In December I noted that Rasmussen's survey of the Colorado U.S. Senate matchups showed a significant momentum swing for Republican Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck. One month later, the results from Rasmussen tell a somewhat different story. If you have been reluctant to describe fellow Republican Jane Norton as the frontrunner ... well, "facts are stubborn things," John Adams once said. Norton has pushed her lead over incumbent appointee Michael Bennet from 9 points to 12 and is nearly at 50 percent (49-37). Buck's lead over Bennet ticked up one point to five (43-38), while the recent invisible campaign of Tom Wiens has grown a similar lead of 44-38. … [Read more...]
John Suthers Takes Bold Stands, Plugs Colorado Political Survey
I don't agree with attorney general John Suthers on everything, but kudos to him for taking some bold stands recently. Of course, there is his active role in participating and speaking out against the Obama Care Nebraska bribe in the U.S. Senate. Then this week came Suthers' three-fourths endorsement of the Clear the Bench Colorado cause, another bold move. Lesser known, but also important today for those procrastinators out there, is the Attorney General's Twitter endorsement of the Survey of Colorado's Political Temperature. While the endorsement came with the original survey in July, the January edition is closing up at 5 PM today, so... Time to Take the Survey! And thank you, Attorney General John Suthers! … [Read more...]
House Minority Leader Mike May Blends Seriousness, Humor in Opening Speech
Update: I've also uploaded a copy of the opening speech from Mike May's counterpart in the Senate -- minority leader Josh Penry, who sounds a strong note on the need for government reform. He's not running for governor, but when it comes to this issue, go Josh go! Today kicks off the legislative session down at Colorado's State Capitol. Because of a federal grant deadline, action is already swiftly underway on some education bills. Meanwhile, Republican House minority leader Mike May helped to kick things off with a speech that shows not only his party's serious face to bring some fiscally conservative backbone to tackle some of the state's looming problems, but also his own good humor. Full text of the speech below the fold: … [Read more...]
No-No: Democrat Senate Leader Endorses Hickenlooper on State Email
Complete Colorado has broken a story on Democrat state senate president Brandon Shaffer using state email resources to endorse John Hickenlooper for governor. As noted:State resources cannot be used to conduct or further political campaigns for office. Last fall Colorado Pols spent a lot of energy making hay out of the fact that then-gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry sent a campaign email to some unwanted state government addresses, noting:And it's not against the law to send electioneering emails to a government address, sending electioneering emails from one would be the problem. I'm sure Pols will be equally zealous about criticizing Brandon Shaffer for this obvious wrongdoing. Right? More importantly, what will Shaffer do? And … [Read more...]
Colorado GOP Leaders Show Serious Face Entering Legislative Session
Yesterday evening the Colorado Republican legislative staff hosted a blogger round (or square as the case may be) table discussion on some of the looming issues on the eve of the legislative session. Topics of discussion ranged from public employee pensions to medical marijuana to government transparency. Rather than provide a recap, I'll point you to the thoughts of liberal blogger David Thielen -- whom I finally met in person and sat next to during the discussion. Though he was outnumbered about 15 to 1, Thielen held his own and was treated well. His Colorado Pols essay reviewing the event was honest, fair-minded and lighthearted -- which: … [Read more...]
Treasurer Candidate Ali Hasan’s Approach Misguided, Attacks Unserious
It was disappointing to see a copy of the latest Colorado Statesman and read the headline: "Hasan opens treasurer's race by attacking his foes." Just last week I welcomed Ali Hasan to the Republican state treasurer's primary and re-issued the admonition to stay focused on incumbent Cary Kennedy. Not that Hasan or any other candidate has any special need to defer to my wishes. But in a potentially promising year for Republicans and fiscal conservatives, with an incumbent Democrat at the end of the tunnel, the advice is very sound. So seeing the newcomer to the race blasting fellow Republicans J.J. Ament and Walker Stapleton as "fiscal liberals" in the first paragraph of the story just about made my head spin. Reading the substance of … [Read more...]
Pick Your Dem Guv Nominee: Hickenlooper? Romanoff? Kennedy?
Who can keep up with the rumors flying around Colorado as far as which Democrats will step up to the plate to run for governor? If this National Journal posting by Erin McPike is to be believed, we're down to the possibilities of: Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, everyone's odds-on favorite at this point to actually get into the race Former state house speaker Andrew Romanoff, who is being lured from his U.S. Senate primary challenge of the appointed Michael Bennet and may take on Hick head-to-head State treasurer Cary Kennedy, who apparently "may be interested" Of course, if you want to sound off on who may or may not make a more formidable opponent for the GOP, please feel free to sound off on our new survey before Friday, January … [Read more...]
GOP Candidate Ryan Frazier to Report Strong 4th Quarter Fundraising
If nothing else, Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter's timing is pretty good. He officially pulled the plug on rumors that he might step up and run for governor, so he can focus on a tough race to keep his seat. Today word has leaked to Mount Virtus that Perlmutter's top Republican challenger Ryan Frazier had a strong fundraising quarter to close 2009: More than $215,000 brought in from October to December with more than $275,000 cash on hand. But deeper inside the numbers, the more telling information is that 90 percent of Frazier's contributions came from in-state sources, and more than 98 percent came in as contributions from individuals. Compared to incumbent Ed Perlmutter, who through the previous fundraising period has raked in … [Read more...]
Come to Defend Colorado from Obama Care Rally on Tuesday, January 19
There are multiple fronts in which to fight the increasingly unpopular Obama Care legislation being hammered out behind closed doors in Washington, D.C. One is still somewhat of a longshot: to win a 41st vote in the Senate in the January 19 Massachusetts special election. On the same day, Coloradans can help fight Obama Care on another front. Right now headlining the Independence Institute website (disclosure: my employer) is an important announcement: Next Tuesday, January 19, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol will be the "Defend Colorado from Obama Care" rally. Featured speakers so far include I.I. president Jon Caldara and state representative Cindy Acree, with more likely to come. Be there … [Read more...]
Scott Brown “Massachusetts Miracle” Could Spell Doom for Michael Bennet
So I take a weekend away from blogging, and the national political landscape quaked with a Democrat-sponsored poll showing Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown in a statistical dead heat with Democrat Martha Coakley. Yes: in Massachusetts! Now let's be honest: odds are still against a GOP win in the Bay State, but the fact that victory is in the sights a week before the special election to replace Ted Kennedy sends a loud message in itself. Now word leaks that the Democrats actually are considering delay of seating Brown, should he win, to take another step toward cramming Obama Care down our collective throats. Redstate blogger Dan Perrin aptly describes the political consequences of such a tactic as "lighting a torch while standing is … [Read more...]
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