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The fight over the highly charged Proposition 112 oil and gas setbacks measure may be over now that voters have had their say, but the larger battle over how tightly to regulate the energy sector in Colorado is still in full rage. With voters on Tuesday painting both chambers of the legislature blue, along with the election of Democrat Jared Polis to the governor's mansion, state Rep. K.C. Becker said the de facto veto power the oil and gas industry has held over proposed regulatory bills via the GOP controlled Senate is now gone. The Boulder Democrat, who is likely to be the next speaker of the Colorado House, said her message to the oil and gas industry for the upcoming legislative session is simple and direct: "Let's get real, guys."