August 23, 2010 11:04 PM UTC

Ken Buck Actually More to the Right Than Dan Maes

by: Colorado Pols

We’ve taken our share of jabs at Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes for his colorful positions on random issues like the nefarious plot of the U.N. to take over Denver through a bicycle sharing program. But while Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck hasn’t been nearly as entertaining as Maes (until recently, anyway), we wondered: Just how different are the two candidates at the top of the GOP ticket?

The answer, frankly, surprised us. Based on some of the core issues highlighted by each campaign over the past year, you could very well make the argument that it is Buck — not Maes — who is the more extreme of the two candidates. Handy chart after the jump:

Issue	Agree/Disagree	Dan Maes	Ken Buck
Personhood Amendment/Abortion	AGREE	Supports Personhood Amendment	Supports Personhood Amendment and opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest
Illegal Immigration	AGREE	Opposes amnesty, supports E-Verify as well as guest worker programs	Opposes Amnesty and supports guest worker programs
Energy	AGREE	Supports more oil drilling and nuclear energy	Supports more oil drilling and nuclear energy
Federal Health Care Legislation	AGREE	Opposes legislation passed by Congress in 2010	Wants to “repeal and replace” federal Health Care legislation
Federal Stimulus	AGREE	Would refuse most federal stimulus money	Opposes Federal Stimulus Package
Taxes	AGREE	Signed pledge to oppose all tax increases	Signed pledge to oppose all tax increases
Social Security	DISAGREE	Has often said that Social Security saved his family	Says Social Security is a “horrible policy” that will “bankrupt the nation”
Federal Student Loans	DISAGREE	Supports federal funding for college education	Says the government should not subsidize student loans
Separation of Church and State	DISAGREE	Says that church and state should be kept separate	Says separation of church and state is too strict already

We’re not going to say that Buck is as loony as Maes. But it is striking to compare their opinions on high-profile issues and see Buck tacking even further right than Maes — much more to the right than we assumed before we started looking.

Ken Buck Actually More to the Right Than Dan Maes

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