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Eli Stokols of the Los Angeles Times joins us from Washington D.C. to talk about his breaking news story about President Trump calling for the death of the Ukraine whistle-blower. He also talks about the impending impeachment inquiry of the President of the United States and what that means for our second favorite senator from Colorado, Cory Gardner. The recall grift gets even more obvious and even "griftier," and will Congressman Ken Buck get impeached himself from the chairmanship of the state Republican party?

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Articles

• Listen: Audio of Trump discussing whistleblower at private event: ‘That’s close to a spy’ (Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, 9/26/19)
• GOP is playing a weak hand in defending Trump on Ukraine (Meet the Press, NBC News, 9/30/19)
• Colorado's Cory Gardner to be featured at Trump/GOP fundraiser in New York (Caitlin Curley, Colorado Politics, 8/28/19)
• No Escape For Gardner As Impeachment Crisis Consumes D.C. (ColoradoPols, 9/29/19)
• Recall Cashola: From Grifting To “Gifting” (ColoradoPols, 9/27/19)
• Donors question Polis recall committee’s disbursements to board members (Fox 31 Denver, 9/27/19)
• Colorado Republicans Might Impeach Ken Buck (ColoradoPols, 9/27/19)
   

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Today on The Get More Smarter Podcast, we talk Ukraine and impeachment (1:08), Cory Gardner prepares to explain himself (8:50), the BLM will share an office building with the real decision-makers—oil and gas companies (14:39), climate change gets more popular (18:38), and is the Democratic nomination for president a two-candidate race (23:50)?

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This week, Cory Gardner is very sad, a celebration of saying nothing, one more recall to spell out, a fundraiser mystery (sort of) in Aspen, a clever chess move in a Denver primary race, and thinning out the Democratic Senate primary. Alan Franklin guests hosts because Ian Silverii is out of town.

Articles Mentioned

• Cory Gardner is Very Sad That You Don’t Love BLM Move (Colorado Pols | 9/10/19)
• A Tale of Two Headlines, Starring Cory Gardner (Colorado Pols | 9/13/19)
• Sen. Gardner cheers Trump administration decision to drop water protection rule (Fox 31 via The Associated Press | 9/12/19)
• Sen. Cory Gardner touts environmental record ahead of 2020 election (Liz Weber [@liz_a_weber] | The Durango Herald | 3/27/19)
• Colorado Matters: Perspective On Failed Recalls; Why Colorado Once Closed Its Border (Ryan Warner [@CPRWarner] | Colorado Public Radio | 9/12/19)
• BREAKING: Recall Attempts Against Sens. Lee, Pettersen Fail (Colorado Pols | 9/10/19)
• After failed recall attempts, Colorado’s GOP is searching for its next move (Anna Staver [@AnnaStaver] | The Denver Post | 9/14/19)
• Pence visit to Aspen underscores murky area of campaign finance law (Rick Carroll [@RickCarrollAT] | The Aspen Times | 9/12/19)
• Who ultimately paid the security tab for Pence's Aspen event? An Arizona Diamondbacks exec (Marshall Zellinger [@Marshall9News] | 9News | 9/11/19)
• DeGette Nabs Notable Endorsement (Colorado Pols | 9/13/19)

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We find Cory Gardner having a bad time on CNN and in the opinion section of the paper of record, an outgoing Denver Post reporter profiles the GOP's empty bench, Bureau of Land Management staff freak out about the poorly planned move to Colorado, and another high profile recall bites the dust.

Mentioned

• Coloradans push Gardner on gun control ahead of marquee Senate race (Clare Foran, CNN, 9/8/19)
• Editorial: Now we know Gardner failed to protect Colorado from cuts in addition to failing the U.S. Constitution (Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 9/8/19)
• Can these three Republicans save the Colorado GOP from obscurity? (Nic Garcia, The Denver Post, 9/8/19)
• Hold Your Wild Horses: Opposition To BLM GJ Move Escalates (Colorado Pols, 9/6/19)
• Dozens Of Former BLM Officials Send A Letter To Bernhardt Urging Him To Reconsider Grand Junction Move (Stina Sieg, CPR News, 9/5/19)
• BLM staffers rip relocation plans in closed-door meeting (Scott Streater, E&E News, 9/6/19)

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This week, we talk about the elimination of Mikes from the CO Senate primary, Jason Crow gets his first real opponent in the race to keep CD-6, Colorado Republicans throw a Support Our Stormtroopers rally in Aurora, a local reporter gets taken for a ride by Cory Gardner's comms staff, and fake outrage over fake hamburgers. It's time to Get More Smarter.

