Colorado Democrats talk a good game on “women’s rights”, but when push comes to shove, it is the Men’s Club that usually gets the upper hand when it comes time to decide who is running for high office.
It happened again today as State Senator Linda Newell, a popular swing district Democrat who has won two tough elections, got pushed out of the way in the Democratic race to challenge Mike Coffman by Men’s Club member Andrew Romanoff, a Democrat who rose to the position of Speaker of the House without ever running in a competitive seat.
From the Colorado Statesman:
BREAKING: Dem Linda @sennewell says she won’t run for CO CD 6 and endorses @andrewromanoff in primary #coleg #copolitics #copols
— Ernest Luning (@eluning) February 8, 2013
Junkies will recall that Romanoff hastily announced his candidacy for Congress last weekend, just days after Newell first expressed interest in a bid herself. The rapid-fire move by Romanoff apparently checkmated Newell before the game even started.
The fact that Newell actually lives in the competitive heart of Coffman’s District, and Romanoff doesn’t even live in the District, doesn’t matter to those sitting at the progressive roundtable. Today it was deemed from on high — Andrew is their Man.
Can’t you just hear Romanoff telling Newell: Senator, why don’t you handle the dishes while the men go to the living room to talk?
All of this obviously doesn’t sit well with Colorado Pols.
Their reporting of Newell’s decision not to run injected a new female name as another potential challenger to Romanoff — Senate Majority Leader Morgan Carroll:
Likewise, we’ve received word today that former state Rep. Karen Middleton will shortly announce she is also not making a run for CD-6 in 2014. Barring a change of heart from Sen. Morgan Carroll, who has previously indicated this is not her first choice for an expected run for some higher office next year, these developments would appear to clear the Democratic field for former Colorado House Speaker Romanoff to take on Coffman in one of 2014’s hottest congressional matchups nationwide.
Either Pols doesn’t like Romanoff, Pols thinks it unfair that the Men’s Club always manages to pick their “guy”, or both.
Regardless, Newell is out and Romanoff is in a commanding spot to capture the nomination in the 6th.
The Democratic Men’s Club wins again. Diana DeGette must be oh-so-lonely.
Two clicks and I was here:
http://coloradocivicengagementroundtable.com/
I'm not sure about the math, but I think that made Ken Buck a quarter wit.
I Googled for the Colorado Progressive Roundtable and it found nothing. Why is this seriously flawed article getting circulated so much?
no such thing as war on women, it has been a moniker used to malign the repubs and it worked well except when it shows up where it really exists.
And the GOP attacks on Andrew start early. Am I missing something here? Senator Newell has already endorsed Andrew Romanoff. That doesn't sound like someone who pushed out of the race, as this post implies.
I think he will do just fine Let the PAC go to the DCCC and DNC let them attack Coffman (which won't be hard) and Let Andrew Romanoff run a positive campaign based on his amazing record fighting for Colorado. We need a hero in CD 6 Someone with some guts. Coffman's legislation has always gone to big business. He has done some good things but he has also done some damage. He started out as a moderate and then turned into this Obama hate machine like so many of the GOP Congress. The time has come to retire him and bring the next generation to represent the NEW Congressional District 6.
CPP is a right wing tabloid.
Which club did you put Polis in your bias fool? Karen Middleton is still going to file. She's been gearing up for this for weeks. When is the deadline to file? Anyone can get in this race. Sen. Linda Newel is a friend of mine and you know I am sure it was a hard decision not to run. She has a lot of supporters and she has and continues to be an outstanding Legislature so why are you acting like she's some pitiful suppressed person. Seriously? Andrew Romanoff does live in CD6 so you better check your sources. Bad Sensationalism isn't Journalism Save it for the tabloids unless this is a tabloid.
ah but didn't Bennett beat that GOP half Wit What was his name?
I find it interesting that a man who could not beat a half wit like Michael Bennent in a primary believes he can beat a top republican in a republican district. WOW,!
What is extremely funny is over at Colorado Pols you constantly hear the whining refrain of, "We have to get the money out of politics!" As soon as someone like Andrew Romanoff comes along and promises to take no PAC money, he is attacked as "Pollyandrew" and derided as not being serious about winning.
But I suppose it really is Romanoffs turn to lose to Coffman.
this is a very biased article by someone who obviously has a bone to pick with Andrew Romanoff…… however, you must recognize that we need someone of Andrew's stature to knock off "Tea Party" Coffman….