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After a stronger start in January than in his first term, Trump’s presidential approval has dropped deep into negative territory, flashing danger signs for Trump & Republicans facing 2026 mid-term elections. Since Republican defeats in the Nov 4 election, Trump is increasingly seen as a lame duck.
Trilogy on Trump’s Declining Approval
Lisa Benson - Tribune Content Agency After a stronger start in January 2025 than in his first term (January 2017), Donald Trump’s presidenti...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After a stronger start in January than in his first term, Trump’s presidential approval has dropped deep into negative territory, flashing danger signs for Trump & Republicans facing 2026 mid-term elections. Since Republican defeats in the Nov 4 election, Trump is increasingly seen as a lame duck.
November 4 provided hard evidence of voters’ anti-Trump mood to accompany his negative polling (soft evidence), highlighting his political problem with the economy and especially inflation.
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Trump’s Mandate Enough
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Monday, including one to end DEI programs. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images ...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
November 4 provided hard evidence of voters’ anti-Trump mood to accompany his negative polling (soft evidence), highlighting his political problem with the economy and especially inflation.
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The result this November 4 was similar to President Trump’s 2018 election when Republicans lost 41 seats. Trump was not on the ballot but his poor performance rating was down 13 points. This was an anti-Trump vote.
Speaker Johnson Ties House to Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., points to President Donald Trump after he signed his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at th...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The result this November 4 was similar to President Trump’s 2018 election when Republicans lost 41 seats. Trump was not on the ballot but his poor performance rating was down 13 points. This was an anti-Trump vote.
Since Nov 4 election results combined with President Trump’s abysmal polling numbers and the House’s Epstein and other controversies, the viewpoint is growing among political observers and office holders that Democrats will win the House of Representatives.
Will Democrats Win the House?
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs the House floor Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Since November 4 election results combined with...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Since Nov 4 election results combined with President Trump’s abysmal polling numbers and the House’s Epstein and other controversies, the viewpoint is growing among political observers and office holders that Democrats will win the House of Representatives.
After two years of flat sales tax revenue collection in the Denver metro area, a modest increase has been reported. As of August 2025, revenue is up by 1.6 percent or about $1 million on one-tenth of a percent tax, or $2 million by year’s end.
Metro Sales Tax Revenue Finally Up
After two years of flat sales tax revenue collection in the Denver metro area, a modest increase has been reported. As of August 202...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
After two years of flat sales tax revenue collection in the Denver metro area, a modest increase has been reported. As of August 2025, revenue is up by 1.6 percent or about $1 million on one-tenth of a percent tax, or $2 million by year’s end.
Denver City Councilperson Kevin Flynn, a Democratic political moderate, believes candidates regardless of views should have at least half of the electorate supporting them in the final vote.
Kevin Flynn Pulls Denver to the Center
Photo via Facebook As the national battle over congressional district lines proves, how the election system is designed makes a difference i...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Denver City Councilperson Kevin Flynn, a Democratic political moderate, believes candidates regardless of views should have at least half of the electorate supporting them in the final vote.
President Donald Trump is now 13 points negative on approval and disapproval, a record low for him. He was a major liability for Republican and conservative candidates and causes in the November 4 off-year election. Trump was not on the ballot but his poor reputation was.
Trump Approval Collapses and Nov. 4 Turns Blue
Photo via Politico President Donald Trump is now 13 points negative on approval and disapproval, a record low for him (11-15-25). He was a m...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
President Donald Trump is now 13 points negative on approval and disapproval, a record low for him. He was a major liability for Republican and conservative candidates and causes in the November 4 off-year election. Trump was not on the ballot but his poor reputation was.
The anti-Trump Blue Wave that swept November 4 partisan elections in the East also hit Colorado’s off-year non-partisan ballot.
Blue Wave Sweeps into Denver
A voter drops off a ballot on Election Day in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood. Photo: CPR News The anti-Trump Blue Wave that swept Novemb...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The anti-Trump Blue Wave that swept November 4 partisan elections in the East also hit Colorado’s off-year non-partisan ballot.
