COLORADO V. CONNECTICUT August 16, 2026 RIDICULOUS IN COLORADO Remember the preposterous Republican Congressman George Santos? Whose prison sentence, after he was expelled from Congress, Trump commuted? Well . . . meet Victor Marx, the Republican choice to govern Colorado (150 seconds). With luck, Phil Weiser will be Colorado’s next governor. THOUGHTFUL IN CONNECTICUT How politics should work. As we approach the gubernatorial election, incumbent Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican nominee state Sen. Ryan Fazio are modeling something virtually extinct on the national stage: a masterclass in political civility. Connecticut is extraordinarily lucky to have both Lamont and Fazio as the two parties’ standard bearers, and they are showing the way for the entire nation. . . . SUPER IMPORTANT BONUS The Democratic party needs to do more than represent wealthy progressives.