Projections: Cory Gardner takes Colo. seat from Mark Udall

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Source: CNN

Republican Rep. Cory Gardner has won the race for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat, defeating one-term incumbent Sen. Mark Udall, according to projections by CNN and The Associated Press.



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[SHRED]

1. heads up their asses

[Ilsa]

2. Today Thom Hartmann talked about NPR's Maura Liasson lying

About Cory Gardner, misrepresentating his position as more moderate than it is. NPR did a piss-poor job of being fair; all coverage was slanted in Gardner's favor.

[Gloria]

15. Lying? Or just being lazy? or both???

I guess they're almost interchangeable now...

[Ilsa]

18. Sounded like outright lying to me, how she

Described Gardner as being neutral on abortion rights when he cosponsored a personhood amendment, etc.

[valerief]

22. NPR is right wing and has been since Dimson was first elected. nt

[SoLeftIAmRight]

3. America

What flag will wave

over the

Land of the dumb

and the

Home of the stupid

[Gloria]

14. I believe the correct name for the US is "DUMBFUCKISTAN" now

After Bush 2, there was a map showing red and blue states...with the red states
being called that..
NOW, we can really call the whole country DUMBFUCKISTAN...

Spread the word....

[rpannier]

4. Absurd he lost that race

Amazing there are that many stupid people

Though I have heard that Udall ran a really lousy campaign

[Gloria]

13. I saw a piece where they were saying he was "too serious"

that he didn't smile enough,,,,Gardner smiles very well as he knifes you in the back..

So people what a smiler...

People are just stupid, watching too much reality TV and not using their brains
any more.

Asses all...

[smiley]

5. Cory Gardner...

scares me.

[Jake Stern]

6. I can think of two reasons why Gardner won:

1. Gun control - Dems were warned that pushing a gun control agenda wasn't a groovy idea but they did it anyway. That, I believe, is one of the biggest reasons the D's went down in flames.

2. Gardner ran as a moderate - He had ads touting wind energy and even an ad where he complimented Udall. Plus he ran away from his previous support for "personhood" amendments and portrayed himself as a supporter of contraception access.

[Colorado Liberal]

8. I live in a state full of people who like being lied to

...just as long as there is HUGE money behind the lies. Gardner has NO record as a moderate, or as a bipartisan, or as a supporter of alternative energy. There was No substance behind his campaign, but with enough Koch brothers money behind your story, apparently having substance is no longer a requirement to win statewide office.

As for personhood, he's still a sponsor of a personhood bill in the House, and I expect he'll have another "epiphany" and be back in favor of it before he's even seated in the Senate...

[Jake Stern]

9. I agree

$100 says he'll go full Tea Party once in the Senate.

[jamzrockz]

19. I will take that bet

Most republicans who went full tea party did it only because at the time it helped them win elections. Now that the tea party is all but dead, now way in the world he goes full tea party. Full pro corporation republican? then I will agree

[joshcryer]

23. Gardner outspent Udall by $17 million.

It didn't help that Gardner is a lot younger than Udall.

Fact remains the youth stayed home.

[workinclasszero]

7. Damn I thought Colorado was the future

Guess not. People are so damn stupid sometimes.

[Gloria]

16. Yeah, but Denver Airport runs on natural gas...

clean, etc. etc.
I know because I see the ad...

Very progressive, right??

[Historic NY]

10. Aren't the Repugs anti-pot...

[workinclasszero]

17. I hope the baggers repeal the pot laws in Colorado

so I can laugh at all the idiot stoners who stayed home and let the american taliban take over!

[billhicks76]

20. Your Painfully Ridiculous And Prejudiced

They did not stay at home. But in many states the republicans were more motivated. It's Obamas fault for playing footsie with the Right who was going to hate him anyway. Betraying Progressives was a mistake and does affect turnout. Obama turned his back on his friends to cozy up to racists that will never like him. But Obama had been serving Bush from the get go so here's your wake up call. He was actually counting on a Republican Senate to squelch the Senate Torture Report according to a The Nation. I'm not at all surprised.

[Gloria]

11. Meanwhile, I guess Udall here in NM

will win .

SO SAD in Co. I'm surrounded by states I don't want to set foot in....

[locks]

12. This is a tragedy

for Colorado and the entire nation. We will go backwards and undo the few progressive policies that were so hard won.

[billhicks76]

21. NSA Payback Anyone

I bet Obama didn't try and help Udall. He challenged power unlike the centrist Republcan-lite Obama and Clinton's. Same old story. Hope you like Jeb Bush in 2016. That's what you get for rolling over to Rethuglicans and betraying Progressive causes. Fools.

[joshcryer]

24. Udall didn't want Obama's help.

Udall was actually very critical of Obama's NSA program. So he couldn't be critical of the program the way he was and then shake Obama's hand at a rally.

[billhicks76]

25. I Agree

Obama like Bush and Clinton put this guy on the target list for sticking up for Americans rights.

[joshcryer]

26. Nevermind that Udall is Third Way.

[billhicks76]

27. Didn't Know That

But goes to show privacy is something most people agree on except the few exploiting it for their own gain.