A week ago I mentioned a new poll from Colorado's 7th Congressional District showing Republican challenger Ryan Frazier in a statistical dead heat with liberal Democrat Ed Perlmutter. Compliments of the Frazier campaign, below are the details of the April 8 survey from Magellan Data Mapping and Strategies:Ryan Frazier (R): 39% Ed Perlmutter (D): 42% … [Read more...]
Jim DeMint Endorsement Big Boost for Buck Campaign: Is It Enough?
As Don Johnson has noted, U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck earned an important endorsement today from Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) and the Senate Conservative Fund:"There are certainly other good Republicans in this race," said Senator DeMint, "but I believe Ken Buck is a conservative standout who will fight the establishment in both parties when he gets to Washington." At lunch I joined the conference call, and was able to ask Senator DeMint if there was concern about the Buck campaign's ability to raise money to wage a successful general election campaign. I paraphrase, but his response essentially was: … [Read more...]
Don’t Delay: Find a 2010 Colorado Tax Day Tea Party Near You
Update: If you can't make it in person, you also can follow the Denver Tea Party online. Do you live in Colorado? Are you sick of out-of-control government spending and encroachment on our liberties? The Tea Party of Northern Colorado has posted the most comprehensive roundup of this Thursday's Tax Day Tea Party events I've seen. Check out the list below, find one of the 14 events near you, and come out for the festivities and to send a strong message to our elected officials: … [Read more...]
Check Out The Blueprint: Its Political Lessons Are Well Worth Absorbing
Last Tuesday I received a review copy of The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care by award-winning 9News political reporter Adam Schrager and former Republican state representative Rob Witwer. Despite having a lot on my plate, I found time to read the book in two evenings. The book is a quick read but remarkably packed with substance. Political insiders who have followed the past three election cycles in Colorado will find a good amount of familiar material, and may learn a few things on the way. Everyone else, buckle up. The transformation of Colorado's political power structures from Republican to Democratic dominance is a worthwhile and important study -- one that points to the … [Read more...]
Jeffco GOP Assembly Report: Ryan Frazier, John Suthers, Ken Buck Shine
Yesterday morning I was at the Jefferson County Republican Assembly. If you saw Lynn Bartels' picture of the sea of signs, you know precisely where I was. There isn't a whole lot to report on, other than the doughnuts I ate too many of were really good. We forwarded a slate of strong candidates for county office--including incumbents Sheriff Ted Mink, Clerk Pam Anderson, and Treasurer Tim Kauffman--and (hopefully) my next state senator John Odom. And these events are somewhat like political family reunions -- this time with a good amount of new, enthusiastic faces in the crowd. Sources say 980 delegates and alternates in all crowded the El Jebel shrine next door to Denver's Willis Case Golf Course. That sounds about right to me. The … [Read more...]
Redesigned April Survey of Colorado’s Political Temperature Coming Soon
For the two or three of you who might be wondering, a quick update on the Survey of Colorado's Political Temperature. Yes, the original plan was to launch the April edition today. But I and others have been busy, and -- more importantly -- the survey is undergoing a formal re-design to make it sleeker, quicker and easier to take, and more accessible to a wider audience, while retaining its basic substance. Look for the survey to be available all next week in a brand new venue. Thanks for your interest in Colorado politics. … [Read more...]
Don’t Be Surprised by Michael Bennet’s Decision to Petition onto Ballot
Our incumbent U.S. Senator Michael Bennet stunned some in the political world with the announcement that he would seek to petition onto the ballot in addition to go through the Democratic Party's assembly process. Fellow RMAer Don Johnson hypothesizes about Bennet's strategery, based on the luxury of his heavily-bankrolled campaign. But should we be surprised at such an extra-cautious strategy from the junior Senator who last year boldly blurted that he would vote for heavily unpopular Obama Care even if it cost him his appointed job? No, not really. Michael Bennet after all is an elected official known for more than a year of legendary indecision on the union card-check bill (unless you count his vote for the Craig Becker NLRB … [Read more...]
Whoops, Bad Idea: Leaving Elmer Hicks in Charge of Colo. Democrat Funds
Democrats' utter lack of fiscal responsibility with our tax dollars -- which makes the hypocritical excesses of Republicans in the Bush-era Congress look downright measly -- has become a byword, the stuff of legend. So I guess it's not a huge surprise to see a Colorado Democratic official with a heavily irresponsible fiscal track record mismanaging the party's own funds, too. CBS4 Denver has the video scoop on recently resigned state Democratic Party treasurer Elmer "Butch" Hicks -- a man with a laundry list history of bounced checks, garnished wages, bankruptcy and bad debt -- and the Adams County sheriff's investigation into missing party funds. Adams County Democrat Chairman Marty Wisniewski said he "didn't know" about Hicks' … [Read more...]
Taxpayers for Liberty Update: Can You Hear the Tumbleweeds a-Blowin’?
I promised that I would continue to follow up on the story of the secretive Taxpayers for Liberty (TFL) and its reportedly underhanded tactics in Colorado's U.S. Senate race. For review: Taxpayers for Liberty: Who Is This Group Playing in the U.S. Senate Race? Time to Denounce Taxpayers for Liberty: Sleazy Tactics & Shadowy Group Taxpayers for Liberty Update: Larimer County's Sue Rehg Tells Her Story After my initial investigation, the group sent out a press release to declare it was now active in other states, for the first time providing contact information other than a Denver P.O. Box to reach their executive director Andrew O'Neill -- who we at least confirmed was not a registered voter here in Colorado. I decided to give … [Read more...]
Of Recent Lang Sias Endorsements, John McCain, and Poor Voting Histories
Brace yourselves for my "usual thousand words".... Today Lynn Bartels reports that former Congressman Tom Tancredo has thrown his support behind Lang Sias in Colorado's 7th CD Republican primary. Quoting from the press release:In his remarks, Tancredo said of Sias, “Lang will be a great conservative voice in Washington. We talked at length about every issue under the sun - particularly the economy and national security – and he proved himself to be very well-versed and knowledgeable. When you listen to him relate his military background, his experience working with small Colorado businesses and his awareness of international issues, you really get the sense this guy is running for the right reasons.” “Not to mention," continued … [Read more...]
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