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(D) Phil Weiser
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(D) Jena Griswold
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(D) J. Danielson
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(D) Brianna Titone
(D) Jeff Bridges
(R) Kevin Grantham
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CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
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(D) Joe Neguse*
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(R) Jeff Hurd*
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80%
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(R) Lauren Boebert*
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90%
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CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank*
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(D) Jason Crow*
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(D) B. Pettersen*
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(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
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State Senate Majority
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REPUBLICANS
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April 22, 2022 11:49 PM UTC
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I think I could have been a significant asset to the Biden Administration in this role. Not saying I am a perfect fit, but pretty close. And because I sold my company for cash, it would be trivial for me to put all my assets in index funds.
I reached out to those I knew but none of them had access to the right people. And I understand that there's no way any presidential administration can actually look at random incoming resumes – there's too many.
But it's too bad because I would have done a good job (I think) and as it is, they're left with an empty position.
Thought for the day – we focus on the legislation to inhibit voting by Democrats, the blatant gerrymandering, and the Republican bias of the Senate and Electoral College. All serious problems and all worth our opposition.
But what we rarely pay attention to is that about half the country truly wants what the Republicans are selling. This is not a case of 20% of the country imposing their views on 80%. What we face is 45% of the country using every advantage to impose their will on 50% of the country.
And if you add up people on the right and left who favor autocracy to impose their view of society, we might be close to 50% who will support overturning our democracy in furtherance of their aims.
This is what makes things so bloody hard for those of us fighting the good fight.
I disagree that half the country wants what the Republicans are selling.
Firstly, 33% don't bother voting. Of those voting, it was D 51.3, R 46.8, and Other 1.8. Yes, the electoral college is unfair.
Secondly, Republican support is high only in certain demographics: rural, white, christian.
Thirdly, the billionaires have bought and funded a huge propaganda machine, to the extent that within those rural, white and christian demographics you only hear Republican propaganda.
Fourthly, the Republican Party is running a 24×7 weekly, 4×4 election cycle marketing campaign built around destroying the Democratic Brand and goosing Republican turnout. The Democratic Party is sitting around eating Ben & Jerry's with plastic spoons.
Has there been serious consideration given to implementing Ranked Choice Voting here similar to Alaska? That would let Dem in Repub districts and Repubs in Dem districts actually have their vote count as they voted for the more moderate candidate in the opposite party.
There was serious consideration given 14 years ago, but at the time no election system that passed certification by the state was capable of running any of the RC methods. When last I asked about 4 years ago that was still true. I don't know why. Further, I don't understand why Maine's Instant Runoff system is so painfully slow once you get past first preference – these are systems that are the forte of computer ballot counting.
Madison Cawthorn's staff have leaked photos of the Congressmen in lingerie…
Maybe Q-Anon is right. Matt Gaetz, Madison Cawthorn, Lauren Boebert's husband. It's a trend.
I need help unseeing those photos. Anyone have a time machine?
His staff? Why ever would they do that? Sabotage, or are they trying to prove he has a "softer side"?
Solidarity with his female constituents? If he can’t walk a milein their shoes, he’ll drink a while in their ….underwear?
🫣 as far as staff goes, it was probably disgruntled ex-staff who released those pics. I’d guesis that Cawthorne isn’t he easiest guy in the world to work for.
or it could be that they knew they wouild be released elsewhere and decided to get out in front of the story.
Polis betrayed his elderly, poor and disabled constituents. He threatened to veto the rent-stabilization part of the mobile home residents bill of rights.
With lot rents tripling, low income residents are being forced out of their long time homes. But that’s not who Polis gives a shit about.
Polis is only listening to out of state investors, who own 70% of Colorado trailer parks. They are crying about how they might make only 20% profit instead of 50%. Actual infrastructure and amenity improvements, if documented, can still justify modest increases in lot rent under the proposed law, so the minority of locally owned parks can still make ends meet.
Hate to say it, V, but you were right. I should have voted for Cary Kennedy. I don’t think she’d be doing this to Colordo’s neediest people right now.
I wonder if she is considering running for Denver mayor. Since she was the Denver CFO and Deputy Mayor, it's not like it would be much of a stretch.
I think she'd probably be the defacto frontrunner as well.
Just Imagine if there was no Socialism. (Stolen from my FB feed)
Socialism is taxpayer funds being used collectively to benefit society as a whole, despite income, contribution or ability.
