March 04, 2010 08:33 PM UTC

Andrew, you lost me when:

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• by: JeffcoDemo

Mr. Speaker,

We met early last fall when you had joined the race for Senator.  We had the chance to speak one on one about the issues you felt were important to Colorado.  I was new to the party and didn’t know your background.  I did my research and was impressed.  You seemed like someone with a strong message and the history of action to back it up.

I cringed a little when I heard you speak at an organizing meeting in my county.  You spent much of your short speech mocking our Senator and how he got there.  I was there to hear about you, what you wanted to do, by focusing on your opponent, it made me curious, about your opponent.

Then I started getting your emails, you seemed to take on a very bitter tone.  It’s not fair, he is taking PAC money.  Frankly, it was very transparent that the decision was made to not take PAC money because your opponent was much better at getting it than you.  Trying to demonize the issue, especially with your past, was kind of pathetic.

Then there was the forum missed even though he had said he couldn’t go to, again, snarkiness.

Then the young democrats, a chance to show us who you are and what you are about.  A chance once again overshadowed by your negative message and sarcasm.

It wasn’t fair that the Senator was raising so much money, it wasn’t fair that the president backed him.  Again, if the president backed you I don’t feel that you would be taking such a strong stand.

The video you sent out with three industry guys was when you really went over the top. Seriously??

Now the Baca et al letter.  I am one of those new democrats, recruited during the Obama campaign.  She may be a fine woman and has done a lot for the state and party.  I don’t know her, so the email to me is just another whiny cry for help.

What I want from a candidate?  Tell me about you, tell me about your passions, your plans, your track record.  Mr. Speaker, you have all that, but somewhere along the way someone took a hold of your campaign and decided snark, and sarcasm, and bitterness was the way to go.

While this took place over the past 4-5 months, a leader evolved in the Senate.  Someone who was willing to stand on the floor and denouce the deal making even if the pols brushed it off as naivety.  Thats the kind of poulism I can get behind.  He hasn’t stopped there with his speech and proposals yesterday focusing on what is broken and offering solutions.  Then he championed the public option and is fighting to make it a reality.  

I think the primary has changed our Senator, frankly only seperating him more and more from you and your campaign.  For that, thank you for running.  At every corner, one candidate has taken the high road, and one has not.

That said, thanks to your horribly run campaign, I will be caucusing for the first time in my life, for the senator.

It didn’t have to be this way.