Coyote Gulch

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Clinton in Denver
Great photo of former President, Bill Clinton from BartCopE by way of MakesMeRalph.
8:26:01 PM

The State of the City
Coyote Gulch was five rows back this morning for the State of the City address by Mayor John Hickenlooper.
More later
7:21:05 PM

2004 Presidential Election
Here's the fourth part of Mike Littwin's tour of Red/Blue America, from the Rocky Mountain News [July 21, 2004, "Rollin' on the river: You have to cross Missouri to get to the White House"]. Littwin writes, "Among the nation's swing states, Missouri can claim one thing no other can. In the last 100 years, only once did Missouri vote for a losing presidential candidate - Adlai Stevenson in 1956. That's why we've come here. In red-blue parlance, this is a purple state, one of the swing states that the pollsters and the pols tell us will determine the election. In blue Seattle and red Virginia Beach, Va., we found certainty. Here we find complexity."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "New Polls The latest Investors Business Daily poll shows Sen. John Kerry leading President Bush 44% to 41%. In a three way race, Kerry leads 42% to 40%, with Ralph Nader getting 4%. Pew Research Center has a new poll showing Kerry leading Bush 46% to 44% with Nader at 3%. Arizona - Kerry 42%, Bush 41% (KAET-TV).
Update: Washington Post: "At a time when Bush and Kerry are running about even among all registered voters, Kerry enjoys a 2 to 1 advantage over Bush among Latino registered voters. Hispanics give Bush lower approval ratings than the overall population does, and the poll shows that the bulk of the Latino community continues to identify with the Democratic Party."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "If the election were held today, Princeton Professor Sam Wang says Senator John Kerry would win: 'Counting the last six polls, the current probability of a Kerry win is 98 percent. Counting only the last three polls, the probability is 99.98 percent.'"
Update: Wired: "The fact that the Democratic Party has invited bloggers to the convention in Boston has stirred up lots of media attention lately. The Washington Post, USA Today, L.A. Times and Associated Press have published pieces on it (and now, of course, so am I), and The New York Times published an editorial."
Update: Paul Boutin: "JibJab brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis will be on TV to talk about their runaway smash hit animation, 'This Land.'"
6:35:35 AM

Colorado Water
The continuing drop of the water level in Lake Powell is worrisome, according to the Rocky Mountain News [July 21, 2004, "Lake Powell's low water levels cause alarm amid drought"]. From the article, "Lake Powell is full at 24 million acre-feet but at the end of June there were only 10.4 million acre-feet, the lowest it's been since 1980. The Colorado River waters the West. Flows are divided in half between the upper basin states - Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah - and the lower basin states of Arizona, Nevada and California. The river commission manages the shared water. The upper basin states use their legal share, but could be asked to give up water to raise Lake Powell, said Balcomb. For Colorado, the sacrifice could affect farmers, ranchers and towns, mostly on the Western Slope. Arizona, California and Nevada - all downstream of Lake Powell - waste some of the water released from Lake Powell and could be asked to conserve, he said."
6:25:36 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
Here's an in-depth look at Mike Miles from the Denver Post [July 21, 2004, "Long-shot Miles packs an independent streak"]. From the article, "So far, despite Miles' state convention win, his support appears to be more fervent than widespread. He trails in traditional measures such as fundraising, endorsements from party leaders and polls. Many backers say Miles represents the boldest change from the Republicans who now control national politics and Democrats who are too compromising."
There was a forum for the candidates for the U.S. Senate last night, according to the Rocky Mountain News [July 21, 2004, "3 of 4 Senate hopefuls show up at church hall"].
Here's an article profiling Beth McCann from the Rocky Mountain News [July 21, 2004, "McCann blazing new trail"]. She is running for Denver District Attorney against John Walsh and Mitch Morrisey. The new Denver D.A. will be determined in the primary on August 10th as there is no Republican in the race.
6:11:13 AM

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