U.S. Republican Party

Rockies prove to be Giants killers -- sort of

Denver blog posts really mean it. Purple Row's Jay Tymkovich thinks the Rockies' series win over the San Francisco Giants makes a statement. Colorado Pols thinks the lack of viable Republican candidates to challenge Governor John Hickenlooper or Senator Mark Udall means the GOP has no bench. Denv ... More >>

Charles Woodson Denver Broncos = perfect fit?

At DenverBroncos.com, Andrew Mason analyzes what former Heisman Trophy winner turned Green Bay Packer Charles Woodson could bring to the Broncos. Colorado Pols on the meeting of GOP legislators and the father of an Aurora theater shooting victim. Colorado Peak Politics on a local tie to the IRS' a ... More >>

Nuggets' blueprint for victory in game six versus Warriors

Denver blog posts aren't living in a Golden State of mind. Denver Stiffs' Colin Neilson hasn't given up on the Nuggets in their playoff series with the Warriors -- and offers a blueprint for victory. Big Media's Jason Salzman questions Cory Gardner's commitment to a bigger GOP tent. Denver Urbani ... More >>

Tea Party's rise leading to Republican party's decline?

Denver blog posts really, really mean it. Colorado Pols: GOP leaders are heading in the wrong direction of the Tea Party is driving the bus. Roundball Mining Company's Kalen hands out mostly good grades for the Nuggets victory over the Spurs last night. Free Range Longmont's Ann Kibbey offers a w ... More >>

Colorado Cock-Block Rape Prevention Whistle and other GOP guns-on-campus gags

Denver blog posts are here, there and everywhere. Colorado Pols is not amused by the latest GOP responses to a Democratic rep's comments about sex assault and guns on college campuses -- including a jokey "rape defense kit" consisting of a whistle and a ballpoint pen. The Ralphie Report's Jon Wood ... More >>

Video: College women may not know if they'll be raped, could shoot wrong person, says rep

During the last presidential campaign, Republicans were put in an awkward position by Missouri senatorial candidate Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape;" remember how Mitt Romney dodged a CBS4 question about it? Now, however, a Colorado Democrat, state rep Joe Salazar, is the person backpeda ... More >>

Lewis Black on socialism, Louis C.K. and the new NRA app

The most common byproduct of politics is high blood pressure, and no one experiences that kind of pre-stroke madness like standup comedian Lewis Black. With his shaky hands, bulging eyes and unbuttoned suit, Black often appears as an out-of-work schmuck who writes angry letters to the White House an ... More >>

Black Comedy

Reader: Guns-in-schools concept not undermined by accidental shooting

In his post about a GOP bill to allow guns in schools, Sam Levin mentioned last year's accidental shooting at CU-Denver. A new comment argues that the latter is instructive rather than an indictment of the guns-in-schools concept.

Tom Tancredo offers his own Colorado Compact on Immigration Fairness

"Does the GOP have a death wish?" That's what former congressman, former gubernatorial candidate and longtime rabble-rouser Tom Tancredo asks, in the wake of a number of Republicans signing off last week on the Colorado Compact on Immigration. Tancredo, who left the Rrepublican Party to run for gov ... More >>

Are these Mexicans insulting me?

Amendment 64: Tom Tancredo on why GOP should embrace marijuana measure

Former Congressman and Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo was arguably the most prominent Colorado Republican to publicly back Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act -- and even after voters approved it, few GOP members are rushing to laud it. Should they? Yes, Tancredo bel ... More >>

Colorado's longest wait to vote? Reports of three-hour delays at Aurora's CentrePoint Plaza

Some Arapahoe County voters who wanted to cast their ballots today had to wait in a long line for several hours at one vote center -- prompting some of Colorado's top politicians to visit the site and assess the problem. At CentrePoint Plaza in Aurora, voters said they had to wait up to two hours, ... More >>

Scott Gessler touts smooth voting in Colorado, predicts Mitt Romney will take state

This afternoon, we stopped by the office of Secretary of State Scott Gessler to get a status report on the elections, and he tells us they are going well -- and much better than some other swing states. He also dismissed news that he's facing both criminal and ethics investigations for allegedly mi ... More >>

