President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%↑
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(R) Jeff Hurd
(D) Adam Frisch
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
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
52%↑
48%↓
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
May 16, 2013 05:31 PM UTC
19 Comments
we'll be done with Gessler forever!
Why do all of his pictures like mug shots?
prepping
I would also note I called Tank when the big line went up http://coloradopols.com/diary/18939/the-debut-of-the-the-big-line-2014#comment-501463
Does SOS Gessler know the salary of the COlroado governor is #48 in the nation?
but, surely the Gov has a discretionary fund
A discretionary fund and travel budget! Who could resist?
He probably also knows he wouldn't have much of a chance. I don't think being an elected official is nearly as much fun for Gessler as he thought it would be. The GOP may as well run him as anybody and he wouldn't have to say he's leaving politics to spend more time with his family. Gets to go back to the private sector after his defeat and let his time as SOS fade away like a bad dream.
Nothing would make Dems ticked at Hick more forgiving than Gessler as the alternative. Against a joke candidate like Tancredo, some of us might be tempted to leave it blank or write in Mickey Mouse or something. Gessler would motivate most of us to want to to vote Hick and hand Gessler the biggest loss possible. Heck, I'd vote for Hick twice. Just kidding, Scottie. Please don't get all hysterical about imminent voter fraud.
but, BC, how about your Mexican gardener, your Mexican housekeeper and nanny? They get to vote don't they?
Those all would be me except for the Mexican part.
My wetdream is a 3-way primary among Scott, Tom and Greg.
Why am I reminded of Moe, Curly, and Larry?
With Scott McInnis as Shemp (who plagiarized his lines), Tim Foster as Joe Besser, and Josh Penry as whatever the other guys in the group tell him to be.
Jared Wright was supposed to be with them, but he's actually at home.
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"No doubt, Gessler is frustrated with the state's current leadership and he's evaluating how best he can serve the people of Colorado…"
Move to Costa Rica with Rush?
Losing as the incumbent SOS would end his political future.
Taking one for the team running against a popular incumbent Governor gets him a thank you from the party.
He loses either way. But he retains a political future if he runs against Hick.
One of the The Post's go to political analysts, Erc Sondermann, points out that neither Gessler not Tancredo would allow the GOP to turn the page with the Latino community. Also that it w will take a Herculean effort to oust Hick "and neither Tancredo or Gessler looks to me like Hercules".
They both know they aren't going to beat Hick. Tanc knows he has no future in elected politics but only as a C or D level fringe celeb. As for Gessler, in spite of everything he probably has a very good chance of getting re-elected SOS in an off year, low turn out election so I'll take a switch to a no hope gubernatorial run as confirmation that he's just not having fun as an elected official any more but is willing to do his bit for the party, and avoid looking like a quitter with the old "more time with my family" excuse, on his way out. Bet the private sector is looking awfully inviting to him right about now.
That's a good part of it. Gessler is going to have a hard statewide campaign ahead of him, whether he runs for re-election or for Governor. He might as well run for the bigger prize, and nobody will blame him for losing.
My feelings too David. The odds were not in his favor for a second SOS term. He goes out and does his scary fear stump speech for 50 or 100 times and lines up a cush job after the election. Easy exit with no shame for getting hammered by Hick.