CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
April 30, 2018 12:15 PM UTC
11 Comments
The 2018 Primary election is eight weeks away. It’s time to
Those who opine that outsiders shouldn't subvert local Democratic voters choosing in an open primary may need to be cautious about their complaints. Consider:
So, it has to be "urging to get out of the race," "official Democratic organizations" and "money" being that are objectionable, not just "outsiders."
People should endorse whomever they please, I think. If Steny Hoyer, or Perlmitter, DeGette, or Polis want to go to CD-6 and say they back Crow, I can live with that. If they, instead, want to have an ostensibly neutral party organization beard for them and try to shove other candidates out behind the scenes, I think that's a problem. Just say you're not here to elect Democrats but to elect certain Democrats.
As long as the establishment is transparent with voters that they want to limit or direct their choices, I think that allows Democrats who feel silenced to make a choice about whether the party values them or not. If, however, the party is working behind the scenes, dropping oppo on candidates it doesn't like, threatening others to get out, letting a few reps from other districts decide who stays and who goes before the race is even run, it's that backroom dealing that's a problem.
If you think what you're doing is best for party and voter, then do it in the open and let them tell you if they agree.
Who ever said the DCCC was "neutral"? Their job is to try to win Democratic House seats and protect incumbents; they have never been "neutral", and the solution to their non-neutrality is to do what is now exceedingly simple: donate to candidates directly and let the national orgs spend from member dues.
My understanding is that the D-trip itself has suggested it was neutral. Every story I've read about it pushing a candidate in a primary against a progressive alternative has bits like the following (in bold).
Of course, all these politicians may misunderstand what the D-trip is telling them, or they may be lying about what the DCCC told them. I think the more likely scenario is that the D-trip is telling folks it will remain neutral, then failing to when it suits them.
And according to DeGette's comment at the HD-9 Democrat meeting, Hoyer's taped remarks saying the "delegation" recruited Crow and opposed Tillemann's "spoiler" role is news to her. She said she didn't recruit and wasn't backing either candidate.
So, can anyone speak to the other Democrats in the House and Senate, as to whether they did anything to "recruit" or "support" one candidate?
I tend to agree with you , Sudy. But I seem to recall you saying you' re not a member of the party. That would seem to undercut your argument a bit.
But I do think your distinction is important. Individual Democrats can support whomever they like. (And kudos for not saying "whoever." )
But I am a little uncomfortable with the party apparatus tipping the playing field. Usually, they tip it to moderates like me. But victory in November will often require backing of progressive independents like you.
I don't give a rat's whisker who the D-Trip likes or doesn't in a state race. As a matter of fact, a candidate for anything below a CD race who invites the D-Trip into their campaign will have to win back my vote.
I'm not aware of any DCCC involvement below the CD level, cookie. The acronym, after all, stands for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. I do approve of them getting into a few special situations, like a district or two in California with a strong demo majority where so many ds were running it might have resulted in two Republicans and no democrat on the final ballot. That can happen in California, with its open primary. It can't happen in Colorado.
I said that wrong, V. What I meant was I think the DCCC is out of line endorsing or backing candidates in intra-party elections. Once a single candidate emerges from the primary scrum, by all means, the national party organizations should be doing all they can to support the victor against the Republican. But I don't like them picking winners and losers in the primary.
Well said, Cookie. In general, I agree, though special circumstances like California 's warrant dccc action to ensure Democrats have a chance in November.