Foot Shooting: It's Not Just for Republicans!

Between this and her payday lender support

This primary in SD-20 seems like a no-brainer. Why do we have so many Dems in the state legislature who say one thing to various industries like PhRMA and payday lending lobbyists, but another thing to their constituents and supporters?

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by: redstateblues @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 17:27:24 PM UTC

Cheri Jahn has done some other funky stuff, too

who is her primary opponent?

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by: One Queer Dude @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 19:23:53 PM UTC

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Oh yeahyI forgot

about her payday lender support.

I guess i can't support her anymore.  

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by: Jahn4Senate @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 04:00:08 AM UTC

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Wait a minute

She's for Payday lenders and against Prescription Drug reform?  

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by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 17:27:54 PM UTC

Not only that

But if I'm reading her newsletter correctly, in the first paragraph it looks like she's complaining about potential cuts to Medicare Advantage--what is essentially a huge subsidized giveaway to prescription drug companies.

So we have her fighting for drug companies on two fronts--in the state legislature as an elected official and as an activist trying to sway the health care debate in Washington.

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by: redstateblues @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 17:49:35 PM UTC

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This is all a tempest in a teapot...

If you just bother to watch this clip from Cheri's campaign this whole thing gets cleared up right here:

" The webinar is free, however, there are only 250 spaces available "

Some douche

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by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 17:39:42 PM UTC

But I swear

this was the song playing at Penry's campaign announcement.

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." --ChuckieD, 1871

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by: ardy39 @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 18:02:41 PM UTC

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Wouldn't disagree Ardy

There sure as hell isn't any bullshit recession - it's been in ample supply lately.

" The webinar is free, however, there are only 250 spaces available "

Some douche

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by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 18:22:04 PM UTC

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since when

Since when does Cheri Jahn put people before business profits?

This is one "Democrat" that we should keep out of the state Senate

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by: Steve Balboni @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 18:27:25 PM UTC

Purge her!!! Purge her!

A tale of two Democrat parties?

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by: Laughing Boy @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 19:15:47 PM UTC

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And replace her with who?

A Republican?

Oh, and by the way, LB is right on target with his reply above.

Today, you're either going to get better or you're going to get worse, but you're never going to be the same.  Which one will it be?  --Joseph V. Paterno

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by: Ralphie @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 19:19:39 PM UTC

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SD-20 is a Democratic district

Whoever wins the primary will have the clear advantage.

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by: Colorado Pols @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 20:14:12 PM UTC

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ummm

The district is split evenly between D's R's and U's.  Moe Keller won the district in 2002 by 187 votes.  The composition of the district has remained steady since 2002.

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by: mtboneiii @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 03:15:04 AM UTC

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Yeah....

I live in the district and my impression is that it is pretty evenly split....

"But when I see a 9-11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up!' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining."  Glenn Beck  

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by: Arvadonian @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 15:22:16 PM UTC

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That was 7 years ago

Here are the current registration numbers:

Democrat: 24,107
Unaffiliated: 20,808
Republican: 19,139

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by: Colorado Pols @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 16:40:00 PM UTC

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Yeah

And Bernie Buescher won twice with a 2-1 Republican advantage in HD 55.  This is still very much a competitive district.  As usual in Colorado, it depends very much on how the independents split.

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by: mtboneiii @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 17:42:54 PM UTC

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My worry about Jahn...

...is that her bluedogging will suppress base turnout and that she'll end up being the Creigh Deeds of Wheat Ridge.

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by: Stagarite @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 17:48:53 PM UTC

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I doubt that's going to happen.

Despite a few bad votes, she was very popular in her district.  She used to be a... I can't remember the phrase, but when something bad happens to a child, like if daddy kills mommy right in front of their son, a nice lady shows up to deal with those first emotions.  Very tough job.  The vast majority of her bills related to that experience.  

A quick search of bills she sponsored or co-sponsored in '08 (really any year) brings up foster care, victim's rights, seniors, etc.  You could argue that these votes also relate to those people, but that's not my point.  I am suggesting there's a lot of goodwill toward her.  Generally, she did good work.

"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."

12/15/11 - RIP squeaky duck. You were plush, loved and finally ripped apart after over a year.

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by: droll @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 19:31:23 PM UTC

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I think the phrase you are looking for

is synonymous with the phrase about the mind of a serial killer making the best police officer.

Cheri Jahn is not only a moron, she's a bully and a sell-out. Most Dem legislators hate her because she's so oddly boorish. She's fake. Her whole shtick is fake. The single mother-thing, the "small business"-thing, my assessment is that she hijacks social issues to push forward her agenda of unsustainable development and sell-outery. Look at her Q3 finance report. It's all lobbyists, special interests (including a group that seeks to get everyone health coverage, by forcing people to buy it), development, oil and gas, Coca-Cola (???wtf), and of course, "business". She's a miserable, mean-spirited jackass. She can't answer simple questions about how to get the state revenue. Nobody really likes her. She would not be able to work with other Dems.

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by: Jahn4Senate @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 03:59:07 AM UTC

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great catch! thanks for the info n/t

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by: dmindgo @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 18:56:09 PM UTC

Romanoff Loves Cheri

Andrew Romanoff has taken the unusual step of taking time from his own campaign to lend support to Cheri Jahn. Cheri was a very conservative Democratic member of the House where she served for eight years.

