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(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
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Governor
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(D) Michael Bennet
(D) Phil Weiser
60%↑
50%↓
Att. General
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(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) David Seligman
50%
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30%
Sec. of State
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(D) A. Gonzalez
(D) J. Danielson
(R) Sheri Davis
50%
40%
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State Treasurer
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(D) Brianna Titone
(D) Jeff Bridges
(R) Kevin Grantham
40%
40%
30%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Milat Kiros
90%
10%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(R) Jeff Hurd*
(R) H. Scheppelman
(D) Alex Kelloff
70%
30%
10%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Trisha Calvarese
(D) Eileen Laubacher
90%
20%
20%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
70%
30%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Shannon Bird
45%↓
30%
30%
30%
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
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20%
State House Majority
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REPUBLICANS
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September 20, 2009 07:32 PM UTC
9 Comments
I may have to re-think my support of Andrew Romanoff if Michael Bennet has made it onto the Family Research Council target list. The guy must be doing something right!
I think that the hyperbole and the targeting of the areas that they have listed don’t have to do with policy as much as vulnerability based on registration numbers. In NoCo, calling someone a radical leftist is pretty much par for the course. Probably the same for Senator Bennet, though the state’s numbers have changed over the last few cycles, this may have more to do with trying to bring R’s back as a majority or an appeal to conservative independents.
as bogeyman terms that have lost their luster. Since privatization of everything has proved to be a colossal failure, the Ayn Rand crowd have had a hard time making the case that being a liberal is a bad thing. The election of Mark Udall in 2008 after being called a radical liberal a gazillion times should cue the Republicans that the term as a pejorative is worn out.
It would be refreshing if the values voters actually talked about things of value and their solutions to today’s problems. Priming the pump one more time with radical leftist language just seems kind of boring and unimaginative. That dog don’t hunt no more.
so why start talking issues, now?
For over 25 years, the so-called Moral Majority machine was able to convince a slew voters that any one who talked issues didn’t share their values, because they thought America needed changing. It was flawed logic, but brilliant politics; and it changed what we understand by the word “representation.” Elected officials no longer had to represent their constituents’ concerns on real issues, so long as they looked, talked, an prayed like them.
Of course, this left those “representatives” free to do whatever the heck they wanted for far too long, like support wars without cause, complete dismantling of regulatory systems put in place to… you guessed it, address our concerns on real issues, and ultimately, line their own pockets.
Betsy Markey is an example of the undoing of this system, not because she’s a “radical liberal”or even just a Democrat (and no, I don’t work for her, I’m just watching her at work up here). Markey works hard to listen to the people of Northern Colorado and is working hard to get things done for them. Even though she may not always represent their values, they are coming to value her representation in Congress. The only thing Congresswoman Markey needs to fear at this point, is someone who can listen better, and work harder. Looking at her current field of opposition, I don’t think she has much to worry about there.
IIRC, Wadhams called Udall a Boulder liberal which placed him a couple of notches to the left of being a radical liberal.
But you’re right….that dog doesn’t bark anymore.
These people are losing power because their followers don’t have jobs or money. It will be interesting to see how little they can buy in their effort to unseat a popular Representative like Markey.
If I were Markey, whom I respect, I’d not be losing any sleep over this.
But it’s been great watching Dave Wiegal’s dynamic career. He’s really a great journalist.
I don’t live in her district, but I will be sure to support her re-election in any way I can. Being on the FRC “hit list” could be a good thing–now that it has been marginalized as much as it has been.
Ditto for Sen. Bennet.