Shakeup at Polis Campaign

I think this is a wise move. And overdue.

James is a lovely person from what I understand from folks that worked on Fawcett's campaign but she's been in over her head from the get go on this campaign.  

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

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by: Middle of the Road @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 21:11:11 PM UTC

Totally necessary

If Wanda was the one running things, it wasn't working and needs someone else.

If Jared was the one running things then he needs to bring in someone strong enough to tell him what he needs to do and not do.

Wanda was always very pleasant when emailing and in person and on that count I'm sorry to see her go.

Where all the cool kids will be on Saturday - Code War!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 22:39:14 PM UTC

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Waiting...

I'm waiting to hear from you how this is really a good thing for his campaign in disguise.

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by: StanTheMan @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 22:45:47 PM UTC

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I think anyone named Wanda

Should get a second chance.

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by: MichaelScott @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 22:49:11 PM UTC

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Always look on the bright side of life...?

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid." - Nietzsche  

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by: twas brillig @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 01:51:18 AM UTC

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He's not dead yet ;)

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by: shrubsrock @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 02:29:37 AM UTC

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He needs to....

bring in whoever ran Perlmutter's campaign last time around.

That was a nearly pitch perfect campaign--primary and general.

"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 @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 21:21:54 PM UTC

Sure, sure...

Or maybe he should bring in Jesus. I hear he's good. And as long as he's wishing for stuff, how about a pony?

Seriously, who would want to touch this campaign? I know JP's got cash to burn, but I would think anyone of any kind of a reputation would consider JP's campaign damaged goods at best.

And why does he need a campaign manager anyway? He seems to do exactly what he wants no matter who tells him otherwise.

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by: Wile E. Coyote @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 21:44:09 PM UTC

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Absolutely.

You turn this campaign around and you can write your own ticket.  You fail and no big deal.  The campaign was failing miserably when you came on board....there is absolutely no downside to taking on this campaign.

"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 @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 21:49:15 PM UTC

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I think she's Perlmutter's Chief of Staff

Jared's used RBI before, I wonder if that's where he's headed.

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by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 21:45:40 PM UTC

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Danielle Radovich-Piper

There was a great team effort on the Perlmutter campaign, and there are a number of consultants there that Jared might consider trying to hire, but luring Danielle would be quite a trick.

She is in D.C. heading up Ed's staff, and it looks to me like she is very happy and successful there.

In addition, Perlmutter has endorsed Fitz-Gerald, so you would have to figure that in for a lot of his loyalists.

I suspect that Jared will bring someone in from one of the coasts, but we'll see.

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by: TakeBackTheHouse @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 22:18:14 PM UTC

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Maybe

Jared will re-register as a Republican and run against JFG in the general...

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by: Laughing Boy @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 16:58:01 PM UTC

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Hey it seems to be working for Josh Hanfling the HD-6

I'm sure Jared's friends at the Independence Institute would be happy.

Jared wouldn't have to hide his swift boat money or explain his support of vouchers.  No one would ask him why he has the father of reaganomics working for him either.

Sounds like a great idea.

But I give more Jared more credit than that, besides the GOP is not a friendly place for a gay man.

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by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 19:35:17 PM UTC

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Hanfling's no R

I know him well, and I've been really disappointed in his retreat from reality and into using words like "working family" and "take back our country".

He's a good man, and that district would be lucky to have him.

What do you think about the Log Cabin Republicans?

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by: Laughing Boy @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 22:36:13 PM UTC

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Hanfling was an R up until about a year and a half ago

He speaks in republicaneese. His answer on TABOR, "grow the economy" (which aside from misunderstanding the nature of TABOR, is a republican answer).

As to LCR's, a gay man (or woman) can be fiscally conservative, a foriegn policy hawk, or a limited government advocate, but as long as the GOP is intent on denying gays basic human rights, I don't see the GOP as a comfortable place for folks in the LGBT community: litmus tests matter.

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by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 00:23:06 AM UTC

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Is Jared going to apologize to Shafroth?

Jared Polis accused Will Shafroth of criminal misconduct two weeks ago.

Now it turns out he has no proof at all of criminal misconduct by Shafroth.

Is Polis going to do the right thing and apologize? I know he wants to just go
"never mind"

What Polis did was wrong and he should apologize now.  

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by: Lover of Irony @ Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 22:18:48 PM UTC

Scales

Musical scales have eight notes: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do

Lovers of Irony make do with one note, over and over and over and over and over and over: Duh.

Tiresome.

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by: JO @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 01:55:20 AM UTC

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For Real -Lover of Irony sure is good at staying on message

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by: bluehotmama @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 03:02:08 AM UTC

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Although

Not as good telling the difference between the words then and than.

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by: StanTheMan @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 03:09:47 AM UTC

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Lover, I'd forgotten about that

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why don't you post that message more often ?
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by: Barron X @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 03:44:34 AM UTC

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can we vote him off the island?

for being so annoying

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by: bluehotmama @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 04:16:26 AM UTC

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what a wild and craazy guy

Jared Polis had the money to hire anybody.

