13 thoughts on “Jensen Turns And Walks Away When Asked, ‘Where Do You Stand on Trump?’”

1. Their womenfolk have fascist tendencies, too. 

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2. If they can't be called out for their position on The Screaming Yam, they can still be tagged as cowards for dodging the question.

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3. It really is sad to see what Lynn Bartles has become.

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   1. Agreed.  I will give her credit for donating to Brittany Pettersen after the Dirty Sanchez mailer, but otherwise…

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4. Where can I find the Colorado Times Recorder, Jason.  Are you strictly on line?

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   1. yes. http://www.coloradotimesrecorder.com 

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   2. I get it on my Facebook feed, V. Here’s a link for that: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Colorado%20Times%20Recorder
      As a matter of fact, I just put a link to an unrelated story from there up on the Monday Open Thread.

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5. Bartels has left the Dems behind.

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   1. You are such a nasty woman, Nasty Woman!

      Err, wait, did I just walk into your trap?

      Smart Ass!

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6. Is Ms. Bartels moonlighting as a campaign communication consultant, training candidates how to respond to media questions?

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   1. I have to give Bartels props – I emailed her some detailed questions about the 600,000 inactivated voters, and whether Wayne Williams would recuse himself from decisions impacting his election, and she actually answered most of them, in detail, and civilly.

      I'm planning a diary on it; as with most diaries I'm planning, it will have to wait until things are calmer. But here are some excerpts:

       

      Q1. What notice was given to voters who had had a mail piece returned, prior to their voter registrations being inactivated? I have 200 "registered inactive" voters in my small town alone, according to the Democratic voter database. What notice did these voters get, other than wondering why their mail ballots had not arrived?

      A: Voters whose mail ballots are returned as undeliverable are not inactivated until after the county closes the election in SCORE, our voter registration system, which occurs about 30 days after Election Day. They are still eligible to update their voter registration record and vote in the current election.

      If they do not do so, the law requires counties to inactivate their records after the election and send them a confirmation card advising them of that fact and how they can update their election. That post-election confirmation card is sent by forwardable mail. Voters in inactive status are still eligible to vote, but that status means their county clerk has a bad address for them, and they will not automatically be sent another mail ballot until they update their registration records. 

      Every voter should go to govotecolorado.com and confirm their voter registration information is accurate and up-to-date. If they want to receive a mail ballot for the 2018 General Election, they need to do that and make any corrections by 11:59 pm today, Oct. 29th. After today, they need to voter in person.

      Our office and the clerks have continually touted the need to GoVoteColorado.com to make sure voters’ addresses are correct.

       

      Q2. When did the policy of mailing out ballots to the last known registered mail address change?

       

      A:There has never been a policy of mailing to the “last known mailing address.”  The law requires county clerks to send mail ballots to every active voter at the most recent mailing address specified in their voter registration record. The state and the counties regularly exchange data with other agencies to ensure voter registration addresses are up to date as possible (USPS, DMV, etc.). but there is just no single database in existence enabling us to ascertain every voter’s “most recent mailing address.” Voters should always ensure their records are up-to-date.

       

      Q3. What is Secretary of State Williams doing to ensure that he is insulated or recused from overseeing results of an election in which he, as the incumbent running for reelection, has an obvious stake?

       

      A:Secretary Williams is the chief election officer for the state of Colorado for all elections conducted under the Uniform Election Code of 1992. The Uniform Election Code does not contain any provision disqualifying him or requiring his recusal when his name appears on the ballot in a particular election.  The same is also true for every county clerk and recorder in this state – the law does not require them to recuse themselves in those circumstances.

       

      Secretary Williams may recuse himself from making certain decisions if a particular issue arises with respect to the Secretary of State race, but otherwise the Election Code requires him to oversee the conduct of the 2018 General Election.

       

      Also, there is little Secretary Williams can do to affect the counting of votes in the Secretary of State’s race. County clerks and citizen election judges in each county verify signatures and count ballots; neither the Secretary of State nor any employee of the state Elections Division does that.

       

      Just a reminder that Secretary of State Bernie Buescher, a Democrat, lost his race against Republican Scott Gessler in 2010. Four years later, SOS Gessler, came in the third in the GOP gubernatorial primary. 

       

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7. I asked Bartels about this on her FB page.  She said "Get serious here.  Did Crisanta Duran answer questions about why she put Steve Lebsock as chair of a committee?  I don't speak for Christine but I have talked to candidates who said they are leery about fairness when someone identifies him or herself as a "progressive journalist".

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   1. I'm with Bartels on this one. Reporters are reporters, not identified with any faction. A so-called progressive or conservative “journalist'' is a flack attempting to be in disguise.

       

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