Assuming a Clinton win tonight, Democrats are likely to pick up several state legislatures across the country. If that happens, one of the more likely to flip control would be Colorado’s Senate, currently controlled by Republicans by an 18-17 majority.
Colorado’s statehouse usually doesn’t attract a great deal of national attention; it functions relatively well and hasn’t suffered a great deal of shutdowns or scandals. But here’s something new: It is one of the most rapidly polarizing legislatures in the nation. According to Boris Shor’s research, Colorado now rivals California for the title of most polarized state legislature.
Should the Democrats achieve unified control of the state government today, that could mean considerable leftward movement by the state in the near future. This would fuel even more anger among the state’s active Republicans.
