Dems Unlikely To Relinquish Colorado House in 2010, But ...

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1. Well, I hope Dems retain Dan Gibbs’ seat. Hope Steve Harvey wins.
   

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   1. Joan Fitz Gerald and Dan Gibbs were very special politicians

      JFG had great NAME ID in JeffCo, where the majority of this seat is – despite running with a ‘D,’ JFG was beloved in JeffCo (especially after serving as Clerk there) which gave her ownership over SD16

      Gibbs, on the other hand, won SD16 primarily because he almost won 80% of the vote alone in Summit County – that, alone, carried him to victory

      Overall, Gibbs and JFG were heavily beloved by their home communities, which helped them at the polls – I don’t see any Democrat that could produce those kinds of abberations in a seat like SD16, which ‘should’ go Republican in 2010

      BTW – Don Ytterberg ran a great campaign in 2008 – had it not been for the bailout, I say he would’ve won

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      1. SD-16 only has a slim plurality in Jeffco. Another quarter in Boulder and the other half split among the mountain counties.

         Nonetheless, that district has changed quite a bit since the days when Joan was elected for the first time – now it’s about 31% R, 31% D, and 38% U and momentum has been shifting from the Rs. Not to mention that Ds have been building quite a bench throughout the area.

         And, well, I’m just not sure someone who ran the state Constitution Party could beat a strong Dem, whoever it will be.

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         1. I say it goes Republican – but yes, a good Democrat stands a great chance, as SD16 is a very ‘liberterian’ district – fiscal conservative, socially liberal

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