President (To Win Colorado)
See Full Big Line
(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
See Full Big Line
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
See Full Big Line
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
See Full Big Line
(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
See Full Big Line
(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
See Full Big Line
(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
See Full Big Line
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
See Full Big Line
(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
See Full Big Line
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
70%↑
30%
State Senate Majority
See Full Big Line
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
See Full Big Line
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
July 24, 2008 04:23 PM UTC
19 Comments
From Lynn’s story:
Well it helps tell everyone that Jared started 2 very successful charter schools.
And it helps tell everyone that Joan is in the hip pocket of the unions.
I have a hard time figuring out how this does not help Jared more than Joan.
… but they’ve already made up their minds, and most who are paying that much attention aren’t voting in the 2nd District primary.
If the ad works, it’s because select, high-turnout voters will hear “Polis” and think “vouchers.” The ad is hardly helping “tell everyone that Jared started 2 very successful charter schools.” That is, unless Polis puts out an ad describing his charter schools, which could counter the effects with a stroke and reach beyond the attack ad’s audience.
I’m curious if Colorado Counts has another ad in the wings to substitute before their buy is up. Something that hits Polis with a different constituency.
my immediate take from the first watch of that ad was how lame and ineffective it was and the more i stew on it the more i think it reflects badly on Joan. Her desperation is growing….
Polis doesn’t like women, if he did he could be my sugar daddy anyday
I will be here all day.. Don’t forget to tip your waitress..
People forget that there is a reason they exist!
The more people keep complaining about them, the more they fire up, the more people doubt them, the harder they work, the more negativity you cast on them, the more they grow.
Union, “The act of joining together people or things to form a whole”.
So keep doubting them, keep complaining about them, keep casting negativity on them, and at the end of the day we will see who wins.
Working families deserve better than someone denying them the will to survive, to deny them thier only ability to fundraise for a candidate which is through thier union, and give to thier candidates, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT OTHERWISE… Keep calling union PAC’s special interest’s when they are the very foundation they pay to HAVE THIER VOICE HEARD…
Keep doing them a favor, keep giving them the reason the work as hard as they are…
Polis is the most aggressive person in the entire country trying to buy a congressional seat. You have to ask yourself why he wants it so bad that he would out and out buy it…
Why is anyone surprised? He’s been nothing more than a plutocrat for some time now. Why that doesn’t bother many “progressives” in this state is a discussion we should be having.
I fear that CD-2 is about to elect a plutocrat without the skill set to get himself off of the back bench.
I’ll take the tenacious politician who respects Colorado’s working families and has the ability to move legislation, thanks.
After all FDR & JFK – totally worthless as presidents because of their background < /sarcasm>
Background is not a terribly good indicator of how effective a legislator will be or how progressive they will be. For that you need to look at the person. Jared clearly has the skills and a very progressive outlook.
Hmm. How about their experience writing actual laws, and how well those have worked out? Or their positions on key issues when they were in a position to make a difference on those issues? Those are good indicators.
There’s a difference between wealth and plutocracy. I submit Polis’ self-funding this cycle, his ridiculously expensive near loss on the SBE race and a41and its aftermath as clear and convincing evidence of the latter.
Has the skills? Have you forgotten about a41? He was told exactly what would happen and backed it anyway and then attempted to buy his way out of the mess. That demonstrates to me that he doesn’t have the skill set to grasp complex legislation and it’s consequences.
Name me one thing he’s done that demonstrates an ability to move legislation in Congress? There’s nothing in his record that is indicative of an ability to be a successful legislator. Nothing.
Is there a chance he may succeed? Sure but that’s a gut feeling you have about the guy not something that can be actually deduced from his record.
As for his “very progressive outlook.” How about vouchers? What exactly is progressive about giving away public funds to unaccountable private interests?
Give me a call.
Lets talk about Jared’s record on creating & passing legislation. He has none. Nada. Zip. And yes Joan has a lot and was good at it.
The thing is, the House of Representatives is full of people with a lot of experience creating & passing legislation. And yet, it doesn’t work that well.
I think someone with a different set of qualifications, if those qualifications work well, can have more of an impact as 1 of 435 members than yet another experienced legislator.
So what is Jared’s major experience? It’s founding start-ups. He’s had 3 successful start-ups and he’s not 40 yet. That is an astounding record.
Which leaves the question – does that experience useful in a Representative. I think so because a large part of success in the high-tech industry is try lots of things, see what works, stick with it, and drop the other items.
Now there are 434 other members that will put a ton of inertia on Jared. But he will be this force there constantly pushing to move, to try, to evaluate, to tweak.
I think that has a lot of value. Joan is a quality talented candidate, but she brings the same thing to the table that so many many other in the House have. Jared brings something rare if not unique.
Jared would figure out very quickly how the system works. And then about 4 days later he’ll realize he’s bored because he’s already figured out what’s possible and what’s not possible and what he actually wants to do is not remotely possible. Jared wants to reform everything in a big way. That’s not remotely possible and if he sees blue skies and works for it constantly he’ll have a nervous breakdown before the first session is over. What he won’t want to do it what actually is possible: passing public lands bills, tacking minimal amendments on small bills, writing letters to executive branch agencies, taking 340 constituent phone calls a day, etc. So good luck with all that.
The latest screw up by Team Fitz-Gerald is just another example of why her campaign is stuck in neutral. Mary Alice gets her pal Steve Adams to set up a 527 Committee. So far so good. Than Adams spends a lot of money to produce an ad that is terrible. What is the point? A good ad is self-explanatory and this one is not.
Once Polis hired a real professional campaign manager this race turned around. When each campaign had an amateur in charge Joan was doing well. As soon as Polis hired a pro he stopped making mistakes and moved ahead.
Polis always spent a lot of money. Now he is spending it competently. Polis is the only candidate running a smart campaign and is probably on his way to Congress.
Facts are facts and it now seems the least qualified candidate will win.
…that dumb mistake of immediately putting the tag on oil and gas as backing the ad, then having to retract? Agreed that Becker has settled things down but not sure it will matter. Polis has formed his own impression in people’s minds and it happened before Becker came on scene. What Becker has not done is erased people’s perception of Jared as smug and self-aggrandizing. Yea, every politician is self-aggrandizing, but JFG and WS don’t come off that way.
The Steve Adams attack may have been the single worst political ad ever made. It was hard to tell if they were praising or attacking Polis. Sure labor may have a lot of influence but not if know one can figure out what they are talking about.