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When Barack Obama stood before an admiring audience at Mile High Stadium here and accepted his presidential nomination 21 months ago, Democratic leaders crowed about turning Colorado into a reliable stronghold, another step toward building the party’s strength in the West.
Those dreams of expansion have given way to hopes for survival.
A persistently sluggish economy, the ninth-highest foreclosure rate in the country, the rising federal budget deficit and opposition to the new health care law have all contributed to a volatile environment for Democrats.
It looks like the dems will not be able to get back a crucial voting block - Independent men.
It seems that the local democratic party does not appreciate the interference coming from DC as well.
Democrat registrations have fallen by 30,000 since 2008, giving the Rs the edge in voter registration.
As usual, the article did not live up to the headline.
Colorado politics are quirky. I'd never predict the outcome of a race in advance. If you read the registration numbers, nearly 1/3 of voters are registered unaffliliated.
As usual, the article did not live up to the headline.
Colorado politics are quirky. I'd never predict the outcome of a race in advance. If you read the registration numbers, nearly 1/3 of voters are registered unaffliliated.
Now now, just because NYTimes says something agreeable to sanrene doesn't make it any less of a 'leftist liberal rag' full of lies.
As usual, the article did not live up to the headline.
Colorado politics are quirky. I'd never predict the outcome of a race in advance. If you read the registration numbers, nearly 1/3 of voters are registered unaffliliated.
Yessss, indeed. And we know the democrats are bleeding Independents.
Yessss, indeed. And we know the democrats are bleeding Independents.
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Originally Posted by Katiana
As usual, the article did not live up to the headline.Colorado politics are quirky. I'd never predict the outcome of a race in advance. If you read the registration numbers, nearly 1/3 of voters are registered unaffliliated.
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Originally Posted by sanrene
Just follow the trend dear.
I don't have any idea, really, what you are saying. Nowhere in the article does it say that Dems are re-registering as Independents (actually, unaffiliated is the term here). It says that a lot of people are registering online as Republicans. The problem with "following the trend" is that you end up looking ridiculous if you go out too far.
I don't have any idea, really, what you are saying. Nowhere in the article does it say that Dems are re-registering as Independents (actually, unaffiliated is the term here). It says that a lot of people are registering online as Republicans. The problem with "following the trend" is that you end up looking ridiculous if you go out too far.
I read the article, yesterday when you first posted it. It was also in my local paper today. I don't really see any "analysis" and in any event, that's opinion, not news.
The trend in the recent elections in VA, NJ, MA is factual - bleeding Indies.
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Party strategists believe that independent male voters will be difficult, if not impossible, to win over
Let us hope that is the case.
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