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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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
50%
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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
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30%
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
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August 26, 2008 07:41 PM UTC
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who are firmly supporting Obama but are undecided on the Senate race. So this isn’t as much “preaching to the choir” as it may seem.
Someone could conceivably vote for Obama and Bob Schaffer?
What’s your point?
where the only political consistency is inconsistency.
I was in Illinois in 1984 when Reagan won in a landslide and voters there sent Paul Simon to the senate.
Isn’t just voters in Colorado who are inconsistent….
Plus, lots of people like divided government…
Variety is the spice of life…
“I’m going to vote for one person for president and then vote for a senator who will fight tooth and nail against everthing my presidential candidate tries to accomplish because I Love Gridlock!!!”
I don’t know if voters in the West think they are keeping the two parties honest or what. A number of western and some Midwest states will vote Democratic for governor and/or senator, then vote Republican for president.
The largest group of voters in Colorado now is the unaffiliated. I realize a fair number of them switched from the GOP. Still, I doubt they become independents just so they could vote a straight ticket for either party.
And why, pray tell, might they have done that?
but take note that they did not jump all the way over to being Democrats… who still remain the third largest voting group behind the unaffiliateds and Republicans.
They’ll elect a conservative president and a socialist parliament. It can also be viewed as a form of check and balances, or government by consensus.
Nothing can get done unless everyone agrees. It marginalizes the wing nuts on both ends of the spectrum.
most voters really take the fact that they’re basically creating divisiveness into account when they vote for different parties’ candidates. We take for granted that we know a lot about how government works, but I think most people say, “I like person A because of this, but I like person B because of this.” Not because they are a particular party or ideology.
But my guess is that they’re for Obama but don’t know enough about the Senate candidates to declare a choice.
Schaffer said a long time before the diagnosis that he wasn’t going. One of the insider pubs (Politico or CQ or Hotline or something, I forget) did an article about Republicans avoiding the Republican brand by skipping the convention and Schaffer was cited as the prime example.
He has simply put in his time at conventions in the past. Once you have been to 5 or 6 conventions, the novelty is lost… he should be spending his time campaigning in Colorado to Colorado voters and not fundraising to big wigs at the RNC.
Bob 2.0 was running away from the Republican brand as fast and hard as he could, not taking positions on any issues except those where he took Mark Udall’s position (Roan plateau, immigration, Pinyon Canyon, etc.) But Wadhams has downgraded his firmware to the previous version and how he’s happily back in the “Republicans defend religious freedom. Democrats incinerate religious zealots and their children” mode of thinking.
” Once you have been to 5 or 6 conventions, the novelty is lost ”
Tell that to Ted Kennedy !
He was at the last ‘green’ convention.
I think they consisted of Norm Coleman and James Gilmore. Coleman lives there and Gilmore has nothing better to do with his time between now and Nov.
Mark Udall does not deserve a prime time spot at the convention! He is going to fail miserably. He is a horrible debater, and a horrible speaker. Seriously, what is the DNC thinking?! If the Dems are supposedly all about “the worker” this year, Mark Udall is the worse person they could have speak. He is anti-business and anti-worker, with his support of the card-check bill (aka EFCA).
Dream on…..
BTW, how can one be both anti-business and anti-worker. About as logical as your whole post.
This is possible because Udall supports Unions, which are against the best interests of business, and he supports the Employee Free Choice Act, which take away workers’ rights to a private ballot and opens them to legal union intimidation of workers. The people and bussinesses of Colorado don’t support the bill, but Big Labor does, and since they keep Udall’s lights on, so to speak, he goes with them.
Unions are anti-worker. Only slavery gives workers rights. Repeal the 13th Amendment!
I am looking at the facts of the bill. On its face, it is meant to curtail businesses intimidating workers who wish to unionize. But it goes completely the other direction, opening the workers up to union intimidation through “card-check”. And if you consider the fact the next administration will have a different National Labor Relations Board in place, which will no doubt be less business friendly, it is clear to see this is a union power grab solving a problem that doesn’ exist…
And Bob, try to read the posts. Udall’s support of the bill is anti-worker, not unions.
than in the two years I wasted earning my masters degree in labor relations, laxplayer.
Then, again, maybe not…
perhaps you could utilize your advanced knowledge on the subject to contribute to the discussion and argue the points instead of posting snarky comments?
He is a real journalist, unlike you.
It’s a waste of time, you’re just mouthing talking points from union-busting sites.
You have, in short, no points to argue.
That’s the way it works on Northern Marianas Island
Freedom is slavery. A $490 billion deficit is a conservative fiscal policy. And labor unions are the enemy of workers’ rights.
