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%
August 22, 2008 07:57 PM UTC
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conservative democratic Rep. from Texas. Destined to be a democratic version of Dan Quayle if he is picked.
…from Weird Science?
There’s been a distinct lack of male butt on Pols.
Think of how many votes “Chet” from the movie would wrangle up for him…
I don’t know much about Edwards but from what little I’ve heard, he’s no dimwit like Quayle was.
Is your comparison based on the fact that he’s an unknown?
Chet Edwards is one of the foremost champions of veterans in this country. He’s squeaky clean, articulate, and knows how to persuade soft Republican and independent voters.
The only downside is a lower national profile, and the question of whether he could really put Texas in play.
and Texas wouldn’t be in play for the dems.
As a former Texan, I can assure you there is no scenario that will put the electoral votes of that state in play for the Democratic Party this year.
Carter was the last Dem to win Texas.
but Jimmy Carter was at least a southerner, which is probably why he won Texas in 1976. By the way, that was the last time Texas ever went for a Democrat in a presidential election. Not much of a hopeful trend there to turn blue in 2008.
Say… maybe Obama could pick Carter as a running mate. Now that would be a surprise… and true poetic justice!
According to Rassmusen’s latest.
This may be Barack Obama’s high water mark there. Dissing the oil industry doesn’t generally score many points in Texas.
You’d think that telling the oil industry they don’t get free bucks would be a downer in TX, but with Texas home-stater T. Boone Pickens promoting wind investments over indiscriminate use of petroleum, Texans may be willing to listen to a new tune.
It’s still a real long shot, though.
that your your opposition to Edwards has more to do with his favoring HR 3313 than you actually thinking he’s anything like Dan Quayle… Am I right?
Edwards would be a strange pick. He’d, no doubt, appeal to moderates…the question is, is Obama willing to choose him despite his obvious willingness to deny basic rights to American citizens through the constitution…
I have met him a time or two down here in Texas and personally think he is more republican than democrat. I just don’t think he will help Obama in any way. My point was that Obama will not win Texas no matter who he chooses as a running mate.
(he votes like a republican on most issues) but I would oppose virtually any house member on our national ticket. With few exceptions, (namely, the leadership positions) house members do not have the stature of Senators or Governors.
Edwards would pale in comparison to anyone that McCain is going to pick–we can’t afford a “stature gap” at the bottom of the ticket when the top of our ticket is struggling with reinforcing his own stature and introducing himself to the electorate.
Quayle had a serious stature gap when compared to Lloyd Bentsen. Edwards would suffer from the same stature gap against anyone that is reportedly being considered by McCain.
The first rule of VP picks is “do no harm”….I’m not sure that Edwards meets that very low hurdle.
We’d better watch the oceans and rivers to make sure they’re not turning to blood.
picks Edwards, and McCain picks Lieberman this will be the first time in my memory that the Democratic candidate on a national ticket is more conservative than the Republican.
and my head will explode.
is a Democratic Congressman from North Texas whose primary issues is the budget and in particular military appropriations.
He’s a powerful workhorse Congressman of considerable seniority, but not a show horse. He has an MBA.
to be George W. Bush’s congressman…
MBA and Quayle had a JD.
and decided to take back fire.
Or was that John Galt?
Parsing, help me out, I get so confused.
‘Fraid my classics are a bit rusty. And I never bothered to read Rand.
You’re on your own!
I’ll send you the Atlas audiobook.
🙂
The Fountainhead is better.
Atlas got really long winded but has stuck with me so much more over the years.
Good stuff.
argue Fountainhead is better as literature, Atlas clearer as philosophy. It’s been more than 40 years since I read either of them but I agree with that assessment.
Rand had a genius in nomenclature. Who can forget the faceless Mr. Thompson telling Hank Rearden (or was it John Galt, it really has been 40 years)
“Don’t you understand I’m offering you WESLEY MOUCH’s job?”
Seriously, I’d rather read than do audio. I don’t have long drives anymore. And I would rather read something else than I disagree with and know the ending: objectivism.
I will agree that it’s time to read something from The Dark Side. Have not done so for awhile.
May I suggest “Thank You For Smoking” or “Boomsday” both by Christoper Buckley–intelligent and funny, but very much conservative.
Nom de plume
It’s the main news story for 24 hours and everyone in the country has gotten on their texting list.
shortly after it has been revealed, it will quickly fade away in to relative obscurity. This is beginning to play out like a celebrity contest.
I truly do not mean to diminish the importance of anyone’s VP pick, but come November… no one votes for vice president.
President Cheney might disagree with you …
in 2000 or 2004. Nor did they vote for Lieberman or Edwards, although those two gentlemen certainly have taken interesting roads since then.
Bush winning Wyoming twice? Huh, Drew? Answer that one.
🙂
Since the time Republican Dwight Eisenhower won his first term in 1952, Wyoming has cast its three electoral votes 13 out of 14 times for the GOP presidential candidate. (Democrat Lyndon Johnson was the exception in 1964.) I don’t think George W. Bush needed Dick Cheney on the ballot to win that state.
I was joking.
…at a time like this when the EARTH IS WARMING!!!
…to see him take the bait and run with it like that. Must have missed the “:)” or is unaware of all the internet traditions.
Well done in any case!
I was jesting too….guy is pretty high strung and obviously worried about an Obama victory
I agree with David that Obama is handling this well. I seriously doubt that Edwards is going to be the pick, but having his name float around is giving the news cycle a reason to talk about Obama and his veep for one extra day in addition to the announcement tomorrow. Biden will be the choice…unless he fools everyone by going with HRC.
Al Gore or Wes Clark. And if it’s either of those you get 2 more days of non-stop news as everyone was fooled and the news media then have to talk about that.
could be Nastia Luiken and Shawn Johnson. As applied to politics, Obama has the intelligence and elegance of Nastia Luiken and Biden has the “no back down” power and common American persona of Shawn Johnson. I believe it would surely be a gold medal team.
…and dog knows I love her, her being an Iowa girl and all. I just think Shawn is a little too sweet and innocent.
Now, Alicia Sacramone would be a whole different story.
http://www2.usa-gymnastics.org…
Not a superstar, but a loyal, dedicated team player. Not so flashy as to take attention from the star of the team, but a definate forceful personality of her own.
And, if need be, she can knock your lights out…
http://deadspin.com/5037405/an…
/has watched too much TV of late