Shit just got real for Colorado Democrats now wringing their hands over the political impact of Biden’s mental frailty on down ballot races, including their own.
The outlook for several state House and Senate Democrat candidates is looking bleak, according to the numbers crunched by Deep Singh Badhesha, a strategist for Denver Democrats.
“Dems rather be polite to an old man’s ego than save democracy,” Badhesha posted on X, along with the toss up forecast for numerous districts.
Colorado Democrats may feel insulated from a disastrous Biden ticket, but we are NOT!
If Biden underperforms 2020/22 by his current polls, then Dems are set to lose 9 (NINE!) House Reps & 2 Senators.
**PLUS losing CD8, CD3 & Big Ballot Qs on Taxes
46 to 37 Reps
23 to 21 Sens pic.twitter.com/lW8xXA0Eus— Deep Singh Badhesha (@DeepNotShallow) July 10, 2024
Oh, happy day.
This is the best prediction we’ve heard since a fortune teller at the state fair back in the 90s assured us climate change would not leave Colorado’s ski mountains barren with just a trace of snow by the 2020 season.
A critical poll memo taken after the debate that was leaked to the media shows Trump solidly ahead in swing states, and within the margin of error in Colorado by a mere 1.9%.
Democrats here were hoping to solidify a super majority in the state Senate by picking up just two seats in November, but that’s lost with Biden toping the ticket, Badhesha said on an X thread — with “lost” in all caps.
At least one state Democrat lawmaker has gone on the record admitting the future looks bleak for Biden.
I agree with @SenatorBennet, we need to be having an open and honest conversation about whether President Biden can win. Trump winning would be a disaster for so many and we have a moral duty to stop him. I’m not seeing any evidence Biden can turn this around. This is bleak. https://t.co/itYYZeIz0O
— Rep. Javier Mabrey (@javier_mabrey) July 10, 2024
The Colorado Sun explains why Democrats are eager to keep their super majority in the House and claim the same in the state Senate — it would give Dems more power to raise taxes and override vetoes by Gov. Polis.
If Democrats have supermajorities in both chambers next year, they would be able to refer constitutional amendments to the ballot without Republican support and ask voters to make lasting changes to the tax system and around social issues. Supermajorities would also give Democrats in the legislature the ability to override vetoes by Gov. Jared Polis, who has been a persistent roadblock to progressive bills.
Colorado Democrats are battling in a tough political environment to keep the Republican-leaning legislative districts they won in 2022.
If they lose just 2 seats, their supermajority is gone: https://t.co/x4Zt6PB8ez #copolitics #coleg
— Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ (@JesseAPaul) July 11, 2024
Egad, indeed. Fingers crossed!