Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Pombo projected to lose in California From email from the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, "There were plenty of talking heads in Washington, DC, who said it couldn't be done. But together we did it: We beat America's #1 Wildlife Villain and made history! "Early this morning, CNN projected a decisive victory for Jerry McNerney -- an independent businessman and avowed conservationist -- over Representative Richard Pombo, Chairman of the powerful House Resources Committee. "This is the most important political victory for conservationists in memory." Across the west this morning, there were reports of bears coming out of hibernation and doing the "Jerry McNerney Boogie." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 8:41:44 AM

Kennedy in lead for Treasurer Cary Kennedy leads her race by 1,136 votes, according to the nifty Denver Post online tool. Macintosh users: The Rocky Mountain News results frame is not working in Safari. It's working fine in FireFox. Category: Denver November 2006 Election 8:23:31 AM

Ludwig poised to win Regent At-Large According to the Rocky Results page it looks like Steve Ludwig will win his race for C.U. Regent At-Large. Congratulations to regent-elect Ludwig. Update: Colorado Confidential is reporting that Steve Ludwig lost. Right now he's losing 45% to 44% on the Rocky Results page. Coyote Gulch has egg on his face. Category: Denver November 2006 Election 7:31:53 AM

Election results The Rocky is running results on their front page in the online edition. We can't get to the Denver Post results right now after a few attempts. Category: Denver November 2006 Election 7:29:18 AM

Labuda wins in HD-1, Romer in SD-32 Congratulations to representative-elect Jeanne Labuda, who is leading Aimee Rathburn 55% to 45% in HD-1 (Denver results). ToTheRight.org has called the race for her. It also appears that congratulations are in order for newly minted state senator-elect Chris Romer (Denver results). Category: Denver November 2006 Election 7:22:59 AM

Election results Congratulations to governor-elect Bill Ritter. The other races are not so clear yet as Denver County has not reported complete results as of 6:54 a.m. Here's a recap from the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "A big blue wave rolled across the country Tuesday, washing away the Republican majority in the United States House of Representatives, sweeping a Democrat into the Colorado Governor's Mansion and handing the Democratic Party big gains up and down the ballot. Voter anger toward President Bush and the war in Iraq fueled a backlash against the GOP's grip on power in Congress and beyond, and Colorado mirrored the national trend. Democrats took back the majority of governorships nationwide, and Democrat Bill Ritter swept aside Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez in Colorado. The night saw a dramatic shift in Colorado's political landscape. The state is sending more Democrats than Republicans to Congress for the first time since 1982." Colorado Confidential and ToTheRight.org are both following the results closely. Amendment 44 was defeated by a large margin, while Amendment 43 has passed. We're still watching and waiting. Category: Denver November 2006 Election 7:03:52 AM

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