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi retires after another huge election win. Proposition 50, California’s anti-Trump redistricting measure that she worked/ advocated/fundraised for, passed 64 to 36% or a 28 percent victory (count on November 7).
Pelosi: An Election Winner Retires
Photo: White House Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi retires after another huge election win. Proposition 50, California’s anti-Tr...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi retires after another huge election win. Proposition 50, California’s anti-Trump redistricting measure that she worked/ advocated/fundraised for, passed 64 to 36% or a 28 percent victory (count on November 7).
The Proposition 50 win was huge. The nearly two-to-one spread (64%–36%) covered all of voter-rich Southern California, including Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial Counties.
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Is Newsom the Front Runner?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally with Harris County Democrats at the IBEW local 716 union hall on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, ...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Proposition 50 win was huge. The nearly two-to-one spread (64%–36%) covered all of voter-rich Southern California, including Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial Counties.
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Colorado’s population growth surged early in the century and added 1.6 million new residents and two congressional seats, one in 2001 and another in 2021 after the latest census. But growth slowed dramatically after the 2020 pandemic, including in Denver and the metro area.
Population Growth for Colorado and Metro Denver Slows 2000-2024
Map of Colorado Couties via worldatlas.com Colorado’s population growth surged early in the century and added 1.6 million new residents and ...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Colorado’s population growth surged early in the century and added 1.6 million new residents and two congressional seats, one in 2001 and another in 2021 after the latest census. But growth slowed dramatically after the 2020 pandemic, including in Denver and the metro area.
Quarter Century of Political Change for Colorado and Metro Denver 2000-2024
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Quarter Century of Political Change for Colorado and Metro Denver 2000-2024
Denver Metro Area Map courtesy of www.larryhotz.com Starting in 2008 after the Democratic National Convention that was held in Denver and Ba...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Quarter Century of Political Change for Colorado and Metro Denver 2000-2024
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When Denver voters are down they usually invest big. The city on the high plains really would not have been much if founders hadn’t fought for the railroad which started it off to become the regional transportation hub it is today.
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Vibrant Denver Wins Big
Election Night party at Après Govnr's Park. Nov. 4, 2025. | Photo: Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite When Denver voters are down they usually inve...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When Denver voters are down they usually invest big. The city on the high plains really would not have been much if founders hadn’t fought for the railroad which started it off to become the regional transportation hub it is today.
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Chief Justice John Roberts, a Washington establishment conservative, was described as an institutionalist. Protecting and even enhancing the Supreme Court’s reputation was his goal.
After 20 years, he has spectacularly failed.
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After 20 years, he has spectacularly failed.
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Roberts’ Court Begins Term with Record Low Respect
Roberts and President Donald Trump shook hands at a joint session of Congress in March. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Chief Justice John Robert...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts, a Washington establishment conservative, was described as an institutionalist. Protecting and even enhancing the Supreme Court’s reputation was his goal.
After 20 years, he has spectacularly failed.
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After 20 years, he has spectacularly failed.
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The Denver Zoo’s earliest and most renowned exhibit, dating from 1918, held a Rocky Mountain brown bear in its cave-like Bear Mountain. It was one of the nation’s first natural-themed animal exhibits, with no bars.
SCFD: Logos and Principles
The Denver Zoo’s earliest and most renowned exhibit, dating from 1918, held a Rocky Mountain brown bear in its cave-like Bear Mountain. It w...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The Denver Zoo’s earliest and most renowned exhibit, dating from 1918, held a Rocky Mountain brown bear in its cave-like Bear Mountain. It was one of the nation’s first natural-themed animal exhibits, with no bars.
Denver’s civic establishment is now pushing toward a positive vote for Denver’s five property tax debt increases for infrastructure.
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Denver’s Bond Campaign Builds Momentum
Denver city leaders cut the ribbon on the opening of the city’s 16th Street to symbolize its reopening after years of renovations, Oct. 4, 2...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Denver’s civic establishment is now pushing toward a positive vote for Denver’s five property tax debt increases for infrastructure.
