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Health Care Reform, Abortion Language, and Diana DeGette

March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Health care reform

The Denver Post highlights House Democrats’ health care conundrums relative to endangered seats (Betsy Markey) and abortion language (Diana DeGette).
I can see the challenge facing a fractured Democratic caucus in an election year, and to be frank I’m not getting my hopes up for Betsy Markey’s vote.  DeGette is a different story, however, and contra [...]

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Colorado Democrats Need to Show Some Leadership

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Health care reform

Democrats are disheartened now, and with good reason. Any time a Democratic president has to remind a Democratic majority that they are indeed the majority, things can’t be going well.
And back home in Colorado, our elected officials are playing safe on the topic of health care reform, all except for Jared Polis, who, alongside a [...]

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Betsy Markey and the Democratic Party: Rogue Dissent or Political Genius?

November 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Health care reform

Health care reform has passed the House. Betsy Markey didn’t vote for it. My guess is she really must feel threatened up in Larimer County, despite–or perhaps because of–having been elected on the coattails of Barack Obama’s ‘08 sweep through the Front Range (Larimer Co. election results available here). To be sure, Markey’s opponent [...]

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