Medicare
Social Security
Public Schools
Military/Defense
Highways/Roads
Public Libraries
Fire Department
Police
Student Loans & Grants
Farm Subsidies
CIA & FBI
Polio Vaccine
EPA
Museums
Public Parks
GI Bill
Hoover Dam
Bridges
Free Lunch Program
SNAP
FDA
Unemployment Insurance
OSHA
USDA
National Weather Service
CDC
Sewer System
Medicaid
Jail/Prison System
Court System
Healthcare Workers
Disability Insurance
Town/State Run Beaches
Snow Removal
Public Street Lighting.
… And More
Maybe people are okay with the amount of “socialism” we already have without imbibing in more… It’s kind of like the difference between the normal drinker and the alcoholic. (If one is good and two is better, then all is best.)
We’ve had some form of government-financed projects since the early 19th century when the debate was over “internal improvements” (i.e., roads and canals – infrastructure).
But just because people like public schools (alongside private schools if parents choose to put their kids there) doesn’t mean we have to have Medicare-for-All-Whether-They-Like-It-Or-Not. (A public option added to the ACA is fine. People can go on to the wonderful governmental program or choose to go with the God-awful insurance company.)
P.S. The left has a big branding problem with the word “socialism.” Look at those House seats in Florida which were lost in 2020 because the Dem incumbents were soiled with the runoff from the ranting of the Squad.
Here’s a suggestion: come up with a new name instead of trying to sell “socialism” – an economic program for which most of the population in the US has never been receptive. Call it something new – like Investing in Infrastructure and in Human Resources.
You are not paying attention to the Republican project.
The billionaire-libertarian goal is to eliminate government, you know, make it smaller until you can drown it in the bathtub.
They especially want to remove those socialist programs that benefit the undeserving poor people, like Social Security, child labor laws.
Regarding medical care, our system is hugely dysfunctional and crazy. It's extraordinarily expensive, and designed to funnel money to monopoly interests like PHRMA. We need a much more socialist Health Care and Health Insurance system, designed around poeple's actual needs, not the profit centers.
This is how it's done, folks….
Utah Democrats back independent McMullin for Senate, nixing party candidate from ballot (msn.com)
A tactical alliance. He's a lot more conservative than I'd like but he is a lot less MAGA than Mike Lee.
"It" being continued dominance of American society by the corporate aristocracy? Well, yes…you are right.
Denverite has a story Dennis Gallagher, Denver politico and neighborhood advocate, has died
I didn't know him as a politician, but as a Regis University professor. At the few faculty meetings where we overlapped, he was gracious, listened well, and was a skilled advocate for the position he KNEW was right. RIP.
I saw. I came to see if it had been posted yet. I’ll miss the old guy. He was somethin’ else; had an encyclopedic knowledge of city and state history. We always had a good time at his St. Paddy’s Day party.
I had the honor and pleasure of meeting him a few times over the last couple of decades. He was also a tremendous supporter of our effort to preserve Park Hill Golf Course land to one day become a regional park as dense development has already begun to surround it.
I will be forever grateful for his vision, support and respect for the future of our city.
Heather Cox-Richardson:
^^^THIS^^^
#SundayMusings from our resident (non)Mensa:
Simply astounding.
Do you suppose that is an original thought?
Ya suppose she thinks tanks with internal combustion engines fueled by wonderful petroleum products never have to pause to refuel? Did she miss stories of Russian tanks abandoned because they ran out of fuel?
If ignorance is bliss, she's got a supply that will last well past the November election.
The one that bothers me is that the M1 runs on jet aviation fuel and gets 3 gallons per mile…. Yes, 3gpm. How can you run a war like that?
Not an expert, but I've been doing some reading regarding the demise (or not) of the tank due to javelins, MANPADS, drones and loitering munitions.
The tank is actually the only way to project force on the battlefield while protecting infantry. To survive, tanks require you to control the airspace, meaning you have dominance with drones, helicopters and planes. Modern war requires coordinated air, armor and battle groups. The Russians are lacking in this regard, and they have lost a lot of planes and helicopters. This explains why they are afraid to contest Ukraine's airspace, and that's one reason for their heavy tank losses.
So what’s the Electoral College count in France? When are the electors certified? Did I miss something?