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HICK STEPS ON MSM RECOVERY FICTION: Colorado Guv Says More Tough Times Ahead
Give it to Governor Hickenlooper. His awe-shucks, tell-it-like-it-is communication strategy may work well for his own political fortunes, but he often ends up putting his foot in someone else's mouth. While the mainstream media was out pushing 2011 census numbers...
TELEVISION A POWERHOUSE, EVEN IN THE NEW MEDIA ERA
2008 TV Obama benefited from his cash dominance in 2008. In the last week of that campaign, Obama spent $23.6 million on TV; McCain spent just $4.8 million. About 5 to 1. One study claims TV dominance creates as much as a 6% shift in voting [summary here]. Think about...
COUNTERFEIT CAMPAIGNING: BuzzFeed Catches Ed Perlmutter Using Campaign Staff As Constituents In Recent Spot
9/24 UPDATE: The Coors campaign has put together a great spoof ad using all of Perlmutter's outtakes from his counterfeited constituent interactions: Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter's campaign ads this cycle have been beset by revelations that the actors in them...
OBAMA’S WAR ON JOBS: The Weekly Jobless Claims Confirm Softening Economy
The Department of Labor today released its weekly jobless claims, and the numbers showed what we've been reporting all week - the economy is simply not doing well. A few noteworthy points from today's numbers: Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped...
SPUTTERING CO ECONOMY: Brookings Study Points to Signs of Slowdown
In contrast to the messages that the Obama/Biden team are desperately trying to shove into the media, the economy has taken a turn for the worse, as reported by the Denver Business Journal. Brookings Institution (West) released a report yesterday that showed that...
OBAMA’S LEAD FROM TV ADS GOING PHFFT?
//dailycaller.com/2012/09/14/scott-rasmussen-rejects-chuck-todds-inaccurate-interpretation-of-fla-poll/The Mainstream Media is engaged in a massive vote suppression effort. Their goal is to depress Republican turnout by claiming that Romney is “sure to lose.” Obama is so far ahead, they claim, because Americans liked what they heard from the Democrats at their...
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE: Denver Post Hearts Social Issues, Apparently
The Denver Post recently sent out its candidate questionnaire for its Voter Guide. While we're glad the Post is trying to vet candidates, the topics of questions seemed a little, well, questionable. Of the 21 questions asked by the Denver Post, three dealt with...
POLITICAL PAWNS: Dem Group Fundraises On Civil Unions, Attacks Potential Ally
Colorado Democrats constantly talk about their desire to pass civil unions in Colorado. But, when they controlled the Capitol for four years, they didn't bring a single civil unions bill forward. Not. A. One. It's a far more effective issue to have for fundraising...
SUPPORTING RAPISTS’ RIGHTS: Coors Campaign Slams Perlmutter’s Record In Devastating New Ad
UPDATE: Eli Stokols reports on proof Perlmutter knew that the bill to allow child victims of sexual predators testify on closed-circuit television was constitutional, but still decided to vote for rapists' rights anyway. But Coors’ campaign spokeswoman, Michelle Yi,...
HICKENLOOPER HEARTS PERRY: On Lone Star Trip, Hickenlooper Gushes All Over the Way Texas Does Business
Sit up at your desks and pay attention liberals...Governor John Hickenlooper wants to turn Colorado into Texas...at least, when it comes to our state's business environment. Reports The (Austin) Statesman: Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and Colorado Gov. John...