President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
70%↑
30%
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
November 03, 2008 07:30 PM UTC
22 Comments
But Bob has to be within 1-2 points of Udall if he’s going to lose this race and run statewide again in 2 years.
I would consider this Mason Dixon poll and outlier, but it has to give Bob a little bit of hope.
h/t Jeremy Pelzer
A good thought, but Federal law prohibits spending federal campaign dollars on a State elected office, like the Governor.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I remember reading in a different thread about Bob having the ability to give the money to the RNC (or some other committee) and then when the time came for him to run in a State office, they would just donate the money to his new campaign.
I hope that’s not the case.
Money Laundering to run for political office.
Whatever seat the Republicans run him for, we get to keep. I don’t think Bob realizes that the reason he lost is people don’t want him – he’s Bush lite and that flavor has lost it’s mojo.
He’s one of many Rs deluding themselves that they’re losing because they’ve strayed from the conservative message. They’re losing because their brand of conservativism is shrinking back to a small base with no appeal outside that base. Schaffer will not be able to win statewide in the foreseeable future.
He ran as an unabashed conservative (and kudos to him for that honesty). But that clear conservative message killed him. Look at the race, it wasn’t that Mark Udall came out with a compelling message and beat him, it’s that Bob Schaffer’s message (and mistake of the week) killed him.
I’m curious who is behind the scenes encouraging him to run for something in 2010, if that is indeed the case. I’d guess it’s his clueless friend, Dickie.
Reclaiming the seat he gave up because he was naive enough to keep his pledge* is going to be more of an uphill battle than he thinks if Markey wins. OTOH, if Musgrave manages to just squeak by again, she’s going to get her expensive ass primaried and I’m sure the CD4 ‘pubs will be more than glad to send “term limits” Schaffer back to Congress.
Too bad that there’s all that Weld County development happening now, and too bad that Dems are as likely to move to new developments as ‘pubs nowadays. It’s going to take a lot more money to win that seat than in the past.
* And a big thanks to the potted plant for doing the same.
in a Republican primary field. If Markey wins, expect people like Cory Gardner, Mark Hillman and perhaps even Sean Conway (Allard Chief of Staff, running for Weld County Commissioner) to announce their candidacies for the 4th CD seat.
Why throw good money after bad? Makes sense to hold on to a million or so-Wadhams has a job, Schaffer can pretend to have a political future, and the twin architects of disaster enjoy a soft landing. Personally, I’m grateful-the money would just have gone to skanky campaign flyers/commercials/direct mail pieces…but at last, Bob & Dick are doing something positive for the environment! Way to save trees, guys!!
I mean really: when you donate money for a political campaign, you expect it to be used then, for the office you donated it for. Not hoarded for some other personal purpose.
Wadhams is banking for his ‘Win Bonus’. It could happen…
Both have an equal probability of happening.
if he beats the spread, so a big chunk of that million bucks might be going Wadhams’ way.
to defend. Could he wind up spending even more than Polis did to win his seat on the board?
as another thing sez above:
A good thought, but Federal law prohibits spending federal campaign dollars on a State elected office, like the Governor.
No one needs to spend as much as Polis did! Not even Bob Schaffer!
I bet he folds it into a leadership PAC and starts racking up IOUs around the country. Since he’ll pretty much be at the center of the new rump GOP after all the moderates are defeated (Chris Shays, etc.) and the conservative intelligentsia bolts, he’s got a bright future ahead of him, even if it doesn’t involve another run in Colorado.