Denver November 2004 Election
The redistricting battle is over or not depending on pending lawsuits but Denver voters are pretty well set, Denver is not part of the fight. However there is a lot of interest in redoing the way the redistricting is handled in Colorado. The current party in power, the Republicans, are criticizing the State Supreme Court for overturning their last days gerrymander last spring. The Democrats praise the judicial decision because it rolled back the district map to one that was set by a State Court judge. This week Tom Downey chimed in with recommendations for a redistricting commission in a speakout in the Rocky Mountain News [January 16, 2004, "Speakout: A sensible redistricting alternative"]. What should be the goals for a redistricting commission? According to downey, in priority order: Equal population; Compliance with the Voting Rights Act; Honoring county and municipal boundaries; The creation of competitive districts; Compactness and contiguity. Well now that should be easy to do.
Gary Hart has not announced that he will run for a third term in the Senate but the dirt is already being stirred. Democrats warned that Hart's past should be off limits to supporters of the incumbent, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, according to the Denver Post [January 16, 2004, "Democrats: Campbell has dirty laundry too"]. From the article, "Hart declined Thursday to address Campbell's sex-scandal comments, the question of when he'll decide whether to run, and Campbell's contention that Hart would run only to lay the groundwork for a presidential run in 2008. Hart has said the allegation of an affair with model Donna Rice is old news that should be left in the past."
Here's the link to an article where Senator Campbell accuses Gary Hart of running for Senate to set the stage for a presidential run in 2008, from the Denver Post [January 15, 2004, "Hart would run as 2008 tuneup, Campbell says"]. The Post quotes Campbell as saying, "The presidential aspirations are still there, I would think he might see it as a steppingstone again." According to the Post, Mike Miles has picked up the endorsement of Jared Polis in his Senate run.
Mike Miles' campaign events can be accessed from his home page by clicking on a the "Events Calendar" link. Mr. Miles, you should redesign your website to allow deep linking or better yet publish your schedule as an RSS feed. The next Denver event for the candidate is, January 18th, Vicki Rottman and Janet Barrett will host a coffee for Mike, 765 Oneida Street, Denver, 1 p.m.
I don't find any events listed for Brad Freedburg.
Senator Campbell still does not have a campaign website that I can find.
So far I haven't found websites for the candidates in the Denver District Attorney race.
Candidates, where are your weblogs? As always, Coyote Gulch is there to offer free support to any candidate wanting to start a weblog. E-mail me at jworr@operamail.com and we'll hook up.
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