July 07, 2014 12:27 PM UTC

"The GOP's worst deja vu ever"

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• by: ProgressNow Colorado

Last week, while most of us were getting ready for the long holiday weekend, the Denver Post dropped a bombshell story on ex-Congressman Bob Beauprez. This could be the beginning of the end for Beauprez's campaign for governor.

You might remember back in 2012, when presidential candidate Mitt Romney was caught on tape writing off nearly half of Americans–47% to be precise–saying "my job is not to worry about those people." Many political experts believe these remarks helped ensure Romney's defeat, casting Romney as out of touch with the needs of ordinary Americans.

According to the Denver Post, Romney may well have gotten those talking points from Bob Beauprez. The Post reports that Beauprez gave a speech two years before Romney's where Beauprez said:

"I'm guessing that most of you in this room are not in that 47 percent–God bless you–but what that tells me is that we've got almost half the population perfectly happy that somebody else is paying the bill."

Last week, Beauprez's speech made national news. Salon calls it "the GOP's worst deja vu ever." [1] What do you think of Beauprez's "47%" remarks? Click here to send us your thoughts. We'll share your names and comments with Beauprez's campaign and the press.

I believe that Colorado needs leaders who unite us, not divide us. The job of a governor is to represent the interests of 100% of the people, not half of them. If you agree, let's stand up for those values–and show that our state is better than Bob Beauprez's divisive rhetoric.

Sincerely

Amy Runyon-Harms