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John Hickenlooper 
Sat Jul 31, 2010 at 15:24:37 PM MDT
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 "Mail-in ballots are out... Save a little ink and leave the governor slot blank."
There is a new facebook group "Undervote Colorado's GOP primary". Their theory goes as such:
Theory of the "Undervote": by not voting for the either GOP candidate in the primary, a message should be conveyed to the victorious campaign: If you cannot get more votes than the local offices, you will not be able to get enough votes to beat Hick! Please step aside and allow a candidate to step in who can win in... November, check your ego at the door. Please invite as many of your contacts to "like" this page.
There have been three updates on the wall since the groups creation on July 24th. One update links to this Denver Post piece The Audacity of Tancredo which was not penned by Denver Post writer Chuck Plunkett who is a one of the 39 members so far in the group.
The group was created by Ross Kaminski from Rossputin.
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Tue May 25, 2010 at 07:50:12 AM MDT
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They say all politics is local (well Tip O'Neil said that) so I thought I would take this post to talk about the governors race here is the great state of Colorado. For those of you who don't live in the Centennial State we have a mildly interesting state of affairs. Our Democratic Governor decided this winter that he would not run for a second term. Colorado has term limits so this would have been his final term in any case but the polling did not look good for Gov. Ritter so he decided that he would not contest the election.
In one way this is good thing. He had made several decisions that had alienated him from his base; failing to side with unionized grocery workers; the nearly inexplicable appointment of political novice Michael Bennet to the United States Senate; these kinds of things were going to make for tough sledding in a state where you must carry your base if you have a prayer of living in the Governors Mansion.
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Thu May 20, 2010 at 15:33:22 PM MDT
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(editor's note: I screwed this up, it's not a new site, it's an updated site. Still, let's vote for the non-stigmatized logo, mmkay?)
It's been about four months since he announced so this is a GREAT site: Hickenlooperforcolorado.
There is a contest to choose between the two logos. Click on the image to submit your suggestion. I really, really, really hope you don't pick "Hick for gov". I believe that one should only go on beer coasters under Budweiser. Let's let the Republicans make the racist connotations this time around, okey?
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Wed May 05, 2010 at 12:33:04 PM MDT
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And he's outraised by Hickenlooper this quarter who has nearly twice as much cash on hand.
GJ Sentinal
McInnis paid nearly $84,000 for a fundraising event to Arena Communications of Salt Lake City; $33,400 to Notion One, a Denver computer and consulting firm; $30,000 to political consultant Michael Hess; $24,300 to Barbara Card, a political consultant; $20,000 to Shamrock Consulting in Littleton; more than $20,000 to two Virginia consulting firms; and $14,452 to his campaign finance director, Jessica Bogar (editor's note: Jessica should change her last name to Bogart).
Hickenlooper has been a skin-flint by comparison.
His biggest expenses so far were for nearly $90,000 to a Maryland company for mail services and $13,450 to On-Sight Public Affairs in Denver.
The takeaway: Mcinnis has no problem donating copious amounts of money to numerous consulting firms and passes the buck regarding charities.
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Fri Mar 19, 2010 at 10:23:15 AM MDT
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John Hickenlooper, Denver's current mayor and candidate for Colorado's 2010 Governor race, is continuing his bid to show Coloradans who can worship the most at the feet of the business community: himself or Con candidate Scott McInnis. Coloradans are looking for a choice, Mayor. If you try to paint yourself as Republican-lite, Coloradans will choose the true Republican.
What has raised my ire today? Another Denver Post article detailing the mayor's words at a Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday. According to the mayor, Colorado is now known as an anti-business state, Ritter sided with "overboard" environmentalists and raising taxes in a recession is "crazy".
At this point, Hick is going to have to work very, very hard to secure my vote this November. I don't want a person with a "D" after their name in the Governor's mansion governing like he wants to be a Con.
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