In a tele-townhall last night with party insiders and key supporters, a source tells Colorado Peak Politics that U.S. Senator Mark Udall claims Republicans have a “5-6 point advantage” in the 2014 elections.
While Udall was using that figure to scare up donations from supportive Democrats on the call, our source on the call thought it was an interesting admission.
Someone should ask Udall’s Colorado counterpart, Senator Michael Bennet, if he agrees with that assessment, as Bennet is running the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Midterms election turnout tends to favor Republicans more than Presidential years, and with Obama in his second term, Democrats are destined to be facing stiff headwinds. Historically, the President’s party loses seats during second term Congressional elections.
Republicans need to pick up 6 Senate seats to take the majority.
As a longtime DC politician — Udall has been there since he won his House seat in 1998 — the stink of the DC swamps is all over Udall. That has to be a cause for concern no matter who his opponent ends up being.
Currently, Republican State Senators Owen Hill and Randy Baumgardner have announced challenges to Udall. State Representative Amy Stephens and Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck are also rumored to be looking at the race.
GOP ahead? What? Oh that's right, divide and conquer. Of course. Thousands of years and the old tactic still works. God I wish there was someone running for office that viewed it as a service. Someone that didn't want to impose but GET government out of people's lives. Someone that understood government need not be in your face every direction you turn. Someone with enough backbone and guts to hold to the ideas this country was founded on. Someone who wasn't in it for the money and the retirement benefits. Someone who will have the guts to stand up and say "government is NOT your Nanny". Someone who understood that a chain is not made stronger by taking from most of the links to enrich the few. Someone with integrity and honor. But of course, someone like that would never get elected as the general populace can't handle the truth and would much rather play the war game. (which is why the divide and conquer tactic STILL works).
One thing is for sure, Udall already has a large warchest, and it will get bigger. We will need that 5-6 point advanatage to overcome his big $.
Clearly Udall is trying to drum up early support by admitting to donors that Republicans have a big advantage in 2014. Udall already sounds desperate and on the defensive as Owen Hill continues to outline a clear path to victory.
And a republican would do something for the constituents of Colorado? Have you seen what the way the republicans in the US senate are? They are obstructionists and ideologues.
Perhaps the "failed to lead" is more a "belief that government should protect your rights and otherwise stay out of your business". I do agree that not generating disturbingly long lists of "free stuff the government will give you" does put us at a disadvantage.
"and oh, by the way, I accept cash."
Hey Niccolo – get your head out of your butt. Udall has done nothing for the constituents of this State. In fact, he was the deciding vote to pass Obamacare. All I know is as a Republican this state had a better direction than it has now with the passage of same-sex marriage, gun laws that take our freedoms away and sends jobs out of state. Why don't you ask yourself why they shelved "Jessica's Law" to protect the children of this state. Oh boo hoo Niccolo futivida tuth.
Firstly they always LIE! Second if he is right let's change it and prove them wrong!!
Udall is inextricably part of Obamacare. And Amy Stephens is guilty of Amycare.
http://www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2459
Wht don't you a real story about why the GOP can't be ahead when it has not spelled out a direction, or a candidate. The GOP has failed to lead.