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In the November election, Pueblo will continue its recent political history of upheaval.
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Pueblo Has a Barn Burner Election
Pueblo, CO | Photo via City of Pueblo website In the November election, Pueblo will continue its recent political history of upheaval. Havin...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In the November election, Pueblo will continue its recent political history of upheaval.
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President Donald Trump did not have a good September.
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Trump Approval Holds, Negatives Grow
Senior military leaders look on at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump did not have a ...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
President Donald Trump did not have a good September.
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CNN in its report of the Evergreen High School shooting, reviewed the deadly numbers related to Colorado high profile mass murders since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
Colorado Again Site of High Profile Shootings
Investigators at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo., on Sept. 10. RJ Sangosti / Denver Post via Getty Images CNN in its report of the...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
CNN in its report of the Evergreen High School shooting, reviewed the deadly numbers related to Colorado high profile mass murders since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
On 09/15/25, Westword published a report written by culture editor Kristen Fiore on the operation of the SCFD. The introduction describes the financial crisis that initiated the effort of civic and cultural leaders to develop a funding mechanism.
Westword Describes Tier I of SCFD
A penny for your thoughts: How SCFD Tier I institutions use their funding On September 15, 2025, Westword published a report written by cu...
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September 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
On 09/15/25, Westword published a report written by culture editor Kristen Fiore on the operation of the SCFD. The introduction describes the financial crisis that initiated the effort of civic and cultural leaders to develop a funding mechanism.
The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), the Denver metro area’s national model for regional funding of cultural facilities and programs, was developed in the mid-1980s in response to a funding crisis among the largest cultural facilities in Denver.
Guidelines for SCFD Public Support and Sustainability
The Denver Art Museum is located in the Golden Triangle Creative District. Photo by Visit Denver The Scientific and Cultural Facil...
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September 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), the Denver metro area’s national model for regional funding of cultural facilities and programs, was developed in the mid-1980s in response to a funding crisis among the largest cultural facilities in Denver.
Orange and San Diego counties, after growing by more than 50 percent since 2000, adding 1 million people each, stopped in 2020, the year of the pandemic. And growth has not resumed.
In California Sur a Quarter Century of Growth Stops
Session 2: Changing Demographics and Attitudes in Southern California Left to right: Jon Gould (UC Irvine), John Nienstedt (Competitive E...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Orange and San Diego counties, after growing by more than 50 percent since 2000, adding 1 million people each, stopped in 2020, the year of the pandemic. And growth has not resumed.
The SCFD, after four decades of success, has become a national model of cultural funding. As the district begins its 2028 reauthorization, its founders and supporters highlight its guiding principles of being regional, frugal, accountable, and non-political.
SCFD with Romer, Mayer and Morgan
In 1985 trustee Rex Morgan (center) who chaired the board’s subcommittee for government affairs, initiated efforts that lead to creation of ...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The SCFD, after four decades of success, has become a national model of cultural funding. As the district begins its 2028 reauthorization, its founders and supporters highlight its guiding principles of being regional, frugal, accountable, and non-political.
Katie Porter’s upside in running for Governor is some residual name identification from her recent unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign and her hard left image in a liberal party.
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Porter Front Runner – Low Ceiling
Katie Porter uses her whiteboard to make a financial point in the House of Representatives. Photograph: C-Span Katie Porter’s upside in runn...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Katie Porter’s upside in running for Governor is some residual name identification from her recent unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign and her hard left image in a liberal party.
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Donald Trump has always linked immigrant deportation with crime reduction. The poor public reaction to ICE and DHS raids has caused the White House to shift its rhetoric to criminal enforcement with the National Guard in D.C. as the visual.
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Trump Shifts to Crime, Anti-DC
Members of the National Guard stand by at Union Station, August 14, 2025 in Washington. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Donald Trump has a...
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September 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Donald Trump has always linked immigrant deportation with crime reduction. The poor public reaction to ICE and DHS raids has caused the White House to shift its rhetoric to criminal enforcement with the National Guard in D.C. as the visual.
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