President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%↑
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(R) Jeff Hurd
(D) Adam Frisch
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
52%↑
48%↓
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
September 17, 2009 08:13 AM UTC
12 Comments
Ex Dir for CDOT, President of UNC, …
Jane Norton may be confused with several of the other Norton’s in Colorado.
Will not hurt, but may help with name id early on against Republican opponents.
I’d not rush to judgment. I’m not a republican by any means, but too many times I’ve made the mistake of jumping to quickly to conclusions.
Most of those who post in here know the difference between Gale and Jane, but many voters do not.
They hear “Norton under investigation” and some will assume it’s Jane.
Some of Jane’s current popularity is probably due to confusion with Gale. That may be a two-way street.
I paused for a second when I saw this headline appear in the diary section before it was promoted last night, and thought “Jane Norton under investigation! Quite the scoop!” I even read “Gale Norton”, but my brain immediately made me think it was Jane Norton and I realized I was wrong when I clicked on the article and read it.
I think you’re exactly right on the whole accidental name ID thing going both ways.
Gale, that is.
http://www.denverpost.com/busi…
it can be a benefit and it can also be a detrement.
Illinois refused to elect Jim Ryan governor in 1992 (instead electing Rod Blagojevich—oh, the irony) at least partially due to the misdeeds of another Ryan (George) who both were fighting to succeed.
Name recognition is huge.
Other Colorado examples- (Don’t look)
Who is currently the D candidate for CD6 ? If the guy running would change his name to Jon Elweigh – he’d have a better chance of getting to 48%.
There is an R candidate in CD7. What’s the name?
If the candidate changed names to Bill Ohen- perceived name recognition would jump.
If nothing else, name recognition causes voters to double take and think about a candidate. Not always helpful in the end- but candidates spend big money trying to cause this exact outcome.
This hurts Norton in two ways.
At first it hurts cause she may be mistaken for the wrong Norton. And when inquiring voters figure out that they’ve heard the name so much for no real reason to do with the candidate, they’ll start asking what exactly the candidate has done (not counting inside the party)
Then, if the corruption investigation goes badly for Norton, it will reinforce or imply to voters that perhaps Norton’s party is presently, less trustworthy, especially for those predisposed to disdain government already.
Jeri Ryan… Swinging parties… You get the picture.
The sex-romper would be Jack Ryan…not Jim Ryan (the one who lost the governor’s race)…or George Ryan (the former Governor who is now in federal prison).
Illinois has lots of Ryans….
If even a small number of voters confuse Jane and Gail, that can’t be good for Jane.
n/t
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I had to read it 3 times, then “WHAM!”
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