 2004 Presidential Transition
Do Democrats have any chance of ever winning the White House? The Rocky Mountain News is reporting that some think there is an opportunity in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada in the next election [November 6, 2004, "Analysts: Dems should look to the Southwest"]. From the article, "If Democrats want to win back the White House in 2008, they should set their clocks to Mountain Time and find a candidate who slips naturally into scuffed cowboy boots. That's the assessment of several party leaders and political analysts in Colorado, as they scour Tuesday's election results for help down the road. Their clues begin in the contrasting Colorado finishes for Ken Salazar, who won a hotly contested U.S. Senate seat, and John Kerry, who lost the state despite campaigning vigorously here. Salazar and Kerry held similar views on several key issues, including heath care, national security and abortion. But exit polls indicated that low-income voters narrowly preferred Salazar over Republican Pete Coors but widely choose President Bush over Kerry. And while Salazar won bushels of rural voters and carried several suburban counties, Kerry struggled in both areas. For example, the Massachusetts senator fared slightly worse in Pueblo and Prowers counties than Al Gore did in 2000, despite visiting both on campaign swings."
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