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(D) Phil Weiser
(D) Jena Griswold
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(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Alexis King
(D) Brian Mason
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(D) A. Gonzalez
(R) Sheri Davis
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(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
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CO-01 (Denver)
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CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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80%
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(R) Lauren Boebert*
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90%
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CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank*
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CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
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CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(D) Joe Salazar
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State Senate Majority
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REPUBLICANS
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August 17, 2006 08:17 PM UTC
6 Comments
…for Ken in what would normally be a lower-profile race.
The shifting politics and demographics of the West, Democratic hopes in 2008, and the debacles of 2000 (Florida) and 2004 (Ohio) have all combined to make the Gordon-Coffman contest something that could potentially have national consequences two years from now.
Ken Gordon has out raised coffman in the last few periods and has the same cash on hand; yet, Colorado polls still hasn’t updated the action lines. What’s up with that? Am I detecting a partisan taint from Colorado polls.
Also, it is impressive that Ken Gordon has outraised Coffman considering that he does not take PAC money! In his 14 years in the legislature, Gordon has never accepted a PAC contribution to any of his campaigns. That demonstrates that it is quite obvious that Gordon cannot be bought, unlike Secretaries of State in both 2000 and 2004. I think this is an important point to mention considering that Colorado will most certainly be a swing state in 2008. We should look ahead to that presidential year when determining who would make the best chief elections officer for Colorado in this upcoming election.
Let’s not forget all the ballot issues that will be up too. We’ve got a lot now and I’m willing to bet that they will certainly increase in 08 as well. Who we elect as SOS is vital!
Does anyone know if Ken has recieved any big checks from the National Party, or Party Committee’s?
He could really use that cash to get on TV and make his message known that the elections need to be clean and fair and partisan politics from the likes of Coffman (who’s as predictable as Blackwell and Harris) has no place in Colorado!
I don’t think the national party usually does that kind of work, due to varying state laws and such (see Delay, Tom). That several PACs are interested in helping Ken out is probably where the big money comes in. Whether Ken wants it or not, these PACs might run ads with whatever money they allocate to the task. One of the PACs is strictly interested in SoS races; another is Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsak’s Heartland PAC.
Regardless, Sen. Gordon would make an excellent Secretary of State. He’s got a passion for election issues, and seems to really get just what it takes to make for fair and trusted elections.