DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(R) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) Brian Mason
60%↑
30%↑
20%↓
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%↑
30%
20%↓
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Somebody
80%
40%
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
45%↓
40%↑
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(R) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) Brian Mason
60%↑
30%↑
20%↓
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%↑
30%
20%↓
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Somebody
80%
40%
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
45%↓
40%↑
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
January 28, 2014 06:30 AM UTC
15 Comments
Obama raises minimum wage for Federal Contract Workers
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The following information is pasted from Amazon. There is a link to the whole description of the book. If you click on the book, you can get a sample of what is inside. I think it is critical for dems to read this book – it explains why political parties are not important anymore, IMHO. I think the reason the discussion on this blog dissolves into lame attacks on the other side…it is because most of us here are powerless. The book, IMHO, discribes why. It is not an indictmemt, it is a brilliant analysis. I would really like to know how the rest of you think about it.
The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care) by Witwer, Rob and Schrager, Adam (May 1, 2010)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Blue+Print%3A+How+the+democrats+won+colorado
D – weren't you the one complaining about how OFA and "the campaign" ignored the party stalwarts? The rank and file d's who wer supposed to be so important, crucial even, to success?
is this a change of heart for you? Or are you hoping your party "wakes up"?
@JBJK16
You are absolutely right. And, I posted that I was wrong based on my reading of the first chapters of the Blue Print. I can find that posting, if you insist. But that is precisely the first take away from reading Blue Print. The premise was that campaign financing reform, ie McCain Feingold, limited the ability of political parties to raise money and that was back in 2004, before Citizens United. So, activitist or people with a political agenda had to find another way to win. Obama certainly followed that template in 2008 and mastered it back in 2012 with OFA.
But rendering political parties unimportant has reall significance, IMHO, and is one of those unintended consequence of what looked like good law back in 2002.
The other two take aways I have are that back in 2004, the "roundtable" decided to concentrate on the state legislature when all the "political brains" were concentrating on the national race. Now, of course, the republicans power base is their take over in 2010. The other take away I picked up on was that all of this happened early, early, on in the 2004 campaign season and the tremendously emphasis was on data collection and using a business model. They also had more money than god and paid the walkers and data collectors…etc.
I keep promoting the book because it describes what happened and I missed it because I come from a time when political parties were powerful. But note, my friend, nobody in all the years that I ranted and raved, nobody told me to read that book or explained what happened in 2004.
The big question I ask now is this the model still operative? The book stops in May of 2010 and so misses the teaparty and the Republican wave. So where are we now?
Also note, JBJK16, that one of the authors is a Republican. The other point is that the strategy was focusing on elective positions. I still think OFA is ineffective because it focuses, now, on issues and not power. I think republican read the book and dems did not.
I would prefer all interested citizens focus on issues, not power.
That and 2 bucks will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
Power is what drives this country, and it is a good thing. I hope your republican friends, however, take your advice….beginning with the tea party….which oddly enough is not a political party, it does focus on issues, but somehow winds up in power plays for political offices.
I would prefer that the political power end up with those most interested in issues.
And, pray tell, JFJK15, just how do you expect that to happen????
Are you for real?
RIP Pete
What is that beautiful quote about "who writes a nation's songs?
A beautiful eulogy…he will be so missed….but the melodies linger on.
"Old Frothy" is making yet another presidential bid.
There is apparently a shortage of social extremist candidates to choose from; Santorum will be a welcome addition for conservatives desperately in need of a candidate with their values.
I watched HBO's new documentary on legendary political cartoonist, Herblock. This Atlantic article provides many examples of Herb Block's insights from 60 years ago that are relevant today — topics such as too much money in campaigns, mostly coming anonymously from the already powerful corporations seeking to protect their corporate welfare checks, the absurd ease with which people can buy, and use, a gun, and so forth.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/this-shop-gives-every-new-president-of-the-united-states-a-free-shave/283131/