Instead he hired someone who had never worked on a winning campaign. Why?

Hey Jared is not going after votes. Jared was going for laughs. One press release after another with false information. Claiming big mo after losing big in the caucuses. This guy did not want a campaign manager he wanted a straight man.

Can't you just see Jared doing his best Rodney Dangerfield "I don't get no respect" while playing with his tie. "I hired a manager I didn't know she was a fast food manager"

This guy is hilarious. Far more hilarious than Shafroth who also went for the laughs instead of a real campaign manager.

Jared get in line with Jay Fawcett and Darrell Watson. Good guys who could have won if they had chosen a real campaign manager instead of a clown. Darrell, Jay and Jared so much fun and the joke is on you.

Sharoth and Polis two wild and crazy guys who'd rather make jokes than run serious campaigns.  

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by: Lover of Irony @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 04:58:48 AM UTC

You are way out of line

James is a good democrat who did us Democrats a favor fighting the good fight in CD5

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by: bluehotmama @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 05:21:42 AM UTC

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another funny guy

Jay Fawcett ran below every other Democratic candidate in CD 5. Far from energizing CD 5 they were a drag. They ran twenty points behind Merrifield and even ran behind the candidate who challenged Garza-Hicks withno money.  Fawcett had a real shot at winning and was within five points with two months to go.

Fawcett's campaign was the same as Polis's. Lots of fun, lots of gaffes lots of wild baeless charges and everyone had a good time until election day rolled around.  

It is good to know that even after leaving the campaign she is still regaling the press with funny tales about Polis. As a lover of irony and good humor we know that there will be plenty of laughs to go around with this dynamite team comedy team. They may be apart but the laughs will keep on coming.

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by: Lover of Irony @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 17:01:41 PM UTC

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how cruel you are

To mock the departed campaign manager like this is cruel. She may not be very good but does she deserve your mocking and sarcastic humor? I know you are trying to be funny but mockery and sarcasm in your "praise" is over the top. You and Barron X should be ashamed.  

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by: Lover of Irony @ Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 00:10:39 AM UTC

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with Wanda's help, Jay Fawcett got the Dems in CD-05 energized to a level NEVER seen before

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she got national figures to come here to campaign for Jay

he got the highest % of a Dem in something like 18 years.  

she raised impressive bucks.  

No progressive could have won that race under ANY circumstances.  And Jay is cutting edge progressive.

Then, as now, the ONLY way the Dems take that seat is by running a Conservative.
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by: Barron X @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 07:02:35 AM UTC

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Conservative Dem won't do it by itself

   The other necessary step, IMO, is redistricting after 2010.  Without better balance of parties I don't see how any Dem realistically can overcome the natural reflex to stay with one's traditional party affiliation, barring the live boy/dead girl scenario.

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by: RavenDawg @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 16:05:29 PM UTC

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no, not enough

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it would take a destructive fight in the GOP primary, too.  
and lingering resentments.

that nearly happened in 2006, but the field was too large, diluting the venom.  
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by: Barron X @ Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 07:00:49 AM UTC

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Gosh, Lover.

You've sure been busy in the entire fourteen days you've been at this blogsite.  

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

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by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 15:39:00 PM UTC

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Jared --- You're FINALLY Getting It

It's about time you woke up and smell the coffee.  Maybe it was your VC friends that got in your face and gave you religion?

Your staff is inept. Wanda James leaving is one step in the right direction.  Now get serious and make more changes. If you want to win this election, you need to get moving fast and bring on board people who actually care about you and what you stand for and not for your money and feeding your ego.

Good news.

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by: joshscott @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 13:58:42 PM UTC

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Isn't that what Jared stands for, money and ego?

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by: denverfun25 @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 16:24:08 PM UTC

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That was my understanding

But apparently in the last year, he has told a few people otherwise--and they believe him. Scary how politicians are able to make people believe the opposite of reality.

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by: StanTheMan @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 16:28:58 PM UTC

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I've never found him to stand for either

I've met Jared occasionally over the years, the first time well before the Excite purchase. He's always been a very nice down to earth guy.

I've found that while in some cases money changes a person, in almost all cases money changes how others react to a person.

Where all the cool kids will be on Saturday - Code War!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 17:00:03 PM UTC

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Down to Earth?

Now that is a riot. That is the least accurate description of Jared Polis I have ever heard. He has his head in the clouds more than just about any politician in the state.

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by: StanTheMan @ Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 17:25:56 PM UTC

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Maybe a poor choice of words

By "down to earth" I mean that he has struck me as just another person in the high-tech industry. Yes he's very imaginative, but that is more common than not in high-tech and so to me it's normal.

I can see how to someone outside the industry it would strike you as different.

Where all the cool kids will be on Saturday - Code War!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 00:06:15 AM UTC

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