Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Local Politics
More good news for nice guy Democratic candidate for govenor Bill Ritter--Senator Ken Salazar will not run for govenor. This not quite shocker comes on top the dropping out of the race a month ago by not ready for hardball, rich guy, Rutt somebody, leaving Ritter the lone Democrat candidate. So far, despite the desire of the Colorado Democrats to have someone other than a pro-life candidate (Ritter is a good--though not perfect--Catholic boy), it's beginning to look like Bill Ritter will not have to run in a primary.
On the Republican side, Congressman Bob Beauprez is running for the nomination against former DU president Mark Holtzman. The Beauprez/Holtzman battle is, in one sense, double bad news for the Republicans. First, Beauprez holds onto his Congressional District (redrawn to within an inch of its life by recently retired Judge John Coughlin) largely because he is the incumbent and his running for Govenor, and not for reelection, makes the Seventh District vulnerable for Democrat takeover. Second, if my memory is intact, in the last election, 2004-- where, let's face it, Republicans got their asses kicked--every Republican who ran in a primary lost in the general election. That's a string, I, for one, am not eager to see continue.
As I have said, Ritter, if undamaged by his own party in a primary fight, will be a formidable candidate. Time for the Republicans to get seriously busy in their efforts to get Republicans elected in 2006.
On the Republican side, Congressman Bob Beauprez is running for the nomination against former DU president Mark Holtzman. The Beauprez/Holtzman battle is, in one sense, double bad news for the Republicans. First, Beauprez holds onto his Congressional District (redrawn to within an inch of its life by recently retired Judge John Coughlin) largely because he is the incumbent and his running for Govenor, and not for reelection, makes the Seventh District vulnerable for Democrat takeover. Second, if my memory is intact, in the last election, 2004-- where, let's face it, Republicans got their asses kicked--every Republican who ran in a primary lost in the general election. That's a string, I, for one, am not eager to see continue.
As I have said, Ritter, if undamaged by his own party in a primary fight, will be a formidable candidate. Time for the Republicans to get seriously busy in their efforts to get Republicans elected in 2006.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:08 AM 
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I hope you are right, hibb, but I see no one on the horizon. The leaders of the State Senate and House (both democrats, alas) Joan Fitz-Gerald and Andrew Romanoff are mentioned all the time, but they are not coming forward and Labor day, the unofficial deadline is very near. I know the Democrat Masters are looking; I don't know they're finding anyone.
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