Aurora Sentinel Rips Into Gardner in Endorsing Udall

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by: Colorado Pols

Wherein Bill Russell = Newspaper Editorial Boards

As we say every Election Year, we don't attempt to list every newspaper endorsement of every major political race in Colorado. Rather, we keep an eye out for particularly notable endorsements and/or obvious trends. After an initial weekend of newspaper endorsements, one trend has glaringly stood out: By and large, editorial boards of Colorado newspapers apparently believe that Republican Congressman Cory Gardner is, well, a Con Man.

Earlier today we pointed out a key line from the Durango Herald's endorsement of Democratic Sen. Mark Udall:

Gardner’s dogged support for personhood says one of two things about him. Either his position on women’s rights is far out of the Colorado mainstream or the congressman will say anything for a vote.

If you thought that was rough, check out the Aurora Sentinel's no-nonsense editorial endorsement of Udall:

Colorado voters have tough choices to make on this year’s ballot, but the decision for U.S. Senate is clear and easy: Mark Udall.

Even if Republican challenger Cory Gardner were a credible candidate to represent one of the country’s most diverse and dynamic states in the U.S. Senate, Udall has proven himself in the House and Senate that he has all Colorado interests at heart.

Make no mistake, Congressman Gardner is not a credible candidate for the Senate seat. [Pols emphasis] His campaign has been decimated by deceits and distractions. It’s political bait-and-switch at its worse, and Colorado voters can easily see through it…

…We haven’t agreed with Udall on every vote and every position, but we know he can be trusted to make decisions based on thoughtful analysis of impacts on everyone in Colorado. Udall has the integrity to stand behind his votes and his politics, a quality Gardner clearly lacks. [Pols emphasis] We recommend trusting Udall with another term in the Senate.

Yikes!

As we wrote earlier, it's not uncommon for newspapers to write a nice paragraph or two about the non-endorsed candidate, but clearly there is a trend emerging here.

16 thoughts on “Aurora Sentinel Rips Into Gardner in Endorsing Udall”

Republican 36 says:

October 6, 2014 at 8:14 pm

Credibility, Credibility, Credibility

I've been out-of-town for a week and came home this evening and began reading the blogs and papers from the past seven days. It is clear Mr. Gardner has been exposed for who he really is – someone who will change his position on a dime if he thinks it will get him some votes. He doesn't really believe in anything except getting elected. He'll never admit it of course, but his undoing rests on his shoulders. He tried to fool the voters of Colorado about where he stands on many many issues when he has taken the exact opposite position for years before his campaign for the senate this year. The Durango Herald and the Aurora Sentinel have said it best. Mr. Gardner simply can't be trusted.

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davebarnes says:

October 6, 2014 at 8:58 pm

I see Dave Perry's hand in writing that endorsement. Powerful. No word mincing.

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DaftPunk says:

October 6, 2014 at 9:23 pm

Read the Ghost's story of reactions to today's Supreme Court non-decision to get the essence of Con-Man Cory. The Dems are of course all in favor. Beauprez talks about respecting the law, and also not infringing on the religious rights of those who disagree; fair enough.

"My views on marriage have long been clear. I believe we must treat each other with dignity and respect. This issue is in the hands of the courts and we must honor their legal decisions. While others might seek to divide Coloradans, I will not do that. Coloradans are tired of politicians who spend all their time on partisan hot-button issues that divide our state. We need leaders who are focused on bringing people together on the economic issues that we all agree on. Our nation is in real economic trouble and that's what my campaign is all about."

_U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma

The little weasel can't resist the opportunity to get a partisan dig in and make it a campaign piece, an urge resisted by all the others.

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1. DaftPunk says:
  
  October 6, 2014 at 9:23 pm
  
  Link: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26674975/colorado-officials-react-supreme-court-action-gay-marriage
  
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2. BlueCat says:
  
  October 6, 2014 at 10:23 pm
  
  Some campaign piece. His base won't like it and nobody else will believe he means it.
  
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3. MichaelBowman says:
  
  October 6, 2014 at 10:57 pm
  
  "Our nation is in real economic trouble…."
  
