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Thursday, October 21, 2004

A Message to Michael (Powell)
Doc Searls: "As I said here, the way we've always (and rightly) conceptualized 'communications' doesn't fit the Net, because the Net was not conceived by its makers as a delivery system for 'content.' The Net's architecture is end-to-end, on purpose. It has been described as a World of Ends. In ways as deep and essential as the core of the Earth, it's something nobody can own and everybody can use. Plus one more thing: it's a place everybody can improve as well. Which is why it keeps improving."
8:30:59 PM

Colorado Water
Maybe Denver Water should have raised rates instead of using surcharges (oh yeah they just did raise rates). They're being sued over the surcharges, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 21, 2004, "Denver Water sued over surcharges"]. From the article, "Tim Flanagan, an attorney representing the Denver homeowners, said the utility needs to do more. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Denver District Court, seeks refunds of surcharges for all homeowners inside the Denver city limits and seeks to bar Denver Water from levying surcharges against city residents in the future."
6:37:50 AM

2004 Presidential Election
President Bush leads Senator Kerry 49% to 43% in Colorado according to a recent Knight Ridder/MSNBC poll shared by the Denver Post [October 21, 2004, "Colo. still in Bush camp"]. From the article, "Six percent of Coloradans polled said they still were undecided - matching the spread between the candidates. Two percent said they were voting for independent Ralph Nader or another candidate. Undecided voters said their top concern is the economy, followed by health care and terrorism/security. No undecided voters said their most important issue was tax policy - the primary concern for 12 percent of Bush voters, according to the poll. On the issues, Colorado's undecideds look more like Kerry voters than Bush voters, according to the polls. The economy was the top concern for Kerry voters, too. And though about a third of the undecided voters said the country was headed in the 'right direction,' nearly half said they thought the country was on the 'wrong track,' and nearly 18 percent were unsure."
Even though Colorado has lost it's status as a battleground the President plans a stop here on Monday.
Westword has the lowdown on John Kerry and George Bush.
Electoral-vote.com: "We have 35 new polls today, with updates to the map in 16 states. Wisconsin is the only state that has switched sides as a result of a new Strategic Vision (R) poll showing Bush ahead there 46% to 49%, although this is within the margin of error. Also, Minnesota is now tied according to a new Rasmussen 7-day tracking poll. The changes in the other states do not cause any electoral votes to change."
"Survey USA has conducted a poll in 30 states and reported that men are from Bushland and women are from Kerryland. Interestingly enough the state with the biggest gender gap is Georgia, where it is 28%. Those southern belles don't actually like Kerry (they support Bush by 6%), but the Georgia men prefer Bush by a huge 34%. The gender gap is also very high in Rhode Island, Oregon, Nevada, and Florida. Only in two states, Kansas and North Carolina, does Bush do better among women than among men. Kerry's advantage with women averages 11%. With the upcoming get-out-the-vote efforts, it won't be surprising to see the Republicans focusing on men and the Democrats focusing on women."
"It is surprising that Bush and Kerry don't like each other very much. After all they are family: ninth cousins twice removed to be exact. Thanks to politicalwire.com for pointing this out."
Update: Where do our presidential candidates stand with respect to technology? Here's the link to the CompTIA piece.
Update: Josh Marshall: "Now, that's more like it. AP/IPSOS has Kerry over Bush 49% to 46% among likely voters. That's within the margin of error. But almost every poll is within the margin these days. And that comes on the heels of dead-even readings among likely voters from NBC/WSJ and Pew in the last couple days. Zogby does have Bush wobbling back to a one point lead today. And the Post still has Bush with a three point spread. But on balance there seems to be at least a mild drift in Kerry's direction over this last week."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "The latest Pew Research Center poll shows 'the presidential race is again extremely close.' President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are tied at 45% to 45% among registered voters, and 47% to 47% among likely voters. The Economist Poll shows Kerry leading Bush, 48% to 46%. A Marist College poll shows Kerry and Bush 'neck and neck,' with each candidate getting the support of 47% of registered voters. In the AP-Ipsos Public Affairs poll, Kerry is leading Bush 49% to 46%. Most striking: 'Some 56% say the country is on the wrong track.' Here are some notable state polls: Florida - Bush 45, Kerry 43 (Quinnipiac); Wisconsin - Bush 48, Kerry 47 (University of Minnesota)."
Update: I wonder if HellChild was at this rally. Only 21 and she's been registering voters.
6:31:21 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
You can still vote early through Saturday and next week Monday - Friday. Vote early ~~and vote often~~
If you haven't voted yet the venerable, and deadly serious about elections, Denver paper, Westword, has a voter guide to help you make up your mind. They're also asking to tough questions of the Congressional candidates.
Here's an article about Mayor Hickenlooper's endorsement of Ken Salazar from the Rocky Mountain News [October 21, 2004, "Mayor backs Salazar"]. From the article, "Hickenlooper made the endorsement on Denver's Millennium Bridge, the very spot in 2003 where he announced his longshot mayoral candidacy. A brewmeister, Hickenlooper went on to win in a landslide and, according to several polls, is now Colorado's favorite politician. Hickenlooper is a Democrat but has worked closely with Republicans, including Gov. Bill Owens. The mayor said it was difficult to break from his traditional role of avoiding partisan politics, but decided it was vital after talking with his wife, Helen Thorpe. But the mayor pledged that if fellow beer brewer, Republican Pete Coors, wins he will work as hard as possible to help Coors be a great senator."
Ken Salazar and Pete Coors differ on the issue of abortion according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 21, 2004, "Clashing over abortion"]. From the article, "Republican Pete Coors converted to Catholicism after the pope visited Colorado, but says his stance against abortion stems from a longtime conviction. Democrat Ken Salazar once considered becoming a priest and personally opposes abortion, but says the decision to have one is between a woman and her god...'I'm opposed to abortion under any circumstance,' Coors said. 'I do not support abortion, but I support a woman's right to make that decision," Salazar said. "I think it is particularly important in a circumstance where the pregnancy has occurred because of rape.'"
The Rocky Mountain News editorial staff published their choices for State Senate and the State House yesterday [October 20, 2004, "Colorado voters have chance to reshape state House"].
All you numbers junkies will like this article from the Denver Post looking at voter registration numbers in Colorado [October 21, 2004, "South suburbs give Dems a growth spurt"]. From the article, "Statewide, Democrats have registered 11,306 more voters since January than Republicans. More Coloradans have registered this year as unaffiliated than with either major party. Numbers released this week from the Colorado secretary of state show that Republicans in the state number 1,114,576, an increase of 72,280 since January. Colorado Democrats total 936,496, an increase of 83,586 since January. Unaffiliated voters number 1,001,752, an increase of 94,150."
Brad Friedman claims that the President is scrubbing his website. That's just smart on their part.
6:16:41 AM

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