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In a poll released by Denver-based RBI Strategies, and funded by ColoradoPols, former State Senator Chris Romer is leading both among Republicans and the wider electorate. Romer leads the field with 22%, with his closest competitors James Meija and Michael Hancock...

So far The Peak has been quiet on the race for the next Republican Party Chair of Colorado.But we want to make sure that these candidates stand up to as much public scrutiny as possible, so that Republicans across the Centennial State know who they're electing...

A few news reports in national media the past couple of weeks have made it clear how truly incompetent Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is at his job. Between being held in contempt by a judge for his "dismissive conduct" over approving oil driling permits in the Gulf,...

Infamous turncoat Debbie Stafford is planning to run for mayor of Aurora, according to the Colorado Statesman. Stafford notoriously defected from the Republican Party while still a State Representative in 2007, claiming she didn't like the feedback from her fellow...

If you haven't seen it yet, check out the tribute to David Harsanyi below by Kelly Maher of WhoSaidYouSaid (and the Campaigns & Elections list of Colorado Influencers). The video includes a long list of luminaries reading their favorite Harsanyi lines from...

Yesterday, Campaigns & Elections magazine, the campaign staffer's trade magazine, came out with a list of who they thought were the most influential Republicans and Democrats in Colorado politics.(PDF here and online list without detail here) The list was...

Lynn Bartels stays on top of the Morse per diem story today, reporting Morse's per diem requests for 2010 and his previous ethics complaint from last year. While this blog has hammered the media for the past couple of weeks over their lack of coverage, we have...

One of the biggest blokes in the Denver Post empire officially put this Mom and Pop right wing blog on the map yesterday.  We don't like to indulge our vanity, except on Tuesdays. So without further bloviation, check out Chuck Plunkett's post on the Peak,...

Last Saturday, Democrats in the Legislature held "Budget Listening Tour" meetings across the state, hoping to project the image that they were listening to their constituents and not just staging political rallies under the auspices of official business.A few...

Tim Pawlenty on a conference call with supporters and reporters this morning announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee. Pawlenty is now the first major candidate to form a committee. He has also posted an announcement video on his Facebook page....