President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
50%
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CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
70%↑
30%
State Senate Majority
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September 15, 2011 07:15 PM UTC
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Both Romney and Perry are having a bad week. Yesterday, Romney was trying to justify the MA healthcare mandate as affecting only 8% of MA’s population, whereas Obama’s plan (with the same mandate) affects 100% of the US population. Nice try, Willard.
And, Perry’s defects are only just beginning to be exposed.
I don’t think any of the current GOP candidates can beat Obama, even given his own problems.
What scares me is a Jeb Bush candidacy. I think he would be formidable. To those that say another Bush can’t win, I note that the GOP already has two Bush-type candidates. Romney reminds me of Papa Bush, only with lots more flip-flops and insincerity. Perry is W on Red Bull or acid, take your pick. Jeb is the smart and popular one. I still think the GOP brokers will essentially demand that he run in 2012, and that he might see a clear opening for himself.
though when I posted such a couple of weeks ago I got at least one reply about folks being infested with ‘Bush fatigue’. I hope he doesn’t ever run but he would be far more electable than any of the twits that are chasing a nomination currently
When I saw Neil Bush frequently when I worked for one of the developers he was in cahoots with him while looting Silverado for a billion dollar loss to the taxpayers. (The seizure of Silverado should have happened sooner but was delayed until after the 1988 election so Bush I could be elected).
Why elect yet another member of the Bush Crime Family?
simply pointing out that Jeb is a likely winner
I doubt any of the defects or gaffs matter this early. I think they are only about as much a deficit as the Bush name (if not less). I think that any Republican save for the ‘unfriendly’ bunch like Ron Paul and Bachmann could potentially beat Obama because the economy sucks. Right, wrong, otherwise, people tend to vote against incumbents when the economy is bad.
However, things are still very far in advance, and if the economy improves or the Republicans manage to have a really bad couple of weeks when people are paying attention in this month next year, then Obama keeps office. If they manage to just not screw up and the expected flood of “Tea Party” money comes in to do hit ads and things are as bad or worse this time next year, Obama loses.
Yes, it’s early. But, it’s possible both Perry and Romney will soon look so ridiculous that the opening will be too enticing.
Chuck Todd thinks that if Perry is nominated, a third party candidacy would emerge. Who knows? I just know that the prospect of Jeb Bush gives me the cold sweats.
That millions agree with Perry, and millions more want to see serious reform to Social Security like Romney. Their opinions are not that far apart, though the liberal media is trying to make it look otherwise.
Campaign sharp elbows are nothing to panic about. Isn’t that what you said when Romanoff was biting at Bennet’s ankles?
Less than 1/3 of them agree with Perry, and it remains solidly the third rail of politics once you get into specifics.
The sad part is that 1/3 of the population does agree with Perry. It’s a complete lie; as the Economist notes, a Ponzi scheme will fail (and quickly) at latest when it reaches 100% of the population; Social Security has reached virtually 100% of the population for decades now and is fundamentally sound absent the small bump of Baby Boomer payments and the threat of lunatic Republicans trying to pull the plug on it.
There is a fundamental difference of opinion between Democrats and Republicans. Republicans want to get RID of Social Security, not reform it.
I guess it isn’t just a difference of opinion, rather a difference of moral values. I believe that we should have social insurance so our elderly are not impoverished.
it needs to be made unlawful to raid SS trust fund for other needs, do as Al Gore suggested, put it in a “lockbox”
The ceiling on earnings taxable needs to be raised or eliminated. I favor eliminataion
The age of eligibility should be subject to adjustment every 10 years or so. It might go down, it might go up depending on actuarial data
Means test. Howard Hughes received SS. Those earning $1M, from ANY source, should be ruled ineligible
to fund other government programs. Then ArapaGOP and other low information R hacks tell us oh wow look here, social security is almost bankrupt and thus is an inefficient big government program, so we need to eliminate it !
Its like robbing someone and then telling them they’re poor because they’re stupid. Irony.