2003 Denver Mayoral Election
Penfield Tate hit the airwaves yesterday according to the Rocky Mountain News. The Rocky has a couple of consultants reviewing each ad. From the article, "Ed Kleban of Juice Communications Inc. and Brad Fixler of Cactus said the spot shows Tate in too many locations talking about too many issues. They had the same criticism of rival Don Mares' ad," and "The ad gurus also have panned most of mayoral candidate Ari Zavaras' ads, while praising Hickenlooper's three spots, " and "Kleban and Fixler said they prefer the low-budget ads of three auditor candidates - Ed Thomas, Landri Taylor and Dennis Gallagher - over several mayoral ad campaigns." The Denver Post also has an article.
Ari Zavaras is getting support from some LoDo businesses according to this article from the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "Among Zavaras' ideas: Allowing much of the permitting process to be conducted via the Internet and assigning workers to follow specific projects all the way through the process, which he says would be more business-friendly."
Another article from the Rocky deals with the mayoral forum at the Illiff School of Theology yesterday. Ari Zavaras did not show up, he had a conflict with a previously scheduled fundraiser. The candidates mocked his absence and intimated that it was because the Denver Police "Spy Files" subject was on the agenda. From the article, "After the forum, candidates shook hands and patted the backs of constituents. Mares watched Zavaras' tag flutter to the floor. 'There goes Ari,' he said. 'Oh well."
Don Mares' dealings with a consultant is under scrutiny according to the Rocky Mountain News. This is interesting because he's made the statement that consultants should be wary under a Mares administration. From the article, "Moyer's work during Mares' term as auditor covered everything from creating Internet connections in the auditor's office to enhancing Denver's computer system, according to city contracts dating back to 1995. Her job was done through her former company, Profiles in Data Inc."
John Hickenlooper thinks that Denver is overstaffed with management positions paying more than $60,000 per year according to the Rocky Mountain News. He's quoted in the article as saying the jobs are "difficult to justify."
From the Denver Post Online a story about John Hickenlooper's base of support in the election. It's not clear, say the experts, whether John Hickenlooper's numbers in the polls will translate to actual votes on election day. His campaign is saying, "An extensive citywide get-out- the-vote program has been going on for weeks, Lhevine said. After identifying supporters and undecided voters through phone calls or door-to-door visits, the campaign has continued to follow up with them." That's what it takes.
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