CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
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President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
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CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
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CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
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CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
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CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
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State House Majority
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5%
March 18, 2011 01:14 AM UTC
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If she hadn’t, the poor survey takers would have had to read her original responses.
Its gotta be him ! (sorry to post this again, just felt appropriate)
I usually love Pols, but there’s some meanspiritedness here lately. Maybe she has it coming for “lifting”, but I don’t expect it from the usually compassionate Nancy or Cowgirl or MOTR.
Don’t care if she wins or loses, but this is the second post I’ve commented on where people seem to be taking real glee at taking someone down. That’s OK when you do something douchey like Ken Buck did…a thousand times with the gay/alcoholism comments, but this chick’s bio? Boring, but harmless. Maybe it means something to her neighbors where her grandparents lived. Mine just died so maybe I’m overly sentimental. I’ve never served as a grand juror. Maybe her life experience is more meaningful because of it.
Guess I’m in one of those “judge not, lest ye be judged” moods in the bio writing department.
Come on, we can all poke fun at one another in this field. It’s the only way we can get past the sock puppets on here.
Takedown politics is BS, and it excludes a lot of good potential public servants who can’t handle the harassment.
On the other hand, I don’t think I’d have felt motivated to mock her writing skills if it weren’t for the plagiarism-then-denying-it thing. I mean, of all things to know NOT to do in an election, plagiarism should be top of the list in Colorado these days. Plus, it’s the Denver City Council; she’s applying for a job that makes real money, not the county water board or something that’s basically a glorified volunteer position. She should really get a professional writer’s help if it’s not a strength for her.
So I guess I’m of two minds. I don’t feel like it’s okay to make fun of people who do silly things that have nothing to do with their campaigns, like getting caught having at one time had a social life that involved attending parties in funny costumes. (Gasp! A politician who had FUN?! Unacceptable!) But I have to say, I do like my politicians at least marginally honest, and I think it’s okay to be a little snarky to someone who just got caught outright lying about something fairly serious, like plagiarism.
I shouldn’t have laughed. It IS mean.
I hope she hires an editor. Why didn’t the person who builds her website edit it, or at least give her a heads up?
I give her a lot of credit for rescuing dogs and caring for her elderly grandmother. We need more people in politics with a heart. I’m serious.
Sorry to hear about your grandparents. That sucks. I miss mine often, and they died a long, long time ago.
That reminds me to tell you all that I got called to Fort Collins for a grand jury summons yesterday. They seated our jury for 2011; I lucked out. They didn’t pick my number.
Just thought I’d share that meaningless story with everyone here.
Sounds like the basis for a campaign!
This does kind of explain the plagiarism and why she thought no one would ever know. It appears we’re, I’m putting this as kindly as I can, BlueSkies, not dealing with a MENSA member here. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. OK?
Stupid people deserve representation too.
In Mesa County.
First, whether we like it or not, campaigning is part of the job. And if this how she…does whatever this is, it’s relevant.
Second – I agree that we need more good people to step up. I also agree that she should get an editor. Or a campaign manager or something.
Third- good writing is hard and I’m not sure it matters for the actual job. But it does matter for the campaign.
Finally –
Michele Fry is proud to be a 4th generation Denver native from her current neighborhood where she lives with her rescued Great Danes.
Michele’s father passed away when she was an infant and she was raised in the same community by her single mother, a self-employed business woman for the past fourteen years.
Michele has two brothers, Matthew and Patrick. Matthew is married and has 3 daugters. Patrick is a student at UC.
When Michele was 19, lifelong family friend, Lea Robinson, well known longtime activist and member of the Denver Democratic Party, tried to recruit Michele into getting active in Denver politics. Michele chose to wait, but has been planning this for more than twenty years.
Michele is a (year) University of Denver graduate with a double major in Public Policy and History. After graduation Michele was a teacher’s assistant in a classroom of __ graders at Denver Academy. Michele will complete her Master’s degree in business administration at Regis University in March 2011.
Michele has over 10 years experience in sports marketing in Denver and is proud of her Stanley Cup Ring received while working for the Colorado Avalanche in (year).
MIchelle has worked on many political campaigns as paid staff and volunteer: Governor Lamm, Speaker Romanoff, Amendment 59 Saving Account for Education and others.
And answer the questions:
Based on my quick count, on her bio page, her name was mentioned 31 times! That’s as distracting as when a speaker says “um” a thousand times during a speech.
If her bio is so poorly written that a casual observer gets so bored they start counting how many times her name is mentioned, that’s bad.
PS- anyone can use my re-write for free and as long as their is no attribution.
I don’t knwo the candidate and wouldn’t want anyone to thinkin I’m endorsing.
the Faux-Hawk hairdo like that guy who ran against Andy Kerr.
When you run, you put yourself out there. When you don’t take it seriously enough to have some proof your work and make suggestions, your asking for the abuse.
Luckily, bloggers get more leeway!
That was a hillarious addition to the BIO. OMG I needed that today! Thank you. OBR…LIKEY!
After this, you don’t have the right to mock me when I mention her STEMS! LOL
LOVE IT!
I believe she states on her web site that she has criminal justice experience because she once served on a grand jury. That’s like saying that she has medical experience because she once visited a hospital.
but she has a huge heart and a commitment to serve. That is more than some legislators in our state. Michelle — if you ever need help in the future, call me. I can edit for you.
Not being mean, I’m genuinely curious. Are you going through ones you missed because you were busy?
sometimes I look back at old threads because of something someone posts on facebook, or because I run into someone, or am reminded of something previously discussed. With this particular thread, I got to know Michelle a little better this year, and know her heart is absolutely in the right place. I sincerely hope she runs again, and would happily help her edit her website if she asked me for assistance.