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Old 08-14-2014, 12:15   #1
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Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper struggles to fend off GOP rival

Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper struggles to fend off GOP rival
By Kelly David Burke
·Published August 14, 2014
·FoxNews.com

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is in a fight for a second term that’s turning out far tighter than anyone would have expected, with recent polls showing him virtually tied with Republican challenger Bob Beauprez.

His challenger’s strong base of conservative support is proving problematic for the Democratic incumbent.

Floyd Ciruli, a Colorado pollster and political analyst, noted that Colorado governors typically get re-elected, and “John Hickenlooper really looked strong about a year and a half ago."

But the outcome of this year’s Republican primary, as well as public pushback over the governor's support for gun control laws and other decisions in office, are creating the perfect political storm.

"There's a lot of dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs with John Hickenlooper," Beauprez said.

Several requests by Fox News for an interview with Hickenlooper went unanswered.
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Old 08-14-2014, 12:17   #2
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Bob Beauprez

I'm from Arizona and I just donated to Bob Beauprez campaign and I hope he kicks Hickenlooper's ass.

If you're pro 2nd Amendment go and make a donation to Bob Beauprez


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I hope Bob Beauprez wins. Maybe this will start a trend of voting red in those primarily blue strongholds. With the midterms coming up, timing becomes that much more crucial.
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T.S.,
Thanks for posting this up but more importantly, thanks for helping out.

We are working hard here in Colorado to return this state to what it once was, a state in which we can be proud of.

Not only is the Governor's race important, there are several other races that myself and MR2 have taken a vested interest in.

These are for several state Senate seats.

Tim Neville for State Senate 16 ....
http://www.nevilleforcolorado.com/

Tim has been a strong fixture in Colorado politics. Having been recently forced out of office when the Democrats redrew district lines to favor themselves, Tim found himself, as well as a few other Republicans, out of office and out of a job. He has vowed to return to office to continue fighting for the rights of Coloradans.

Tim's son Patrick is also running for office. House district 45 ....
http://www.patrickforcolorado.com/about-1.html


Tony Sanchez for State Senate 22 ....
http://www.tonyforcolorado.com/

A virtual unknown in Colorado politics, Tony recently won the primary election against his Republican challenger by a sound 2-1 margin, taking over 33% of the vote.


Laura Woods for State Senate 19 ....
http://www.laurawoodsforsenate.org/

This is Laura's first time in the political arena. A native of Colorado, Laura was the driving force behind the "Recall Evie Hudak Too" run last year. Although we didn't get that witch recalled, we did get her to resign and push up the election for this seat by two year.

Laura recently won the primary election against her Republican challenger Lang Sias, having been outspent 12-1. Sias received $400,000 from Karl Rove for his campaign but was soundly defeated by this small business owner and native Coloradan.



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Even if you don't live in Colorado, please consider donating to anyone, if not all of these candidates. $5, $10, $25, $50 or anything that you can spare, every little bit helps.

For those of you who do live in Colorado, please consider volunteering. If not for these candidates, than the one(s) in your district.

It's the "Grass Roots Effort" that voters are favoring. We saw it during the Recall and recently with the primary election. People are pissed off at the current political spectrum and are more receptive to their neighbors who actually take the time to talk to them.

I got quite a few people to "flip candidates" when I told them, "Even though I don't live in your district, I live down south by the reservoir, this is such an important issue and that I feel so strongly about this candidate, I'm up here knocking on doors .... in the rain."
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Old 08-14-2014, 16:44   #5
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I've donated to the Bob Beauprez campaign and a couple of others.
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Old 09-23-2014, 11:42   #6
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It's working........

I didn't realize how much of an idiot Gov. John Hickenlooper was until I watched some of the ads with him speaking. It's amazing most democrats/socialists are intelligent enough to talk and walk at the same time.

I'll be back fishing and hunting if/when Hickenlooper goes back to flipping burgers.




Rocky Mountain Upset? Polling shows once-popular Colorado Dem governor in trouble

By Faith Mangan, Alicia Acuna
·Published September 23, 2014
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Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, once considered a safe bet for re-election, is looking at the possibility of an upset after recent polling showed his Republican rival pulling way ahead.

Hickenlooper has dominated in fundraising and earlier this year led handily in the polls. But the race began to tighten over the summer. Now, a survey from the nonpartisan Quinnipiac University shows Hickenlooper trailing his Republican opponent, former Rep. Bob Beauprez, by 10 points.

The development comes just weeks before every registered voter receives a ballot in the mail, an option now open to voters across the state.

Though other recent surveys have shown the race closer, the Quinnipiac poll was done with "likely" voters -- this is an important distinction from other polls, which have just looked at registered voters.

"We are closer to the election. We decided to fine tune it from 'likely' to 'registered' to give you a better feel for people who absolutely will go to the voting booth," Assistant Director of the Quinnipiac University poll Tim Malloy said. He added their findings may differ from others because Quinnipiac's team calls cell phones, and not just land lines.

Beauprez said their fight for the governor's office has become nationalized. "[Hickenlooper] seems to want to defend Barack Obama, every chance he gets. Barack Obama is not so popular in Colorado right now. So it is a referendum both on John Hickenlooper but certainly Barack Obama as well," he said.

