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Can’t see the audio player? Click here. As you can hear (listen above) it’s getting really, over-the-top nasty in Douglas County’s normally-uncontroversial school board elections–the Denver Post reported earlier this week: The Republican endorsement of four candidates for Douglas County schools has turned what is normally a routine nonpartisan election into a pitched battle. On […]

The 2010 election is more than a year away, and most polls at this point in any race are about as accurate as career advice from Jay Cutler. So for political junkies, the quarterly fundraising reports are the best way to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of an individual campaign. The amount of money a […]

(Shires, Gessler and Musgrave–oh my! – promoted by Colorado Pols) Western Tradition Partnership, a Montana-based 501(c)4 that was active in Garfield County in 2008, announced today that it was sending out mailers targeting Betsy Markey for her cap and trade vote. Details at my Coloradoan blog: http://bit.ly/616oo To the best of my knowledge, this is […]

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 […]