Schrödinger's Strait of Hormuz: Iran Ceasefire Sputters | Colorado Pols AP reports that the Strait of Hormuz was open this weekend until it wasn't, and peace talks between the Trump administration and the Iranian government in Pakistan either are or are not happening: Pak...

On. Off. On. Off. On. Off... #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223520...

Could Democrats Actually Win Control of BOTH Chambers of Congress? | Colorado Pols President Trump's approval ratings reach a new low seemingly every week. Democrats are widely expected to take back control of the House of Representatives in November. In races large and small, Democ...

Believe it or not, Democrats might have a real chance of winning BOTH chambers of Congress in 2026. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223542...

Federal Judge Halts Nexstar-Tegna Merger that Threatens 9News | Colorado Pols We've been sounding the alarm since last August about a proposal by conservative television giant Nexstar Media Group to purchase Tegna, which would imperil the very existence of the Denver Metro area...

Good news! Federal judge halts Nexstar Media purchase of Tegna that imperils 9News in Denver. www.coloradopols.com/diary/223525...

Thanks, Republicans! Nine Colorado Hospitals at Risk of Closure | Colorado Pols We've talked at length in this space about the danger to rural hospitals resulting from President Trump's "big beautiful bullshit bill" last July. The bill is coming due, and it's bad news for Colorad...

The "big beautiful bullshit bill" passed by Congressional Republicans is crippling rural hospitals...just like every expert predicted. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223407...

The Ads are Here! | Colorado Pols The 2026 election cycle kicked off the morning after Election Day 2024. But for many political enthusiasts, the election season doesn't really begin until the television ads start rolling. With the Ju...

There are few things that political dorks like us get more excited about than the beginning of political ad season. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223394...

Transparency for Me? Senate GOP Moves Caucus Meeting to Independence Institute | Colorado Pols After much nonsense and time-wasting from House Republicans, the lower chamber in the state legislature is finished with its part of the annual budget process (also known as the "Long Bill"). The deba...

Colorado Senate GOP: We demand transparency!

Also Colorado Senate GOP: We're moving our caucus meeting out of the State Capitol.

#copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223366...

Archbishop Aquila Has Left The Building | Colorado Pols President Donald Trump turned his social media ire on Pope Leo XIV over the weekend, denouncing the leader of the Catholic Church considered infallible by 1.4 billion faithful across the globe as "WEA...

Denver's new Catholic archbishop joins the global backlash defending the first American pope from Donald Trump.

It's a refreshing change from his predecessor.

coloradopols.com/diary/223359... #copolitics

Colorado Republicans Outfail Themselves, Produce Horrific Slate of Statewide Candidates | Colorado Pols The 2022 Republican state assembly was an epic disaster for the Colorado GOP, producing a slate of bonkers candidates that presaged a General Election in which Republicans lost EVERY statewide race by...

Colorado Republicans go full MAGA at the top of the ticket in 2026. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223282...

Trump Posts, Deletes Image Of Himself As Jesus | Colorado Pols As the Washington Post's Natalie Allison reports, President Donald Trump's Messiah complex waxed a little too literal last night: Shortly after posting a screed against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night as...

Jesus Christ! Er, nevermind. www.coloradopols.com/diary/223290...

It's a truism in politics that money is a reliable indicator of support. Incumbent Sen. John Hickenlooper demonstrated again that he has a lot of both. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223229...

Inflation Reaches Highest Level in 4 Years; Consumer Confidence Hits Record Low | Colorado Pols As The New York Times (and every other news outlet) reports today, inflation is rocketing upward at levels we haven't seen in four years: The Consumer Price Index report showed that inflation jumped to 3.3 percent compared with the same time last year, almost a full percentage point increase from…

The problem with yelling, "look what we did," is that voters just might agree with you later. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223234...

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President Trump is so terrible that he's even making Democrats look bad. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223161...

Republican Rep. Ava Flanell of Colorado Springs

Welcome to the Colorado legislature, Rep. Ava Flanell!

You're giving Democrats plenty to work with.

coloradopols.com/diary/223157... #copolitics #coleg

Get a Load of These Budget Proposals from House Republicans | Colorado Pols The Colorado legislature has a Constitutional requirement to balance the state budget every year. The debate on the "Long Bill" usually takes place in late March or early April, but things got off to ...

House Republicans COULD use this opportunity to demonstrate that they are fiscally-responsible people who should be given more of an opportunity to make sound policy decisions on behalf of Coloradans.

But that’s not who they are. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223123...

Where is the Floor? (feat. Dwayne Romero) | Colorado Pols This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, Democrats are UP and Pam Bondi is out as the "America Last" President fires yet another member of his cabinet -- one that friend of the pod Joe Neguse also t...

This week on @getmoresmarter.com, we ponder a floor for Donald Trump and give @joeneguse.bsky.social another pat on the back as Pam Bondi gets booted from Trumpville. But first, we chat with Democrat Dwayne Romero about his campaign in #CO03. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223118...

