Democrat progressives got spanked in the Denver mayoral race as straight white dude Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough, a woman who identifies as a woman, broke through identity politics and a field of 16 candidates to advance to the June runoff election.
Media darling and socialist Democrat Lisa Calderón fell far behind for third place, followed by the only Republican in the race, Andy Rougeot.
Leslie Herod, the first gay African-American to be elected to Colorado’s state legislature, came in fifth place.
Here’s the vote tally posted at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday:
Interestingly, the tally of top place finishers tracks with those candidates who also raised the most money, except for Rougeot who banked himself and declined to take taxpayer dollars.
Meanwhile, It appears Measure 20 to develop the old Park Hill Golf Course that included plans for affordable housing is headed for defeat by a wide margin. It’s funny how the left has been screaming about affordable housing for years, but only if it’s not where they have to actually look at it.
The mayoral race in Colorado Springs is also headed for a runoff between Yemi Mobolade and former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, according to unofficial results.
Quite the reversal of what’s happening in Denver, the top vote getter in the Springs is a West African immigrant, entrepreneur and political newcomer, according to The Gazette.
He’s also a socialist, so that’s uhm, interesting.
“My vision for our city is that we will become an inclusive, culturally rich, economically prosperous, safe and vibrant city that shines on a hill brightly for the world to see,” he said. “They said, ‘There’s no way he has a chance,’ that Colorado Springs would never vote for a Black immigrant with big dreams of unifying this city. But they were wrong, and you the voters have spoken.”
It’s difficult keeping up with which side of the political aisle is only allowed to vote for certain people, or which city in Colorado is embracing identity politics.