U.S. Senate See Full Big Line

(D) J. Hickenlooper*

(R) Somebody

80%

20%

Governor See Full Big Line

(D) Phil Weiser (D) Joe Neguse (D) Michael Bennet

50% 50% 50%

Att. General See Full Big Line

(D) M. Dougherty

(D) Jena Griswold

(D) Brian Mason

60%↑

30%↑

20%↓

Sec. of State See Full Big Line

(D) A. Gonzalez

(D) George Stern

(R) Sheri Davis

50%↑

40%

30%

State Treasurer See Full Big Line

(D) Brianna Titone

(R) Kevin Grantham

(D) Jerry DiTullio

60%↑

30%

20%↓

CO-01 (Denver) See Full Big Line

(D) Diana DeGette*

(R) Somebody

90%

CO-02 (Boulder-ish) See Full Big Line

(D) Joe Neguse*

(R) Somebody

90%

CO-03 (West & Southern CO) See Full Big Line

(R) Jeff Hurd*

(D) Somebody

80%

40%

CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado) See Full Big Line

(R) Lauren Boebert*

(D) Somebody

90%

10%

CO-05 (Colorado Springs) See Full Big Line

(R) Jeff Crank*

(D) Somebody

80%

20%

CO-06 (Aurora) See Full Big Line

(D) Jason Crow*

(R) Somebody

90%

10%

CO-07 (Jefferson County) See Full Big Line

(D) B. Pettersen*

(R) Somebody

90%

10%

CO-08 (Northern Colo.) See Full Big Line

(R) Gabe Evans*

(D) Manny Rutinel

(D) Yadira Caraveo

45%↓

40%↑

30%

State Senate Majority See Full Big Line

DEMOCRATS

REPUBLICANS

80%

20%

State House Majority See Full Big Line

DEMOCRATS

REPUBLICANS

95%

September 16, 2010 05:37 PM UTC

NRA Endorses Salazar: Run to the Right, Legislate from the Left

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by: CoalCreekWildfire

The NRA endorsed John Salazar because he is the incumbent and he has voted with the NRA in the past.

The NRA has to walk a fine line between:

1) Supporting a tolerable incumbent that caucuses powerful, NRA unfriendly politicians

2) Hoping that, against all odds, the challenger wins

The incumbent usually wins, even when Congress polls very low. And voters do not always pay attention to the whole record; like so many successful Democrats Salazar runs to the Right and legislates from the Left.

Larry Kudlow (CNBC commentator) wrote, on election day 2008, “31 percent of voters believe Obama is the real tax cutter, while only 11 percent chose McCain.” Ran to the Right, legislates from the Left.

And there is no question that Salazar is a man of the Left:

1) Americans for Democratic Action (Left): Salazar at 85 lies between Markey (70) and Polis (95)

2) American Conservative Union (Right): Salazar and Markey are tied at 8, with Polis at 4

And he caucuses with and supports party leaders Pelosi and DeGette who hope to squash the NRA one day.

Why can’t Republicans win by leading from the Left and ruling from the right?

ADA Congressional Voting Record 2009, Americans for Democratic Action, 2009, http://www.adaction.org/media/…

2009 U.S. House Votes, American Conservative Union, 2009, http://www.conservative.org/ra…

Lawrence Kudlow, Is Obama Swiping the Tax Cut Issue?, 11/04/2008, http://www.rasmussenreports.co…

One thought on “NRA Endorses Salazar: Run to the Right, Legislate from the Left”

H-man says:

September 17, 2010 at 3:56 am

Tipton was named today as one of the NRCC young guns. It will likely result in an extra $400-500K. The Republicans have figured out they can take out Salazar.

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