We hope that with your input we can make GovTrack more accessible to minority and disadvantaged communities who we may currently struggle to reach. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) Yes, it was awful when Ashli Babbitt was murdered, Boebert snapped back, [Pols emphasis] referring to a rioter who was shot by a Capitol Police officer as she tried to get through a door leading to where members of Congress were being evacuated. I dont have time to waste my vote on a centrist, the woman told Boebert. From The Washington Post: The subcommittee, approved on a party-line 221-211 vote, will be empowered to investigate any federal agency that collects information about Americans, even in cases of an ongoing criminal investigation a carve-out at odds with the Justice Departments long-standing practice of not providing information about ongoing investigations. Now researching my options.. 9575 (117th): No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act, H.R. There is still no bottom with Representative Scott Bottoms. As weve discussed at length in this space, Colorado Republicans have a long road ahead of them following the 2022 Bluenami that wiped out GOP candidates up and down the ballot. Naumann is a former communications staffer for state legislative Republicans who transitioned to working for the GOP consulting firm called the 76 Group in 2022 (the 76 Group is run by longtime Republican consultant Josh Penry). Others with at least five employees must enroll in what state Department of Treasury officials called a 10- to 15-minute process. DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department is a partisan pollster for the Democratic Party (internal). Most legislation has no activity after being introduced. On Tuesday evening, the State GOP voted by a 139-123.8 margin (yes, 123.8) to allow a neutral group of observers to oversee the Feb. 11 election for new officers in El Paso County. You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. Please join our advisory group to let us know what more we can do. If you are more of an audio learner, check outThe Get More Smarter Podcast. That she angers and offends Democrats is intrinsic to her appeal. H.R.1141 118th Congress (2023-2024) To repeal the natural gas tax. For instance, of 2015 was as wild and ridiculous as anything Colorado Republicans have done since. We keep looking for examples that the Colorado GOP understands its predicamentand is willing to make the type of changes necessary to become competitive again, but we havent seen many signs of life thus far. The tip of the spear, thats how Lauren Boebert described herself, on a bluebird Saturday in June, to a group of her supporters at a small town Republican party barbecue. In a column published today in National Review,Republican Sage Naumann tried to explain how things got so bad in Colorado and what needs to be done to make them better for Republicans. Did Rep. Boebert just call Speaker McCarthy a demon? Leslie Herod Thursday was the deadline to submit a laughably-easy 300 valid petition signatures for ballot access As Joe Rubino reports for The Denver Post, the following candidates have been officially certified for the April ballot: Kelly Brough The panel covered topics including crime, affordability, homelessness, revitalizing the citys ailing downtown and a backlog in the citys permitting processes that is hindering development. And our 8th favorite member of Congress from Colorado, Lauren Boebert, has some loud thoughts about WHO TURNED OFF MY TWITTER MACHINE??? Whether by common interest or other established channels, Boebert has been repeating Russian talking points since the war in Ukraine began. All told its a bleak situation for Russia, who badly miscalculated both their own military capabilities and the resolve of the West to defend the independence of free nations on former Soviet territory. It makes absolutely zero sense to kick off their first full week in control by voting on two fairly-obscure anti-abortion measures as opposed to talking about the economy and inflation but thats what happens when you give the Freedom Caucus control over everything. Solomon Pena, 39, was arrested Monday evening after SWAT officers took him into custody and served search warrants at his home, police said. Dems on track to swing VA04 by 10pts; huge rural vote swing, G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) February 22, 2023. I cant put my finger on anything shes done to help, the official said. 128: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2023, H.R. In July, Boebert held a 49%-42% advantage. Colorado Republicans SHOULD have been introspective about their 2018 performance and looking to chart a different path forward ahead of the 2020 election cycle, where they would be trying to re-elect the last remaining well-known Republican in Colorado (Sen. ). There used to be consequences for failing to leave politics at the waters edge. More often than not, especially during the Cold War, it was Republicans who enforced them. [Pols emphasis]But observers on both sides of the aisle think she should be favored anyway because a more engaged and larger 2024 presidential electorate could help her stabilize her vote. Swatting is the act of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to force the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address. Russia had agreed to a ceasefire while Joe was in Kyiv. The scandal included some pretty believable stories of blackmail, January 2019 was a pivotal time for the State Republican Party. CBS News Claim: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has posed several times with AR-15 style guns, and that weapon was used in a March 2021 mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado. Caraveo and Vasquez overcame a tricky political environment to each snatch surprising albeit narrow victories. Given the tiny faction of representatives pushing the idea of