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(R) Trisha Calvarese
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President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
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(D) Diana DeGette*
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CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
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CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
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85%↑
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
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35%↓
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April 11, 2016 05:38 PM UTC
18 Comments
How the heck does New York not allow people to change registrations since last October? That's nuts. Looks like that's the rule, though.
If true, it would indeed make it almost impossible for Sanders to gain any delegates in New York. However, the Sanders camp has been on this like white on rice. Plus, new and first time voters had until 3/25/16 to register. I'm guessing that many did, many for Sanders, and that they probably weren't counted in those polls you cite.
We will see, as always.
And, "Bernie's proud irregulars"? Seriously? Way to de-legitimize and trivialize all Sanders supporters. Not the way to win voter loyalty for Hillary.
Maybe you're stretching that Battle of Waterloo metaphor just a tad too far.
Still, another very well-written, informative post.
Cool down. Insurgent militia are always irregulars, as distinct from long-sservice professional soldiers, called " regulars." I was in the "regular Army" with RA in my serial number because I enlisted. Draftees were designated U.S.
As to polls, the toughest part is always finding who is likely to vote. A proper sampling will catch new registrants but a screen like "did you vote in the last primary " won't. That Oct. 9 deadline is amazing.
Thanks V. I've got a set of antique cigarette cards featuring the uniforms of various British units and a French one or two ( English cards) that participated in the Naploeonic wars. Love history and that was a favorite subject of mine for years. I unfortunately have way too much of my memory bank taken up by late 18th/early 9th century battle tactics, the interaction of infantry squares, the different kinds of cavalry and artillery. And of course the then relatively new rifles. Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series is a great supplement to the non-fiction for creating the visuals for all of that and an understanding of the details of a British soldiers daily life that the straight histories don't provide and he always provides an afterward to tell you what really happened as opposed to the historic fiction version. His Saxon Tales are great, too, for Vikings/early English history fans.
I would think Bernie supporters would wear the label "irregulars" proudly since they're all about being outside the political establishment which, in the implied metaphor, would be the "regulars". I mean we're talking about the supporters of a candidate who has been a proud indie, not a Democrat. It's an insurgency, a plucky band takin' it to the man yadayadyada….. right?
That was actually the intent, BC, to compliment the "proud irregulars" of Bernie's army. Like you, I adore the Sharpe series and the other Cornwell books. The dance of column, line, square, fascinates me. My alternative narrative for Hillary the Fair at this point in her campaign was going to be one of Cornwell's shield walls, but I finally went with Waterloo because "Give me night or give me Blucher." was irresistible. In fact, there were no irregulars at Waterloo though some of Napoleon's "levee en masse" was pretty green. The other Wellington quote I love was his description of those stalwart musketeers: "Scum of the earth, enlisted for drink."
I was a history nut as a kid and then the Army sent me to West Point, which was like sending an alcoholic to the Coors brewery. Whenever possible, I'd sneak out to Kosciusko's garden, smell the honeysuckle, and dream of grander days.
My reply about your use of "irregular' was to mama. And my major complaint about the TV series Vikings, which is highly fictionalized and based on semi-history, semi-legend in the first place so I have no complaints about it not being "accurate", is that I was hoping to see the kind of great big shield wall battles described in the Saxon Tales. Instead they only do small shield wall battles and the big battles have everyone running around chaotically from the get go because I guess that's more cinematic. The actor who plays Rollo running around shirtless is, I'll grant you, quite deliciously cinematic so there's that.
Recently a series based on the Saxon Tales completed its first 10 or so episode first season of The Last Kingdom. My major complaint about that one was not that it wasn't just like the novel. I know how page to screen works and don't mind reimaginings, compression, composite characters etc. as long as the result is good. But they have a drop dead gorgeous and pretty small actor playing Uhtred. I don't care if you make Uhtred dark instead of fair (BBC made Sharpe blonde years ago but he was still a great Sharpe) and I'm not opposed to eye candy but smallish? Every time I saw him surrounded by a crowd of bigger tougher looking men and talking to his leading ladies at pretty much eye level it really aggravated me. It completely changes the character into kind of a plucky puppy who wins with luck and heart. Can't wait for the next novel with the Uhtred we know and love. He's getting old. Can't be too many more.
I am about to become an unaffiliated voter, after 44 years as a registered Democrat. I have had enough of arrogant establishment Democrats acting like they own the party and they get to determine what it means to be a Democrat. Corporatists like Frank Underwood should be happy they are driving away all of us little newbie idiots that don't think the way he does.
From this point forward I will set myself to the destruction of the Democratic party as we know it. I will do everything I can to convince as many Democrats as possible to leave the party.
Have a nice hate!
pot…meet kettle.
You do know that the more you succeed the longer will be the reign of conservative GOP hegemony which we actually have the opportunity to crush if we don't divide and conquer ourselves for them.
and, of course, the corporate establishment wing of the party bears absolutely no responsibility for alienating millions of voters…
It is like I said a few days ago, BC, to all those who expect Bernies' supporters to fall in line…
Want some respect?….show some.
And, of course, what could be more respectful than Jeff Weaver claiming Hillary Clinton literally made a pact with Satan. Weaver is a class act — low class.
well he is an idiot, obviously…
And you must have ignored my reply because I never said Bernie's suporters should fall in line. Go ahead and fight for the nomination. It's a good fight and and has done progressive causes a lot of good.
I've just said if he loses and HRC wins you should follow the example of the overwhelming majority of HRC supporters and join the fight against the GOP by supporting the D nominee, whoever that turns out to be. Unlike you, most HRC supporters have promised to do that.
Or you can let the rest of us get your asses out of a sling by fighting that fight for you while you carry on about how noble and principled you are. And no, I don't respect that stance. But it's your choice. If we have to beat the GOP without you we'll do so.
You're welcome.
Welcome to the saner world of we Unaffiliateds…
…doesn't really matter how you get here — we'll treat you as an equally valued and respected member at our next statewide convention!
That would be the honest way to go about running an indie.
A little historical trivia: Wellington got his Blucher and the Norwegians got theirs. The German heavy cruiser Blucher blew up on April 10, 1940, in Oslo fiord, after being struck by two 11" shells from coastal batteries and hit by two torpedos launched from shore. The wreckage remains there to this day in 200' of water. The Germans were delayed long enough to allow the Norwegian royal family and government officials to get out of Oslo.