| It is going to be an interesting year to say the least. But most reading this already knew that, right?
Both sides are digging the trenches and suiting up, for a chance to gain control of not only the legislative branch, but also the executive. What happens this year could determine the course of Colorado politics for a long time.
Here’s an interesting article in The Post that outlines Republican strategy, and races to watch:
It also showed the GOP, unlike some wealthy Democrats, failed to learn and master new campaign finance laws. That led the party to be financially thrashed by Democratic millionaires Tim Gill, Jared Polis, Rutt Bridges and Pat Stryker, who funneled huge amounts of money into independent groups that targeted battleground legislative races.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Singer at MyDD opines on what he sees as a Democratic “surge” in Colorado:
The survey, which was conducted on Wednesday, found Denver DA Bill Ritter, a Democrat, to have opened up a seven point lead over the leading Republican in the race, GOP Congressman Bob Beauprez. Even though Ritter's name recognition is still so low that more than 40 percent of Coloradans do not know enough about him to form an opinion about him, Ritter has improved a net eight points in his head-to-head matchup against Beauprez over the last month. Ritter's lead over another Republican in the race, University of Denver president Mark Holtzman, is even larger, at 41 percent to 28 percent -- a dramatic change from Holtzman's four point lead in Rasmussen's polling on the race in January.
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