Coyote Gulch

Thursday, February 19, 2004

2004 Presidential Election
NHPrimary.com is saying that John Kerry and John Edwards have tipped their hand regarding their strategy for Super Tuesday on March 2nd. 10 states will choose delegates their state assemblies that day.
6:04:22 PM

2003 Denver Municipal Election
One of the promises that Mayor Hickenlooper made on the campaign trail was to market Denver agressively to the rest of the world. He's keeping that promise with his appointment of a Marketing Director, Angela Baier. Yesterday the administration held a summit about the issue, according to the Denver Post [February 19, 2004, "Mayor rounds up scores of ad, marketing pros to help brainstorm a brand for city"].
I like that the Post chose to post links to both .wav and .mp3 audio clips. That shows an inclusive attitude towards computer users. Enough formats for Linux, UNIX, OSX, and Windows users to all listen. Of course they'll let the links rot over time. Sigh.
6:31:13 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
One of the weblogs that the newly elected represntative Chandler (D-KY) advertised on was Talking Points Memo written by Josh Marshall. Marshall thinks that Democrats have the edge in Internet fundraising. Collecting money through weblogs was pioneered by a candidate in North Carolina in 2002, Tara Sue Grubb.
OK you candidates buy your Internet ads now. Coyote Gulch does not accept paid advertising but TalkLeft does. TalkLeft has a wide readership as does Talking Points Memo. Chandler adverstised on both weblogs.
John Caldara, of Golden's Independence Institute, is planning on submitting proposals for the November election ballot, in an attempt to help fix Colorado's budget woes. Here's an article about his efforts from the Rocky Mountain News [February 19, 2004, "Caldara offers budget plans"]. From the article, "Unlike some other groups that want to attack the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, which gives voters the final say in tax increases and limits government spending, Caldara is focusing on Amendment 23. Amendment 23 requires the state to increase funding for K-through-12 education by a formula of inflation plus 1 percent each year for 10 years. Budget writers have warned that a mix of constitutional restrictions and an economic downturn the past two years is forcing Colorado into a $450 million deficit over the next three years. Caldara noted other potential ballot proposals advanced by such groups as the Bell Policy Center and the Bighorn Center for Public Policy have focused largely on TABOR. 'They want to deflect attention from Amendment 23 and try to destroy the nation's best tax and expenditure limitation,' Caldara said. Caldara said he was offering four proposals because one or more might be rejected in the title setting process. One of his proposals would eliminate Amendment 23 outright. Another would strike the 1 percent increase that is mandated annually on top of inflation and student growth. A third would give the legislature discretion on school funding increases in low-money years, and the fourth would authorize the governor to transfer money from the state education fund that was created under Amendment 23."
6:21:11 AM

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