The governor made his money with brew pubs before starting public life. The Republican Governors Association (RGA), accordingly, has run ads making hay out of Hickenlooper's love of beer and his recent night of pool with the president. Despite being under siege in a tight race, Hickenlooper is steering clear of running his own attack ads for the time being.

Hickenlooper's campaign turned down requests from Fox News for an interview, but the governor did respond to a local news crew, and downplayed the state of the race. "I don't think the [Quinnipiac] poll's right. Everyone's got one of the magic 8 balls, right, turn it over and it comes out with a different number," he said.

The governor has had a series of high-profile verbal flubs on guns and capital punishment, helping make the race so competitive. An attempted apology to Colorado sheriffs back-fired when he tried to explain why he signed some of the strictest gun control measures in the nation. Hickenlooper said his office never expected those to pass, and someone promised on his behalf he would sign off on them.

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Old 09-23-2014, 12:08   #7
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The rumor seems to be that Colorado is the "canary in the mine shaft" for the rest of the country. I think people might actually be seeing through the bullshit..............

Now if we could just get immigration under control and put a stop to gerrymandering..........we might actually be able to get this country back on track.
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Old 09-23-2014, 16:52   #8
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I didn't realize how much of an idiot Gov. John Hickenlooper was until I watched some of the ads with him speaking. It's amazing most democrats/socialists are intelligent enough to talk and walk at the same time.

I'll be back fishing and hunting if/when Hickenlooper goes back to flipping burgers.
I agree, ever since I have gotten here, watching him in the news, my impression is of a retarded marionette. How in the worlld did he ever get elected?
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I agree, ever since I have gotten here, watching him in the news, my impression is of a retarded marionette. How in the worlld did he ever get elected?
Denver, Bloomberg, and displaced Kalifornians.

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Old 09-24-2014, 05:29   #10
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Denver, Bloomberg, and displaced Kalifornians.

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Bloomberg.... Colorado Springs and Pueblo dismissed as a "rural, road less backwater" one of many articles:
http://kdvr.com/2014/07/10/bloomberg...al-backwaters/

Perhaps I can take this time to point out to bloomberg Colorado has both rural and urban areas, plenty of roads, and not much backwater...it's actually arid and what water is here moves rapidly. So Bloomberg got every single point wrong! More importantly if he was just able to understand that we have roads he would then know they have intersections...and during those last recall elections I saw American Flag waving, sign carrying citizens at many of the intersections. Those recalls were facilitated by a small percentage of registered voters THAT SHOWED UP AT THE POLLS TO VOTE
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This is why we fighting as hard as we are.

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As goes Colorado, so goes the nation?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29417078
We are less than two weeks away before ballots are mailed out (14Oct)and then hitting households a couple of days after that.

The front line for the entire nation, is right here in Colorado.


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T minus twenty-seven days until election day !!!!!!!

Which also means ... T minus 7 days until ballots are mailed out to households here in Colorado.


The fight continues .... even with MR2 on "special assignment."
(Actually he's AWOL, but don't tell him I said that.)


Numbers are generally looking good overall, some low, a few high, while others are neck and neck. But that doesn't mean we can sit back and light up victory cigars. No, it just means that we're getting the word out and that word is having an effect.

But the Dems are POURING money into the state, buying up add times, sending out mailers, and hiring out of state, paid "mercenaries" to canvas districts and hit doors talking to voters. One Dem candidate spend over $22,000 in a two week period paying these out-of-state "mercenaries" to go door to door in her district, while we have been continuing on a steady pace with our grass-root volunteers.

I have found myself referencing this thread quite a few times ..... http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...ead.php?t=106&

Again, if you can throw a few $$$$ at any of the above candidates, please do, or if you're in this state and want to help out, let me know and I'll hook you up with a race in your area (especially down in the Springs area .... I'm sure Bernie Herpin would love to have some help) or if you're close to the Denver metro area, we're walkin' and callin' EVERY DAMN DAY !!!!!!

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Colorado is a battle state, along with Kentucky and North Carolina. Kentucky it very key with Mitch McConnell falling behind there too.

Every solider needs to vote within the state that they are living in, mailing off your absentee ballots does little in your home state. Voting locally supports your state you are living in currently. Get others out to vote, don't sit back and be that bump on the log.
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Colorado is a battle state, along with Kentucky and North Carolina. Kentucky it very key with Mitch McConnell falling behind there too.
The problem in KY is two-fold.

A: McConnell is a poor excuse for a conservative, and the concept of voting for him again gives people the approximate sensation of accidentally swallowing a fly. "Because he's not a Democrat" isn't a good enough reason, in the minds of many here, unfortunately.

B: Despite being generally conservative, the KY population is a big supporter of union politics. Thanks UMWA.
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While not about the Governor's race, this race between Cory Gardner and Bob Udall for one of Colorado's senate seats is also being closely watched.

Two major developments have happened today.

First, the Denver Post has endorsed Cory Gardner...

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci...ner-u-s-senate



But what's even more "earth shattering" is the Senate Majority PAC — the SuperPAC aiming to help Democrats keep their Senate majority — is cancelling $289,000 worth of broadcast-television advertising next week.

http://www.nationalreview.com/campai...l-jim-geraghty


That's huge.
It pretty much says that they've given up on Udall.
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