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March 12, 2009 05:23 PM UTC

Stone Barnstorms Colorado Seeking Wadhams Upset

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  • by: Colorado Pols

As the Vail Daily reports:

Former Eagle County commissioner Tom Stone was not messing around when he decided to make a run at upending Dick Wadhams for the Colorado Republican Party Chair.

Since the former Eagle County Commissioner announced late last month that he was running, he’s stayed busy stumping for votes, which will be cast by some 500 members of the Colorado Central Committee on March 21…

“Every day from about six in the morning ’til about eleven-thirty at night, I’ve been on the phone or on the roads constantly since I announced I was running,” Stone said.

So far, the Gypsum resident has made trips to several Front Range communities to talk to members of the Central Committee, and Stone says the response has been positive so far.

“People are excited that they have a choice finally,” he said. “People appreciate the work Dick (Wadhams) has done. But they’re looking for a positive change for the future and many people are happy I’m offering that to them.”

Stone is basing his campaign on creating change within the party by taking advantage of the Internet and social networking sites, stepping up fundraising efforts and trying to lure in a new generation of voters. The immediate goal, he said, is for the Republican party to start winning in Colorado again.

Stone will continue his tour of the state’s 64 counties until the very end…

While we’re still not sure that Stone has a viable shot at taking out current chairman Dick Wadhams (though discussion we overhear is shifting from “impossible” to “possible but unlikely,” the right direction for Stone), but you have to admire the energetic way he is campaigning for the job. Heck, we don’t even think Wadhams’ charge last year, failed Senate candidate Bob Schaffer, made it to all 64 counties.

We also love the irony here about Stone taking advantage of the Internet and new media sources to get the word out. It was Wadhams who was ahead of the curve in using blogs to his advantage when he took out Sen. Tom Daschle in South Dakota a few years back. How times have changed.

A poll follows: is Stone getting any traction? We know a lot of disgruntled Republicans who not-so-quietly hope so every time Wadhams is out of earshot, but this is about 500 insiders–not the rank and file and their pesky aspirations.

Does Tom Stone a chance at unseating Dick Wadhams?

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10 thoughts on “Stone Barnstorms Colorado Seeking Wadhams Upset”

  1. I know a couple of the bonus members here in EPC, and none of them has talked to him.  Since EPC has one of the larger delegations, you’d think he’d be talking to them.

    But as of now, not so much.

    1. redstateblues, you know I love you always, except when I don’t, but you have really thrown me with this latest comment of yours.  Do you really believe Waak had jack-all to do with Dems’ statewide success in 2008?  Or any other year for that matter?!  I beg to differ (and I hate to beg!)

      1. I’m not saying that it was the main reason, or even a major ancillary reason, but it’s obvious that when Tom Stone is bragging about “all 64 counties” he got that from her.

        If the party chair has nothing to do with the successes or failures of their party, then why the big hullaballoo over their election?

        I’m not saying she’s the Crown Jewel or something. I’m just saying the 64 county strategy gave Dems a presence in counties where, traditionally, they would have laughed about opening offices. It was a good idea, and she does deserve credit.

        1. If the party chair has nothing to do with the successes or failures of their party, then why the big hullaballoo over their election?

          You hit the nail on the head!  In my view, the hullaballoo is mostly unjustified…at least, where the party has elected officials in important, statewide offices.  Wadhams is more noteworthy because he’s all the pubs got right now.  I don’t believe the pubs’ party chair got nearly the attention in the years when the ‘pubs were in power (people looked to Owens, Campbell, etc).  Since the Dems have been in power, no one, not even other Dems, care much about what the party chair thinks.  The real leaders of the party are people like Salazar, Ritter, Udall, Hickenlooper.  Waak is hardly known outside of Denver and is simply someone who plans JJ dinners and whatnot.

          Yes, I’m overstating Waak’s irrelevance, but not by much in my view.  So, if what you meant was that she was not a major factor in anything, I agree with you!  See, I knew that we would agree always and forever.

              1. I don’t see how you’re wrong. Pat’s a nice lady, but you’re right that the duties of party chair are significantly less when you’re the one in power.

          2. She gets all of the major powers in the Democratic party to place nice with each other. Usually there is a lot of infighting within the party, especially for us Dems. Here in Colorado – no drama. I think she deserves a lot of the credit for that.

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