President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
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CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
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CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
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CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
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CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
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CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
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CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
70%
30%
State Senate Majority
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REPUBLICANS
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State House Majority
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May 31, 2012 04:03 AM UTC
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Tsk tsk, Pols.
Hickenlooper needs a primary challenger in 2014. Any pols out there willing to take him on? The CO Dem Party might not be happy, but there are a great many Democrats and progressives who would be thrilled.
I’ve been nothing but underwhelmed by his time in office thus far. He needs to be primaried so that we can either get a Democrat in there who will BE a governor instead of playing one on t.v. or remind Hick what being a liberal is supposed to look like.
You really think the individual mandate is the defining factor for a liberal these days? Really? It was an invention of the Heritage Foundation, championed by congressional Republicans not that long ago, a centerpiece of Romneycare (as opposed to Vermont’s mandate less health overhaul, which achieves almost exactly the same results without a mandate), and opposed by candidate Obama. Pols may be right that a very selective out of context quote of what Hickenlooper said on the radio gives Obama foes ammunition, but his position hardly puts him outside the liberal mainstream on this.
looks like has very little to do with support for the mandate (or lack thereof) in particular and more to do with his governing style (or lack thereof). He needs to meet up with Mayor Hickenlooper and get some advice on governing with principles.
Hickenlooper will not be challenged, by his own party in 2014, because he is the Democrats’ best chance to retain the governor’s chair.
The governor knows most voters — including Colorado voters — do not support Obamacare, and the opposition has been remarkably steadfast for over two years.
http://www.rasmussenreports.co…
Hickenlooper has no intentions of linking his political fortunes to this president.
Really?
Most voters don’t support affordable health care for people with pre-existing conditions?
Most voters approve of insurance companies rescinding health care coverage for people who do get sick?
Most voters want children with pre-existing conditions to be denied affordable health care?
And yet if you ask a Republican, they will proudly tell you that they are “Pro-Life“.
Has there ever been in America a more hypocritical, uncompassionate bunch of fucking assholes?
The poll results consistently show a majority of people favoring repeal. Clearly, they aren’t all Republicans.
Democrats have had over two years to sell this program and most people are not buying it. Folks don’t like being told they have to have health insurance.
The answer to your first three questions is “No,” but they recognize that Obamacare is not the way to accomplish any of those goals. I suspect the Supreme Court will find that to be true to some degree.
As far as your last question…
I’ve stated this before: When someone starts resorting to profanity, it is a good sign that they’ve run out of legitimate arguments to make. You have proved that point once again.
“Obamacare’ is a made up word that the GOP has drummed into the national mindset as a negative thing. So it is correct to say most poeple oppose “obamacare” but it also has be said in the same breath that most have no idea what “obamacare” is.
If people are asked if the support the specific provisions of the Affordable Health care Act, they overwhelmingly say “yes” to each one.
Fascinating read from Forbes that digs into the reasons why polls appear to support the notion that people don’t like “Obamacare”.
Dan Willis below nailed it — Most of it hasn’t been implemented yet, and so far the only public discourse has been driven by the GOP FUD-makers.
So basically, you’ve got roughly 35% that really want a repeal of the protections it provides, and another 4% that believe Republicans can come up with something better.
That leaves 20% that believe this is all we’ll probably ever get, and 33% that believe we need to do better by expanding coverage, things like single payer, or at a minimum, the public option.
Kinda puts a little vinegar in your tea, doesn’t it, RR?
is his complete lack of political sophistication. His “Aw shucks, Andy” bumbling demeanor works for him, to the tune of 67% approval in April of this year. http://www.fciruli.blogspot.co… Apparently, Coloradans don’t just love an underdog during election cycles, they like them in office as well.
Will a stronger progressive primary him (and one name undoubtedly jumps to everyone’s mind)? First, they’d have to consider this: the anti-incumbency campaign theme requires the challenger to attack the incumbent… hard. When the incumbent is seen as nerdy/geeky/flawed and dopey, but loveable and transparent, does the challenger win any brownie points in the attack, or just come off as a bully? Anyone considering such a challenge should plan carefully from day one. JMHO. No room for mistakes.
A second thing to consider is this (and like Herman Caine on this point, “I have no proof to back this up”), progressives I know seemed very disgusted with Hick over fracking. A month ago, primarying him would have been a walk in the park. The Special Session attempt over Civil Unions boosted his approval among progressives substantially, I think. (Anyone know if there are any studies to back this up?)
Where will Hick’s approval rating be within his own party in the future? Anyone’s guess.