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7 Lessons Learned From The 2013 Colorado Election
Last night's blowout defeat of the billion dollar tax hike Amendment 66 will reverberate far beyond the first Tuesday of November 2013. There were lessons to be learned well beyond the statewide ballot, from a clear cut rejection of union influence to the limits of...
TAX HIKE DEFEAT: Amendment 66 Goes Down Despite Outspending Opponents By Millions
The billion dollar tax increase, backed by $10 million from primarily the teachers unions and out-of-state donors, went down hard tonight. Opponents barely had two nickels to rub together. Final results are still being tabulated but it's all over but for the Fat Lady....
“ODIOUS”, “EMBARRASSING”: Colorado Obamacare Exchange Board Members Trash Roll Out
That the Obamacare roll out has been a disaster is not news. Rather, it's not new, as it's been splashed across front pages and led national network newscasts for weeks now. But insult was added to injury yesterday, when Obamacare exchange board members slammed the...
PeakFeed: Ciruli’s Spot-On Analysis
We'll admit that we probably don't see eye to eye on many issues with former Colorado Democratic Party Chair, now pollster Floyd Ciruli, but his analysis of trends to watch for on his "The Buzz" blog is spot on. Above is the gist, but visit his blog for more in-depth...
November 5th, Ballot Returns
The latest ballot return results are listed below. Additional breakdowns and previous results available on Magellan's Blog:
Activists Attack Oil & Gas Mom for Having an Opinion
A few days ago, the Denver Post published an op-ed from a Colorado mother and oil and gas worker. It described, in very personal terms, how the campaign against hydraulic fracturing is really a dishonest attack on more than 100,000 Colorado families whose livelihoods...
ALL EYES ON BROOMFIELD: Fracking Fight In Swing Colorado County Draws National Focus
11/5 UPDATE: Informal results have the ban narrowly failing: In an election full of revealing story lines, one of the most watched nationally will be the outcome of an initiative that would ban hydraulic fracturing in Broomfield. There are three other fracking...
CRYSTAL BALL: DPS Raises Taxes, Spends on Admin
The Denver Business Journal just highlighted the fact that last year's $466 million tax increase for Denver Public Schools, 3A/3B, has so far gone mostly to administration. It's almost like being able to see into the future. Amendment 66 dumps a ridiculous amount of...
PSA: Make Sure Your Vote Counts
Thanks to the Tim Gill-purchased, super liberal legislature, Colorado's new all-mail voting system has some Coloradans confused. If you did not mail your ballot by last Friday, November 1, you still have options to vote in this election. Drop off your ballot at a...
UNHEALTHY VOTE: Sens. Udall and Bennet Vote Led to Insurance Cancellations
On Friday, CNN reported that Senate Democrats were responsible for the clause in Obamacare that led to the cancellation of millions of policyholders' insurance plans. Did you get one of the cancellation notices? Yeah, thank our Democratic Senators Mark Udall and...
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