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March 8, 2023

Who is next in line to be President Pro Tempore of the US Senate after Patty Murray(D-WA).

1)Ron Wyden(D-OR)
2)Richard Durbin(D-IL)
3)Jack Reed(D-RI)
4)Schumer(D-NY)
5)Cantwell(D-WA)
6)Menendez(D-NJ)
7)Sanders(I-VT)
8)Brown(D-OH)
9)Casey(D-PA)
10)Klobuchar(D-MN)
11)Whitehouse(D-RI)
12)Tester(D-MT)
13)Shaheen(D-NH)
14)Warner(D-VA)
15)Merkley(D-OR)
16)Bennet(D-CO)
17)Gillibrand(D-NY)
18)Coons(D-DE)
19)Blumenthal(D-CT)
20)Schatz(D-HI)
21)Baldwin(D-WI)
22)Murphy(D-CT)
23)Hirono(D-HI)
24)Heinrich(D-NM)
25)King(I-ME)
26)Kaine(D-VA)
27)Warren(D-MA)
28)Markey(D-MA)
29)Booker(D-NJ)
30)Peters(D-MI)
31)Van Hollen(D-MD)
32)Duckworth(D-IL)
33)Hassan(D-NH)
34)Cortez Masto-D-NV)
35)Smith(D-MN)
36)Rosen(D-NV)
37)Kelly(D-AZ)
38)Lujan(D-NM)
39)Hickenlooper(D-CO)
40)Padilla(D-CA)
41)Ossoff(D-GA)
42)Warnock(D-GA)
43)Welch(D-VT)
44)Fetterman(D-PA)
45)Schiff(D-CA)
46)Sarbanes(D-MD)
47)Gallego(D-AZ)
48)Carney or Blunt Rochester(D-DE)
49)Slotkin(D-MI)

March 7, 2023

Who is going to be the next Governor of CO? Griswold,Primavera,Weiser,or Young?

Griswold will be the Democratic Nominee for the 2026 CO Governors Election because she is young,progressive and will be the 1st female Governor of CO.
Regarding the 2026/2028 CO US Senate Election-it will 1st depend on what Hickenlooper does in 2026/Bennet does in 2028. If one of them decides not to seek re-election, Polis will be the frontrunner. If both of them decide not to seek re-election, Polis runs for Hickenlooper’s seat, Neguse or Crow runs for Bennet’s seat. If Polis decides not to run for the US Senate, Neguse and Crow will be the frontrunners for the US Senate.

March 6, 2023

CO US Senator that is likely to leave office first. Hickenlooper or Bennet?

US Senators that left voluntarily after 1 term.
1)Chaffee(1876-1879)
2)Chilcott(1882-1883)
3)Tabor(1883-1883)
4)Bowen(1883-1889)
5)Patterson(1901-1907)
6)Guggenheim(1907-1913)
7)Costigan(1931-1937)
8)Wirth(1987-1993)
9)Brown(1991-1997)
10)Salazar(2005-2009)cabinet secretary.
US Senators that left voluntarily after 2 terms.
1)Phipps(1919-1931)
2)Hart(1975-1987)
3)Armstrong(1979-1991)
4)Campbell(1993-2005)
5)Allard(1997-2009)
US Senators that left voluntarily after 3 terms.
1)Johnson(1937-1955)
2)Millikin(1941-1957)
US Senators that left voluntarily after 4 terms.
1)Teller(1885-1909)

Hickenlooper and Bennet are likely to leave office in the early 2030’s.
Hickenlooper(2032)
Bennet(2034)


March 6, 2023

2026 CO Statewide Elections can be an open seat elections in every office including the US Sente and

2026 is a midterm election with a Democratic President.
Governor Polis/Lt Governor Primavera/Secretary of State Griswold/Attorney General Weiser/Treasurer Young are term limited from seeking re-election to 3rd term.
US Senator Hickenlooper might retire.
If Hickenlooper decides not to seek re-election to 2nd term to the US Senate, Democrats best chance is Polis. If Polis does not run, Griswold should be the 2026 Democratic nominee for the US Senate and Weiser should be the 2026 Democratic nominee for Governor or Vice Versa.
Griswold and Weiser are 2 term statewide elected officials in CO that won in 2026 by a double digit margin.

March 5, 2023

CO Democratic US House Members from most progressive to least progressive.

