Way to keep it classy, Mark Udall! From a 9News report (H/T Complete Colorado):Sen. Mark Udall is wading into a hotly contested special election on behalf of a fellow Democrat, and it's his use of the word "tea-baggers" that has upset some conservatives. The fundraising e-mail is on behalf of Martha Coakley, a Democrat, who is facing Republican Scott Brown in a tight race to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts. Udall's e-mail reads, in part, "Martha's opponent is receiving millions of dollars in support from far-right tea-baggers across the country, claiming him as one of their own."... A campaign representative for Udall, who is not up for re-election until 2014, issued a statement in response to an inquiry by … [Read more...]
Lang Sias & Doug Lamborn First from Colorado to Pledge Obama Care Repeal
Update, 1/22: Two other Republican candidates -- U.S. Senate hopeful Ken Buck and 7th CD contender Ryan Frazier -- also have signed the "Repeal It" pledge. The Club for Growth has created a "Repeal It" pledge for candidates running for Congress in 2010. It reads:I hereby pledge to the people of my district/state upon my election to the U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Senate, to sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government. There's a cause the majority of Coloradans (and indeed, Americans) can rally around. Kudos to Republican 7th CD candidate Lang Sias for being the first non-incumbent from our … [Read more...]
Sen. Udall and Bennet, Even the Denver Post Is Telling You to Stop Obama Care
Today's editorial from the liberal- leaning Denver Post urges Colorado Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet to vote against the "bad medicine" of Obama Care. If that doesn't tell you how blindly out of touch the national Democratic Party has become, and the political dangers awaiting them on the near horizon, I'm not sure what will: Maybe a "Massachusetts Miracle" by Republican Scott Brown? … [Read more...]
Government Workers Now the Majority Among U.S. Union Members
A startling statistical development emerged last Friday, that you may have missed if you weren't paying attention too closely. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that for the first time in U.S. history there are more union members working in government than working in the private sector. I sat down yesterday for a 9-minute iVoices podcast conversation with Brian Johnson, executive director of the Alliance for Worker Freedom, to explore the effects of the changing labor movement on the fight for liberty and limited government. Follow the link here or click on the play button below to listen: … [Read more...]
Tea Party Hero Jason Chaffetz Backs Congressional Candidate Scott Tipton
Locked in a primary against grassroots candidate Bob McConnell, Colorado 3rd Congressional District candidate Scott Tipton touts an endorsement that could go a long way with many in the Tea Party movement: … [Read more...]
Too Much “Transparancy” in Secretary of State’s New Campaign Finance Site?
Update, 9:00 PM: They fixed it. That's responsive, same-day government service for you! First of all, I have to commend to you the Secretary of State's work in creating the new TRACER campaign finance website, which is a more user-friendly, valuable tool than its predecessor. On the lighter side, while it's imperative for candidates and committees filling out important disclosures to cross their t's and dot their i's, someone should have checked on TRACER's main page to ensure the same level of accuracy: … [Read more...]
What Was Missing from Michael Bennet’s Post-Massachusetts Statement
From today's Denver Post:Voters who elected Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Edward Kennedy for 47 years sent a clear message that they expect Washington to listen to their concerns, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet said. "Last night, the voters of Massachusetts didn't just elect a senator; they sent a message to Washington that I have heard all across Colorado — they want their leaders to listen to them and not the special interests," Bennet said. "They want us to focus on jobs, on lowering the cost of health care, and holding Wall Street accountable. They expect results, and it's up to me and the rest of Washington to deliver." Senator Bennet should have added, "And after a year of being in the Senate, … [Read more...]
Dem Legislator Edward Vigil on Party’s Likely Nominee: “What the Hick?”
Some Right-leaning bloggers have raised concerns that the likely new Democratic nominee for Colorado governor -- Denver mayor John Hickenlooper -- may be too liberal to win a statewide election. But it took fellow Democrat state lawmaker Edward Vigil to question Hickenlooper's familiarity with rural Colorado and ask: "What the Hick is going for governor? Does he know there is a rural Colorado? Has he been past Colorado Springs?" I'm not exactly taking notes here. It's not like the thought hadn't crossed anyone else's mind. But sometimes discerning observations speak more loudly when you consider the source. … [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...]
Dan Maes’ Fundraising Really Starts to Take Off… After 4Q Reporting Period
Update, 1/19: (H/T Business Word) According to Denver Post political editor Curtis Hubbard, Maes' 4th quarter campaign take is actually lower than the previous quarter. And his campaign treasurer "seems to be missing in action" to turn in the report. It almost goes without saying that this adds up to seriously bad news for the upstart candidate. Perhaps the biggest knock against the upstart Republican gubernatorial campaign of Evergreen businessman Dan Maes has been his weak fundraising. He only pulled in $12,194 during the third quarter, from a total of 37 contributors. No one realistically expects Maes to achieve fundraising parity with frontrunner Scott McInnis (who brought in $544,779 and $479,575 in the two recent reporting … [Read more...]
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