Denver November 2004 Election
The Denver Chamber of Commerce has coughed up some dough to help FasTracks appeal to voters, according to the Denver Post [May 26, 2004, "Denver chamber backs FasTracks with $250,000"]. From the article, "To win the tax vote in November, FasTracks supporters will need to raise at least $3.5 million, said Maria Garcia Berry, the political consultant who is leading the transit-expansion ballot effort. The chamber's contribution on Tuesday brought the amount raised so far by Berry's group to about $588,000. Many of the largest financial contributions to date have come from land developers and construction and engineering firms that are expected to be involved in FasTracks development. About $1.3 million of the money that needs to be raised by supporters will be used on pro-FasTracks television advertising, beginning in the second half of September, Berry said."
Here's an article about Mike Miles upset win on Saturday at the Democratic State Assembly, from the Cortez Journal. From the article, "Miles said he opposes school vouchers, while Colorado's attorney general supports them. Miles opposes the war in Iraq; Salazar supported President Bush's decision to invade, but now questions it. And Miles opposes mandatory recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, while Salazar has favored it."
Colorado Luis looks at Latino voters. He writes, "English language media in this country rarely has a discussion of Latino politics involving real live Latinos as commentators. Sometimes I just have to roll my eyes at the ignorance on display from our so-called intelligentsia. Fortunately we have at least a few Latino political bloggers to start to fill the void. This week, LatinoPundit has had a series of posts on the National Hispanic American Agenda Summit in New York. And Kos has a post today about the New Democrat Network's Latino outreach campaign and some interesting electoral statistics about the 'Hispanic'/'Latino' vote, which I hope will be the first of a series of posts on this subject."
Here's an in-depth look at Archbishop Chaput's recommendations regarding Catholics that support abortion rights and their taking of communion, from the Denver Post [May 26, 2004, "Chaput joins political debate"]. From the article, "Chaput stated that Catholics who are 'living in serious sin or who deny the teachings of the church' - whether they're public officials or ordinary parishioners - should refrain from taking Communion on their own accord."
The Denver Post editorial staff praises Chaput's position [May 26, 2004, "Archbishop Chaput speaks to his flock"]. From the editorial, "Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput wisely has taken politics out of the debate over which Catholics can receive Holy Communion. He's made it a question of conscience, not campaign dogma. It's a sensible approach that emphasizes an honest introspection for Catholics seeking communion...His comments are in sharp contrast to, and in effect a rebuke of, an extreme directive from Colorado Springs Bishop Michael Sheridan, who recently said that Catholics can't receive commusion if they vote for politicians who stray from church teachings on issues such as abortion, euthanasia and stem-cell research. Sheridan is trying to establish a political influence over Catholic voters, requiring that they pass his litmus test. Chaput is trying to establish a spiritual influence over his flock. He wants them to examine their consciences and hearts before lining up for Communion. His list of sins is far different from Sheridan's."
Here's another editorial from the Post about how Mike Miles and Bob Schaffer are shaking up the frontrunners in their respective races [May 26, 2004, "Wake-up calls for front-runners"]. From the editorial, "Schaffer and Miles, both firebrands, have won style points recently, but Colorado voters ultimately will weigh substance over style. It's early in the campaign, but one theme is emerging: Salazar and Coors have their work cut out for them if they intend to emerge from the Aug. 10 primary as their party nominees."
Update: Let's have a Blog Debate. The John Locke Institute is enabling web debates, with hyperlinks, of course. From their press release, "Two Raleigh-based research organizations with contrasting political philosophies are joining forces to foster a broader and more constructive dialogue on North Carolina public policy with the debut Wednesday of a regular series of online debates on key issues. Debaters from the John Locke Foundation and the North Carolina Justice Center will take on a variety of fiscal, economic, and governmental issues in the new feature, which will be called 'Raising the Issue' and appear frequently during the current legislative session and the 2004 election cycle. In each case, opening arguments from the two sides will be followed by a number of short responses that will include convenient links to research, proposed legislation, and other supplemental materials. Each debate will occur for three hours in real-time within the Locke Foundation[base ']s blog, called 'The Locker Room,' and will then be posted in full on the main web sites of both the NC Justice Center and the Locke Foundation."
Thanks to Ed Cone for the link.
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