Denver November 2004 Election
You can still vote early through Saturday and next week Monday - Friday. Vote early and vote often
If you haven't voted yet the venerable, and deadly serious about elections, Denver paper, Westword, has a voter guide to help you make up your mind. They're also asking to tough questions of the Congressional candidates.
Here's an article about Mayor Hickenlooper's endorsement of Ken Salazar from the Rocky Mountain News [October 21, 2004, "Mayor backs Salazar"]. From the article, "Hickenlooper made the endorsement on Denver's Millennium Bridge, the very spot in 2003 where he announced his longshot mayoral candidacy. A brewmeister, Hickenlooper went on to win in a landslide and, according to several polls, is now Colorado's favorite politician. Hickenlooper is a Democrat but has worked closely with Republicans, including Gov. Bill Owens. The mayor said it was difficult to break from his traditional role of avoiding partisan politics, but decided it was vital after talking with his wife, Helen Thorpe. But the mayor pledged that if fellow beer brewer, Republican Pete Coors, wins he will work as hard as possible to help Coors be a great senator."
Ken Salazar and Pete Coors differ on the issue of abortion according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 21, 2004, "Clashing over abortion"]. From the article, "Republican Pete Coors converted to Catholicism after the pope visited Colorado, but says his stance against abortion stems from a longtime conviction. Democrat Ken Salazar once considered becoming a priest and personally opposes abortion, but says the decision to have one is between a woman and her god...'I'm opposed to abortion under any circumstance,' Coors said. 'I do not support abortion, but I support a woman's right to make that decision," Salazar said. "I think it is particularly important in a circumstance where the pregnancy has occurred because of rape.'"
The Rocky Mountain News editorial staff published their choices for State Senate and the State House yesterday [October 20, 2004, "Colorado voters have chance to reshape state House"].
All you numbers junkies will like this article from the Denver Post looking at voter registration numbers in Colorado [October 21, 2004, "South suburbs give Dems a growth spurt"]. From the article, "Statewide, Democrats have registered 11,306 more voters since January than Republicans. More Coloradans have registered this year as unaffiliated than with either major party. Numbers released this week from the Colorado secretary of state show that Republicans in the state number 1,114,576, an increase of 72,280 since January. Colorado Democrats total 936,496, an increase of 83,586 since January. Unaffiliated voters number 1,001,752, an increase of 94,150."
Brad Friedman claims that the President is scrubbing his website. That's just smart on their part.
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