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September 03, 2008 01:51 AM UTC
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This new picture of Wadhams being more hindarance than help has already fully emerged. No “begin to” when it’s already a done deal.
who just had some bad luck in Virginia with he Maccacah(can’t remember how that’s spelled) remark. After failing to save SOS for the party if he also fails to elect Schaffer, he will be a has-been.
but not even he can make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
Wadhams cleared the deck for Schaffer. Everyone in the Republican party has done exactly what Wadhams wanted except for Coffman running for CD-6. It was all set up by him – so you can’t say it was out of his control.
We’ll see but I think, as a strategist, he may be an old general fighting the last war.
The efforts on Schaffer’s behalf and the decline in poll #’s for democrats are starting to make many people nervous. Gas prices matter to the American public and Democrats lack of leadership on this issue is leading to their demise. Whadhams is now being attacked because he has made two races very competitive that Democrats thought they had in the bag. Colorado will go for McCain and there is a good chance Boulder Liberal Mark Udall will lose.
…which 2 races did Dick, through his grand efforts, make “competitive” for R’s? The statewide races where R’s have a voter-registration edge on the D’s?
You have to remember that after the primary Wadhams came out in support of Coffman and asked that he stay through the elections, even after Kopelman tried to make a push for Coffman to step down. Honestly, I think Bill Armstrong had much more to do with the endorsements Will received than Wadhams, in fact I think giving Dick any credit is way off base.
The real story is about an unethical little weasel who used to work for the SoS office until the was thrown under a bus by his boss.
He’s creating straw men under which the Republicans can retain the office so that he can get back his undeserved payday.
the ramifications of the SoS office, if Bob Schaffer loses come November, the state GOP has to seriously consider getting rid of this guy. That is, of course, if they want to try to make Colorado red again.
If it were up to me, I would say keep him in. He’s doing wonders for the Dems.
When your office is responsible for outcomes involving both parties this only makes sense. Coffman has done a good job at this and I think not endorsing or advocating for any candidate will be emulated by people who hold this position in the future. When Coffman first decided to run Wadhams came out and said he should stay. Then someone sent out a mailing with a reprint of this letter 4 weeks before the election trying to make this seem more current than it really was. The fact is Wadhams issued a statement when Coffman first announced. This is what you would expect the party chair to do. After that he stayed out of the race. Then after the race was over Wadhams supported Coffman’s decision to stay in office till January. I just don’t see where the furious objections and dramatic attempt claims have any basis.
he’s taking his eye off the ball when it comes to every race but the one he’s managing. If he loses the Senate race, then he’ll have hedged all his bets on a loser. That’s not good strategy, it’s bad gambling.
Wadhams talked himself into a well paid position. He is slowing moderating the party. As evidenced by the few primary choices and the lack of religious rhetoric. It is awful hard to contradict Bill Armstrong. More power to Coffman
…then the Republicans have a loooooong way to go.
Is this just more ColoradoPols drivel, or do you have some evidence?
” . . . and after marshalling every big GOP name in the state against Coffman in the form of endorsements of his unqualified opponent,”
But I do think there are only 3 possible conclusions:
1) Wadhams did line up the endorsements for Armstrong.
2) Wadhams decided to stay out of it.
3) Wadhams tried but did not have any influence.
Answers (1) and (3) are both bad for Wadhams (for different reasons) and (2) sure doesn’t fit his M.O.
Do you not remember Bill Owens, Hank Brown, Wyane Allard, Marilyn Musgrave, Scott McInnis, etc. endorsing Armstrong?
But where is the evidence Dick Wadhams had ANYTHING to do with those endorsements? You don’t have any, because there isn’t.
Do you need evidence for the self-evident massing of big names against Coffman, or the self-evidently unqualified opponent?
We’re willing to fancy the Bill Armstrong string-pulling while it’s expedient, but people aren’t stupid at the end of the day. It’s the weakness and disorganization the whole thing reflects on all parties (except Rep. por vida Coffman) that’s making you upset, not us. We sympathize and forgive you.
Can those of us who are singular diarists adopt the Pols plural — or would we sound pretentious if we wrote as though there were more than one of us banging away at the keyboard?
And probably.
. . . for his “inexperience.”
He’ll indict himself.
I love Jared, and I think he’s capable. But he’s going to face some serious on the job training and I don’t think he knows what’s about to hit him.
He’ll do fine after a year or so, if he can make it that long.
You’re the only one who thinks so.
Has nothing to do with a rift between Coffman and Wadhams. Coffman has always been a party loyalist. Wadhams has done great things for the state and ran many succesful campaigns. Republicans will unite in November, Democrats are the ones who should be worried about coming together.
There you go sowing discord where none exists. Democrats are united on one important goal: wiping that smirk off the face of Dick Wadhams.
Go ask your GOP loyalists, smaller county commissioner candidates, second-tier legislative hopefuls whether Wadhams’ strategy to go all in on Schaffer benefits the party or tears it asunder. Go ahead, ask them.
I’m worried. In fact after tonight’s keynote address by Joe Lieberman I’m shaking in my boots. How can we compete with this message?
You’re on drugs if you think the Republicans have a slam-dunk in November. If you win the Senate and/or the presidency here in Colorado it will be by 1 vote and will be considered a major upset.
But keep approaching it as a done deal – that way you truly don’t have a prayer.