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(D) Phil Weiser
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(D) Jena Griswold
(D) David Seligman
40%
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(D) J. Danielson
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(D) Brianna Titone
(D) Jeff Bridges
(R) Kevin Grantham
40%
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CO-01 (Denver)
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CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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80%
40%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Trisha Calvarese
(D) Eileen Laubacher
90%
20%
20%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank*
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80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
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90%
10%
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(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Shannon Bird
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40%
30%
State Senate Majority
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April 03, 2008 03:23 PM UTC
16 Comments
What happens if a candidate goes to the congressional assembly, fails to get the requisite 30% to get on the ballot?
Is there enough time to then get petitions prepared after the Congressional Assembly and get the required signatures in time to get on the ballot by petition?
Or, is it the situation that if you didn’t make it at the Congressional Assembly in the 5th CD’s case, that you have effectively missed some filing deadline for petitions that Lamborn cannot petition on to the ballot because missing the deadline?
Does the timing of the two, in the 5th CD for Lamborn, effectively require that Lamborn must tip his hand as to his weakness by having to have something filed at the Secretary of State’s office prior to the 5th CD Assembly, as a contingent plan to petition on if not getting 30% at the 5th CD Assembly.
But it’s typically far enough out that should anyone need to get enough valid sigs they have a reasonable amount of time.
If either Lamborn, Crank (who won’t go that route either way), or Rayburn needed to go that route, I’m sure they would be able to do it.
It would just be very very bad for Lamborn
But if he’s worried he won’t make the 30%, and it’s not certain he will, does he take his chances and wait until after the 5th’s Assembly to start the petition drive, if that’s what he has to do? Rayburn is having training sessions, etc., to gear his people up. This may not be a simple thing for Lamborn to do on short notice, after the Assembly, assuming there wasn’t some date he had to file something with the Secretary of State in advance of the 5th’s Assembly. That’s why I’m wondering if he’s not going to have to tip his hand before the 5th’s Assembly and show his weakness, and start something early for a petition drive, just to preserve his options if he goes to the Assembly and fails to get the 30% he needs.
For two reasons: One, Lamborn will get on the ballot in the assembly
Two, I doubt Lamborn’s peeps would “tip their hand” early because of the controversy it would generate.
Saw this on PolitickerCO:
http://www.afterdowningstreet….
Read the whole article! It is a nice adjunct to Danny’s diary and the many fine responses last week.
President Carter basically comes out for Obama
http://www.thisdayonline.com/n…
it is so very difficult to guess…
He was not the most successful Democratic President of the second half of the 20th century.
My hope with Obama is that he turns out to be a charismatic, visionary president like JFK or FDR.
My fear is that he will be a preachy, inept “outsider” like Jimmy Carter.
Carter’s failure was that the house/senate fought him at every turn.
I don’t see that happening unless Hillary ends up as Majority leader.
It helps a lot more than it hurts, no ?
My fear is that Obama will be like JFK all flash, no substance, relying on Bobby Kennedy when things actually get tough (civil rights, cuban missile crisis, etc.).
I do hope that Obama will be as effective and presidentially brilliant as FDR, but so far he seems to be following in Johnny’s shoes.
…which will be complete when Obama picks John Edwards as his AG!
This just in Will Shafroth now sheepishly admits that Jared Polis did not steal his e-mail list. Will forgot that he had loaned it to Ali Hasan so that Ali could use it to find a new girl friend. Will issued a two word press release: My bad.
Good post for a change.