Friday, February 28, 2003

2003 Denver Mayoral Election Westword is running an in depth piece on the Mayoral election. There is a great deal of background about past elections, candidates, and voting demographics. The author sprinkles in a bit of hyperbole also. I like that. Says Westword, "These political insiders -- usually dubbed 'campaign consultants' -- will reveal that the harmless-looking suburban-style tract homes in southwest Denver are actually part of the city's redneck belt, where country music drifts out of pickup trucks and an occasional Confederate flag adorns a basement. You learn that whole sections of Five Points -- the historic heart of Denver's African-American community -- now speak Spanish, and that the once almost entirely white neighborhoods of southeast Denver are being changed by an influx of blacks and Asians." Westword has a companion piece about campaign strategy. In this article they juxtapose the official line on strategy from each campaign with comments from "political insiders." 6:05:48 AM

2003 Denver Municipal Election The Denver Rocky Mountain News covered the first Denver Decides candidate forum last night. The forum was filmed by Denver's Channel 8 and will be broadcast 1:30PM Saturday and 7:30PM Wednesday. From the article, "Jeremiah Attridge, one of four District 1 contenders, blasted Denver Mayor Wellington Webb for 'giving away the candy store to influence- peddling lawyers and producing a 'budget full of fluff." Well now we're getting somewhere. A candidate stepping on the current administration's toes. I wondered when that would happen. Now let's see who wants to distance themselves from Webb and who thinks his support will help them. 5:41:05 AM

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