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Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter just cannot win these days. He takes a stand against Nancy Pelosi's bid for Speaker of the House, we assume to position himself for a U.S. Senate run, to show that he's an independent thinker here. Instead of the accolades we believe he...

Poor Diana DeGette, we can’t get enough of her sad, yet determined bid for the U.S. House whip race. It’s doomed, we’re told by everyone, but bless her heart for throwing everything she has at the race, including, uhm, candy. As Congress reconvenes today, I'm sending...

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter and Congressman-elect Jason Crow have gotten themselves, and the constituents they represent, into a political jam. Both promised not to vote for Nancy Pelosi to control the U.S. House as speaker — it was a huge issue in Crow’s campaign — but...

For the last four years, the Colorado State Senate, with its one-seat Republican majority, has acted as a backstop against radical Democrat proposals that passed through the lower chamber, many of which would have been signed by Governor Hickenlooper.  Starting in...

It's not just newly-elected Democrat Jason Crow who is rejecting Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the U.S. House. Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter also is voicing his opposition to Pelosi, which is awfully convenient since Pelosi has no real opposition at this point....

In a desperate grab for power, U.S. Rep. Diane DeGette is blatantly violating federal law by discriminating against congressional leaders. DeGette is running for House whip and says all of the current leaders are too old. Adding insult to injury, she incorrectly...

Enough about 2018, let’s talk abut 2020. How can U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, the soon-to-be lone Republican holding an office elected statewide, get reelected? Last time we checked (Tuesday night), Coloradans still like to keep the money they earn, and that plays to...

Has Colorado completely shifted to the bizarro world of leftist Boulder politics of tax and ban, or were motivated voters struck with a severe case of anti-Trump fever? We would argue the latter, and the Boulderization of Colorado is what we got in return. Not only...

Rational folks might think a decisive defeat of a ballot measure by the voters rejecting setbacks on oil and gas is a pretty solid message. But not for Governor-elect Jared Polis. In his eyes, the voters’ answer equals indecisiveness and therefore his government...

After Tuesday's election, the House and Senate picked leadership for the 2019 legislative session this afternoon. Here is a complete list, in case you're into that sort of palace intrigue. House Republicans House Minority Leader: Patrick Neville (Castle Rock)...