Explain: Why a "Democratic"-issue state (Colorado-legal-weed) not Blue?!1

[UTUSN]

See, the Democratic coalition/Big-Umbrella has components - some more life-or-death than others: We have, unions; social justice; civil rights; civil liberties; environment.

So, and here's where I'm stepping into it, some issues are more "recreational" than others: Legalize weed. So that particular one has risen to the top more than others, which I submit might be more "SERIOUS."

So, now that some places, like COLORADO, have gotten THEIRS (legal weed), *why* might that state be in play and might give us Rethugs?!1


ON Edit: Why can't we count on recreationals?!1

[hlthe2b]

1. Libertarians on the western slope, far RW military & fundies in CO SPrings, wacko secessionist

teabaggers on the plains and two decades of Southern California fiscal conservative migration in the southern suburbs of Denver leaving pockets of sanity in Denver, Boulder and some areas along the front range to Fort Collins.

[UTUSN]

2. They GOT THEIRS. n/t

[JonLP24]

3. More voted for weed legalization than the state voted in favor of Barack Obama

Weed is used by members of all parties.

[UTUSN]

5. Yip, allow me to rephrase the O.P.: We helped YOU/stoners, we can't count on YOU. n/t

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. Libertarians aren't Democrats.

[Politicalboi]

6. If it goes to the Rethugs

Legal weed WILL be gone there. The GOP is against any weed. I just don't get why this race is so close. I kind of hope if the GOP does take over, they do get rid of legal weed. Maybe THAT will wake the people the fuck up. All that lost tax revenue to boot. Even the possibility of getting rid of IUD's isn't making this race a landslide.

Good luck Colorado.

[Comrade Grumpy]

7. No, it won't. It's part of the state constitution now. It won't be easy to undo it.

[Politicalboi]

8. They're the feds

They will try. While I hope Colorado can keep legal weed, at least if there's a fight, maybe it will open more eyes. I'm in Ca where one day there are a lot of shops, then all of a sudden, they're gone and we have to settle for deliveries.