Yesterday it was the 30-second Amendment 63 animation of Obamacare-inspired jailhouse fear. Today, one of my Independence Institute colleagues did it again. Compliments of Mothers Against Debt, sit back and enjoy two minutes worth of educational programming you won't see on PBS: Not on PBS, but it does have a little bit of that Schoolhouse Rock flavor -- minus the funky 70s music. Regardless, the important message is one we all need to latch onto. … [Read more...]
Enterprise Group Political Report: Some State House R Will Deliver Big Upset
In the most recent edition of The Enterprise Group Political Report ("At the Nexus of Business and Politics") email newsletter, Andrew Boucher of Boucher Strategies in Fort Collins writes:I'll make three fearless predictions for November: 1. In the state legislative races, there will be at least one absolute stunner where a Republican no one has ever heard of knocks off an incumbent Democrat no one knew was in trouble. 2. Everything down-ballot is going to swing heavily towards the Republicans. (The less a voter has been paying attention to a particular race, the more likely they'll default to the the national mood. Call it surfing the wave.) 3. Ben DeGrow is exactly right: "In this kind of generic political environment, in … [Read more...]
Why Decent Souls Will Be Glad to See Congressman Alan Grayson Lose
One of the silent joys I plan to take on Election Night will be watching the defeat of Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson, truly a despicable figure and, as this NRCC ad puts it (H/T Redstate's Moe Lane), using his own words to make the case, a "national embarrassment": As Hot Air reports, even a liberal MSNBC interviewer had to call Grayson on the carpet for his outrageous attack ad against his Republican opponent Daniel Webster, an ad that took Webster's recorded comments out of context to make them sound like he said the exact opposite. Watch Grayson dissemble on the cable news program, and you'll soon join me in rejoicing at his coming defeat. And if you need a good laugh along the way, watch a good out-of-context … [Read more...]
Yes, Ken Buck is Ahead, DSCC Poll Isn’t Equivalent to Rasmussen (Not Close)
The Denver Post's Michael Booth is to be commended for his efforts: He's working really hard to bolster the flagging campaign of appointed junior U.S. Senator Michael Bennet. Maybe it's some sort of "Michael B" bond. Who knows? Though artificially inflating Bennet's hopes in the end isn't a terribly kind thing to do. Seriously, a new Rasmussen survey comes out today showing Ken Buck breaking the 50 percent mark at 51-43, confirming a trend of independent polls that have the Republican challenger beating Bennet outside the margin of error. Yet Booth leads with a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) poll showing Bennet with a statistically insignificant lead of 48-46. … [Read more...]
Complete Colorado’s Real Gubernatorial Genius Takes On John Hickenlooper
First it was Tom Tancredo. Today, Complete Colorado releases the second in its creative Real Gubernatorial Genius series, featuring John Hickenlooper -- "Mr. Avoid All Controversy Until the Election's Over." Another minute well spent that is sure to crack a smile: The third and final edition featuring Dan Maes is due out on Friday. … [Read more...]
Ironically-Named Accountability for Colorado Dishing Up Vicious Anti-GOP Smears with Teacher Union Money
As a political junkie, among the funniest things I find are the terribly misleading names given to those 527 groups. The Lefty Democrat big donors and unions have operated a slew of them. Remember the misleading Coloradans for Life from election cycle past? Well, in 2010 we have the Lefty 527 group Accountability for Colorado... And what could truly be less accountable? Spewing poison and slander about conservative state legislative candidates, and no one there to answer a reporter's phone call. A couple examples have been documented by local newspapers: The Pueblo Chieftain reports the group has attacked Republican state house candidate and local businessman Keith Swerdfeger: "The music sounds eerie and the announcer's voice is full … [Read more...]
What Happens if Dan Maes Drops Out of the Governor’s Race?: Colorado Law
A little over a month ago, just before the ballots were to be printed, a lot of politically-attuned Coloradans were discussing and debating whether Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes should drop out of the race. With the revelation of a not-so-secret meeting this week between Maes and third-party conservative candidate Tom Tancredo, the discussion has regained some momentum -- though Maes insists he's not going anywhere. (I am pretty sure he wasn't referring to his campaign's fundraising and polling trend, but he could have been). Mount Virtus does not employ an election lawyer, but today I play one on my blog. Questions have arisen about the legality of it all: What happens if Maes drops out? Will he be replaced? Will his votes … [Read more...]
Michael Bennet’s Election-Season Epiphany on Big Labor’s Card-Check
Update, 10/13: I know I gave Bennet too much credit for his mealy-mouthed opposition to "the language in that bill," but couldn't resist the opportunit for snark. Writing at Denver Business Journal, Ed Sealover expounds further. While it may be true that all good things must come to an end, that's not necessarily the case for things that have been trapped in a state of crystallized indecision for many, many months. In the case of Michael Bennet and card-check, though, it was. On February 10, 2009, I first wrote about the appointed Colorado Senator's Big Labor-sponsored legislative dilemma. Lo, these more than 600 days later, the Denver Post reports Bennet had an epiphany:After more than a year of equivocating on the Employee Free Choice … [Read more...]
Obama Administration Burdens Private Colleges with Intrusive Regulations
Winning back one house of Congress will be nice, but lovers of liberty and limited government will have to wait longer to undo some of the damage done by executive order. One of the latest cases in point: Obama's Department of Education asserting federal government power into the private higher education accreditation process, providing a threat to academic freedom. Cal Thomas, one of my favorite syndicated columnists, brought attention to the story in his Wednesday piece -- with a special focus on Colorado:Former U.S. Sen. Bill Armstrong, now president of Colorado Christian University, wrote a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan on July 30. In it, he warned of an "all-out politicization of American higher education, endangering … [Read more...]
CNN/Time Poll Partisan Sample Skews Results to Dems by 5 to 7 Points
...Of deconstructing polls there is no end; and much political analysis is a weariness of the flesh. (A gold star to the first reader who catches the reference) It's less than a week until the midterm election. We're being bombarded by polls. But simply put, they're not all created equal. In some cases, the problem is easier to see than in others. Take for example the new CNN/Time poll on Colorado races with a mix of credible and incredible top-line results (H/T Complete Colorado). The Denver Post's Curtis Hubbard picks up on some of the survey schizophrenia. This one merits a closer look. First, the seemingly credible: Republican Ken Buck leads appointed Democrat incumbent Michael Bennet in the U.S. Senate race, 47-46. Then … [Read more...]
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