Denver November 2004 Election
A recent Rocky Mountain News/News 4 poll shows Attorney General, Ken Salazar, leading both Peter Coors and Bob Schaffer [April 27, 2004, "Poll has Salazar on top"]. From the article, "The poll of 600 registered voters conducted last week showed Salazar besting Schaffer 48-37 percent, or by 11 percentage points. He topped Coors 52-36 percent, or by 16 percentage points. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points...Salazar fared well against both of his opponents nearly across the board. However, an analysis of the poll results found Schaffer posting a good showing in the plains - his old congressional district, said Weigel. He topped Salazar 52-36 percent among those responding. Salazar fared better among women, partly because of the support of Republican women polled, said Weigel. Women preferred Salazar to Schaffer 50-32 percent, and Salazar to Coors 55-30 percent. The margins were slimmer among men polled; Salazar over Schaffer 46-42 percent, and Salazar over Coors, 49-43 percent. Coors fared best among men under 45, who preferred him to Salazar, 51-40 percent. They preferred Schaffer to Salazar, 47-36 percent. Men older than 45 preferred Salazar."
A proposal to raise the cigarette tax, slated to go before voters in November, is gaining support, according to the Rocky Mountain News [April 27, 2004, "Tobacco tax plan gets early support"]. From the article, "The group's ballot measure would hike the 20-cent tax on cigarettes by 64 cents and increase the tax on other tobacco products by 20 percent, raising $175 million a year. The proceeds would be used to expand health insurance for children, increase funding to community clinics and provide money for tobacco-cessation programs."
Ed Quillen weighs in on the separation of church and state and Archbishop Chaput's position on Catholic politicians in his column in today's Denver Post [April 27, 2004, "No place for political guidance"]. Says Quillen, "When we normal citizens get into the voting booth, we don't pay much attention to clerics. After all, getting political guidance from a minister makes about as much sense as seeking moral guidance from a politician."
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