Coyote Gulch

Friday, October 22, 2004

2004 Presidential Election
Colorado is a stop for President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Senator Kerry over the next few days, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 22, 2004, "Kerry, Cheney, Bush returning"].
Ariana Huffington: "The good news is that all indications point to a radical turnaround in young voter turnout in the coming election - a turnaround fueled by a force more powerful than all the electoral hurdles placed in young people's way. Namely, George W. Bush. He has sparked a youthful uprising unseen since Robert Kennedy's tragically shortened run for president. Kennedy's 1968 campaign brought together a powerful coalition of progressive young white voters and disaffected young black voters, united in support of his twin platform of fighting poverty and ending the war in Vietnam. Bush's immoral war in Iraq and poverty-spreading domestic policies have brought those same groups together in an effort to topple him."
Electoral-vote.com: "The seesaw keeps going up and down. Yesterday, Bush was ahead in Ohio and behind in Florida. Today he is behind in Ohio and ahead in Florida. A new Quinnipiac Univ. poll in Florida puts Bush a whisker ahead there, 45% to 43% among registered voters and 48% to 47% among Quinnipiac's idea of likely voters, both well within the margin of error. A new Gallup poll in Ohio puts Kerry ahead there, 50% to 44 among registered voters, but only ahead 48% to 47% among those people Gallup considers likely voters. Given that the presidency is likely to be determined by a few thousand Florida and Ohio voters, it is somehow hard to imagine that vast numbers of registered voters in those two states are going to sit this one out though. The electoral college is now tied at 264 votes each, with Minnesota being an exact tie. It is going to be a real squeaker. Every vote is going to count in a large number of states this time."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "A new Knight Ridder/MSNBC poll showed 'Kerry has not locked up the swing states that voted Democratic four years ago. In fact, the poll shows that three presidential debates, millions of dollars in campaign advertising and numerous visits from the candidates have changed few minds in those states in the last month.' Here are some notable state polls: Ohio: Kerry 50, Bush 44 (Gallup); Michigan - Kerry 51, Bush 44 (Survey USA); Michigan - Kerry 47, Bush 46 (Mason-Dixon); Iowa - Bush 49, Kerry 43 (Mason-Dixon)."
6:36:42 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
Early voting is going on today and tommorrow along with next week Monday through Friday. Vote early ~~and vote often~~.
Here's a list of endorsements from the Denver Post [October 22, 2004, "The Denver Post's endorsements"].
Ken Salazar was campaigning in Coyote Gulch's neighborhood last night, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 22, 2004, "Salazar missing sleep in quest for Senate seat"]. From the article, "U.S. Senate hopeful Ken Salazar kicked off his 'Sleepless in Colorado' tour Thursday night with a chartered bus, boxes of snacks and fired-up supporters. Salazar, Colorado's two-term attorney general, vowed not to stop until the polls close on Election Day."
Here's a look at the most expensive U.S. Senate race in Colorado history from the Rocky Mountain News [October 22, 2004, "Coors gets $1.65M in two weeks"]. From the article, "Meanwhile, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has spent a total of $1.3 million on anti-Salazar efforts. That amount is dwarfed, however, by the $2.4 million that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has invested in keeping Coors out of the Senate."
The Rocky Mountain News editorial staff is endorsing Diana DeGette for 1st Congressional [October 22, 2004, "Reps. DeGette, Udall and Musgrave"]. From the article, "Fortunately, voters in the 1st have had the sense these past eight years to elect Rep. Diana DeGette, a practical, thoughtful congresswoman with a definite independent streak. In the debate over drug reimportation, for example, DeGette bucked the anti-corporate demagoguery of many in her party and opposed flinging open the borders to any and all imports. Her fear: fraudulent medicines purchased over the Internet. The congresswoman also voted against the costly Medicare prescription drug benefit that will add at least $500 billion in federal spending over the next 10 years. We're not suggesting DeGette is a crusading fiscal conservative, but unlike some member of Congress - particularly in other safe urban districts - she refuses to reflexively embrace every attempt to increase the size and regulatory scope of government. Her time in Congress doesn't seem to have inflated her ego, either, meaning she's still approachable to average constituents."
6:18:18 AM

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