THE PENDULUM SWINGS: Poll Shows All Hope Not Lost for GOP

As reporters, operatives and analysts continue discussing Colorado’s election results, one thing is becoming abundantly clear: messaging matters most. That’s the theme this week, at least. There’s hard evidence from the results to underscore this...

WEAK BENCH: Democrats Go Deep for 2020 Gardner Challenge

Republicans in need of a little post-Election Day cheering up need look no further than the bench of Democrats lining up to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner in 2020. We can’t tell if the Denver Post is serious or just had a slow news day, but here are the...

COMMRADE CLUELESS: Polis’s Madcap Plan for Ineffectiveness

We gave Jared Polis the benefit of the doubt he would have some sort of clue how to govern Colorado if he were actually elected governor. It’s quickly becoming apparent we gave him too much credit. In interview after interview, the governor-elect is still sketchy...

PERLMUTTER’S BACKPEDAL: He Was Against Pelosi Before He Was For Her

It didn’t take long for U.S. Rep. Ed Pelmutter to backpedal on his opposition to Nancy Pelosi for House speaker. The once leader of the rebellion (as of Tuesday night) told the Associated Press on Wednesday that making other changes in party leadership other than...

HQ2: Did Colorado Ever Have a Chance?

Earlier this week, Amazon announced that it had selected Washington, D.C. and New York, N.Y. as co-second headquarters. The question we have to ask is whether Denver really ever had a chance. While proposals were confidential, the cities competing for the new...