The Rocky Mountain News editorial staff thinks that newly crowned C.U. President Hank Brown should become part of the pitch team helping to pass Referendum C [August 1, 2005, "What's missing from Ref C pitch"]. They write, "Generic ads pushing C with the slogan 'Yes to better roads, better schools, better health care' may work, but they're also predictable. Much more effective - especially with the fiscally conservative and swing voters who hold Brown in particular esteem - would be a TV spot in which the CU president calmly lays out the budget facts for viewers, tells them he's voting for Referendum C and adds that he hopes they will, too. The new CU president has plenty to do without diving into a statewide ballot campaign, of course. Yet it's hard to imagine a better use of his time if he really wants to help his alma mater."
Here's an article from the Denver Post detailing how things are working out in Colorado Springs with regard to Referendum C [August 1, 2005, "Springs' backing of referendums splits GOP"]. From the article, "Colorado Springs, the home of the state's top anti-tax crusaders, has emerged as a battleground for divided Republican elected leaders. Last week, the Colorado Springs City Council voted 7-1 to endorse Referendums C and D in a slap at the region's delegation of Republican lawmakers, who unanimously opposed the budget-reform deal that goes to the state's voters in November. And on Tuesday, Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera, a Republican, will lead a rally in support of the measures, which will ask voters to let state government keep about $3.6 billion that would otherwise be refunded under the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights. Last spring, Republican state lawmakers from El Paso County opposed the plan as a tax increase. Last week, Colorado Springs City Council members called it a tool to boost the local economy."
Meanwhile Senator Ken Gordon and others are planning to walk from border to border in support of Referendums C and D according to the Denver Post [August 1, 2005, "Measures' backers plan cross-state walk"]. From the article, "Supporters of two budget measures on this fall's Colorado ballot are expected to announce today that they will walk the length of the state. The six-week, 350-mile walk from the borders of Wyoming to New Mexico will include hundreds of people with rallies, concerts and town hall meetings along the way, said Senate Democratic leader Ken Gordon, a walk organizer."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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