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by: Regis University Rocks @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 19:25:19 PM UTC

Cheri Jahn: Blue Dog or True Blue?

If you dig into Jahn's record, you'll find lots of instances in which she's not been the most reliable Democrat. Here are a couple more examples:

Vouchers:

On a stroke of Gov. Bill Owens' pen Wednesday, Colorado became the first state in the nation to adopt a school voucher law since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld vouchers last year....The final legislative votes for the bill were 18-17 in the Senate and 36-28 in the House. Only two Democrats -- Sen. Bob Hagedorn of Aurora and Rep. Cheri Jahn of Wheat Ridge -- voted for HB1160. Republicans provided the other 52 votes for it. ("Colorado Governor Signs School Voucher Bill," The Pueblo Chieftain April 17, 2003.)

Successfully fought to let big box retailers drive mom and pop gas stations business by selling cut-rate gas:

A ranking Democratic lawmaker plans to ask the Colorado House today to completely reject changes the Senate made to her measure to allow grocers to sell gasoline at below cost. After much deliberation earlier this month, the Senate tacked an amendment to exempt rural parts of the state from Rep. Cheri Jahn's measure to allow major stores in the state to continue to offer lower gas prices for customers who purchase a certain amount of groceries. While rural senators said HB1208 gave an unfair advantage to such "big-box" chains as King Soopers and Wal-Mart, their urban counterparts said the amendment goes too far. Jahn, a Wheat Ridge Democrat who also is the deputy House speaker, said the amendment needs to be stripped out of the bill. ("Lawmaker attacks changes in gas discount bill," The Pueblo Chieftain (Colorado) March 21, 2007)

The House rejected a Senate plan Wednesday to exempt rural towns from a bill that would let retailers sell gasoline below cost. The hard-line move to strip the amendment and adhere to the House version leaves the Senate with only two options - accept the measure or kill it. "As usual, we had it right in the House," said Rep. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, before representatives voted 63-1 to stick with the original proposal. It was the latest round in a long-running battle over allowing grocery stores and other big retailers to lure customers with below cost gasoline after a judge ruled the discounts violated the 1937 Unfair Practices Act. ("Discount-gas debate refueled Amendment Loses The House strips a plan to bar lower rates for fuel in rural towns. The Senate can pass the bill as is or kill it," The Denver Post March 22, 2007."

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by: Stagarite @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 19:48:08 PM UTC

Awesome.

The main postulation of this thread was you can't have a [DEM] candidate unless all the boxes are checked - even on moderate view on something (say, [Gas at grocery stores]) unleashes the Beasts of the party Faithful.

-SSG Dan (mostly)

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by: Laughing Boy @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 19:58:12 PM UTC

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I take it you favor Jahn in the primary.

n/t

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by: Stagarite @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 23:51:39 PM UTC

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Burn!

LB just got called a Democrat!

"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."

12/15/11 - RIP squeaky duck. You were plush, loved and finally ripped apart after over a year.

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by: droll @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 23:53:09 PM UTC

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Dammit!

Have some civility, you guys!!!

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by: Laughing Boy @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 23:55:59 PM UTC

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I favor

Chuckling at blind hypocrisy.  Particularly when it's done in a "you know what would help the Republicans..." kind of way.

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by: Laughing Boy @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 23:55:05 PM UTC

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You chuckle at blind hypocrisy..

...by defending a hypocrite?  That's ..uh...umm......(not hypocritical, can't say hypocritical)...but....ummm... curious.

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.

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by: Jambalaya @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 01:05:38 AM UTC

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You guys have a litmus test for every candidate you have

we get to have it on this example. She is so bad and so mean, I think if you knew her, she would rub you the wrong way too (but you wouldn't really want her to rub you.)

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by: Jahn4Senate @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 04:02:07 AM UTC

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Let's not overcook this.

If you look at her record, associations, and financial backers, you'll see that it's all at odds with who she purports to be in her campaign lit. Once SD 20 starts smelling the Orwell, she's done. People out there are hungry for reliable Dems, and Jahn can't deliver on that. No reason to bring up the sharp elbows.  

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by: Stagarite @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 06:41:17 AM UTC

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Who are the primary opponents?

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

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by: Middle of the Road @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 20:35:00 PM UTC

Dave Ruchman...

is the only other Democrat running.  I know nothing about him other than what (limited) information is on his website.

http://daveruchman.org/

"But when I see a 9-11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up!' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining."  Glenn Beck  

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by: Arvadonian @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 21:09:34 PM UTC

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Dave Ruchman is a friend of mine

Long time active in the party (might have been state vice chair).  Former RTD board.  Lost to Sue Shaffer by 29 votes in the H24 primary last year.

Politically, I put Dave in the principaled liberal pragmatist category.  He says he wants to have a heart like Ted Kennedy and a head like Governor Ralph Carr.

For those that don't know Carr was the Republican governor of Colorado during WWII who spoke out for the civil rights of Japanese Americans, saved the state from bankruptcy and modernized the state bureaucracy.  

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by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 21:23:10 PM UTC

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Thanks, Arvadonian. n/t

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

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by: Middle of the Road @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 21:32:15 PM UTC

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More on Cheri Jahn

I don't like cross-posting. Please check out (and rec) my diary on Square State: http://www.squarestate.net/dia...

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by: Stagarite @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 17:45:20 PM UTC