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September 28, 2016 01:55 PM UTC

Get More Smarter on Wednesday (September 28)

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Get More SmarterHappy National Drink Beer Day, Colorado! It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of a visual learner, check out The Get More Smarter Show.

TOP OF MIND TODAY…

► The first post-debate poll of the presidential race shows an undeniable swing in support to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton:

Over the weekend, Morning Consult’s tracking poll put Donald Trump one point ahead of Hillary Clinton. After Monday night’s debate, it has the Democratic nominee leading by three.

In the post-debate survey of a four-way race, Clinton bests Trump 41 to 38 percent, while Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson claims 8 percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein carries 4. In Morning Consult’s previous poll, Trump led Clinton 39 to 38.

A large plurality of the survey’s respondents saw Clinton as the winner of Fight Night at Hofstra, with 49 percent declaring the Democratic nominee the debate’s winner, including 18 percent of Republicans. Just 27 percent said that the angry man with the sniffles had carried the day. More critically, 9 percent of respondents said the debate had changed their minds about whom to vote for. Which is a rather large figure, considering the polarization of the electorate.

► Meanwhile, FOX News has found it necessary to issue a memo to their on-air talent reminding them that online “polls,” basically the only polls kind to Trump after Monday’s debate, have no scientific value. Yes, you already knew that. Donald Trump’s campaign and Sean Hannity did not.

► In Colorado, we’re waiting for post-debate polling to observe the extent of Clinton’s post-debate swing in our state. Trump is buying ads here, and Clinton is expected to resume full ad rotation soon.

Get even more smarter after the jump…

IN CASE YOU ARE STANDING NEAR A WATER COOLER…

► The Colorado Independent reports on GOP U.S. Senate minor candidate Darryl Glenn’s latest far-out policy prescriptions:

Call it fiscal federalism or just plain old Tenth Amendment absolutism.

Those who believe the federal government shouldn’t pay for anything that isn’t specifically spelled out in the Constitution are a driving – albeit, relatively quiet – force in this year’s election. They have an ally in Darryl Glenn, the El Paso County commissioner who’s the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate.

► Also in the Colorado U.S. Senate race, two other minor candidates from the Green Party and Libertarian Party are debating tonight at the University of Denver. We’re just letting you know.

► Several Colorado progressive policy nonprofit groups came out this morning against Amendment 71, the so-called “Raise the Bar” measure to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution:

The four left-leaning organizations that are taking aim at Amendment 71: Conservation Colorado, New Era Colorado, Colorado Fiscal Institute and the Bell Policy Center. The prominent policy organizations are just the latest to raise questions about the “Raise the Bar” effort to make it harder to amend Colorado’s constitution.

A legal memorandum — authored by Democratic attorney Mark Grueskin — that the groups are circulating outlines six reason to be concerned. The most interesting highlight: How voters in just a single state Senate district “will have veto power over presenting a ballot measure to voters statewide.” The memo also notes that the proponents didn’t even meet their own threshold in the ballot measure — 2 percent in each of the 35 state Senate districts — to put the question on the ballot.

► On the other hand, the board of Colorado Mountain College just voted to endorse the measure.

► There’s a ton of money going into these ballot initiative fights, but it’s not spread equally.

► The battle over a sugary soda tax in Boulder is drawing unexpectedly big dollars for a municipal ballot question.

► And here’s something to take pride in, Colorado: our state officially has the highest percentage of registered voters in the United States, helped by numerous reforms in recent years to make voting easy and convenient.

► The Denver Post continues its groundbreaking series on safety for workers in the energy industry–this time exploring deficiencies in the law that can prevent regulators from even knowing who is dying in the gaspatch.

OTHER LINKS YOU SHOULD CLICK

► Residents of Security south of Colorado Springs are finally drinking safe water from Pueblo Reservoir, but lawsuits over contamination by the military and industry are already underway.

ICYMI

► Democratic CD-6 candidate Morgan Carroll’s new ad goes hard after Mike Coffman and Donald Trump. The battle is joined.

Don’t forget to check out The Get More Smarter Show. You can also Get More Smarter by liking Colorado Pols on Facebook!

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11 thoughts on “Get More Smarter on Wednesday (September 28)

  1. Is calling Darryl Glenn a "minor candidate" supposed to be about his race? Because he is no minor candidate and you know it. He's the GOP nominee.

    Seems racial to me…….

        1. He might lose by less than polls say just because enough people who don't know a thing abut him will vote R just because. His lack of name rec will actually do him a little good there (floor of generic R votes) but not enough to get him anywhere near Bennet.

          1. That's silly. Maes had no political experience, Glenn is an elected county commissioner for one of the state's biggest counties.

            Say what you want about Glenn but there's no comparison to Dan Maes.

            1. A creosote post with an (R) behind its name could win any office in that county.  I have little to say about Commissioner Glenn other than he appears to be way out of his league.  His stint in El Paso County politics didn't appear to prepare him for the big league.  

        2. Actually, I think Dan Maes was a considerably more substantive candidate than Daryl Glenn.  Of course, Tancredo stabbed Maes and the Republican Party in the back.

    1. He's minor as in not a snowball's chance in hell, was not a big (or even medium or small) name when he won the nomination because none of the big names wanted any part of challenging Bennet and his ginormous war chest.

      A Trump supporter talking about "racial"? Now that's rich.

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