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If you can't oppose this, you have no business being in elected office. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228447...
Republicans Won't Comment on Trump Election Bribery | Colorado Pols
In a breathtaking display of bribery, President Trump said on Wednesday that he would “issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000” if Republicans win both the H...
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There is no longer a quiet part that isn't said out loud. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228437...
Trump Asks Republicans to Cheat in 2026 Election | Colorado Pols
President Trump has directed the Department of Justice to re-re-focus on finding examples of voter fraud ahead of the 2026 election. We found one. As The Hill newspaper reports from Thursday's mid-ter...
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This week on @getmoresmarter.com, we dig deep on the 2026 election and talk with Democratic Party Chair @shadmurib.bsky.social about Denver's strong odds of hosting the 2028 Democratic National Convention. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228417...
Whole-Assing a Podcast (feat. Shad Murib) | Colorado Pols
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, We’re now 8 weeks from the most consequential election of our lives, so we’ve got some updates on the ballot as the huge list of 2026 ballot initiatives is f...
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Donald Trump kicks off the GOP pseudo-convention with the biggest attempted bribe in the history of humankind. When Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned SCOTUS was creating “a king above the law,” this is exactly what she meant. coloradopols.com/diary/228406... #copolitics
The Biggest Attempted Bribe In History | Colorado Pols
Last night at the Republican Party's pseudo-convention in Dallas convened for the sole purpose of lashing the party even tighter to the brand of historically unpopular President Donald Trump, a Presid...
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OK BOOMER: Jeff Crank Calls The DOJ On High School Protesters coloradopols.com/diary/228397... #copolitics
Jeff Crank Calls The DOJ On High School Protesters | Colorado Pols
Following up the story from the long holiday weekend of a protest by high school students against Trump administration immigration policies last Friday that turned rowdy after adult "counterprotesters...
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Colorado Republicans are very sad. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228374...
Colorado Republicans Aren't Even Trying Anymore | Colorado Pols
The latest statewide fundraising numbers are now available. It's a sad look for Colorado Republicans. As you can see from the chart below, statewide Republican candidates in Colorado aren't doing much...
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In July, Rep. Gabe Evans claimed oil markets "haven't reacted" to continuing hostilities in the Middle East after the initial price jump. With 55 days left until the election, every sinking oil tanker is a metaphor for Evans’ short career. coloradopols.com/diary/228367... #copolitics
Are The Oil Markets "Reacting" Yet, Gabe Evans? | Colorado Pols
As NBC News reports, and we'll forgive the sense of deja vu because you really have seen this headline repeatedly: The price of oil breached the $100 threshold Wednesday for the first time since July,...
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Donald Trump is like Forrest Gump, without the entertaining or endearing parts. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228340...
Trump Tells Ridiculous Lie During 9/11 Tribute | Colorado Pols
In case you thought that there might be at least one topic in which President Trump wouldn't use a lie to add himself to the story... Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "T...
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Gabe Evans votes with President Trump 99% of the time in Congress, which is as close to the definition of an “empty suit” that you’ll find north of Colorado Springs. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228330...
Gabe Evans is an Empty Suit...Just Ask Him! | Colorado Pols
Congressman Gabe Evans (R-Ft. Lupton) released a new TV ad today that is a little too on-the-nose...and not in a good way. The ad focuses on Three Cow Gabe's "ranch" in Weld County, attempting to use ...
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Republicans have nowhere to go but down in 2026. President Trump is going to make sure of it. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228303...
All Trump, All the Time, From Now Until Election Day | Colorado Pols
President Trump's two day Republican midterm convention thing kicks off tomorrow in Dallas, where (probably) hundreds of Republicans will pay huge sums of money in order to...listen to Trump talk, mos...
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The moral of the story? There is nothing valorous about adults antagonizing kids. Save it for the next No Kings Day. coloradopols.com/diary/228300... #copolitics
A Few Words For Grownups Who Think It's Cool To Antagonize Children | Colorado Pols
Last week, news outlets across the state including the Denver Post reported on a statewide walkout of high school students to protest against the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign set f...
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This scheming among guaranteed losers is noteworthy only because it involves the Republican nominee for a statewide office. coloradopols.com/diary/228288... #copolitics
Stupid Libertarian Pet Tricks Foiled Again | Colorado Pols
As Colleen Slevin reports for the Colorado Sun, what may have been a small work of treachery within the Colorado Libertarian Party has been thwarted, greatly relieving fewer than half a dozen people: ...
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The average cost of a gallon of gasoline has NEVER been more than it will be this weekend. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228270...
This Labor Day, Enjoy the Most Expensive Gas Prices EVER | Colorado Pols
If you're planning on taking a drive this Labor Day Weekend, you probably know it's going to be a pain in the wallet. In fact, you're going to pay more -- on average -- for a gallon of gasoline than y...
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The last four years of Republican control in the House of Representatives have been the least-effective in at least 60 years...and it's not particularly close. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228244...
Worst. Congress. Ever. | Colorado Pols
House Speaker Mike Johnson has spent the last two months trying to convince anyone who will listen that the 119th Congress has been one of the most productive in American history. In reality, the EXAC...
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Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank might have been willing to enjoy high-priced prime burgers at the White House with Trump, but appearing at Trump’s convention next week is another matter. Failing to attend and showing up each have consequences. coloradopols.com/diary/228180... #copolitics
Suppose Trump Had A Convention And Gabe Evans Came | Colorado Pols
While Colorado's two most vulnerable Republican members of Congress enjoy "Prime-aged Beef Burger" at the White House in the finest Marie Antoinette tradition, as ABC News reports, the next question f...