Ukraine Fatigue in Congress, in effect seeking to punish Ukraine for not losing fast enough, Boeberts constituents have a right to ask why shes a part of this fight at all, so far removed from the issues affecting her districtand more importantly, what the endgame is. MTG, Not Colorado GOP, Get More Smarter on Friday the 13th (Jan. 13), Debate Diary: The Wacky Race for State Republican Party Chair, Big Oil Reaps Billions In Colorado After Lying To You For Years, House Republicans Brag of "Really Drastic Right-Wing Legislation", What you can do to fight for progress this week (February 27), A Few Honest Words About 2023's Gun Safety Legislation Package, Colorado Week in Review for February 26, 2023, Legal Experts: Dominion Defamation Suit Should Succeed, Podcast: Why Biden and Trump are Still Linked (feat. Upon arriving in Washington DC she pledged to carry her handgun on to the floor of Congress, heckled President Biden during his first State of the Union, and was censured by the House for racist remarks made about the Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar. And dont forget to find us onFacebook and Twitter. The 2022 election was dubbed by one Republican as an extinction-level event.. But Coleman, the election analyst, explained that the median Republican primary voter today is much more aligned with Boebert than Coram. The program, funded in part by a voter-approved nicotine tax, will offer 10 to 15 hours a week of tuition-free preschool to 4-year-olds statewide, with some eligible for 30 hours a week. The more likely outcome is that this goes completely awry, classified information ends up leaking, and evidence in important investigations is tainted by Rep. Jim Jordans Police Squad.. Much like Liz Cheney herself, who held a fundraiser for Boebert before January 6th rent them asunder, MTG is right to point out Boeberts disloyalty to those who have tried to help her. Boeberts extreme rightwing stances range from absolute opposition to gun control to questioning the effectiveness of vaccines and the outcome of the 2020 presidential elections. is Although MTG has restored her good standing in the caucus with her loyalty to McCarthy in the clutch, shes still the same discredited lunatic who gave the world the Jewish Space Laser conspiracy theory. Bloomberg/Getty Images. In 2020, Boebert won the general election with 51.4% of the vote, suggesting a competitive seat. The 2018 election had been devastating to Republicans both because of the results and because of the shattering of expectations that had grown after, in the race for Governor by nearly 11 points; Democrats won all four statewide constitutional offices for the first time in modern history; Republicans lost six seats in the state legislature; and Democratic newcomer. Republicans damn near failed to take the majority in the House of Representatives in 2022 in large part because of voter fears about abortion restrictions stemming from the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Election denialism took a dangerous turn in New Mexico, as The Associated Press reports: A failed Republican candidate who authorities said was angry over his defeat in November is facing numerous charges in connection with drive-by shootings targeting the homes of Democratic lawmakers in New Mexicos largest city. His campaign touts his centrist reputation developed during his 11 years as a state politician. This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. The competition between these two bombastic figures to occupy the outer limits of the far right of the Republican Party is just another factor preventing Boebert from turning down the temperature, not that she would be inclined anyway. Shes hard to take very seriously. I asked if they have any hope that she might improve with more time in office. Adam Frisch is a Democratic Party candidate for office. Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family background. Polis also took a shot at quoting Yoda from Star Warsin a Yoda-ish voice. Republican leaders keep making the same mistakes by appealing to the right-wing for short-term gains and then finding themselves flummoxed when that same group creates a whole new batch of problems. As a blue wave rolled across Colorado last November, its high water mark surprised even the most partisan Democratic cheerleaders: the Third Congressional District, a longtime Republican stronghold and newly claimed home of Colorados controversial conservative bomb-thrower. Spending program increases still have to be paid for. Or send emails to jason@getmoresmarter.com or ian@getmoresmarter.com. And dont forget to find us onFacebook and Twitter. All are seen as long shots against Boebert. Lauren Boebert Approval ratings. She has a more than $4m fundraising advantage, on top of a bedrock of support, even beyond registered Republicans. Log in and Santos was assigned to two fairly low-profile panels, the House Committee on Small Business and to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. 2023s in-person session kicked off with a similar Boebert-centric spectacle: The House Natural Resources Committees first meeting of the year turned heated Wednesday when a Democratic member offered an amendment that would prohibit lawmakers fromcarrying gunsin its hearing room. As for the effect the presidential race in 2024 will have on these down-ballot contests, were inclined to agree that Caraveo will be helped by the Democratic presidential leanings in her district. Based on numerous interviews with western Colorado Democrats, theres a clear sense of frustration with the state party leadership, overwhelmingly concentrated in the Denver area, hundreds of miles away on the other side of the Continental Divide. But one young woman seemed skeptical. The strategy will be to link the Democratic nominee to President Biden The stand against McCarthy that dwindled down to only Boebert and Gaetz versus the entire exasperated rest of the Republican caucus proved the extent to which their pointless contrarianism could do real damage to their own supposed friends. Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. 1. Lauren Boebert canvases her potential district of western Colorado for the 2020 election. Although both Democratic CD-8 Rep. Yadira Caraveo and CD-3 Rep. Lauren Boebert are in districts Sabato considers leaning toward their respective parties, theres a very big difference between Caraveos strength in her closely divided district versus Boeberts struggles in an ostensibly R+9 partisan leaning CD-3. Voting analyses consistently rank her as one of the most conservative and least bipartisan members of Congress. I believe well see resignations begin to take place and I think we can take back the majority in the House and the Senate before 2022. We say it all the time: Words matter. Later, Ian and Jason talk about gun safety legislation in the Colorado legislature and the odd fact that nearly a quarter of all state lawmakers began their legislative careers through vacancy committee appointments. Boebert has seized on these and other votes as evidence that her opponent is a liberal in disguise, an accusation that Coram brushes off to an extent. While these battles are fascinating on their own, they are also part of a longer trend for Colorado Republicans that goes back more than a decade. Setting that aside, if you dont know and dont bother to learn what Boebert is talking about, its as bizarre as Reicherts suggestion that Baal would prefer aborted babies on the pyre. Some of the largest cities in the country, including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas, two Mexican states, Native American tribes and others depend on the river thats been severely stressed by drought, demand and overuse. A proposed redrawing of Colorados congressional districts places the residence of Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert within the district of a Democratic congressman, according to reports. Its not harmless to pretend that elections are fraudulent. Im more confident than ever that we will defeat Rep. Boebert in 2024.. Send us an email. Polls from firms that are banned by FiveThirtyEight are not shown. Click here to check out the complete report card for the 117th Congress. The Colorado Republican was allegedly unaware that Greene was also in the bathroom at the time. Frisch had already filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to run against Boebert next year. If you are more of an audio learner, check outThe Get More Smarter Podcast. If youre wondering how this crew of proudly counterfactual misfits is possibly going to convince the American people that Biden is anywhere near as corrupt as Trump was, youre not alone. As readers know, the once-enthusiastic friendship between the Q-some Twosome in Congress, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Lauren Boebert of Colorado has transformed, in the way some high-profile relationships sadly do, into a bitter and increasingly public rivalry. Which calls into question their suitability to service on the House Oversight Committee to begin with, but as readers know it wasnt Rep. James Comers decision to make. A handful of local elections across the country are making political pundits wonder if a strong performance by Democrats in 2022 is a trend that could continue into 2024: First big night of 2023 elections this year and Democrats are doing very well, Liberal WI Supreme Court candidates >50% total The rest of Colorados delegation rounds out thusly: Buck (#194, 25 bills); Rep. Ed Perlmutter (274, 18 bills); Rep. Diana DeGette (#303, 16 bills); and at his typical position in the rear, Lamborn (#350, 12 bills). But privately, the presidents aides sent texts to one another with digital high fives and likened their apparent luck to drawing an inside straight. Part of the issue, as Coleman noted, is that the Hispanic vote is no longer staunchly blue. From Jan 2021 to Feb 2023, Boebert missed 26 of 1,122 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. The New York Times digs into some clearly-problematic and probably illegal campaign finance issues related to the Congressional campaign of the New York Republican who claims to be named George Santos. She voted no on the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. The Washington Posts Amy Wang reports via Twitter ubertracker PatriotTakes on Colorado GOP trainwreck por vida Rep. Lauren Boebert, on a speaking tour this past weekend in Dallasand if you were wondering how Boebert has been processing the battle over now-House Speaker Kevin McCarthys ascension to the post, a battle Boebert lost after fourteen rounds of voting left her and Rep. Matt Giggity Gaetz as the last desperate holdouts, Boebert has a lot to say. When youre done listening, go buy Tims book: How We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell., (Q-Mom has some more deep thoughts Promoted by Colorado Pols), Mocking conspiracy theorists, Hamlin posted this picture with the caption, Clone.. DCCC is a partisan sponsor for the Democratic Party (internal). The latest problem for Santos, as Mother Jones reports, is that many of his top campaign donors dont appear to be real people: Check out the latest episode of the Get More Smarter Podcast, featuring an interview with former Republican operative (and now journalist) Tim Miller: Loved going back to the old stomping grounds for a podcast with the site that 20 year old political nerd Tim binged: the great Colorado Pols dot com. The timeline we reconstructed below begins in January 2019, but Republican leadership problems go much further back. Theyre all passionate about oversight, Comer said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. We hope to enable educators to build lesson plans centered around any bill or vote in Congress, even those as recent as yesterday. U.S. Rep. 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