Colorado GOP Chairman Chessboard Update

Is the board open to any ol'washed up or unemployed Repub?

..cuz there could be plenty of those people around.  What's Troy Eid's next move?  hahahaha!

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by: Jambalaya @ Thu Nov 13, 2008 at 18:47:18 PM CST

I Just Heard the Rumor on Tuesday

That he's in for the US Senate against Salazar.

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by: Craig @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 07:53:17 AM CST

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really? wow

...for his first elected office, Eid goes for the Senate?!  Why not, it worked for Tom Strickland (another U.S. Attorney).  Oh wait.....

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by: Jambalaya @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 08:31:32 AM CST

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I can't believe Kopelman's name came up in any context

He's actually in the hunt?  He's partisan enough, that's for sure.  But he's a sycophant--possibly one of questionable ethics.  And based on his quote above, one with no people skills whatsoever.

This guy is a no-talent back-bencher who needs only an ass to kiss to be happy.  If the Republicans are even thinking about putting him in charge, they're in much more trouble than I thought.

When I use lots of words, they always form an analysis (and, while producing high volume, also produce high information-density).
--Steve Harvey, 2009

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by: Ralphie @ Thu Nov 13, 2008 at 20:46:55 PM CST

Ralphoie, who do you think the GOP could put in charge to pull out of the death spiral?

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by: Libertad @ Thu Nov 13, 2008 at 21:27:30 PM CST

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I see three possibilities if they're serious

Hank Brown - He would concentrate on the fundamentals of operating the party and force everyone to get along and act like grown-ups. He would referee the discussion as to where the party would go.

Bill Armstrong - He would probably put more of his own philosphical stamp on the party. So we would get an old-school conservative party. But many would wonder if he was doing just to get Wil a job.

Joel Hefley - A bit more to the right than Armstrong, he carries weight but mostly in his district. And even there with the Lamborn/Crank fight, he has lost a bit of his oomph.

Any one of those three say "they're interested" and Wadhams is toast.

Amazon tax? Bad Idea!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Thu Nov 13, 2008 at 21:53:43 PM CST

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Please.

Hank Brown is pro-choice (just did a pro-choice event this fall) so he is out.  Hefley lives in Oklahoma now.  Armstrong, I doubt it.  And even if so, he just pulls the party further to the right and destroys it even more.

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by: Craig @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 07:55:05 AM CST

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Hank Brown would be a serious chair able to bridge the gap between moderates and wing nuts

   Armstrong would send the RINOs (the few remaining ones) into a stampede over to the Dems.
  Hefley would face opposition from the Lamborn groupies.

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by: One Queer Dude @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 12:05:00 PM CST

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But

Would Sen. Brown's position on abortion compromise the GOP's ability to get out the base?

I would seriously love to see Brown get it because I think he would elevate the dialog, but it's a long shot.

He'd be a breath of fresh air after Crown Jewel Kingmaker.

"Nice driveby spin" -- Libertad

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by: redstateblues @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 12:29:23 PM CST

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No more than

Ritter's position on abortion compromises Democrats' ability to get out the base.  

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by: RedGreen @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 12:38:29 PM CST

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Good point RG

Plus 5 terms in CD-4 during the Reagan era is about as good a conservative credential as you can have.

"Nice driveby spin" -- Libertad

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by: redstateblues @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 12:42:57 PM CST

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One Name

Doug Bruce

This movie has been rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and destruction

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by: Pam Bennett @ Thu Nov 13, 2008 at 22:54:52 PM CST

I only want a person

CoPols approves of.  I worry about how much angst Dick Wadhams has caused so if you will tell me who you like, I'll pass it on and then you can relax and enjoy life more:)

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by: Lauren Bacall @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 06:52:20 AM CST