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John Hickenlooper officially drops a bomb in our hurricane of a US Senate primary, Cardboard Cory Gardner and non-Cardboard Cory Gardner meet for the first time in real life, a bunch of stupid things happen in the Pueblo recall during the state fair, a Republican state senator gets a little ghostwriting help from an oil and gas industry flak in Texas, and whether or not women's pants will be the key issue of the 2020 elections (Hint: it won't). It's time to Get More Smarter.

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Presidential candidate Tom Steyer stops by to talk about climate change, money in politics, and whether or not the US should buy Greenland.

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We find No Comment Cory in Wheat Ridge and analyze why Colorado's gun violence prevention laws save lives.

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Links
Constituents confront Cory Gardner on guns and immigration (Denver Post)
"No Comment Cory" (ColoradoPols)
Kyle Clark confronts Cory (9 News)
Follow up 9 News (9 News)
‘They’re afraid’: Suburban voters in red states threaten GOP’s grip on power (Washington Post)

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This week, we talk about the cowardly responses from Republican leaders to back to back mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso Texas. 

Later on, we try and locate one of the NRA’s top five Senators as he dodges town halls and any major Colorado news outlet in our recurring segment, Finding Cory. 

And finally, we prognosticate about the 2020 elections, whether gun-violence prevention will be a major electoral issue, and speculate on a possible Senate run from John Hickenlooper. 

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It's time to Get More Smarter. We talk about Gov Hickenlooper's presidential chances, who's running for the Dem CO Senate nomination, and do our best to follow the corporate money into Cory's campaign bank account.
In "Finding Cory," we try and figure out why Cory ghosted VP Pence for his own fundraiser in Windsor to vote for giving the Saudi's more guns and sell our public lands to oil and mining companies.
We give credit to the hero of the Mueller congressional hearings, Greeley Representative Ken Buck. Rep. Buck, also the CO GOP chair, more or less made it clear that you could arrest Trump for crimes he committed before and after his election when he leaves office.
Finally, we "prognosticate" about a radical abortion ban that anti-abortion extremists want to put on the 2020 ballot and how Colorado is a safe haven for women from other states seeking reproductive care.

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Host: Jason Bane (@jason_bane), ColoradoPols.com
Host: Ian Silverii (@iansilverii), ProgressNowColorado.org
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Links

• Debate gives some Democrats like Hickenlooper a last chance to shine (Denver Post, Tuesday, 7/30/19)
• Democrats hint to White House hopefuls at edges of the debate stage: Consider running for Congress (CNN, Monday, 7/29/19)
• PPP Poll: Hick Polls Well in CO Senate race
• Billionaires, athletes and Hollywood funnel money to Colorado’s Senate race (Denver Post, 7/18/19)
• We followed the money to see how Cory Gardner is raising big cash for his reelection campaign (Colorado Sun, 7/26/19)
• About Vice President Pence’s Aspen RNC Fundraiser… (Colorado Pols, 7/22/19)
• Vice President Pence to attend Aspen fundraiser Monday (Aspen Times, 7/20/19)
• Anonymous Pence host is second to duck security costs (Vail Daily, 7/25/19)
• Senate fails to override Trump veto on Saudi arms sale (The Hill, Monday 7/29/19)
• As Democrats Push Public-Lands Compromise, New Bill Shows GOP Isn’t Interested (Westword, 7/26/19)
• Republican Ken Buck Scores Massive Own Goal in Mueller Questioning (Rolling Stone, 7/24/19)
• Ken Buck Blames Mueller for His Own Big Blunder (ColoradoPols, 7/25/19)
• Rep. Joe Neguse Gets The Goods From Mueller–On Purpose

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