Post Election

It is time for the last phase of any election,  explanations, recriminations, and blame.  We as a nation have been too impatient with Democrats expecting two years to be enough time to fix the damage caused during the previous eight.  Moderates have provided a second chance for republicans to fix the economy.  Apparrently the slogan, this time we won't mess up resonates better than we need more time to clean up the mess the last guy gave us.  Either that or the American Public wants gridlock to maintain the status quo.

Nov 1 Predictions

November 1st, the first Monday of November.  GOTV will be in effect until 7:00 P.M. tomorrow when the polls close.  I will make a few predictions for the election.  First of all, the GOP takes control of the house, but not the Senate.  D-Senator Michael Bennet beats R-Ken Buck in Colorado by less than 2%.  Ken Buck might have been able to win but over the course of the campaign developed a serious case of foot in mouth disease.   Within the last two weeks of the election with early voting in progress.  Ken Buck compared homosexuality to alcoholism and stated that "global warming is a hoax."  Comments like this have forced Buck to play defense. 

Colorado's CD-3 D-John Salazar will beat Scott Tipton by 5%

CD-4 D-Betsy Markey and R-Cory Gardner are coming down to the wire.  Markey and Gardner are fighting to the end.  American Constitution AC-Doug Aden and I-K. Waszkicz could draw conservatives from Cory Gardner.  Too close to call.  A further prediction...if Betsy Markey wins so does Michael Bennet

In the Colorado Gubernatorial race D-Mayor John Hickenlooper defeats AC-Tom Tancredo and R-Dan Maes does not get 10% forceing the Republicans into minority party status.

CD-6 R-Mike Coffman represents what may be the most conservative CD in the country.  D-John Flerage's campaign did not even try to raise money.  His campaign will be a useful survey of likely Democrats when 2012 comes around.

CD-7 D-Incumbent Ed Perlmutter has had to work for it but his campaign will win by 5% minimum

State Treasurer D-Cary Kennedy has had the ability to raise massive amounts of money.  Her opponent R-W.R. Stapleton is banking on people voting for his name.  His grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Stapleton who served five terms as Denver's Mayor.  Kennedy has managed Colorado's money well and will win.

Att. General R-John Suthers will win against Boulder District Attorney D-Stan Garnett.  Garnett may have had a chance but got into the race a little too late.  Suthers by 7%

Incumbent Sec. State D-Bernie Buescher has increased transparency and increased ease of voting.  R-Scott Gessler has little record to run on. Secretary Buescher will win by 10%

Karl Rove is back!

As much as Republicans are fond of accusing Democratic groups of interfering in local elections, they will not object to Karl Rove's American Crossroads or Senator Jim Demint's Americans for Job Security.  American Crossroads all by itself has raised 8 million dollars and has spent roughly one million dollars to defeat Senator Bennet in Colorado.

Moving the community center

     The Reverend Terry Jones of World Outreach Center in Florida who has a congregation of approximately 50 people has agreed to call off his planned burn a Quran day on September 11th because he claims that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has agreed to move the New York Islam community center Park 51.  This news has not been confirmed.  Donald Trump has asked that the community center be built at least 5 blocks away from the community center and seems to have made an offer for the Park 51 property at 25% above price.
     The smart move for Imam Abdul Rauf and the Park 51 developer is to hold firm on staying at their current location.  If it becomes apparrent that proposed mosques and community centers can be blackmailed out of their preferred locations than that will be a recruiting bonanza for terrorists.  This truly would be a message that there is a war on Islam in the United States and that would place American citizens around the world in danger.
    

who should pick the Senate

Ken Buck supports having the state legislature pick U.S. Senators.  Truthfully this is not a revolutionary idea.  Originally in Colorado, Senate seats were voted on by the legislature.  The legislature gave away seats to well behaved  millionaires.  This is why Horace Tabor never became a Senator.  He was rich but he stepped out publicly on his wife.

Colorado Senate Race is all about the money

Ken Buck the tea party candidate may face a severe handicap if his campaign cannot raise money all by itself.  He owes his primary victory in large part to a 527 group that ran ads on his behalf.  There does come a time when you have to do things for yourself.  Michael Bennet after his primary has approximately one and a half million dollars to spend.  Senator Bennet also has the advantage of top fundraisers Steve Farber and Norm Brrownstein working upon his behalf.  Money will flow to this Senate race on a massive scale both locally and nationally.

Primary Night

Colorado August 10th the primary is over!  In the U.S. Senate races Michael Bennet won in his race against Andrew Romannoff in the Democratic Primary.  Ken Buck beat Jane  Norton running as the underdog in the Republican Senate PrimaryIn the Governor Race, John Hickenlooper faced no primary for the Democrats.  After a near dead heat that ran well into the night, Dan Maes beat Scott McInnis in the Republican primary.