Poll - Referendums C and D
Here's a story from the Rocky Mountain News about a recent Rocky Mountain News/CBS 4 poll about Referendum C [October 14, 2005, "Fight over measures is close, poll shows"]. From the article, "...the poll shows that 49 percent of voters favor Referendum C, while 46 percent are opposed. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.38 percentage points, making it a close call. Referendum D, the companion issue, got a thumbs-up from 50 percent of those polled, while 44 percent said they were against it...One factor in Referendum C's favor is that 49 percent of voters believe it will pass, while 35 percent think it will fail. Even some voters who oppose the ballot measure thought it would be victorious...In addition, while 41 percent of voters said they believe the tax measure would hurt them financially, 73 percent said they think it is a 'needed investment in schools, health care, roads and services.'"
There is a bunch of information in the article for you numbers junkies.
Mayor Hickenlooper's new TV ad in support of Referendum C is the subject of this article from the Rocky Mountain News [October 14, 2005, "Mayor takes to the air for Refs C & D"]. From the article, "Many people who have been impressed by the Denver mayor's remarkable popularity have described him as a political Superman, but nobody ever expected to see John Hickenlooper plummeting to the earth at 130 mph. But the mayor - who knows a thing or two about publicity stunts and catchy TV ads - did just that, skydiving out of a twin-engine turboprop 17,500 feet over Longmont to film a TV ad promoting Referendums C and D. Hickenlooper said he fears heights and had to be talked into doing the ad, which starts airing today."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [October 14, 2005, "Air Hickenlooper takes a flier for C, D"].
The ad is not up on the Yes on C and D website yet.
Mike Rosen is urging voters to reject Referedums C and D in his column in today's Rocky [October 14, 2005, "Rosen: Vote no on Refs C and D"]. He writes, "The worst thing about our ballot initiative process in Colorado is the media campaigns. And the more complicated the issue, the more simplistic and misleading are the ads. The fight over Referendums C and D is no exception."
The campaign for Initiative 100 is the subject of this article from the Rocky Mountain News [October 14, 2005, "Pot law backers draw flak"]. From the article, "Backers of a Denver ballot measure to legalize marijuana for adults were accused Thursday of exploiting crime fears and deceiving voters. A pro-pot group, Change the Climate, on Monday plans to unveil three billboards around Denver showing a battered woman with her male abuser behind her and the slogan: 'Reduce family and community violence in Denver. Vote Yes on I-100.'"
Coyote Gulch shares the shock and pain with those that decry deceptive political advertising. What is the world coming to? 
Grover Norquist's anti-tax group intends to robo-call voters, according to the Denver Post [October 14, 2005, "Tax foe unleashes "robo-calls" on C, D"]. From the article, "Grover Norquist, the influential leader of the national anti-tax movement in Washington, D.C., is 'robo-calling' thousands of Colorado voters this month after saying in August he would not be spending money in the campaign over Referendums C and D. Norquist, a vocal opponent of the proposed suspension of Taxpayer's Bill of Rights refunds, said then that he was putting away his checkbook because 'the case for the tax increase is so weak that I'm less concerned that it will pass.' But now, Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform is calling thousands of Colorado voters, spokesman Chris Butler said Thursday."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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