TIME's Joe Klein gives a huge profile on the Democratic surge in the Rocky Mountain states.
We get quotes from Colorado politicians like Ritter, Salazar, Hick, and even Buffie McFadyen.
Buffie's money quote:
"Bet you never thought you'd find a politician named Buffie out in Colorado. I tell folks it's short for buffalo." McFayden (sic), a force of nature, explained that her district had 12 prisons and a solid Republican majority that voted for her because "the right's gone so far to the right, you can't recognize them anymore. When the wingers accuse me of being a liberal, I say, Sure, if you mean that I'm in favor of staying out of people's private lives and balancing the budget and I'm against stealing."
Gov. Schweitzer of Montana also gives us his electoral wisdom when it comes to winning in '08:
"The Democrats can win the presidency hitting singles out here in the West, or they can keep on trying to home runs down South"
Me, I'm with Schweitzer on this. I favor ignoring the South in Presidential Electoral politics all together, with the only exception being Virginia (and maybe Florida).
It's a pretty long article, so try and read it all.
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