The Curious Stranger, a New England Democrat import to Colorado politics, has written to clarify his views on the change of power in the state party: Don't be misled by those with points to score, these comments don't imply a lack of confidence in Pat Waak, just an aversion to change in the wake of success. That's all well and good. Though he may not worry as much about Waak's hard-core left-of-center ideology - not a nice fit for Colorado - he does recognize the inherent dangers of trying to fix what "ain't broke." And perhaps the dangers of such a closely divided and disputed vote, as well. I'm going to be frank here. The Republican Party in Colorado has its share of problems and divisions, too. But moving leftward … [Read more...]

Help keep Clay and me posted on names we may have missed. Drop us an e-mail. Five days ago I wrote and urged former Congressman Bob Schaffer to throw his hat into the ring for the position of Colorado Republican Party national committeeman. Clay has talked about the truly personal response he received from Bob Schaffer when he sent him an e-mail encouraging him to run. I got an individual response from Rep. Schaffer, as well, after he received my e-mail and had read my original post urging him to run. Have no doubt, my fellow Republicans: he is the right man for the job! You can do the same: write him at Schaffer.Bob@gmail.com. There are less than 10 days until the State Central Committee meeting for you to join the growing … [Read more...]

From today's Denver Post: sour grapes and contests of election results inside Democrat party headquarters. Permit me just a moment longer to chuckle gleefully.... "Progressive" environmentalist / ecofeminist Pat Waak won a narrow victory over incumbent Chris Gates to become the new chair of the Colorado Democratic Party on Saturday, and things are looking up. It appears the lesson Colorado Democrats learned from their statewide electoral victory was simply: "Go left." The party's substantial body of left-leaning grassroots activists gave Waak the needed support to outballot Gates, 187-184. Reports indicate they were angered at the way US Senate candidate Mike Miles was treated during the primary. Maybe somebody should tell them … [Read more...]

The State Central Committee Meeting of the Colorado Republican Party is fast approaching: on March 19 delegates from across the state will decide on a new party chairman and a new national committeeman. Bob Martinez, completing a successful stint as Colorado's national committeeman, has already stepped forward to fill the role of party chairman. Unfortunately, current state party chair Ted Halaby wants to swap roles with Martinez, having declared his candidacy for the committeeman position. In a letter he recently mailed out to delegates, Halaby cited among his accomplishments a couple of gems: "Outraised the Colorado Democratic Party by a ratio of nearly 30 to 1": That fundraising certainly didn't translate into electoral … [Read more...]