ICYMI, Portland changed a lot of things after the 2020 protests with the goal of NOT having federal agents or national guard return to police the city. I wrote about it in June: www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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I asked a bunch of people about in-migration and they said while it contributed a bit, the shift started before the major influx of people and migration hasn’t been large enough to cause that seismic of a political shift all on its own. But I get why you’d think about that cause/effect, I did too.

Did you, like, read the story?

I also asked Polis about *that tweet* — the one about RFK that earned him blowback from the progressive crowd.

He was unapologetic.

I'm fascinated by how involved Jared Polis was in the state's story — not just as an elected official, but as one of the millionaires who funded Colorado's blue shift.

Over the last 20yrs, he essentially helped make Co. into a state that could elect him Governor. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

I went to Denver in late April for a retreat held by Progressive Policy Institute, the same group that helped ferry Clinton to the presidency in 92.

They think Colorado's combo of libertarian ideals, progressive programs and pocketbook-focused governance could be used as a national blueprint.