Republicans ahead of Dems in Colorado early voting, Obama surrogates still confident

Data released today from the Secretary of State's office shows that in Colorado's early voting period, more Republicans have cast ballots than Democrats. The GOP says there's no getting around the numbers -- the facts show they will take Colorado. But Obama's surrogates here have a different spin: T ... More >>

Photos: Colorado Democrats push early vote (for Obama) on heels of high registration numbers

Today is the first day that voters can cast their ballots in person as part of early voting in Colorado -- and the state's top Democratic officials set an example by voting in front of a bunch of cameras in Denver. The photo op underscores how important the ground game is for Obama in key swing stat ... More >>

Presidential politics: Can't we all just get along? Or chill out, at least?

"I hate Republicans." I don't know how many times I've uttered those words during this election season (though more so when Perry and Santorum were still campaigning, because my uterus was screaming in unison with the rest of me). But really, as a bleeding-heart liberal who believes in education, h ... More >>

How do Latinos refer to themselves?

Mitt Romney: Is he really gaining more support from Colorado Hispanics?

Denver blog posts need three days off. Big Media's Jason Salzman questions GOP boss Ryan Call's claim on ABC that Mitt Romney is building support among Colorado Hispanics. Denver Infill's Ryan Dravitz invites us inside DaVita world HQ. South Stands Denver's Colin D.: Here's your stupid game-by-ga ... More >>

A gonzo guide to the Republican National Convention

Civil unions bill will die in House because of GOP leadership blockage, survey predicts

Denver blog posts have plenty of stick-to-it-iveness and gumption. At this writing, the majority of people responding to a Colorado Pols survey predict GOP leaders like Frank McNulty will block the civil unions bill from coming to a full House vote. The Colorado Independent's Troy Hooper on a snow ... More >>

Cory Gardner talks energy prices, takes lobbyist cash

This past Saturday, Colorado Representative Cory Gardner, a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, was tapped to offer the Weekly Republican Address on skyrocketing energy costs. But at the same time, a CBS report showed that he's been expending lots of gas on another topic.

Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning: Could they coexist on the Broncos?

Denver blog posts play hurt, like all the great ones. Bronco Talk's Jon Heath shares the argument of the Broncos' Tony Hills, who thinks Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning could coexist on the same squad. Colorado Pols accuses the Denver Post of sanitizing a GOP rally. Denver Stiffs' Colin Neilson on t ... More >>

Marco Rubio is a pretty boy with a caca-eating grin

Tapeworms, fleas and lice: an illustrated book about parasites -- for children

Some things, once seen, cannot be unseen.​There are just some topics that the shorties don't need to have rattling around in their malleable little cranial cavities. Subjects like incarceration, nail fungus, sales tax, methamphetamines, the GOP and proper care of houseplants are ones best rese ... More >>

Matt Arnold on losing Colorado Bar Association suit, his bid to chair state Republican party

Matt Arnold.​Matt Arnold, the man behind Clear the Bench, which aimed to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court, has been on a losing streak. Colorado Ethics Watch came out on top in a dispute over whether Clear the Bench should have filed as an issues committee (although CEW was assess ... More >>

Letters: Upcoming state GOP meeting will be for martyrs only

Return to Sender

What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

Mike Kopp, Colorado Republican Senate leader, hopes Obamacare ruling is a death sentence

Mike Kopp.​Yesterday's ruling by Virginia judge Henry Hudson voiding the health-care-bill requirement that citizens buy insurance may not mean much long-term according to this Washington Post piece, but it's certainly given opponents of what many conservatives call Obamacare an early Christmas ... More >>

Scott McInnis, 2010 Shmuck of the Year nominee

​Westword is asking readers to help us select a Shmuck of the Year by rolling out a new candidate each week throughout the month of December. The winner -- loser -- will be announced on January 3. Our first candidate was the newly fired Josh McDaniels. This week, say hello to Scott McInnis ... More >>

Michael Bennet campaign knows turnout is key, but grateful to Ken Buck for the great material

