders filed the complaints with the secretary of state to make sure that campaign finance law […]

Wearing a flak jacket and speaking from atop an up-armored Humvee, SPEAKER ROMANOFF SEEKS ‘CEASEFIRE’ IN BATTLE OVER AMENDMENT 41 Two Groups on Opposite Sides of Ethics Initiative Agree to Ask Supreme Court for Guidance DENVER – On Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 1:30pm, House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D-Denver) will announce plans for a “ceasefire” […]

From Colorado Confidential: Judge Rappaport turned down the injunction claiming “I do not have the authority to extend voting in Denver County” according to Kerri Rebresh reporting live from Denver District Court. Scott Gessler spoke on behalf of the Colorado GOP to oppose the Democrats’ request for relief.

Lost amid the news of BeauprezGate over the weekend was word that Bob Beauprez’s attorney attack dog Scott Gessler stopped attacking former gubernatorial candidate Marc Holtzman. Gessler had been chasing Holtzman for alleged violations of coordination concerning the No on Referenda C&D campaign last fall (Holtzman was accused of using the No campaign to advance […]