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(D) Phil Weiser
(D) Joe Neguse
(D) Jena Griswold
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(D) Alexis King
(D) Brian Mason
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(D) George Stern
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(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%
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CO-01 (Denver)
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80%
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(R) Lauren Boebert*
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90%
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(D) Jason Crow*
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CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(D) Joe Salazar
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40%
40%
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
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October 25, 2008 09:49 PM UTC
19 Comments
Re-live the whole sordid affair here:
http://www.swingstateproject.c…
It seems like only yesterday Schaffer’s close political associate was copping a plea — no, not that one, the other one — and Dick Wadhams was inventing new ways to swear at a reporter. Ah, the memories.
is how BS self-imploded. Udall didn’t need to use the Marianas trip to pull ahead. (I think I saw one ad exploiting that angle just once and I’m pretty sure some 527 paid for it.)
instead of going out of town to do a fundraiser.
Maybe the Colorado GOP needs to avoid nominating candidates named “Bob.” They don’t do well running statewide.
is Schaffer lost on the issues. We all followed all the dumb things Schaffer did and the corruption that he was wrapped in – but that wasn’t in most of the commercials. The commercials were Boulder Liberal Mark Udall vs Republican Oil man Bob Schaffer.
And on that comparison – Bob loses big time. It’s not that we didn’t get to see the real Bob, it’s that we did get to see him.
ps – Dick Wadhams is going to have trouble getting a job running a campaign for dogcatcher.
That’s the best part about the Senate race. The only weapon left in the GOP arsenal was the label “liberal,” and it doesn’t work any more!
Polls are polls. Elections are elections.
Anything can happen between now and the election, although there isn’t much I can think of that would help Schaffer.
I hope Schaffer loses. But the election isn’t until November 4. No gloating until November 5.
25% of active voters have already cast their ballot. And as the final total is below 100% of active voters, it’s a bit higher than that.
So 25% is already baked into the cake. If Schaffer is 5% behind, he actually needs to change the numbers 7% (instantly) to win.
I think it’s over.
a few days after the election when Mr. Schaffer realizes if there’s one thing the campaign/RSCC/527’s didn’t fail at, it was identifying representative Udall as Boulder Liberal Mark Udall.
The sad moment will be when he realizes that the people of Colorado had a choice between him and a Boulder Liberal, and they chose the Boulder Liberal.
(presuming nothing changes as always)
Bob Schaffer can partially thank Dick Wadhams for his demise. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: every campaign DickWad touches turns to shit. Look at his track record. If he’s lucky, he’ll only be ousted as CO Repub. Party Chair (post-election) and sent back under the Neo-Con rock from which he came.
But it is ultimately Bob’s own fault for not firing Wadhams as campaign manager months ago.
He should have sat him down and showed a little bit of leadership.
You know, act Senatorial.
He should have said, “Dick, listen, I still believe in this campaign. I’ve put my heart and soul into it since we decided to run. But you’ve seen the polls, I’ve seen the polls, and I think it would be the right thing for the party for you to resign as campaign manager. Start fighting the down ticket races, and let me, the NRSC and the 527s take down Udall.”
Instead Wadhams will be crafting Bob’s concession speech, his letter of resignation, and maybe a full-page ad apologizing to the Colorado GOP for being so utterly incompetent.
Bob Schaffer always won CD 4 by over 70%. Not his successor.
Musgrave is going to lose. Will Bob Schaffer seek to return to Congress?
This could be one bloody 2010 Primary in 2010. Schaffer, Steve Johnson, Scott Renfro Ken Buck, Cory Gardner, Marc Hillman all might decide to run.
They do not even need to count the votes as Markey is going to Congress and Udall to the Senate.
your presumptivness on both the senate and CD-4 race is maybe justified but annoying, and your constant repetition of crappy speculation is plain stupid to say the least. So I have to ask, why?
You left out Taxasaurus Brophy. Is he not running, too?
Brophy could be tough. Brophy is ambitious and a tireless campaigner.
As for passerby I’ll stop talking about this when all of the likely 2010 GOP candidates stop talking. Even Markey’s inner circle is speculating about 2010. Musgrave is gone and Udall is headed for the Senate. Colorado is going to see plenty of action in 2010 especially if top tier candidates emerges to challenge either or both Salazars
And that is that a Republican can be competitive in any of those races in ’10. I think we’ll see us Dems make significant progress in undoing the damage of the Bush years. And each of the Dem incumbents is doing a good job.
So the odds of a Republican beating any of them is pretty small.
are you Schaffer’s little boy?
I also think Shaffer, more than anything, wants to go back to DC. He can make more $ and not work as hard, doing the bidding of Big Oil there than he can working for Aspect.