Republican Casper Stockham has run two consecutive unsuccessful campaigns for Congress in Denver against incumbent Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, so he’s trying something different in 2020. Stockham is shifting his sights eastward to challenge Democrat Jason Crow in CO-6.
We bring this up not only to prevent getting a bunch of Facebook messages from Stockham himself, but to again highlight the incredible shift in a district that had always been held by a Republican until Crow’s dismantling of then-Rep. Mike Coffman in 2018. As we noted in April when Crow reported raising nearly a half-million dollars in his first fundraising quarter as an incumbent, there has been very little buzz from Republicans about attracting a top candidate in CO-6.
Stockham seems like a nice enough guy, but he’s a perennial candidate for public office who is not a serious challenger to Crow (or anyone else in Congress, for that matter). After raising about $60,000 in his 2016 campaign against DeGette, Stockham’s fundraising dropped to a total of about $35k in 2018 — both figures are nevertheless significantly higher than we would have guessed before checking FEC reports. Based on voter registration numbers, Stockham is statistically more likely to win in CO-6 than in CO-1…though that’s sort of like saying you have a better chance of visiting Mars than Venus.
What we find most interesting about this story is that a right-wing radio outlet in Colorado considers Stockham’s candidacy to be “news” in the first place. Stockham’s presence won’t likely prevent a more serious Republican challenger in CO-6, but it does make things slightly more awkward for the GOP when they inevitably have to pretend that he’s not their real challenger to Crow.
National Republicans aren’t feeling good about taking back control of the House in 2020. We don’t blame them one bit.
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Casper fighting hard to have more unsuccessful runs for the federal legislature than Andrew Romanoff.
Paging Mr. Edwards, Mr. Roger Edwards. Your party needs you!
The Federal campaign donation limit is $2500.
Casper's a full-on right wing nut job. In this interview with PJ news, Casper muses that he, like Trump, would listen to any foreign "dirt" on his opponent, and affirms his enduring support for Trump. He subscribes to any and all conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton.
They also agree that "foreign interference" can only be physical interference with a ballot box election. Nothing else counts as interference.
They laugh at several off color jokes about Biden giving a woman a breast exam, and call Mayor Pete "Buttplug". Nothing like those family values, and modeling civility, Casper.
Jason Crow does not have much to worry about. I just hope that they have a debate. That would be fun to watch.
I would counsel a candidate to not listen to foreign dirt. That is easily handled by a law firm, works for Hillary.
Also getting laughs by calling constituents “deplorable “ just to get a few laughs is ok as long as the video doesn’t get out. OOOPS already happened.
Any white man who challenges Casper will immediately be made fun of because of course white men can’t jump; an unfair advantage for Casper.
Crow/Cortez all KOOKS, win or lose.
Counsel? Counsel?!!
You blowhard – no one anywhere cares about your counsel.
Donate and vote – that's all you're good for.
So write your checks , cast your ballot. Console yourself elsewhere that you cannot get elected.
freakin' f'd up party. Eisenhower, Dirkson, Lincoln, even Reagan – they would despise you.
Hey, . . .
. . . that sounds exactly like the kind of simpleton counsel Stockham could use at the next Republican Assembly to get less support than is necessary to qualify for their primary ballot!?
I am so so tired.
Laughing is good – but it kinda hurts.
I mean – why are we so fucking stoopid?
Is it too much red meat? not enough fitness? bad genes?
I know, I know… not enough church.
https://youtu.be/ErkhYq13VVE
Jason Crow is doing an excellent job at community outreach holding lots of town halls, neighborhood meetings, etc. similar to Ed Perlmutter. That could dissuade any serious contenders from taking Jason on.
Are you implying that Casper is not a serious candidate?
Or flat out saying Casper the unfriendly Republican is not a serious candidate.
I predict a vicious GOP primary between Casper Stockham and Roger Edwards to see who could be more worthy of Donald Trump's endorsement after which the "winner" gets clobbered by Crow.
A race to the bottomless bottom . . .
A primary? I doubt Stockham could get the necessary 30 percent. Roger is a real Republican, with a successful record in business. I can't imagine anyone wanting Stockham over him. And the moderate Republicans who might beat Crow are all in hiding now.
Mr. Edwards indicated to me he may be interested in a run. However he is not sure how taking an afternoon nap would be viewed in Congress. I told him, “hell the Republicans were in full REM sleep under Paul Ryans bed”, when they could have been working on an alternative to Obama Care………good point, he said.
Hell, they slept through the whole wa r in Iraq!
f off.
Please and thank you.
I googled … and found Casper describing himself on one site as "Coach." And then ….
LPR is apparently Leadership Program of the Rockies, a right-wing leadership academy.
Sounds like a Jack of all trades…
He washed out twice against DeGette, so now he's going to try a different district? There's a word for that.