Coyote Gulch

Monday, April 26, 2004

2004 Presidential Election
Senator Kerry and President Bush are in a statistical dead (45 to 42) heat amongst young voters 18-29 according to a recent Ipsos/Newsweek/Genext poll. Thanks to Taegan Goddard for the link and for this link to a Marist national poll showing the President in front 47 to 44.
Fox News is reporting that President Bush is leading Senator Kerry 43 to 42 nationally.
Albany Times Union: "On other key issues -- the economy, health care, Social Security, education and the environment -- New Yorkers by a wide margin say they're more in tune with Kerry than with Bush, according to a new Times Union/NewsChannel 13 poll. Overall, Kerry, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, leads the President 51 percent to 32 percent among registered New York voters. Independent candidate Ralph Nader would get 1 percent of the vote if the election were held today. Fifteen percent of voters remain undecided."
Taegan Goddard: "Stuart Rothenberg argues that the presidential election may be decided in Ohio and Sen. John Kerry needs a running mate who will play well in the Buckeye state. And he'd bypass all Ohio politicians, since Democrats nearly picked talk show host Jerry Springer as their Senate candidate."
7:35:29 PM

Colorado Water
Broomfield is putting together a recycled water project, according to the Denver Post [April 26, 2004, "Recycled water has a built-in customer"]. From the article, "As is common elsewhere, Broomfield doesn't irrigate its parks or roadway medians during the winter months. For most cities this means that water-recycling plants just pour the water into a nearby stream when there isn't an immediate use for it. But Broomfield has called back into service the Great Western Reservoir, which had declined to the point that it was abandoned and left unused. Now, during the winter months, the city will pour its recycled water into the reservoir and store it for the dry months when irrigation resumes."
6:31:19 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
Here's an article about campaign fundraising from the Rocky Mountain News [April 26, 2004, "Coloradans pony up election cash"]. From the article, "Coloradans have pumped more than $13 million into the coffers of federal candidates and political committees in just 15 months. And that's with the most expensive stretch of this election cycle yet to come."
The Denver Post looks at the November election and how it will play out for conservatives [April 25, 2004, "Philosophical split for GOP"]. From the article, "(David) Schultheis believes the conservative core in the House will gain four to six 'real strong fiscal and social conservatives' in November, putting them firmly in charge of the House leadership. In the Senate, where Republicans hold an 18-17 majority, Democrats hope to tip the balance in their favor come November and check House conservatives, Senate Minority Leader Joan Fitz-Gerald said. Meanwhile, (Mark) Larson hopes to be re-elected in November and to continue being a thorn in the conservatives' backside for two more years. The lawmaker, who at 6-feet-4-inches and 280 pounds towers over most of his colleagues, said he is not intimidated by his more conservative colleagues, in part because he does not fear for his job. 'If I don't get re-elected, I'll go fishing,' Larson said."
Here's an opinion piece on the subject from Gail Schoettler from the Denver Post [April 25, 2004, "Far right's grip may be weakening"]. Says Schoettler, "It would be a welcome change to return to a Republican leadership reminiscent of the late Gov. John Love and former state Sen. Dottie Wham. The moderate Republican politics they advocated focused on fiscal responsibility, personal privacy and choice, and tolerance for the views of others...Colorado's legislature has enough real problems to deal with, given the state's dismal fiscal and economic situation. Fortunately, a number of Republican legislators who have the votes to control the political agenda are backing a message that is very American. They are voting to ensure our liberties, not take them away. Coloradans can be thankful for this return to moderation in our state's politics."
6:12:30 AM

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