CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
September 18, 2020 09:25 PM UTC
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The Schiltrons of Her Justice
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Her voice was small but mighty
And was heard the world around.
The schiltrons of her justice
Marched in concert with her sound.
She freed a billion people
Before laying down her sword.
And her dying words still urged us
To keep fighting on for more.
Was there ere so small a shoulder
Behind so long a pike?
The schiltrons of her justice
Fought for straight and gay alike.
For Ruth Bader Ginsburg never
Ran from battle with our foes.
No matter that the odds were long
Her shield withstood their blows.
The dark oppressor’s legions
Fought her in every town and vale.
But her small voice still rallied us
In the kitchen, field and jail.
Her fight for human dignity
Has now ended with her death.
But the schiltrons of her justice
Will fight on to our last breath.
–Bob Ewegen, one of her pikemen
"Was there ere so small a shoulder behind so long a pike?"
Our differences seem quite small now, kwtree. This fight will determine the fate of our common dreams for a generation.
Kwtree, mr. Bowman or another of you technically adept types:
Wikipedia has some great shots of a Scottish schiltron in full battle array. You might want to post one here. This is written on an Amazon Fire and it's hard to do that stuff with it.
This was the only one I found in the public domain. It’s a schiltron getting their orders at the Battle of Bannockburn. I just kept getting hung up on “Men in Kilts” 😉
Nice.
😪
Thanks, Voyageur. Passing on this fervent adaptation is great.
You're welcome, John. But unlike my countdown songs, this isn't a parody, it's an original poem. A schiltron is like a phalanx, only rowdier, which seemed right for our crowd.
It scans like “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, but without the “Glory, Glory Hallelujah” chorus. That’s what I heard in my head while reading it.
Battle hymn itself recast John Brown’s body lies a mouldering in the grave.
A basic eight foot iambic pentameter abcb rhyme scheme is fairly adaptable.
This is basically abcb. I wrote it after waking up at 2 a.m. with most of the thoughts already formed and wrote it in about 30 minutes.
She was an inspiring woman. But in the end there is no answer to e.e. Cumming’s challenge ” How do you like your blue-eyed boy Mr. Death? “
It's gray and hazy.
We are burning.
What to do? Donate to Dem Senate candidates across the country, including CO, to flip the Senate. Elections have consequences.
Tweet of the day:
Charlotte Alter
Biden, in an embarrassing senior moment, recites the divergent biological methods of two possible vaccines (molecular structure versus immune system enhancement) and also details the chemical specifics how they have to be stored and transported.
Awkward!
Catastrophe and its consequences:
If SCOTUS strikes down Obamacare the Democratic Party should redo the ACA as universal health care. It is such a simple and positive outcome, perhaps we should hope for it.
If SCOTUS strikes down abortion rights, the Republican Party will lose women from now to eternity. Will abortion be prohibited in ALL states, or just conservative ones? Perhaps it will be a situation where you can never get a 12 person jury to convict a woman or her doctor.
Voting rights is the intervention where Conservatives have put their biggest butts on the scale. This is where Democrats need to produce solid protections across the country.
*without delay
That was then, this is now.
There is a whole list of quotations from members of the Republican caucus in the Senate.
Several are up for re-election. I hope a variety of groups are able to have campaigns of "their word OUGHT TO BE good."
"who do you trust — someone who states a principle and stays with it even when partisan interests conflict, or someone like Cory Gardner who said … xxx …. and then, when the next occasion came up, didn't follow the same rule."
The Republican justification hasn't changed from 2016 to now. It is simply "Because we can"
Graham/Harrison tied per Quinnipiac https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/516730-quinnipiac-poll-shows-graham-harrison-tied-in-south-carolina-senate-race
BREAKING NEWS – Cory Gardner has entered the witness protection program until Election Day. He therefore will not be available to answer any questions.
It’s very hot dark, moist, and foul-smelling where Cowardly Cory is hiding out. Periodically, he is squeezed out into a golden bowl, and must fight his way to float on the surface among the other Turd Way politicians. When a reporter or constituent approaches, he hides out in The
LairLiar again.In the distance, tiny fingers skitter over Twitter keys.
Cory considers this process to show “political resilience”.
An apt description.
Americans of good conscience, regardless of their affiliations must ask themselves if they will be happy living in an autocratic police state. Democracy WILL NOT SURVIVE four more years of the McConnell, Barr, Trump wrecking crew.
This has become the fascist nightmare many of us anticipated. Many even predicted it. Small comfort…we are in trouble.
We must win this election by an uncontestable margin, although, I am not sure even that will be able to stop them.
Some conservatives may be swayed by the consideration of consequences.
If Trump nominates and the Senate moves to confirm, consider what will happen the next time Democrats are in a position to exercise power: possibly as soon as January 3, 2021.
Between the announcement of RBG's death and noon (eastern time) the next day, AP reported
Add more donations not through Act Blue, but directly to candidates or other organizations like Emily's List, NOW's PAC,
^^^This. All of this.^^^
What about adding the Canadian provinces as states?
I think we can do that without asking them.
Surely you jest!
As a 6-yr. citizen of Canada, (a Colorado voter), and 13 yr. resident of BC, judging by BC folk who don't even want Albertan tourists (who bring their covid), much less Americans to visit, I can't imagine such a thing. But these days, anything is considered possible.
In my wildest dream fantasy, the US would become 5 new countries:
the 3 west coast states + Hawaii; the inland West's 8 states + Alaska; the (old) South; the Midwest + plains states; and the Northeast.
California could split into three states.
You could split CA into 40 states and each one would still have 2x the population of Wyoming.
Yes. And as John notes above, CA stands to gain 12 House seats in the coming decade.
Every time you split CA, they gain 2 Senate seats.
Electoral College clout increases as well.
be careful how you split California. Devin Nunes was elected in California – and Kevin McCarthy. We will need some careful gerrymandering here
True. One trip up Hwy 99 from Bakersfield to Fresno and you get the chance to observe lots of Nunes and McCarthy signs. Kevin seems pretty safe, garnering 67% of the vote last cycle. The mythical dairy farmer only managed 52%.
Or you could merge Wyoming, Montana, and the two Dakotas together — you might lose one or two Congress people plus lose Six Senators. All Republicans.
Throw in Nebraska for good measure.
Could you imagine a 2020 conversation with one of the framers of our Constitution?
"But sir, what about the year 2020 when the state of California will have 40 million people?"
Founding Father: "What and how many???"
But Wyoming's population will grow from 577,000 to 901,000 when you add the 324,000 Weld County residents after they merge.
What if WY treats them like uncivilized outsider whackos too?
"adding the Canadian provinces….."
Try for Newfoundland. There still are people there who thought they got screwed in the 1949 plebiscite when Newfoundland finally joined Canada, by a narrow margin.
When the republic came to rest on the shoulders of a terminally ill 87-year-old, the republic itself was terminally ill. That's what they'll write.
Well, time to read that Shelby County and Ledbetter dissents. Again.
I think Mitch will hold the conformation vote in the lame duck session.
Just reported on a CBS news station that confirmation hearings will start just three days before the election (according to Trump)
Reporting that Collins is a "wait until we elect the next POTUS" vote.
The Vox story I saw said she just doesn’t want to do SCOTUS nominations before Nov 3, leaving lame duck possibility open. But we’ll fight one battle at a time.
This is a good article about some of the political machinations in play. Can He Get the Votes? One thing it does not mention is that Kelly, if he wins, will be sworn in at the end of November.