Referenda C and D
Supporters of Referendums C and D are targeting the Western Slope in an effort to sway rural voters, according to the Denver Post [October 5, 2005, "Referendum supporters head west"]. From the article, "The proponents' rural and Western Slope strategy is taken directly from the playbook of U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., and it's a sign that both sides expect a close vote Nov. 1. Rural Colorado and the Western Slope are often neglected in statewide elections because the Front Range typically accounts for 80 percent of the votes cast. Lose the Front Range, and you usually lose the election."
Opponents of the referendums rallied in El Paso county last night, according to the Denver Post [October 5, 2005, "A crowd of about 200 conservative activists gathered at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame on Tuesday night to hear Republican leaders decry November's Referendums C and D. They left after two hours of occasionally rousing oratory and free steak sandwiches with Vote No T-shirts, bumper stickers, yard signs and pamphlets under their arms. Hosted by the Washington-based advocacy group FreedomWorks, the event marked the Vote No coalition's kickoff of its final push in the campaign over state budget policy in the Republican stronghold of El Paso County. About 1,000 absentee ballots already have been received by county elections officials here."
Jim Spencer is urging voters to pass Referendums C and D in his column in today's Denver Post [October 5, 2005, "Cuts are easy when people don't count"]. He writes, "So let's take a look at where the cuts might come if C goes down. After all, opponents of the referendum insist this state has plenty of pork to slice. Start with those piggies in the nursing homes and the young welfare porkers gobbling up handouts."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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