Denver November 2004 Election
Here's an in-depth look at Colorado Attorney General, and U.S. Senate candidate, Ken Salazar, from the Rocky Mountain News [July 12, 2004, "Salazar's story made for political campaign"]. From the article, "Ken Salazar threw his cowboy hat into the ring. And Republicans freaked. They knew the "terrific credentials" that Campbell once touted made Salazar a dangerous candidate. He had managed to win the 1998 and 2002 attorney general races by attracting crucial crossover and unaffiliated votes in a state that tends to vote GOP. Republican Gov. Bill Owens and the White House scrambled to level the playing field against Salazar, recruiting nonstop until beer baron Pete Coors joined the GOP race with former U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer. Salazar is beatable this time, insists state Senate President John Andrews."
The Rocky also has short list of questions about issues [July 12, 2004, "Ken Salazar on the issues"].
38.3 million women did not vote in 2000, according to this article from the Denver Post [July 12, 2004, "Groups urge women to get a political life"]. From the article, "A growing list of local and national grassroots groups - some with a political hook - are pushing women to register, get educated on the issues and head to the polls. CodePink. Vox Feminista. The Rocky Mountain Riveters. Vote Run Lead. The White House Project. Colorado Black Women for Political Action. Citizens for Responsible Government. The Denver Panhellenic Council. All are working to snap women out of voter malaise and commit them to some form - any form - of political life...Women are no worse than men at registering and voting. In 2000, 47.1 percent of men able to register did not, compared with 41.1 percent of women. Voting records are similar: 85.7 percent of registered women nationally said they voted, compared with 85.4 percent of men, according to census data."
Today is the last day to register to vote in the August 10th primary. Democrats and Independents that vote that day will be choosing the next Denver District Attorney since there is no Republican running. Here's the link to the Denver Election Commission on DenverGov. They say, "Use this english language form to register to vote in Denver if you are doing so for the first time. Please read all instructions carefully as requirements for registering have changed significantly. Instructions must be followed accordingly to have your registration properly processed. Upon completion of this form send it directly to the Denver Election Commission. Do Not FAX The mailing address is 200 W. 14th Ave, Ste. 100, Denver, CO, 80204." Better walk it down there today.
A Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage may be a hot issue for the election but the Denver Post editorial staff is saying that the Congress has more important work to do [July 12, 2004, "Marriage debate a waste of time"]. From the editorial, "There is, in fact, much pressing public business queued up at the Capitol. Congress has yet to pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and there are treaties and homeland security measures in the queue. It is a shameless diversion to waste time on a political debate about amending the U.S. Constitution to preempt a field of social policy that has long been left to states, namely marriage."
Today's The Stump has some trivia about the Attorney General [July 12, 2004, "The Stump, July 12"].
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