Colorado Caucuses - The Rising Tide of Anti-Incumbency

[Krashkopf]

Romanoff takes caucuses

By Aaron Blake - 03/17/10 07:37 AM ET

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) fell to former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in Tuesday night's precinct caucuses, raising new hope for Romanoff's campaign in their primary.

National Democrats, who are supporting Bennet, worked hard to lower expectations in advance of the caucuses, which basically function like straw poll of activists. In the end, Romanoff's 51-42 victory was substantial but not overwhelming. BULL SHIT! Bennet, and his "National Democratic" supporters out-spent Romanoff by nearly 10 to 1! Bennet was also personally endorsed by President Obama. And, in spite of it all Romanoff STILL kicked his butt by 9 points. Hopefully, this will be a HUGE wakeup call for Obama and Rahm Emanuel . . . You take the Progressives for granted AT YOUR PERIL!

Another establishment favorite could be headed for a loss on the GOP side, with former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton falling narrowly to Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck.

This post has been updated. AP is reporting that Buck has beat Norton, but official results from the state GOP show him leading her 37.86 percent to 37.74 percent with 6 percent of precincts still to come.

Former Lt. Gov. Norton has also been the leading fund raiser for the GOP. Colorado voters are clearly in a mood to THROW ALL THE BUMS OUT.

[Warpy]

1. I hope it doesn't spread to my district in NM

because our freshman Rep has been a good guy so far. Fortunately, neither Senator is up until 2012 and by then, maybe the fever will have fled. They're also good guys.

Blue Dogs, DLC types, New Democrats, and other conservative dead wood needs to go, preferably in the primaries so we can get real Democrats in there. Throwing out good Democrats should never be part of the process.

However, GOPs have got to go. All of them. No exceptions. We can't trust our government to tantrum throwers.

[Hawkowl]

2. Obama is the kiss of death

Every incumbent or candidate he campaigns for goes down in flames. New Jersey, Massachusetts, now Colorado. That's what happens when you piss all of your base and tell them to shut the fuck up.

Political genius my ass.

[Alexander]

5. And NY-23?

Forgot about that one, didn't you?

[PBS Poll-435]

3. Crazy! NT

:wtf:

[girl gone mad]

4. Are you scared yet?

[PBS Poll-435]

9. No. nt

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. That is the current pundit line and its getting broad support

However there is still a fair amount of time before the elections

[PinkFloyd]

7. True.

I think it depends more on what the economy looks like by then. The health battle will be long over, we hope and 7mos is enough time for things to change for better or worse.

[Esse Quam Videri]

8. I voted for Romanoff in my caucus

At the beginning each candidate's side was allowed two minutes to tell people why they should vote for their candidate. Bennet's two minutes were spent by a lady reading a letter from Obama. Of course the letter said how great Bennet is and how important it is that he get re-elected to continue the work in Washington that the administration is undertaking.
Romanoff is leading in the latest polls against any and all potential repug candidates.

[Krashkopf]

10. I'm a Romanoff Delegate

Despite my OP, my vote for Romanoff was NOT an anti-incumbency vote.

I voted for Romanoff because as a Colorado native, and Speaker of the State House, he is more in tune with what Coloradoans want and need. Bennet on the other hand, has only lived in Colorado for 5 or 6 years, and most of that time was as an assistant to Denver gazillionaire Phil Anschutz. He has no idea what it is like to work for a living.

Secondly, I voted for Romanoff because he is NOT accepting any PAC money, or Corporate Money, in this campaign. The vast majority of Bennet's huge fund raising war chest has come from big out-of-state donors - the Democratic insiders.

Thirdly I voted for Romanoff to send a message to Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel. That message is - ENOUGH of this DLC-inspired centrist bull shit. It is time for the Democratic party to stand up for its Democratic ideals.

And, finally, I voted for Romanoff, because he leads all Republicans in the polls. Bennet, on the other hand, trails both Republican candidates in head to head polling.

I am not going to vote for a carpet-bagging corporatist loser just because Barack Obama wants me to.

Keep your big establishment money out of our primary! Let Coloradoans decide!

[Esse Quam Videri]

11. Me Too!

I'm a Romanoff delegate for Douglas County precinct 113.