Thursday, March 2, 2006

Ken Gordon for Secretary of State? Curious Stranger: "Ken Gordon - who played a leading role in the 2004 ouster of the sleepy and detached Republican controlled legislature and the 2005 passage of Amendments C&D - has declared his candidacy for the 2006 race for Colorado Secretary of State." The candidate sent this link to his video in email. He posted it in QuickTime, Real and .wmf format. That shows an inclusive attitude, reaching out to Macintosh, Linux, UNIX and windows users. The Senator is in the lead for a Gulchie award. Category: Denver November 2006 Election 8:38:21 PM    comment []

Marriage Amendment? From today's Denver Post, "Backers of a constitutional amendment defining marriage cleared a procedural hurdle Wednesday, setting the stage for a signature-gathering campaign. "The state Initiative Title Setting Review Board signed off on the title and wording of a measure that would define marriage as between one man and one woman. "The board decides whether initiatives violate Colorado's single-subject requirement and does not debate the merits of a proposal. Opponents did not show up to challenge the title. "The board also approved titles for an initiative that would limit residential housing growth in select counties and a measure that would restrict oil and tax severance tax revenues collected by the state and deliver revenues over that limit to taxpayers. Category: Denver November 2006 Election 7:29:27 AM    comment []

Ritter for governor? Supporters rallied with Bill Ritter yesterday, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Wealthy donors and once- skeptical liberals are finally lining up behind Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter, who struggled for months to get the full support of his party. "On Wednesday, a day after Democratic state Rep. Gary Lindstrom dropped out of the race, 20 state lawmakers stood publicly behind Ritter. Also, the four millionaires who are credited with helping the Democrats take control of the state legislature two years ago have also said they are backing the former Denver district attorney. "Among those endorsing Ritter on the west steps of the Capitol was Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald, D-Jefferson County. The senator, like some other Democrats, had been uncomfortable supporting Ritter in the past, primarily because he does not back abortion rights." Category: Denver November 2006 Election 7:25:30 AM    comment []

Legal marijuana? Colorado Lib: "After Ritter wrapped up, I dashed down the steps of the capitol to see how Mason Tvert of SAFER was doing. He said it was coincidental that he was hosting his rally on the same day as Ritter. But he seemed happy with the extra interest he was drawing. "SAFER was kicking off its signature drive to get marijuana legalization on the ballot. Yeah, I signed the petition. That doesn't mean I support the issue. It just means I'm not afraid of the debate." Category: Denver November 2006 Election 7:19:29 AM    comment []

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