The "Middle East Madman" Gets His Way, For Now | Colorado Pols Politico reports on the fallout--rhetorical, thankfully--from the last few days of escalating threats from Donald Trump against Iran that turned genocidal with a promise to wipe out Iran's "entire civ...

"Better TACO Tuesday than World War III": The "Middle East Madman" pulls back from the brink.

coloradopols.com/diary/223113... #copolitics #iranwar

Trump Tariffs Costing Colorado Families Bigly | Colorado Pols As Jessica Alvarado Gamez reports for The Denver Post, the on-again, off-again, on-again Trump Tariffs cost Colorado families an average of at least $1,700 last year: State Treasurer Dave Young said t...

When Trump said in 2024 that he would make things cheaper for Americans, he really meant “more expensive.” #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223100...

"A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight" Because Republicans Are Cowards | Colorado Pols As the Washington Post reports, and if you're not reading it there you can check with any news outlet literally in the world: Twelve hours before his deadline for Iran to accept his deal or face destr...

Trump: "A whole civilization will die tonight."

Sen. John Hickenlooper: “That not tough. That’s a war crime.”

Rep. Jason Crow: “These are not the words of a sane person.”

Rep. Gabe Evans: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

coloradopols.com/diary/223057... #copolitics #iranwar

Today's Special Election in Lakewood Could Resonate Throughout Colorado | Colorado Pols Today is (special) Election Day in Lakewood, Colorado's fifth-largest city, and the results could have a significant impact on affordable housing efforts throughout the state. But before we get into t...

Change is scary, but so is unaffordable housing. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223062...

FIFA Peace Prize Winner Still Threatening War Crimes | Colorado Pols In case you missed it during your Easter celebration, President Trump on Sunday escalated his rhetoric on the Iran War to include profanity and threats of war crimes: As The New York Times reports, Tr...

This man is not well. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/223019...

Grandmas, Not Gangsters: New Data Shows Same Immigration Crackdown Story | Colorado Pols It has been more than a year since the Trump administration began its widespread immigration crackdown, promising the largest deportation campaign in American history. Trump's deportation push was bil...

Maybe some gangsters, but mostly grandmas. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/222991...

Hope Scheppelman Is So Bad Even Donald Trump Couldn't | Colorado Pols The Washington Post's Kadia Goba has a post-mortem out today on the erratic decision by President Donald Trump to un-endorse freshman GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado in a fit of pique over Hurd's vote ...

MULLIGAN: Hope Scheppelman is so bad even Donald Trump couldn't do it. coloradopols.com/diary/222969... #copolitics

America Last: Trump Demands $1.5 Trillion for Military at Expense of Everything Else | Colorado Pols President Trump on Wednesday delivered a rambling prime time address about the Iran War that left more questions than answers about everything from the purpose of the conflict to when American attacks...

"America First." Yeah, right. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/222939...

How Gabe Evans Fumbled The DHS Shutdown Hot Potato | Colorado Pols As Sean Beedle reported for the Colorado Times Recorder on Monday, America's Most Vulnerable Incumbent™ Rep. Gabe Evans' blame game over the record-setting shutdown of the Department of Homeland Secur...

WHIFF: How Gabe Evans Fumbled The DHS Shutdown Hot Potato coloradopols.com/diary/222927... #copolitics

Buh Bye, Pam Bondi | Colorado Pols UPDATE: Rep. Brittany Pettersen waves bye to Pam Bondi: AG Pam Bondi has failed our country by overseeing the largest White House cover-up in history to protect child sex predators — including Donald ...

FIRED: Attorney General Pam Bondi is out. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/222910...

GOP Statehouse Leader Was a Member of Colorado Militia | Colorado Pols (Squeaky clean Jarvis Caldwell has a dark side -- Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder Colorado House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell’s vote on a gun bill has an...

Republican House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell is a former militia member, because of course he is. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/222855...

Blame it on Biden | Colorado Pols This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, as Democrats prepare for their state assemblies you can bet a bunch of lawyers are preparing legal briefs in case their candidates don’t make the ballot thro...

This week on @getmoresmarter.com, just blame all your woes on Joe Biden. It's what Republicans do! #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/222892...

BREAKING: Peters Conviction Upheld, Resentencing Ordered | Colorado Pols As the Denver Post's Shelly Bradbury and Seth Klamann report, this morning the Colorado Court of Appeals published its long-awaited ruling in the appeal by convicted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Pete...

BREAKING: Tina Peters is still a convicted felon.

The one victory Peters achieved, validating her right to believe ridiculous things, is not the vindication her supporters think.

coloradopols.com/diary/222876... #copolitics

Republicans Have a Guy for a Thing! | Colorado Pols Okay, maybe not. If you didn't realize that today is April Fool's Day, you might have believed that Republicans had finally found someone to toss their name into the ring for a lost-cause statewide ca...

A great April Fool's joke by right-wing radio host Jimmy Sengenberger underlies a much less-funny situation for Colorado Republicans. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/222834...