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UPGRADED: Coors vs. Perlmutter Leaning More Republican
It's bad news for Rep. Ed Perlmutter - both the Cook Political Report and Rothenberg have "upgraded" Colorado's CD-07 race to "lean Democratic" instead of "likely Democratic". Here is what the Rothenberg Political Report had to say: "Republican Joe Coors has spent...
LOOK-A-LIKE, PART THREE: 7 Colorado Legislators & Their Celebrity Doppelgängers
With the election only a day away, and stress levels of those politically engaged reaching near nervous breakdown levels, we thought we'd roll out the last in our Colorado legislator Look-a-Like series. We also felt the need to publish this today as by tomorrow some...
NOVEMBER 5: GOP Retains Lead In Early Balloting, Extent Unclear
UPDATE: Sources are telling Colorado Peak Politics that approximately 10,000 ballots received over the weekend in GOP-heavy Douglas County were not included in today's SOS update. Colorado Republicans held onto at least a two-point lead in ballots returned, according...
THRILL IS GONE: Top Ten Student Excuses for Missing Obama’s CU Rally
The big news coming out of Obama's rally at the University of Colorado isn't the throngs of superfans, but the utter lack of enthusiasm for the President's 72nd (or is it 73rd?) visit to CU in a last ditch effort to rally the troops for the Get Out the Vote efforts...
TREADING WATER: Last Jobs Report Shows Economy at Standstill, Women Suffering
The last jobs report before the election on Tuesday showed that the economy is simply treading water. While some celebrated the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the reaction reflects the low standards to which Americans have become accustomed under President...
NOVEMBER 2: Republicans Hold Onto Early Balloting Lead, Independents Continue To Grow
Ballot return figures released by the Secretary of State this morning show Republicans holding onto their early voting lead, though the gap is shrinking. The GOP now leads Democrats in ballots returned by 2.6%. Independents continue to grow their share of the early...
HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN: Obama Enthusiasm Lacking at Liberal Hotbed CU
President Obama might be in trouble for Tuesday's election. University of Colorado, Boulder, should be the heart of his campaign here in Colorado, and yet, the enthusiasm at CU for President Obama appears to have waned. A Daily Camera article published earlier this...
GREEN-EYED MONSTER: Colorado Women’s Alliance Efficacy Drives Liberals to Lunacy
That women will determine the outcome of the 2012 election is not news; it's been reported for months. But, here's what's news: women aren't falling for the left's bald-faced lies and scare tactics this year. The sheer frustration that liberals - particularly liberal...
ECONOMIC DATA: Obama Probably Wishes This Wouldn’t Have Come Out
The Obama campaign must have been secretly relieved when rumors surfaced that Sandy might delay the release some of the employment numbers. But, the delay seems to have been just a rumor as a bevy of economic data was released today. The number of planned layoffs by...
TIGHT RACE: Two New Colorado Polls Show Presidential Race Virtually Tied
Two new polls on Colorado today have the race within the margin of error, with one showing Romney leading by three and the other with Obama up by two. A Rasmussen poll, where only the top-line horse race figure has been released so far, has Romney winning Colorado...