Giant Ballot Trips Up Both Senate Candidates

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1. If you want to pity somebody, try the voters.

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2. I spent a lot of time on my ballot (with all the judges and local initiatives), and when I finally checked it over, I realized I’d almost forgotten to vote for the Senate seat.  

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      “Dayhorse” needs every single vote he can get.
      
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      1. Both Udall & Schaffer got a pass on the primary – and look at what we have. I think primaries give us better candidates.

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            1. …but if the pool of possibilities sucks, then all you get is the one that sucks least.

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      2. I noticed his nickname on the form, and tried to do some research on him, but I can’t tell whether he just picked it to make fun of Campbell or if there’s actually something to it. Still, strange guy.

         My favorite thing about him was his answer to a detailed questionnaire about being CU regent while he was campaigning for it:
         

         Most, if not all, of these questions involve issues the facts of which are myriad and detailed, and not entirely available to me as a candidate. It is unreasonable to wish to know in advance how I would handle any given circumstance without knowing those facts. If elected, I will research them carefully, apply common sense and constitutional principle to them, and seek advice on them from anyone who wishes to provide it — then render the best decision I can for the best interests of the students first. They are, after all, the customers the University should be most concerned about serving. ( This does not, however, mean pandering to their every whim and desire. ) All of the at-large candidates are former CU students and, as far as I can tell, are motivated to do the best job possible for that constituency.

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3. This will be the worst election in Colorado history. It will take a good half hour for voters to figure out the ballots. The lines will be out the door, down the block, and into the next city.

   And there will be all kinds of arguments and complaints by people showing up to vote only to find out that they’ve been robbed of that right in violation of federal and state laws by county clerks and the Secretary of State’s office.

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   1. October 20 through October 31.

      Under no circumstances should any reasonably informed Colorado voter wait until election day.

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      1. When I was registering people to vote, I was amazed at how cavalier some were about not wanting a mail-in ballot, and most dismissed me when I told them to vote early and that the lines were going to be crazy.

         Of course, these were mostly college students, but still. They’re the ones who are supposed to be lazy.

         Vote early, or vote by mail. Either way you can enjoy election day rather than add to the chaos.

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         1. With mail-in ballots, people may lose them. Voting early is much easier. In Boulder, there will be an early-voting location at the CU Rec Center, so hopefully we’ll get most of the students through there.

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            1. the reason I vote early. I am so horrible with holding onto pieces of paper, and following deadlines that I don’t want to risk my procrastination causing me to miss out on having my voice heard.

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4. Congressman Udall sponsored the removal of the secret union ballot. Udall turned his back on Working Families

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   1. A little research with the blue book, and the ballot can be dealt with, especially if you have a mail-in.  But watch out workers, you may not have the option of private ballots if Mark Udall gets in!  EFCA is a disaster…  

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