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  Thursday, May 8, 2003



2003 Denver City Council Election - District 6

Marcus Pachner's campaign sent a thank you e-mail. Good idea. Problem is though that they assume I'm a supporter because I'm on the e-mail list. I couldn't vote for him, I'm in District 1. I still like the e-mail though. Cheap and easy way to stay in touch.

The campaigns in the runoff are scrambling to keep the organization going for another 4 weeks. E-mail is a good tool. Who's gonna start a weblog? I can get you up and running in a couple of hours. It'll cost you $40 for Radio and a few bucks for hosting.
7:27:06 AM     



2003 Denver Election for Auditor

Dennis Gallagher and Ed Thomas are gearing up for a tough runoff election run according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "Thomas-backers express frustration that Gallagher, a professor who reels off quotations and anecdotes from biblical times to the present, can charm a crowd while Thomas talks shop." We'll see who the voters listen to.

The Post is running a story on Gallagher and Thomas and their plans to woo voters from the losing candidates.
7:21:48 AM     



2003 Denver City Council Election

The Rocky Mountain News reports that many established politicians pushed their way on to City Council or are in the runoffs. From the article, "Political veterans ruled the roost in Denver's City Council elections, taking at least six of the 13 seats outright and pushing their way into five runoffs. Nearly every candidate who survived Election Day was either elected to a city or state office previously or served under a Denver mayor or council member."

There may be a recount in District 5 where Marcus Pachner narrowly edged Alby Segall, according to the Rocky Mountain News.

Here's an article from the Denver Post about Tuesday's city council election. There will be at least one automatic recount. From the article, "Linkhart edged out Nuanes 17.35 percent to 16.79 percent. Because the margin between them is less than 1 percent, a recount will be held."
7:14:56 AM     



2003 Denver Municipal Election

Here's a short article on the election from DenverGov.

Here's today's The Stump from the Rocky Mountain News.

An opinion piece from the Rocky Mountain News about money and Tuesday's election.
6:40:18 AM     



2003 Denver Mayoral Election

The Pundits are lining up to tell John Hickenlooper and Don Mares what to do to win the runoff election according to the Denver Post. The article analyses the vote on Tuesday and highlights the fact that both candidates need to do well in Northeast Denver, mayor Webb's traditional stronghold. The Post also has a story on the first debate between the two. Mares touts his experience while Hickenlooper claims the voters want change and private sector experience. Another Post article with advice to the runoff candidates.

The Rocky Mountain News analysed the vote on Tuesday and concludes that there is a divide amongst the voters along racial and ethnic lines. From the article, "And both candidates cautioned against making too much of the racial divide among voters. 'I think that is a too-simple way of analyzing Denver,' Mares said, 'because I think it was all of Denver that elected a Latino mayor and an African-American mayor."

How much money did each mayoral vote cost? The Rocky Mountain News has the answer. The Rocky also has a short analysis of voter turnout.

Business vs. Labor is not expected to be a big part of the runoff election according to the Denver Post. Union support is very helpful, both in fundraising and in getting out the vote. Who will the firefighters and police unions support?

Here's an article from the Post about downtown business support of John Hickenlooper. One person interviewed took exception to Mares' claim that Hickenlooper got rich from using taxpayer money. The article says that 40% of small businesses downtown probably got started using loans from the SBA and other sources.

Another article from the Post talks about Hickenlooper picking up the endorsements from current city council members, including Charlie Brown. Said Brown, "We're going to have to put the city's budget on a substantial long-term diet, and John, being a businessman, is a good person to help do that." Here's a story from the Rocky about endorsements.

The losing candidates in the mayoral race are highlighted in this article from the Denver Post. The article says of Sue Casey, "I was talking about leadership from start to finish and I'm proud of having done that,' she said, noting she has no plans to endorse a candidate in the runoff."

Mayor Webb is still silent on his support in the runoff according to a column from the Post. That is unless you're one of the people that thinks Charlie Brown only says what he is told to say by Webb. Here's a short article from the Rocky dealing with voter opinions of the election.

Short story from the AP on Hickenlooper's attaining the runoff on Tuesday.

Here's an editorial from the Denver Post on the mayoral election and one from the Rocky Mountain News.
6:24:17 AM     



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