Denver November 2004 Election
It's almost comical watching the Democrats try to find someone to challenge Ben Nighthorse Campbell for his U.S. Senate seat. So far they've failed to cajole Mark Udall, Gary Hart, and Wellington Webb. According to the Denver Post [February 7, 2004, "Denver's Grossman considers Senate race"] they are now wooing State Senator Dan Grossman who represents District 32 in Denver. Mr. Grossman has a weblog here. I'm embarrased to say that I had not found it until today.
Senator Grossman is using his weblog to educate his constituents about the legislative process and keep them informed as what's happening around Capitol hill. Writing on the weblog, about the recruiting hijinks at CU, Mr. Grossman says, "Well, Senator Groff and I touched off a bit of a firestorm with our suggestion of a legislative inquiry into the recruiting practices of the University of Colorado football program. President Hoffman's lobbyists spent the weekend talking to us about the University's sincerity in wanting a comprehensive and independent investigation conducted by a panel set up by the University. Finally, after several phone calls from such lobbyists (including at least one during the Super Bowl) we agreed to meet with President Hoffman at 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning to discuss her proposals." You just don't get insite into the job of a State senator from the regular media.
This is great stuff. A state senator writing about his day to day work, in his own voice, describing his positions, allowing his constituents to get to know him on a very personal level that is not possible with traditional media. Bravo Mr. Grossman.
8:26:52 AM 
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