Denver November 2004 Election
Early voting started yesterday.
I guess endorsements by both Denver dailies did not seal the deal for Ken Salazar, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 19, 2004, "Poll: Coors jumps ahead"]. From the article, "Beer baron Pete Coors has pulled ahead of Attorney General Ken Salazar in the U.S. Senate race in a poll that finally reflects the GOP's voter-registration advantage in Colorado. Coors leads Salazar 45 to 40 percent, according to the latest poll for the Rocky Mountain News and News 4. Salazar led Coors 52 percent to 42 percent a month ago...Spokesman Cody Wertz said a CNN/USA Today poll also released Monday showed Salazar with a 1-point lead...The poll was conducted last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday among 400 self-described voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent. The poll shows Salazar winning in Denver and on the Western Slope, and Coors winning in El Paso County, the surrounding area and the Plains. The candidates are tied in Jefferson and Arapahoe counties, and Coors has a tiny edge in the northern suburbs. Statewide, Coors leads among men, 48 percent to 38 percent, and has a slight lead, 43-41 percent, among women. But among suburban men, Coors had a 55-33 percent lead, while Salazar has a slight edge, 41-39 percent, among suburban women. Weigel said 13 percent of suburban women are undecided."
Here's a story about the 1st Congressional battle from the Rocky [October 19, 2004, "GOP hopeful in uphill fight"]. From the article, "They have a debate scheduled Oct. 26, and they've appeared jointly at a candidates forum. But other than that, DeGette has been doing her own thing on the campaign trail. In the last 70 years, exactly two Republicans have been elected to Congress from the 1st District - Dean M. Gillespie in 1944 and James D. "Mike" McKevitt in 1970."
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