I seldom agree with Ari Armstrong, but today he has earned his blog a spot on my Colorado Voices list for his tough speech against Republican endorsements of the so-called Personhood Amendment.
Welcome, Ari, to the Colorado Progressive community!
Entries Tagged as 'Elections'
Ari Armstrong Issues GOP Strong Warning Against Personhood Amendment
March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Colorado, Elections, Politics
The Caucus and the Case for Andrew Romanoff
March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Colorado, Elections, Politics
Greg Giroux at CQ Politics lays out a few of the dynamics at play today in Colorado as the campaign for Michael Bennet’s US Senate seat heats up another notch with tonight’s caucus. By all accounts, Jane Norton appears to have the early Republican nomination all but sewed up. Barring any hiccups, she’ll be the [...]
Tags: 2010 U.S. Senate Race·Andrew Romanoff·Caucus·Greg Giroux·Michael Bennet
McInnis Looking at Tough Retooling
February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Elections
More support came out today to suggest that Colorado gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis’s apparent popularity just a few months ago was really a statement about Governor Bill Ritter’s unpopularity. Via Colorado Pols, Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post has dropped Colorado from the list of governorships likely to change parties this year. The Pols post [...]
Tags: 2010 Colorado Governor's Race·John Hickenlooper·Scott McInnis
China to Sway Midterm Elections?
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Elections
I had not considered this: last week’s Supreme Court ruling giving corporations a green light to spend, spend, spend on all things election related also applies to foreign corporations. TPM has the rundown.
Tags: Elections·Supreme Court
Poll: Majority of Republicans Believe ACORN Stole the 2008 Election
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Elections
Kevin Drum calls attention to a recent poll from Public Policy Polling: “52% of Republicans now think that ACORN stole the 2008 election from John McCain.”
The table he posts is well worth a quick glance. Drum also hits the nail on the head:
There aren’t words for this. Something like 40 million Republicans are now convinced [...]
Tags: 2008 Election·ACORN·poll·Republicans
Dan Hayes and Denver Ballot Initiative 300 (aka “The Impound Initiative”)
September 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Denver, Elections
Mayor Hickenlooper doesn’t like it. Denver police don’t like it. City Council doesn’t like it. Interfaith leaders don’t like it. And yet, Dan Hayes persists.
This year, at least, the rhetoric is a little softer. “Getting unlicensed drivers off the road is a big deal because if one hits you, you have to have enough insurance [...]
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Tancredo Crabby Over Norton/McCain Power Brokerage
September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Colorado, Elections
Two weeks ago I posted on the NSRC’s involvement in Jane Norton’s pending Senate run and the corresponding conservative discord in the state. Seems that topic is just not ready to go away. This week’s installment sponsored by Tom Tancredo. From the Denver Post:
Former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton will announce her candidacy for the [...]
Tags: 2010 U.S. Senate Race·Jane Norton·John McCain·Tom Tancredo
Pushed Left: Romanoff Challenge = Bennet Hearts Public Option
September 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Elections, Health care reform
Yglesias has it about right here. There are other ways to get your elected officials to embrace the party leadership’s (ie the president’s) policy positions, but at the end of the day nothing fires a sitting politician to act quite like a credible opponent.
Tags: 2010 Senate Race·Andrew Romanoff·Michael Bennet·Public option
NRSC Appears to Support Norton in 2010 Senate Bid
August 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Elections
Via John Tomasic, it appears that the National Republican Senatorial Committee has identified its candidate to run against Michael Bennet in 2010 (presuming Bennet can stave off a significant primary challenge). CompleteColorado.com posted a screen grab confirming that the NRSC has purchased a pair of domain names to promote ex-lieutenant governor Jane Norton’s bid for [...]
Tags: 2010 U.S. Senate Race·Jane Norton·Michael Bennet·National Republican Senatorial Committee
Should Obama Have Appeared with George Lopez?
August 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Elections
I see a little bit of buzz on Facebook this morning about Obama’s recent cameo with George Lopez in a promo for Lopez’s new show. Not everyone I’m reading in the FB comments is impressed.
A couple quick reactions:
First, that’s funny. That’s very funny. I’d check the show out if I had cable.
Lopez must have [...]
Tags: 2012·George Lopez·Latino vote·Obama