I’m glad you’re finally starting to get your mind right, I was worried about you for a while.;-)
THe more you could associate Udall with Obama, the more I think you’d stir up the R base to get out and vote against him.
Since when do we care who “deserves” a spot at the Democrat convention? Hell, Che Guevara “deserves” a slot at the convention as far as I’m concerned.
Associating Udall with Obama will make a good portion of the Republican base think Udall likes and/or associates with black people. Nothing gets them fired up like hating black folks!
And in case you think I’m just being “uncivil,” I spent happy hour today hanging out in a dive bar. A group of Republicans stood behind me saying stuff like this. You may think blue-collar Republicans are really thoughtful people who will just do anything to avoid paying taxes, but my experience with them is different.
The real ones, the ones who listen to right-wing talk radio and draw the conclusions that are only hinted at on the programs, the ones who hear the dog-whistle politics that everyone else misses, they really just hate minorities. And once you get a few beers in them and listen to them talk at the bar, you’ll realize the same thing.
But other than the first one in which both candidates were showing their rust, he has kicked Schaffer’s ass across the room in every single debate.
You have got to be kidding ThillyWabbit! udall is the worse debater I have ever seen! Worse than Ritter, and that is bad. Schaffer killed Udall… Ritter just kept touting change like someone else we know, but with no plans to support this so-called change. And Schaffer especially tore Udall apart at their first debate when he read the Iraqi proposal that Udall signed and penned!
” And Schaffer especially tore Udall apart at their first debate when he read the Iraqi proposal that Udall signed and penned!”
Every single one of you that mentions this gets amnesia about the part that this particular proposal was not adopted because it required the President to obtain congressional authority for war, and only after all diplomatic measures were exhausted, and that Udall voted against the final resolution because it DIDN’T CONTAIN THOSE VERY IDEAS HE OUTLINED IN HIS ORIGINAL PROPOSAL.
Nevermind it’s a lie by omission – just a “victory” for you guys.
It makes me shudder thinking how little the truth matters to people like you.
What the hell is wrong with you ?
Keep up the overconfidence, 6th. I hope all y’all keep it up. It’ll really help your candidate in November.
It’s an effective attack on Udall by Schaffer.
but they are a window into the ideological bankruptcy of his campaign.
Out of ideas ?
Out of good things to say about yourself and your party ?
tired of defending your piss poor scandals ?
Make some shit up !
Do you have some data to support that it’s effective?
Even Schaffer’s friends in the conservative media threw him under the bus on it, making it clear that he had better shut the hell up or he wasn’t going to get any endorsements at all.
You should do stand up 6th. Seriously. It’s the Rethugs that oppose the EFCA, not the Dems.
will be great, right up his alley. He will be able to continue to use his 2008-Careen-To-The-Center stump speech, in which he will no doubt talk about his mom being an NRA member, that “the probems we are facing aren’t demorcrat or republican problems, but colorado problems”, and his incessant calls for bipartisanship. Ughhhhhhhh. One only has to glance at his record representing the liberal CD2 to realize that this guy is an obstructionist on environmental issues and a pawn of Big Labor.
Good guy? Yes. Moderate enough to be a Senator? Don’t think so. Profiting from DNC slot? Definitely. Unless folks look at his record…
You’re right about the speech – this is the perfect venue for Udall – unidirectional to a large crowd with others getting them worked up for him.
This helps Udall a lot.
Udall will talk about how he was against drilling and now how he’s for drilling and possibly how he has changed his mind again (you know, depending ont he audience he is talking to).
So he’ll get to try to win over a few thousand CO democrats in the audience… I would sure hope he has them already, or he’s in serious trouble.
that will be used at this event. This thing called television allows people who are not at the event to hear Udall speak. This a good thing for Udall because it allows him to speak to more people than are at the event. This makes your comments about Udall trying to convince a few thousand Democrats in the audience seem rather ridiculous don’t you think?
The speaker that I thought was outstanding was Jim Leach. If anyone gets a chance, you can read it at http://www.demconvention.com. Go to speeches and look for his name. Terrific speech about the four debates.
You think this magical TV thing you speak of will cover all these speeches? Keep dreaming.
Thursday, August 28: (Listed in order of appearance)
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
Rep. John Salazar
Rep. Diana DeGette
Rep. Mark Udall
DNC Chairman Governor Howard Dean
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine
Former Vice President Al Gore
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (IL)
I’ve been watching the DNC coverage on PBS. It’s been covering most of the speeches, even those that the delegates don’t seem to be listening to.
I know you probably hate it, but you just got me fired up.
YEEEEAAAH!
Unlike stupid people, I actually think Dean’s speech was pretty damn inspiring. I slacked off on volunteering for Kerry mainly because it took a LONG time to recover from Dean’s crucifixion.
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