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Thursday, October 5, 2006
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ZDNet: "A new season has started for YouTube and it has nothing to do with the fall shows. It's all about the political season. And the latest victim is Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was recently shot - by his opponent's camp - stumbling over an awkward explanation of how a $1500 check from a friend came to his reelection fund at just the time when the friend's wife landed a state job."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
9:01:18 PM 
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Coyote Gulch is in the process of selecting the Gulchie Award winners for the November 7th Election. Gulchies are awarded to the campaign in each election that best utilizes Internet technologies. Since the first Gulchies were awarded in May 2003 they're much tougher to win. Now everyone pretty much has a website and email list. Many also have weblogs and are using YouTube. Here's the link to this year's primary Gulchies.
Please send your nominations for Gulchie Awards to coyotegulch [AT] mac [DOT] com. You can also click here.
6:25:54 PM
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Time: "The Foley sex scandal has hurt G.O.P. election prospects. Two-thirds of those aware of the scandal believe Republican leaders attempted a cover-up, according to a new survey."
Thanks to Oliver Willis for the link.
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
5:49:40 PM
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Here's a short article about Amendment 40, from the Rocky Mountain News. They write, "If voters put term limits on appellate court judges by adding Amendment 40 to the state constitution, crime victims and families in crisis would suffer as cases begin to backlog, a coalition of advocacy groups said Wednesday. The umbrella group Vote No 40 said the courts would have to scramble to replace 70 percent of state Supreme Court justices and nearly 40 percent of Colorado Court of Appeals judges if voters approve the measure next month."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:25:14 AM
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U.S. Representative Bob Beauprez is doing well in fundraising, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez raised $38,000 more than his Democratic rival, Bill Ritter, in the most recent fundraising period - reversing a slide that still has him trailing in total dollars raised. For the final two weeks of September, Beauprez collected $263,000, bringing his total to about $2.6 million. Of that, $150,000 came from the Colorado Republican Committee PAC. That is still behind Ritter's $3.2 million, although Beauprez's Wednesday $1,000-per- plate fundraiser with President Bush is expected to significantly boost his campaign. Beauprez's campaign estimated 500 people attended. It was unclear, however, how much of that money would go directly to Beauprez or to the state Republican Party. Some of those attending have already donated the maximum allowed to the candidate.
"Ritter, meanwhile, reported Wednesday that his campaign raised $225,000, including donations from some national Democrats. Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine each gave him $1,000. Heading into the final and most expensive stretch of the campaign, Ritter said he had $170,000 on hand. Beauprez had $250,000."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:08:32 AM
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Denver voters in State House District 1 have a choice between Aimee Rathburn and Jeanne Labuda. Here's a short article, written by Ms. Rathburn from YourHub.com. From the article, "The issues I hear about most in my district are illegal immigration, education, growth, health care and eminent domain abuse. I also hear about graffiti, lack of street lighting and badly maintained roads, but these last three are not issues the State Legislature deals with, so I pass those complaints on to our City Council office."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
5:51:22 AM
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U.S. Representative Bob Beauprez and Bill Ritter both attended a forum in Rifle yesterday, according to the Aspen Daily News. From the article, "Gubernatorial hopefuls squared off on energy issues in Rifle on Wednesday in a debate that highlighted western Colorado's emerging role as the center of the state's natural gas boom. Democrat Bill Ritter called for the state to do more to oversee the industry and mitigate environmental and social impacts that can come along with it. He criticized his opponent's environmental voting record as a congressman. Rep. Bob Beauprez, a Republican, accused Ritter of trying to shut down the energy industry and pledged to balance industry needs and environmental concerns. The debate focused primarily on energy issues, but Beauprez also pressed immigration issues, saving his last words to fire a salvo at Ritter, accusing him of plea-bargaining 152 felony cases of illegal immigrants to avoid deportation when he was Denver's district attorney...
"Ritter called for tougher state air and water quality standards and he criticized Beauprez for supporting measures to fast-track energy development on the federal level and lessen tax requirements on potential oil shale development. Beauprez said he supported careful oil shale development and the development of resources like clean-burning coal, and he pledged to see that local governments got a bigger share of dollars paid to the state to mitigate energy impacts."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post. From the article, "When the candidates concentrated on energy issues key to the Western Slope residents, the exchanges were just as contentious. Ritter brought up Beauprez's inclusion last week on the League of Conservation Voters "Dirty Dozen" list, which highlights legislators the league views as having the worst environmental records. He challenged voters to check out Beauprez's record of votes on energy and other issues that affect western Colorado. He also referred to Beauprez's oil-patch wildlife mitigation plan that has drawn criticism from a number of wildlife officials and brought down the derisive nickname of "the Elk Whisperer" on Beauprez. 'You can't change migration patterns just because you tell elk to go to a different place,' Ritter said. Beauprez pointed out that Rifle native and director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Russ George helped craft that plan. Beauprez promised to keep on George, who is popular in the area and graduated from high school here. 'He will have a job in my administration,' Beauprez said. Ritter said he also would consider keeping George, a Republican, on if he is elected."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
5:35:32 AM
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Last update: 11/1/06; 7:45:01 AM.
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