Give voters a choice and they will come!
The Denver Post is reporting that already more people have voted in the Primary Election, than voted in the Primary Election in 2008. In case you forgot 2008 had Hillary Clinton vs. Barak Obama in the primary, and passions were high. But passions weren’t as high on the Republican side.
This year there are two hotly contested races for U.S. Senate, and one for Governor. The Senate races have given us a preview of coming attractions. In the Buck vs. Norton race, Buck has been the beneficiary of an anonymous group spending money to attack Norton. The same group attacked Clinton in 2008. I think the group just doesn’t like women in high office. In response, Norton has the U.S. Chamber of commerce running ads on her behalf.
On the Democratic side, where there aren’t as many secretly funded groups working to trash candidates, the candidates are doing it all by themselves. Both Romanoff and Bennet have been on TV lately looking smug and throwing mud.
The Colorado Governor’s race has the campaign manager for “Macaca” Allen trying to keep Tanc Tancredo from destroying the party, while the official candidates are hoping that their respective ethical lapses are forgotten in the heat of battle. Maes demonstrated his tinfoil hat when he dreamed up a UN plot to enslave us all if Denver offers a community bike program to commuters, although it seems to have gone unnoticed that Maes claims to be a successful businessman after releasing tax returns showing his successful business had revenues of $11,000. And McInnis is getting hit with “Lover, why don’t you call me no more” complaints from the Hasan Family Foundation who just wants their $300,000 back. I’m surprised that the Tea Party hasn’t started calling McInnis a Muslim-lover for working for a foundation that, per their website, promotes “Islamic and South Asian Art and Culture.”
Watching this primary is more fun than any soap opera. Don’t forget to vote! As of yesterday, 39.4% of mailed ballots in Mesa County had been returned. That means 60.6% of you still have that ballot in your purse, or sitting on your desk or kitchen table. Of course, I can understand not wanting to cast your vote until the last bit of mud has been slung, and the last juicy ethical tidbit has been digested.
Homework:
Denver Post reports turnout for CO Primary Election is High
Statewide Turn Out Numbers
UN Plot to Bicycilize the world
Hasan Family Foundation
The Denver Post is reporting that already more people have voted in the Primary Election, than voted in the Primary Election in 2008. In case you forgot 2008 had Hillary Clinton vs. Barak Obama in the primary, and passions were high. But passions weren’t as high on the Republican side.
This year there are two hotly contested races for U.S. Senate, and one for Governor. The Senate races have given us a preview of coming attractions. In the Buck vs. Norton race, Buck has been the beneficiary of an anonymous group spending money to attack Norton. The same group attacked Clinton in 2008. I think the group just doesn’t like women in high office. In response, Norton has the U.S. Chamber of commerce running ads on her behalf.
On the Democratic side, where there aren’t as many secretly funded groups working to trash candidates, the candidates are doing it all by themselves. Both Romanoff and Bennet have been on TV lately looking smug and throwing mud.
The Colorado Governor’s race has the campaign manager for “Macaca” Allen trying to keep Tanc Tancredo from destroying the party, while the official candidates are hoping that their respective ethical lapses are forgotten in the heat of battle. Maes demonstrated his tinfoil hat when he dreamed up a UN plot to enslave us all if Denver offers a community bike program to commuters, although it seems to have gone unnoticed that Maes claims to be a successful businessman after releasing tax returns showing his successful business had revenues of $11,000. And McInnis is getting hit with “Lover, why don’t you call me no more” complaints from the Hasan Family Foundation who just wants their $300,000 back. I’m surprised that the Tea Party hasn’t started calling McInnis a Muslim-lover for working for a foundation that, per their website, promotes “Islamic and South Asian Art and Culture.”
Watching this primary is more fun than any soap opera. Don’t forget to vote! As of yesterday, 39.4% of mailed ballots in Mesa County had been returned. That means 60.6% of you still have that ballot in your purse, or sitting on your desk or kitchen table. Of course, I can understand not wanting to cast your vote until the last bit of mud has been slung, and the last juicy ethical tidbit has been digested.
Homework:
Denver Post reports turnout for CO Primary Election is High
Statewide Turn Out Numbers
UN Plot to Bicycilize the world
Hasan Family Foundation
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