1)Neguse(CO-2)36
2)DeGette(CO-1)82
3)Pettersen(CO-7)100
4)Crow(CO-6)143
5)Caraveo(CO-8)183

Neguse is likely to become Chair of the US House Democratic Caucus.
Clyburn(SC) decides not to seek re-election to the Assistant Democratic Leader of the US House of Representatives and Democrats regain control of the US House of Representatives.
Jeffries(NY) becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Clark(MA) becomes Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives.
Aguilar(CA) becomes Majority Whip of the US House of Representatives.
Lieu(CA) becomes Assistant Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Neguse(CO) becomes Chair of the US House Democratic Caucus.




March 5, 2023

Democratic US Senators up for re-election in 2024 that have yet to announce their re-election plans.

Sinema(I-AZ) will be succeeded by Gallego(D-AZ).
Carper(D-DE) will be succeeded by Blunt Rochester(D-DE) if he decides not to seek re-election.
Cardin(D-MD) will be succeeded by Sarbanes(D-MD) if he decides not to seek re-election.
Sanders(I-VT) will be succeeded by Ballint(D-VT) if he decides not to seek re-election.
Democrats need to convince Manchin(D-WV) to run.

March 5, 2023

When the Democrats regain control of the US House of Representatives,

US Representative Joe Neguse(D-CO) will move from Chair of the US House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee to either Chair of the US House Democratic Caucus, Assistant Speaker of the US House of Representatives(position currently held by Jim Clyburn-SC who is likely to retire) or US House Majority Whip. Neguse was the Democratic US House Member who nominated Hakeem Jeffries for the Speakers position after Kevin McCarthy was unable win the Speakers position after the 11th vote. Neguse is also popular with all of the Democratic members of the US House of Representatives.

March 5, 2023

When CO has its open seat US Senate Election, Does Neguse run for the US Senate? or

Does Neguse remain in the US House of Representatives to climb up the ladder in the House Democratic Leadership?
In 2024, Democrats will be regaining control of the US House of Representatives.
Hakeem Jefferies(NY) becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Katherine Clark(MA) becomes US House Majority Leader.
US House Majority Whip position goes to Pete Aguilar(CA) or Joe Neguse(CO).
Assistant Speaker of US House of Representatives position goes to Pete Aguilar(CA),Ted Lieu(CA),or Joe Neguse(CO).
Chairman of the US House Democratic Caucus position goes to Ted Lieu(CA) or Joe Neguse(CO).
Joe Neguse becomes the number 5 to number 3 Democrat in the US House Democratic Leadership if he remains in the US House of Representatives.
Joe Neguse runs for the US Senate to prove that he can win a statewide election in CO since his narrow defeat in the 2014 CO Secretary of State Election. Joe Neguse has been a more experienced and more mature candidate since then.
If Joe Neguse decides to remain in the US House of Representatives, Jason Crow becomes the front runner for the CO US Senate Election if John Hickenlooper or Michael Bennet decide to retire.

March 5, 2023

If the Democrats regain control of the US House of Representatives in 2024 and Jim Clyburn(SC)

steps down from the US House Democratic Leadership.
Hakeem Jefferies(NY) becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Katherine Clark(MA) becomes US House Democratic Leader.
Pete Aguilar becomes US House Democratic Whip or Assistant Speaker of US House of Representatives.
Ted Lieu(CA) becomes Assistant Speaker of the US House of Representatives or Chairman of the US House Democratic Caucus.
Joe Neguse(CO) becomes Chairman of the US House Democratic Caucus,Assistant Speaker of the US House of Representatives or US House Democratic Whip.

March 4, 2023

Which US Representative of CO is likely to be the next US Senator of CO?

Neguse?
Crow?
Pettersen?
Caraveo?

Neguse is currently a member of the US House Democratic Leadership(Currently the Chair of the US House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee). Neguse has a potential of becoming Chairman of the US House Democratic Caucus,US House Democratic Whip,US House Democratic Leader and Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Crow and Pettersen represent Democratic leaning US Congressional District.
Caraveo represents a swing US Congressional District.

If Democrats regain control of the US House of Representatives,
Hakeem Jeffries(NY) becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Katherine Clark(MA) becomes US House Democratic Leader.
Joe Neguse(CO) becomes US House Democratic Whip.


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