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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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
October 27, 2011 08:11 PM UTC
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Let’s see how right I am on Tuesday.
NO: 63%
YES: 37%
And if you’re dead wrong, my official prediction is that you won’t ever acknowledge your error.
It didn’t raise taxes enough. And TABOR must go so they can stop having to ask those worthless voters for permission to raise taxes.
Only child?
voted yes, because the Republican party is relying our children being ignorant and uninformed enough to vote for them.
Don’t let it happen.
this little proposition that could has been a surprise all along. Doubt it will be anywhwere near as lopsided as Borg Brat predicts but I have to bet no.
Somewhere between 55-45 and 52-48
I think Ralphie’s range is right. But what really matters is how much it loses by. The bigger the loss the bigger the deterrent to run another tax increase again soon.
the biggest downside argument against this, yet another, band-aid initiative.
I voted for 103, and I’m pretty sure it will get hammered . . . like Droll, most things I vote for do.
But, right now, today I’m more than a little bit pissed at yet another proposal that was trotted forth with so much fanfare, and received so little organized proponent support to actually sell this to the electorate when it came time to . . . well, you know . . . or get off the pot.
They raised enough money to get on TV, they have a decent grassroots field operation, and and they’ve generated a fair amount of attention in an off-year election. And in off-year elections the only people who vote are seniors who could give two shits about education, and especially don’t like being asked to pay more money for it.
The real culprit was when establishment Dems and the business community followed Hick’s lead and stayed out of it. With no leadership at the top, something like this was doomed to fail.
The better thing to do than find out who to shove in front of the firing squad would be to learn a valuable lesson: Dems don’t turn out for issues, they turn out when there are people–especially Presidents–with a D after their name. No Democrats to vote for on the ballot, no reason for them to vote.
. . . and my point is not really that someone should to be shot; Hell, how many Democratic politicians would be have if we shot every one that was weak-willed, half-hearted, or sold us down the river?
. . . Still, for whatever reasons the way that this seems to be turning out will not make it any easier — in fact quite the opposite, will make it more difficult — to get the needed fix passed, or likely even brought to ballot, in 2012.
Everybody now, . . . a one, and a two, and a . . .
The sun’ll come out
next cycle,
Bet your bottom dollar
That next cycle
There’ll be sun!
The sun’ll come out
next cycle,
So ya gotta hang on
‘Til next cycle
come what may.
Next cycle! Next cycle!
I love ya next cycle!
You’re always
four years away!
it’s the strong affinity he holds for some, or all, of the aforementioned.
;~)
Polis was a no show.
Bennet was a no show.
The Colorado Democratic Party was a no show.
It was a terrible showing by Palacio.
Nobody stepped up. Polis & Bennet were in the education field and you didn’t hear a peep from them. DeGette was invisible.
It wasn’t that bad a proposition and had a sunset feature. It could have been supported a hell of a lot more than it was.
A terrible waste of a good issue. Now tax increases will be tarred with the same sense of quixotic hopelessness as the eggmendments and all compounded by horrible issue/campaign leadership by the leading state Democrats.
The problem is our elected officials are afraid of their own shadow. And for the life of me I don’t understand why. Is asking voters for any increase that politically dangerous?
You know, before he became a total coward.
and makes funny political commercials.
The only thing that matters is whether it wins or loses.
The margin is only geek stuff.
While I’m not optimistic that a majority of voters will agree with me, as BC notes, this little proposition that could has surprised many of us.
Perhaps Obama’s visit this week will help get out enough young voters to make the difference.
It has the support of some of the business community. And the rest of the business community is sitting on the sidelines. So that leaves it to pass or fail on its own merits.
Rs turn out no matter what. Dems need Barack Obama to turn out. Try again next year.
and let us be the model for the rest of ya. How about a little refresher on where CO stands vs. nation from a article in CO Ed News pulling from Center for Budget Policy and Priorities regarding K12 summary:
Here is the CBPP summary for higher education in Colorado:
Report cites data a few years old but the sad truth is that things sure haven’t improved. 103 needs to pass!
I haven’t seen any advertising in favor of the proposition, but have seen some (not a lot) of ads and yard signs against it. You have to sell ballot initiatives; the default will always be “no.” So, I voted yes, but I’m betting no.
I’m not hopeful. This is the same state that didn’t pass a one penny tax to help developmentally disabled children and adults – arguably the most vulnerable population in society.
I checked with my county Clerk & Recorder and it is permissible to drop off a batch of ballots by a 3rd party. There are no questions asked if you drop off less than 10. If you drop off more than 10, they have you sign a form.
If you can obtain a list of outstanding ballots of registered Dems. in your area, you can call them and offer to pick up and drop off their ballot if they can’t do it in person between 8 and 5 on Monday or Tuesday. Arranging for volunteers to go out and pick up and drop off ballots is like picking someone and driving them to the polling center. One more surge could change the outcome.
It’s Tebow time Dems.
if you are Latino