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STEP AWAY FROM THE PRIMARY: Cory Gardner Endorses Trump 2020
As one election cycle ends, another one immediately rises to take its place. Not wasting any time playing coy, this week Senator Cory Gardner put his support behind President Trump for the 2020 election. In a statement to the Independent Journal Review, Gardner...
PRIMARY PROBLEM: Mike Johnston to Challenge Cory Gardner (If He Can Win the Primary)
Eight months ago, Democrat former state Sen. Mike Johnston spent $8 million of Michael Bloomberg and his friend's money to come in a distant third in the Democrat gubernatorial primary. That sort of "lighting cash on fire" approach won't stop Johnston in his quest for...
DOUBLING DOWN: DougCo Super Won’t Condemn Crazed Teacher-on-Student Verbal Assault
In the storm of fake news coverage of the Covington Catholic High School students in Washington this month, a DougCo teacher felt the need to chime in on Twitter. Michelle Grissom joined the mob, calling the young men #HitlerYouth. Grissom teaches social studies to...
PRIORITY CHECK: Polis Needs Energy Industry for His Education Spending
Gov. Jared Polis urged his Democratic-controlled legislature to hurry up and pass a spending bill for $227 million to pay for “free” kindergarten. Ironically, the spending call comes on the heels of Polis backpedaling on $250 million in payroll tax cuts, reductions he...
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS: Political Gamblers Ignore Hick, Bennet, Include The Rock Instead
As the Denver press corps continues HickWatch 2020 (and, following his super-duper-believable meltdown on the Senate floor, BennetGlance 2020), we thought we'd hop over to the betting markets to see what the smart money thinks. Turns out, actual bettors don't think...
DEBATES START IN JUNE: Little Love for Colorado Dem Contenders
The Washington, D.C. press corps, soothsayers of Democratic presidential politics, are just not excited about the possible candidacy of either Colorado pols circling the proverbial hat ring. The names of former Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Michael Sen. Bennet are...
BIG SHOCK: Polis All Talk, No Payroll Tax Cut for You
After all his talk and campaign promise of an income tax reduction, Gov. Polis abandoned his support this week for paycheck relief and refused to send anyone from his administration to testify on behalf of the cut. Not surprisingly, Democrats also declined to lend...
BLOWHARD: Bennet’s “Epic” Speech Shows He Was for the Wall Before He Was Against It
The Colorado political blogosphere erupted last week in response to Senator Bennet’s screaming rhetoric on the floor of the Senate. The response came from both sides of the aisle: Democrats excited about him actually showing signs of life, and Republicans pointing out...
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