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%
July 17, 2017 09:38 PM UTC
2 Comments
You're right, R36. Gardner should just face his constituents and give them a consistent message, even if it's a bunch of glibberish. (I'm proud of that word, but I hereby allow anyone else to use it, especially if it's regarding Cory Gardner).
Colorado voters are not just mad because Gardner would have voted to give them worse health care for more money – now they’re mad because he won’t frigging talk with them. He’s no longer that nice boy from Yuma who smiles a lot. He’s the rep who won’t meet with his own people.
I don't see a win for Gardner if Trump's plan to repeal and then not replace somehow makes it through both houses of Congress into law.
They'd only be appeasing their most rabid supporters that want to see the ACA repealed, and those diehards have never been more than 35% of even just GOP voters. So make 35% (and his insurance corporate donors) happy, and 65% of his constituents unhappy.
Even if he has a lobbyist gig or a cabinet position lined up and ready to go, that's not a good jumping-off point.
Thanks MJ55. And with Senator McConnell's announcement that he wants a straight-up vote on a simple repeal without a replacement for Obamacare, its even more important that Senator Gardner listens to his constituents. Do Coloradans want a repeal without a replacement? Gardner has said and promised there will be a replacement. McConnell's announcement completely changes the healthcare equation. If Gardner votes for simple repeal, he is breaking his promise that a replacement will be included. Changing his commitment isn't something he should do without consulting the voters of Colorado.
Mr. Gardner needs to ask us how we feel about throwing 33 million people under the bus by eliminating their health insurance (the CBO estimate the last time the GOP passed a simple repeal – could be more today).