December 23, 2010 10:27 PM UTC

Nancy Pelosi, Jared Polis...And Colorado Pols?

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• by: Colorado Pols

Earlier this month prominent Republican Ali Hasan switched parties and became a Democrat. According to an interview “InnerView” with the Colorado Statesman, it’s our fault:

CS: Did you talk to anyone in Colorado about your decision before you made it?

MAH: There was – actually (laughs) there was a lot of bloggers on (political website) Colorado Pols. I would say it was Pelosi, Polis and then Colorado Pols, funny enough. [Pols emphasis] Because there were a lot of people in Pols who e-mailed me directly and said, “You know, we would really love to have you.” And a lot of them were very humorous and said, “Look, we’ll get over your fiscal views,” (laughs), but they said, “You know, you’re so good on the immigrant and gay views that you’d have a place here.” So there was a couple of precinct captains in Colorado that I did have close conversations with, and I just said, “You know, when you consider my past history and my fiscal views that I’m not going to give up, do you think there’s a place for me?” And they always came back saying, “Yes.”