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October 12, 2010 10:19 PM UTC

Lundberg in the Uncomfortable Spotlight

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  • by: Colorado Pols

Here’s the new ad from “21st Century Colorado,” targeting state Sen. Kevin Lundberg with an undetermined buy; but we’re told it’s in relatively good circulation for a legislative race.

Here’s the backup sheet for the claims made in this ad. Pretty blistering stuff.

If we understand the thinking behind this ad correctly, it’s not being shown just to hit Lundberg in his race against Democrat RIch Ball–though it’s certainly not going to hurt Ball to line up all these unsavory votes of Lundberg’s. But like we’ve been saying for years, Lundberg’s long record of antics in the legislature, and toxic votes, are wonderful material for anybody looking to pollute the Republican brand in general. If we were Democratic strategist types, we’d find a way to show this ad all around the state–with the word “Republican” dubbed in at least twice.

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49 thoughts on “Lundberg in the Uncomfortable Spotlight

          1. The next thing you know, mean Pat Stryker is going to tell him there’s no Santa Claus and no Easter Bunny.

            But .. but .. he’s actually seen those things, so they must be true!

        1. I’ll never be able to explain what this means to having a meaningful conversation.

          “Her shameful manipulation of the political process” translates, in my mind, to corruption and mindless enforcement of rules…i.e., facism.

          Lets have this discussion.

  1. I’m not sure why they are targeting Sen. Lundberg, as there are plenty of other Republicans who have made just as horrible of votes.  Perhaps because Sen. Lundberg is probably proud of the fact that he “saved taxpayer money” while leaving children in meth houses.  

  2. for Ball is astounding. Drove through there Sunday and was thrilled to see signs and bumper stickers just about everywhere. I know it’s his hometown but it’s traditionally been such a strong base of support for Lundberg.

    Hometown boy is finally giving right wing fringe guy a real run for his money.

    1. In reality, he’s a poor fit. This is a moderate-conservative district, previously held by Stan Matsunaka and then Steve Johnson (now a member of the Ritter administration).

      Lundberg’s such a knuckle-dragger. The fact that we’re going after him on TV (!) gives me hope that the powers that be feel more comfortable than I do about other races in the state.

      1. Dems know they can’t win anywhere else in the state, so they picked one guy to spend all their money against, airing lies and smears about him, in the hope of holding on to one seat. It’s disgusting, really.

        1. You’re so confused.

          Lundberg, a Paleo-Republican (just like you like ’em), is the incumbent, numbnuts.

          How exactly would Democrats be spending so much money against him “in the hope of holding on to one seat?”

              1. The Dems are trying to hold at least one seat in the legislature (Kevin’s), which means they’ve already lost all the rest. This is what a wave looks like.

                1. All this “running ads” and “criticizing opponents” and “touting your record” is disgusting, frankly. It’s shameful and appalling. Horrifying, even.  

                    1. Lundberg’s record speaks for itself. I know. Because I researched his first four years in the House–every single vote he cast, including bills that never made a final vote.

                      I know his record better than he does and it’s appalling. You should really stick to defending that which you actually know of–then again, if you adhered to that philosophy, we’d never hear from you again on this blog.  

            1. Keep digging! This has been yet another intriguing peak into your ignorance of Colorado politics. That’s what happens when you’re a carpetbagger though.

              1. revealed the dark underbelly of the Democrat machine in Colorado politics. I know enough to know that there are some serious problems that need to be fixed. Throw the bums out!

                    1. But getting back to the issue at hand, I’m a little confused by your comment about the “Democrat machine”.

                      If the strategy outlined in The Blueprint is dirty money politics that should be corrected at the polls, how is it that you are perfectly fine with Karl Rove’s dirty money political machine? Could it be because you’re a hypocrite? Hmmm, let’s ponder on this one for a few hours. I’ll let it stew and check back with you later.

                    2. Like this one:

                      Campaign finance “reform”

                      comes back to bite the Dems. Be careful what you wish for.

                      “Go f*** yourself.” – Voyageur, FPE

                      by: bjwilson83 @ Tue Aug 17, 2010 at 12:15:03 PM CDT

                      Or maybe this one:

                      Not a chance.

                      Bennet has admitted we got nothing for the stimulus. Even your own Democrat leaders know the stimulus was an absolute failure.

                      “Go f*** yourself.” – Voyageur, FPE

                      by: bjwilson83 @ Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 11:17:46 AM CDT

                      [ Parent ]

                      Or you could just admit that you’re ok with it when it suits you, but you get all pissy when it’s used (on a much MUCH smaller scale I might add) to elect people you don’t agree with.

                      Nice playing with you Beej. That’s the problem with posting a billion comments, it’s really easy to find a quote YOU wrote to refute your own comment.

  3. by the county Repubs after Steve Johnson won the county commissioner seat.  Then BJ Nikkel was appointed to the Lunkberg’s House seat.  Then the county commissioner who was term-limited this year resigned and the R insiders appointed one of their insiders to the post.  They love to play these games.  So, three representatives of various sorts, none of them elected to the office they hold.

    thank goodness there are good Democrats running against all three of the do-nothings.

    1. Sen. Stan Matsunaka was elected to SD 15 in 1994, defeating the incumbent Sen. Jim Roberts.  A model of a black helicopter was suspended from the ceiling above Matsunaka’s desk on the opening day of the 1995 session as a tribute to Roberts’ downfall.  Sen. Roberts ventured far too far to the right of his district, which overlapped territory ably represented by a classic moderate Republican, Rep. Bill Kaufman.  After Matsunaka held the seat for 8 years, moderate Republican Steve Johnson took it back from the Democrats.  The question for SD 15 voters in 2010 is whether Sen. Lundberg has repeated the error of Sen. Roberts.  Rich Ball has a lot in common with Stan Matsunaka…

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