  The chutzpah of this guy. His money masters wealth has grown by $33 billion in the past three years, as America's schools report 1 million homeless kids. And they still don't have 'enough'. And never will.
  
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  1. BlueCat says:
    
    October 6, 2014 at 11:08 pm
    
    It's pretty hard to have a prosperous consumer economy without a boatload of consumers making enough to, you know, buy stuff and their buying stuff is what creates the jobs. The right refuses to even try to understand this no matter how many decades of failure their trickle down theory accumulates. Either they're really stupid or they think the natural order of things is that only the tiny minority who rise to the very top are deserving and the masses ought to just shut up and be thankful for whatever crumbs they're allowed.
    
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    1. MichaelBowman says:
      
      October 6, 2014 at 11:24 pm
      
      This is worth watching on a regular basis….
      
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4. Miss Jane says:
  
  October 7, 2014 at 12:55 am
  
  So, he's voting for Udall? Go figure.
  
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  1. MichaelBowman says:
    
    October 7, 2014 at 11:13 am
    
    If he had a brain he would…(from that liberal rag, Forbes) If ConMan had worked half as hard at getting an infrastructure and jobs bill passed – and promoting an increase in the minimum wage as he did trying to defund ObamaCare – perhaps he'd have something other than subterfuge to use in his political messaging.
    
    Obama Outperforms Reagan on Jobs, Growth and Investing
    
    ”President Reagan has long been considered the best modern economic President. So we compared his performance dealing with the oil-induced recession of the 1980s with that of President Obama and his performance during this ‘Great Recession.’
    
    “As this unemployment chart shows, President Obama’s job creation kept unemployment from peaking at as high a level as President Reagan, and promoted people into the workforce faster than President Reagan.
    
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    1. Miss Jane says:
      
      October 7, 2014 at 2:28 pm
      
      And we have the sorry mess that Brownback made in Kansas. If the individual states, as well as the feds, acted more like the northern European social democracies, we would all be in much better shape. People like the Koch brothers know the policies they promote only work for the top 1%, they just don't care about anyone else. At least Reagan sort of gave a damn. These guys are just predatory, traitorous raiders.
      
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      1. BlueCat says:
        
        October 7, 2014 at 3:24 pm
        
        I think it's generous to assume they care about the whole top 1% most of whom are small potatoes to their own exclusive group, entry level the top .01%.
        
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        Miss Jane says:
        
        October 7, 2014 at 3:46 pm
        
        It's every one for themselves, with these people. Many of them have serious pathology.
        
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Davie says:

October 6, 2014 at 9:42 pm

Wait, wait, wait! I thought sending a corrupt, opportunistic, say whatever it takes to fool the masses, caterer to a constituency of only the highest bidder (currently 2 brothers from Kansas have the high bid) was exactly the type of person we're supposed to send to Congress.

I'm confused and disillusioned. Moddy, ACHole, I want to believe Cory is our guy, right? How are the dupes in the media able to see through the facade of the skillfully crafted PR campaign you guys have been heroically waging?

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BlueCat says:

October 6, 2014 at 10:31 pm

First Durango, now Aurora, both scathing. I don't see how the Post can endorse Gardner now so I assume they'll try to make up for endorsing Dems in both top tier races by sticking with Coffman, probably saying in so many words that Coffman has been a decent congressman and hasn't done anything to justify replacing him. Cares about vets, blah blah, blah. And, of course, they'll also endorse Rs in the low profile state wides that the average voters know pretty much nothing about. Sound about right?

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1. Davie says:
  
  October 7, 2014 at 9:26 am
  
  Agree completely about Coffman. However, you never know with newspaper rivalries. The DP might want to assert "leadership" and show the smaller regional papers who's boss. Thus they might assume the Gardner pretzel position to justify endorsing him just for spite.
  
  But I do hope they endorse Joe Neguse over the despicable Wayne Williams for SoS.
  
  http://coloradopols.com/diary/50207/honey-badger-lite-wayne-williams-for-secretary-of-state
  
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