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DEMOCRATS’ DIE HARD MOTTO: Tax and Spend, Not Tax and Refund
Can you hear that? It’s the footsteps of Democrats scrambling around the Capitol trying to figure out yet another end run around TABOR in light of news that excess marijuana revenue might lead to a tax refund (gasp!). State coffers are slated to bring in about $40...
PREDICTABLE: Connect for Health Colorado Already Demanding More Money Despite Lousy Record
Less than a week after trying to convince the parents they could be trusted to be left alone for a weekend, the Connect for Health Colorado kids proved to be anything but responsible. Like any good business would, C4HC decided the best way to make up for a lack of...
A CLOSER LOOK AT MESSAGING: Udall Trifecta Defined – Canceled Insurance, More Expensive Coverage, Fewer Options
We’ve already discussed ad nauseam the Udall trifecta: Canceled Insurance, More Expensive Coverage, Fewer Options. And, the Colorado Division of Insurance's refusal to mix fruit is kind of interesting: "When someone goes from this plan to this plan, it's not a fair...
BREAKING: Rasmussen Poll Shows Gov. Hickenlooper Has Low Ceiling
In a poll released by Rasmussen today, Governor John Hickenlooper leads all GOP opponents, but Coloradans make it clear they’re looking for an alternative. Of the three GOP candidates polled against Hickenlooper (Bob Beauprez’s announcement into the race happened too...
$LEEPLE$$ NIGHT: Udall Find$ Rea$on to $tay Up Late
You may have missed the snoozefest that Senator Mark Udall and Democrats staged on Tuesday night. Taking a page from Republican U.S. Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, Democrats took to the Senate floor to, get this, make sure global warming was getting the attention it...
JOLLY GOOD: What Florida’s Special Election Win Means For Colorado
We often don’t bother with other states, because frankly we live in Colorado, so who gives a damn about the rest. But, let’s take a quick trip to Florida where Republican David Jolly shouldn’t have won in Florida's 13th Congressional District special election last...
ANALYSIS: Why Colorado Media Markets are a Problem for Udall
Colorado only has a handful of media markets that serve the population centers of our state, which is making it really hard for liberal U.S. Sen. Mark Udall’s whole “define Cory Gardner first strategy” to actually be successful. Udall and Colorado Democratic Party...
FULL OF IT: What Headline Lacks in Context, Makes Up for in Theatrics
The Denver Post’s top headline today reminds us more than a little of George W. Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” banner. In huge letters across the top of the physical newspaper that scream “we don’t know what context is” “UNINSURED RATE DROPS”, The Post goes...
BEYOND THE TOPLINE: Diving Into the Numbers Behind Newest Rasmussen U.S. Senate Poll
Why has seemingly every Democratic activist and surrogate piled on Rep. Cory Gardner using every stereotypical “Republicans are the devil” attack imaginable as of late? They know their boy Udall is on the ropes. In a poll put out by Rasmussen Reports on Monday,...
OUCH: A History Lesson For Morgan Carroll and CO Senate Dems
After getting crushed in last summer’s recall elections and watching Amendment 66 get trounced at the ballot box, we have seen the Democrats make a last-ditch effort to save their one-seat majority in the state Senate by largely flying under the radar this session. ...
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