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With Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx, things can ALWAYS get worse. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228177...
Marx Fine for Campaign Finance Violations is a New Record...For Now | Colorado Pols
As Kyle Clark of 9News reports, Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx was handed a record fine for campaign finance violations...one that doesn't even include his most recent merch store madn...
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Reps. Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans get shout outs from President Trump at bad look White House BBQ on Wednesday. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228156...
Evans, Crank Feted by Trump at Cringey Barbecue | Colorado Pols
Colorado Republican Reps. Jeff Crank (CO-05) and Gabe Evans (CO-08) attended a summer White House barbecue on Wednesday in which high-priced hamburgers were served up alongside a heaping pile of blath...
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This week on @getmoresmarter.com we dig into Victor Marx's rapidly-crumbling scam and marvel at Rep. Jeff Crank's horrible debate performance. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228152...
The Marx Scam Crumbles and Jeff Crank Fumbles | Colorado Pols
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, he’s a little slow on the uptake, but it seems like GOP nominee for Colorado Governor Victor Marx is finally realizing he’s probably in a lot of trouble for ...
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Jeff Hurd Makes Excuses While 377,000 Coloradans Get Medicaid Letters coloradopols.com/diary/228114... #copolitics
Jeff Hurd Makes Excuses While 377,000 Coloradans Get Medicaid Letters | Colorado Pols
As April Schildmeyer reports for Denver7, the not-so-beautiful side of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" passed by Republicans in Washington last year is arriving in mailboxes across the state: Tens of tho...
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How can Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Ft. Lupton) win re-election in CO-08? The only option left seems to be blind, dumb luck. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228135...
The News Keeps Getting Worse for Gabe Evans | Colorado Pols
Congressman Gabe Evans (R-Ft. Lupton) is flailing as he tries to win a second term in November, narrowing his message to blatant lies and saying the word "socialism" as much as possible. Meanwhile, th...
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Republican Rep. Jeff Crank is so useless that he makes former Rep. Doug Lamborn look like Lyndon Johnson. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228100...
Jeff Crank Finally Did a Thing in Congress...and it's Very Dumb | Colorado Pols
Freshman Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colorado Springs) finally did a thing in Congress. It was dumb. As Caitlyn Kim reports for Colorado Public Radio, the House of Representatives approved Crank's silly non-bi...
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The disaster relief process has now become a tainted metaphor for Donald Trump’s brazenly corrupt management style. As long as Trump is President, a Coloradan voting Republican is voting against their own best interests. coloradopols.com/diary/228098... #copolitics
Still Playing Trump's Sick Disaster Relief Waiting Game | Colorado Pols
As the Denver Post's Nick Coltrain reports, the clock is ticking on a request from Gov. Jared Polis for federal disaster relief aid following major wildfires across the state this summer, with the Tru...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson keeps claiming that this is one of the most productive sessions of Congress in American history. It's actually THE EXACT OPPOSITE. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228078...
No, Mike Johnson, This is Not a Productive Congress | Colorado Pols
House Speaker Mike Johnson knows that he will be lucky to be "House Minority Leader" Mike Johnson after Democrats re-take control of the House of Representatives in November, so he is making a despera...
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Sorry, but Victor Marx has this one locked up. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228064...
James Wiley Wants to Be 2026's Most Bonkers Candidate | Colorado Pols
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx has a stranglehold on the title of "Most Ridiculous Candidate in Colorado" in 2026. The Cajun Karate Master is an admitted murderer who claims to conduct...
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YOU PAID FOR IT: Gabe Evans' "Franked" Mail Piece Pushes Partisan Bounds coloradopols.com/diary/228059... #copolitics
Gabe Evans' "Franked" Mail Piece Pushes Partisan Bounds | Colorado Pols
The use of what's known as "franked mail," mail pieces sent by members of Congress in their official capacity using taxpayer dollars, has long been controversial since it gives incumbents an unfair ad...
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Now that Michael Allen is investigating his opponent in the race for Attorney General, how does he explain his refusal to investigate fellow Republican Victor Marx? #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228037...
Michael Allen, Victor Marx, and Selective Investigations | Colorado Pols
El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen wants to be the chief law enforcement officer for Colorado...Republicans. The GOP nominee for Attorney General said on Monday that he is investigating a ...
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Barb Kirkmeyer’s case against Victor Marx was supposedly about honesty. You might not always agree with Kirkmeyer, but she leveled with you. That's what makes Kirkmeyer's dishonesty over Medicaid cuts she knows are coming stand out. coloradopols.com/diary/228016... #copolitics
Barb Kirkmeyer Defends Gabe Evans...Badly | Colorado Pols
As readers know, the Republican reconciliation budget bill crafted in 2025 was crafted to avoid the worst of the cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and other public-facing programs that will directly ...
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Republican Jeff Hurd's first 2026 ad is one giant asterisk. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/228003...
Jeff Hurd's First 2026 Ad is Utter Nonsense | Colorado Pols
What do you do when you are running for re-election to Congress but you have nothing to say about why voters should give you another term in office? You do this, apparently: Congressman Jeff "Bread Sa...
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Meat Manny: Rutinel Munches Cheesy Republican Talking Points coloradopols.com/diary/227965... #copolitics
Meat Manny: Rutinel Munches Cheesy Republican Talking Points | Colorado Pols
As Jesse Paul reports in today's Colorado Sun Unaffiliated newsletter, this week Democratic CO-08 candidate state Rep. Manny Rutinel took the opposition research by the horns, flipping the script on R...
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