Michael Bennet.​Various polls show the U.S. Senate race between Michael Bennet and Ken Buck to be among the nation's deader heats. That means turnout will likely determine the winner -- a situation seemingly to Buck's advantage, since Republicans are perceived to be more enthusiastic this year ... More >>

Personhood Amendment gains support of once-skeptical Republicans

Fetuses are people, too, according to Personhood USA.​Back in 2008, when 21-year-old Kristi Burton was pushing her "Personhood Amendment" -- an aggressively anti-abortion measure that claimed "person" applies to humans from their biological starting point -- even normally anti-choice Republica ... More >>

Josh "Penal" Penry: Felons vote the Democratic ticket

"How can I woo the sex offender vote?"​Yes, it's the season for blustery rhetoric and high-pressure posturing down at the statehouse. But few stunts can match, for sheer unintended hilarity, this recent blast from Colorado Senate Republicans, denouncing a bill to restore voting rights to stat ... More >>

Michael Bennet and health care: Live by the public option, or die by it

"Hey, Barack. Remember that public-option thing you used to be so hot on?"​Colorado's Michael Bennet is widely seen as being among the most vulnerable Democratic senators in advance of the November 2010 election -- hence President Barack Obama's fundraising visit to Denver last week before a p ... More >>

NFL strike worries in Denver Blogs: Will Broncos be walking the picket line in 2011?

"C'mon, coach. I'm at least as good as Kyle Orton."​Look what we found: three blogs about Denver stuff. KaptainKirk at Mile High Report walks us through NFL.com's new website for updates about the league's labor situation. Players and teams have until March 5 to reach a new collective bargain ... More >>

Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: Mysterious Colorado cattle mutilations explained

Ufologists want to claim that aliens are cherry-picking livestock's udders, tongues and organs. However, more plausible theories do exist... ...Desperate and unemployed persons who can no longer afford to buy packaged hot dogs are harvesting the ingredients to make their own. ​ Look below f ... More >>

Scott McInnis isn't the real tea party candidate, says rival Dan Maes

Dan Maes would like to have his tea and drink it, too.​Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is upset about the effort by GOP heavyweights to make Scott McInnis the de facto party standard bearer months before the primary -- and he says lots of tea party members will express the same sen ... More >>

Scott McInnis: Is he more politically skillful than we thought?

"Can't we all just get along?"​Political observers have spent a lot of time har-dee-har-ing at Scott McInnis over the years -- and indeed, he's made plenty of errors and gaffes during his time in the public eye. Note his prediction that fellow Republican Bob Schaffer would lose the 2008 Senat ... More >>

Dick Wadhams on Tom Tancredo's impending run for governor

Dick Wadhams isn't leading the "Run Tom" parade. But he swears he's not putting up roadblocks, either.​Yesterday, Tom Tancredo confirmed his plans to run for governor now that state senator Josh Penry has dropped out of the race. That throws a kink into frontrunner Scott McInnis' dream of a un ... More >>

Josh Penry radio appearance turns into subtle Scott McInnis bashing session

See! Josh Penry really does want to spend more time with his family.​Josh Penry made his decision to pull out of the 2010 gubernatorial race official yesterday, issuing a statement that stops considerably short of formally endorsing his main conservative rival for the office, Scott McInnis. He ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Democrats, meet your new nemesis

Behold, our daily tour of the local blogosphere. Send tips. Colorado Republicans react to new GOP boss. They seem to like him. Weird, eh? (Mount Vitrus, via Slapstick Politics) Stimulus money will not keep that highway from crumbling beneath your tires. (Colorado Independent) Builders are total ... More >>

Ten words to replace "liberal" as a GOP slur

The Colorado officials who bucked the bailout -- and those who went along

Benny's: The life of the Republican Party...

Preconceived Notions

War on Error shows how wrong stereotypes can be.

Off Limits

No-hassle tassels

The Green Candidate

Armed with deep pockets, Terry Walker mounts a bid for governor.

The GOP? In Boulder?

A mainstream Republican starts what could be a strong run to replace David Skaggs in Congress.

God's Own Party

Everything's divine in Arvada, where the GOP has veered sharply to the religious right.