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BIG BLUE MACHINE BREAKDOWN: Democrats Vaunted Legislative Program Crumbling
What has happened to the vaunted Democratic “Blueprint” machine? It really wasn’t so long ago that the Democrats were running circles around the GOP in state legislative races. To their credit, legislative Republicans finally pulled their act together and ended the...
DEAD LAST, REVISITED
Job-wise, Colorado has certainly seen better days than in the last three years. Recently, I posted a story about Colorado's puny recovery from the depths of this recession. Peak asked me to review my data sources since some readers doubted my results. Good thing they...
CPAC PREVIEW: Stars of the Right to Converge on Denver
Today, the American Conservative Union revealed its line-up of regional and national speakers and panelists for the Colorado Conservative Political Action Conference, aka CPAC. This year's conference comes just a day after the first Presidential debate being held at...
RALLY THE TROOPS: Romney To Denver Two Days Before DU Debate
Governor Romney will be back to Colorado on Monday for a Victory Rally in Denver at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, only two days before the first Presidential Debate to be held at DU on Wednesday, October 3. Most observers see the DU debate as one of...
TRUTH TEST SMACKDOWN: CBS4 Says Miklosi Ad Attacking Coffman “More Extreme Than Coffman’s Record”
Truth tests on Congressional TV ads in Colorado this cycle have not been friendly to Democrats. With a number of TV ads now, major broadcast stations have been deeming Democrats' ads false or arguable, while bestowing the coveted "TRUE" to the toughest Republican...
“WAIT 5 MINUTES AND IT’LL CHANGE”: Romney Political Director Makes Case For Tight Race
“Being from Colorado, we have a saying, if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes and it’ll change,” Romney Political Director Rich Beeson told Politico yesterday. “If you don’t like a poll coming out of a state, wait five minutes and you’ll see one that you do...
DEFIANCE: Embattled ADCO Assessor Disputes Reappraisal
Adams County has had its share of corruption over the past couple of years, but Democrat County Assessor Gil Reyes is perhaps one of the worst of the bunch. That's why it was so surprising when he responded to an investigation of his activities with a terse and...
OUTSOURCING INSOURCING: Cherylin Peniston Sends Mailer Defending In-State Contractor Bill With Florida Mail Firm
Here's a tip for candidates this cycle: When you are pimping a piece of legislation that gives incentives to in-state contractors for government work, it's not a good idea to do so using an out-of-state mail firm. It steps all over your message. But that's just what...
ENDORSEMENTS: Colorado Women’s Alliance Lends Support to Jefferson and Arapahoe Co Candidates
The Colorado Women's Alliance has evaluated the candidates and has offered its endorsement of the 2012 Colorado State Senate and House candidates in Colorado. Debbie Brown, director of the Colorado Women's Alliance had this to say about the endorsements: “Our...
BROW BEATEN: Small Businesses Shrug in CO and Nationwide
Earlier today, we posted on how weak Colorado's so-called recovery has been. Two new polls released in the past few days may help explain why. Public Opinion Strategies conducted a survey of 800 small business owners and manufacturers, owners, or C-Level decision...