Ex-Jeffco school board member sounds the alarm on “Spiritual Warfare”
(At least she’s not your school board member…anymore! – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Back in 2015, before conservatives were removed from the Jeffco School Board, the Independence Institute’s Dave...
View ArticleStrange Case in Lakewood City Council Race
We haven’t talked much about local municipal races this year, in part because there hasn’t been a lot of terribly interesting news to discuss. Most city council races are fairly quiet affairs that...
View ArticleErica Shields and the “Freedom Blanket”
This photo of a “Freedom Blanket” was posted in November 2015 on the Instagram account of Erica Shields, a Republican running for Jefferson County School Board in District 2 against incumbent Democrat...
View ArticleLakewood City Council Race Takes Turn For The Nasty
The western Denver suburb of Lakewood is playing host to a number of tight city council races, with the Ward One race between incumbent longtime Republican political fixture Ramey Johnson and...
View ArticleWho’s Afraid of Big Bad Teacher’s Unions?
9NEWS’ Kyle Clark, that’s who! School board candidates backed and financed by teachers unions [Pols emphasis] are in positions for convincing wins in Jefferson County and Douglas County, with strong...
View ArticleAnother Jeffco Republican Won’t Finish Elected Term
Walking out of an elected office before the end of your term has become something of a perverse tradition among Republicans serving in Jefferson County government. Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder...
View ArticleRep. Tim Leonard Compares Women’s Rights Marchers to Nazis
As Marianne Goodland reports for the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman, State Rep. Tim Leonard (R-Evergreen) is again making an ass of himself: Republican state Rep. Tim Leonard of...
View ArticleChristine Jensen Wants to Repeal/Replace Obamacare Because…Um…
(Asked to clarify, Jensen…could not — Promoted by Colorado Pols) At a campaign stop last month in Wheat Ridge, Colorado State Senate candidate Christine Jensen said “abuses abound” in Colorado’s...
View ArticleDo Your Damn Job, Faye Griffin
FRIDAY UPDATE: They fixed it. —– Are you a Jefferson County voter planning to cast your ballot before Election Day on November 6, 2018? Then you might want to let Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder...
View ArticleGeorge Washington Could Not Be Reached for Comment
Readers of Colorado Pols are probably familiar with Faye Griffin, the longtime elected official in Jefferson County who changes jobs like most people change socks. Griffin is running for re-election...
View ArticleHopefully They Kept Their Receipts
UPDATE (3:49 pm): That didn’t take long. Here’s what happens now when you go to the URL below: —– We were recently alerted to digital ad that has been running in the last week in Jefferson County...
View ArticleThe 2018 Election Ain’t Over Yet
SATURDAY UPDATE: Democrat George Stern has defeated Republican job-hopper Faye Griffin in the race for Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder. —– The 2018 Election was very good for Democrats, and it may...
View ArticleSouth Jeffco Tea Party Removes FB Post Saying Stapleton’s Advisors Should be...
It’s been a busy week both online and in real life for the South Jeffco Tea Party. On Tuesday one of its members called out the Republican establishment in no uncertain terms and tonight the group is...
View ArticleHousing Growth Cap (Q200) wins in Lakewood special election
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Final update until July 11, when military, overseas, and “cured” ballots will be counted (but probably not change results much) : Question 200, the Lakewood Growth Cap, won...
View ArticleSorry Lakewood, But She’s Your Mayoral Candidate
Our friend Jason Salzman has done a great job over the years holding politicians accountable for spreading fake news stories to their followers on social media–a practice that has become intensely...
View ArticlePols meetup at the Abbey 6:30 pm Friday, Nov 8
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Hope to see regulars, noobs and lurkers at the Abbey Tavern, 5151 east Colfax (Colfax and Filbert) . Happy hour is 4-7. Most people will get there about 6:30. The “pols...
View ArticleEx-Jeffco school board member sounds the alarm on “Spiritual Warfare”
(At least she’s not your school board member…anymore! – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Back in 2015, before conservatives were removed from the Jeffco School Board, the Independence Institute’s Dave...
View ArticleMost Denver school districts to close buildings, begin “remote learning” to...
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Most Denver area school districts will close buildings for “in-person” education, starting next week on Monday, March 16, in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus....
View ArticleGrassroots Action at a Lakewood Intersection near you
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) As usual, I heard many car horns honking as I pulled up to the intersection of Alameda and Wadsworth last Saturday, October 17, 2020. But it wasn’t an accident, sports...
View ArticleSzabo vs TKT: The Bellwether County Commish Race In Colorado
With so much attention focused at the top of the ticket in this highest-stakes-ever presidential election year, the situation down the ballot is as always somewhat less clear than the emerging...
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