Pols Poll: U.S. Senate (Republicans)

I'm torn.

Ken Buck or Jane Norton. I voted Buck because he's doing some pretty impressive fundraising but if Norton has the Party behind her, I think she'll end up the nominee.

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by: Middle of the Road @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 14:52:37 PM UTC

Buck wins at the assembly, Norton wins the primary

Llike Schaffer winning the assembly in '04, then Coors winning the primary.

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by: One Queer Dude @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 17:06:55 PM UTC

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I voted for Buck

If he can motivate the GOP grassroots, then he could end up being a formidable candidate. If not, then Norton will probably be the nominee.

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by: redstateblues @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 15:08:07 PM UTC

Those that have questions for Ken...

please post them here.

ps - I've asked Jane Norton for an interview. They are "getting back to me."

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by: DavidThi808 @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 15:39:20 PM UTC

What about that Luke guy?

Fast Neat Average

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by: Backbencher @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 16:23:52 PM UTC

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Hey - Cleve voted!!!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 15:39:43 PM UTC

I saw it and thought the same thing.

Cleve's a good guy.  But he doesn't have a prayer.

I think Jane Norton is going to win the nomination, but even though people seem to prefer Buck over Frazier at the moment, I think Frazier has a better chance of overtaking Norton.

I still can't decide who I WANT to win the nomination though...they're all doing the typical early-stage primary thing.  Talk up all your conservative credentials, but don't take a stand on anything that might cause trouble with your base.

Health care "reform" will die in the Senate, and for their efforts, Democrats will be widely thrown out of office in 2010.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

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by: BoulderRepublican @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 16:26:14 PM UTC

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If we were able to articulate his message well...

he might have a chance at the convention to sweep the floor. But he has to do better then well.

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by: A-bob @ Fri Oct 02, 2009 at 00:14:07 AM UTC

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Frazier

I think you guys underestimate Ryan Frazier. He has a compelling case, a convincing persona and isn't carrying the "insider" tag burdening Jane Norton.

I predict he will do very well in the primary and may well win the nomination. Norton isn't that popular with the conservative wing of the GOP and Frazier is a stronger candidate, in my view, than Buck.

If Frazier is nominated, he'll put up a tough fight, too.

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by: CastleMan @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 16:39:18 PM UTC

I think Frazier has far more charisma than all the rest...

...put together.  But he's a city councilman...just like the rest of the leading candidates he has not voting history we can pick through to determine how he might vote in the Senate.

Kind of like Michael Bennet before he got appointed...it just doesn't make sense to commit to someone who's a question mark, unless the alternative is almost certainly worse.

Health care "reform" will die in the Senate, and for their efforts, Democrats will be widely thrown out of office in 2010.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

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by: BoulderRepublican @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 16:51:45 PM UTC

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Frazier has a voting record

that's probably as relevant as Romanoff's. He championed adding domestic partnerships for same-sex couples for Aurora city employees, for instance.

Norton's voting record is more than 20 years out of date, and Buck doesn't have one at all. Are you suggesting Wiens is the only Republican who isn't "a question mark"?

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by: RedGreen @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 17:56:18 PM UTC

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Well I wouldn't advocate voting for Tom Wiens...

...but yes, I think the top three are all question marks.

That push by Frazier doesn't bother me at all.  In fact it makes me feel better about his chance to win a general by picking up some extra independents and disaffected Democrats.

Norton's history makes me a little worried, especially her endorsement of Referendum C.  That was a compromise, but not a smart one.

At least we know Buck is tough on immigration!

Health care "reform" will die in the Senate, and for their efforts, Democrats will be widely thrown out of office in 2010.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

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by: BoulderRepublican @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 18:12:54 PM UTC

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He championed adding domestic partnerships for same-sex couples for Aurora city employees

   Frazier supporters don't see that as a problem in a GOP primary?
  Don't get me wrong.  That's great for him in a general election campaign, but he has to get past the wing nuts in the primary before he gets to the general.
  In 2000, state Reps Matha Kreutz and Gary McPherson in Arapahoe County were running for state Senate seats.  Both were accused of supporting the "radical homosexual agenda" by the right wingers (IIRC, they each had the audacity to vote in favor a hate crimes bill sponsored by Ken Chloeber which included sexual orientation as a protected class) via anonymous mailings.  Both lost their respective primaries.
  Ryan Frazier did something morally right and decent in supporting Aurora's D.P. ordinance.  For that he will be punished by the right wingers.  

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by: One Queer Dude @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 21:57:23 PM UTC

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I think Frazier has far more charisma than all the rest

   He does, but that and $2.16 will get him a Venti-sized cup of Pike at Starbucks.
 

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by: One Queer Dude @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 18:25:07 PM UTC

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Like I said, between him and...

...Jane Norton, they'll take Norton.  Between him and Ken Buck, they'll take Buck.  But between the three of them, I think Frazier has a better shot than Buck to stand out and be a real dark horse candidate to beat out Norton.

Health care "reform" will die in the Senate, and for their efforts, Democrats will be widely thrown out of office in 2010.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

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by: BoulderRepublican @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 19:12:58 PM UTC

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I think Frazier could have had a good shot

but he seems to have mostly disappeared. We'll see with the upcoming fundraising numbers. But if they remain low and he continues to stay out of the press & blogosphere, then there really isn't a campaign.

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by: DavidThi808 @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 19:26:45 PM UTC

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He doesn't get himself in the news...

...but he gets around.  He's at every event he can possibly make.  Which is what he needs to do if he wants any shot.  But he should hire a press secretary who knows what they're doing, and stat!

Health care "reform" will die in the Senate, and for their efforts, Democrats will be widely thrown out of office in 2010.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

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by: BoulderRepublican @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 20:26:03 PM UTC

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Where is the entry for . . .

Snow White?  

Discipline without purpose is tyranny.

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by: Automaticftp @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 16:47:18 PM UTC