From today's Denver Post: "Democrat John Turner on Monday announced a committee to explore running for state treasurer next year. Turner, of Highlands Ranch, is a finance and economics instructor at the University of Colorado at Denver and a retired Air Force colonel. 'I want to put my 35 years' military and professional experience to work and see that every single budget dollar will be shepherded carefully and invested wisely to provide for the maximum return while minimizing risk to Colorado taxpayers,' Turner said in a release. Turner is the only announced Democratic candidate. Republican acting state Treasurer Mark Hillman has also registered as a candidate with the secretary of state's office. Republican Gov. Bill Owens appointed Hillman to serve until March, when Mike Coffman, who rejoined the U.S. Marine Corps to serve in Iraq, returns. Coffman is term-limited and cannot run for re-election."
Pueblo Chieftain: "The Democratic Party needs a candidate for governor who is sharp and on top of his or her game. 'Someone who can win,' said Senator Abel Tapia, D-Pueblo. 'When I go to sleep at night, I think of Governor (Andrew) Romanoff.' Tapia then turned cheerleader for a moment, summoning crowd participation from the second annual Jac-X-Press Democratic champagne brunch Sunday at the Union Depot." Thanks to SoapBlox Colorado for the link.
Elevated Voices: "Ritter's stance on abortion has caused a considerable stir among Democrats for a long time now, and it's causing him problems as we head towards the new year and the real beginning of the 2006 election season. But it's not Ritter's position on the subject that is causing him problems so much as it is the fact that he has allowed this one issue to define him...People who talk about the weather do so because they don't know anything else to discuss. It's the same thing with Ritter - people talk about him in relation to abortion because there is nothing else offered to them."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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