mike coffman
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Election forecasters make their calls on Colorado’s congressional races
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The hotly-contested race for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District in Denver’s suburbs is expected to sway towards Democratic candidate Jason Crow, who is vying to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, election forecasters say. The state’s next most-contested race is the 3rd District in southern and western Colorado, though Democratic candidate Diane Mitsch Bush is…
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Giffords PAC to change anti-Coffman ad that mirrored Colorado school shooting
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A political action committee co-founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords has agreed to change an advertisement targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman that appeared to mirror the story of a school shooting in Colorado. The Giffords PAC, which advocates against gun violence, was behind the ad. The political action committee was formed by Giffords,…
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WATCH: Mike Coffman: ‘I’m not your Republican congressman, I’m your congressman’
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By Katelyn Caralle, Washington Examiner U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman – in a tight race in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District – appears to be putting some distance between himself and the Republican Party as he runs for re-election this year. “I’m not your Republican congressman, I’m your congressman. I just want them to see me, and…
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TRAIL MIX | Live, from New York, it’s real-time polling of Coffman-Crow race
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Liberal bloggers have taken to calling it “Crowmentum,” and national election forecasters appear to be acknowledging it’s happening. For the first time in the suburban 6th Congressional District’s history, a publicly released independent poll found U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s Democratic challenger – this time around, Jason Crow – running ahead of the five-term Republican incumbent…
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THE PODIUM | Ten years in radio — thanks to free speech on campus
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It was the summer before 8th grade (2003), a couple months before I turned 13. We were on a family vacation in my hometown of Albany, New York. After golfing with my grandfather, a familiar voice emanated from the car radio – familiar not because I really knew who Rush Limbaugh was, but because Grandpa…
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As midterms loom, GOP hopes political storm changes course in Colo., elsewhere
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By Byron York, Washington Examiner Republicans know what the midterm election polls say. They hear the talk about a blue wave. They’re aware of historical party-in-power midterm losses in the House. But they still see something else, seven weeks out from election day. “It’s like the hurricane cone,” said one GOP strategist. “It’s out in…
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Poll puts Democrat Jason Crow 11 points ahead in Colo.’s most competitive House seat
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Anna Staver, The Denver Post, via AP Colorado Democrats are starting to believe this could be the year they finally flip Colorado’s most competitive congressional seat. A New York Times poll of the 6th Congressional District released Friday put Democratic challenger Jason Crow 11 points ahead of U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora. Crow’s 51-40 lead…
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TRAIL MIX | Keeping score on Coffman and Trump
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There’s no question the November election will be a referendum on President Donald Trump. Voters tend to treat congressional midterms as a chance to render judgment on the party in power, and this time around it’s the Republicans – who control the White House and both chambers of Congress – facing the crucible. By all…
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Rep. Coffman introduces bipartisan bill to reform high-skilled worker visa program
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman joined with a Democrat in introducing legislation Thursday that he said would “reform and streamline” the H-1B high-skilled worker visa program while banning employers from replacing American workers with those who hold the visa. Coffman, an Aurora Republican, introduced the Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 with U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.,…
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Republican PAC launches ad attacking Army vet Jason Crow for ‘turning his back on veterans’
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A Republican super PAC released its second TV ad Friday attacking Democrat Jason Crow for the attorney and decorated Army veteran’s record on veterans issues. The 30-second ad, paid for by the House GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, repeats charges from the group’s first ad – that Crow missed meetings of a state veterans board…
