Colorado’s medical marijuana industry is getting involved in electoral politics. The Denver Post reports it found that medical marijuana advocates and business owners have contributed about $10,000 to candidates. About $2,000 came from Josh Stanley, the owner of the Budding Health dispensary in Denver. Most of the candidates who picked up the donations are Democrats, [...] [...]
Democratic and Republican party leaders put on their best game faces Monday, making 11th hour arguments on the eve of midterm elections that seem certain to curb if not end Democratic control of Congress. “We’re hoping now for a fresh start with the American people,” said GOP chairman Michael Steele. “If we don’t live up [...] [...]
For TV viewers, this cutthroat election year is a riot of attack ads and media saturation made possible by big-money donors. For TV stations, it’s a stimulus package. One research group expects TV political spending to hit a record $3 billion. The windfall may continue well past Election Day because regular advertisers are getting squeezed [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: October 29,2010
Tags: Hazlehurst, Politics
We’d guess that all of our readers, regardless of political affiliation, will have at least one reason to rejoice on Nov 3. [...]
One in three people has yet to lock onto a choice in the Nov. 2 congressional elections, according to an Associated Press-GfK Poll. Yet in this year of the fed-up voter, even these folks offer little hope to Democrats. Despite record political spending and months of frenzied campaigning, one-third of likely voters remain steadfastly undecided [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 19,2010
Tags: GOP, Politics, Republicans
Colorado Republicans fear their party will become a minor party and lose fundraising advantages in the 2012 presidential election if its candidate for governor, tea party favorite Dan Maes, gets less than 10 percent of the vote on Nov. 2. It’s a stunning prospect for a party that has the largest number of registered voters [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 18,2010
Tags: Politics, Republicans
The enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans in the first midterm elections of President Barack Obama’s presidency is no myth – and his party may suffer hugely in two weeks because of it. Just half of those who voted for Obama in 2008 say they will definitely show up Nov. 2 while two-thirds of those [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 12,2010
Tags: Politics
Is anybody fit for office any more? A Florida congressman casts his foe as a religious extremist, “Taliban Dan.” A challenger in West Virginia stresses a lawmaker’s Arab-American ancestry as shadowy and foreign. Other candidates are nothing but liars, misers, cheaters, even traitors, judging by the 30-second TV attacks. Deep-pocketed independent political groups are making [...] [...]
A radio ad aimed at targeting U.S. Rep. John Salazar names the wrong Salazar. The ad paid for by Americans United for Life mentions the name of his younger brother, Ken Salazar, five times. Ken Salazar is a former U.S. senator from Colorado who is now the interior secretary. John Salazar represents the state’s 3rd [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 30,2010
Tags: Michael Steele, Politics, Republicans
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele stopped Thursday in northern Colorado to drum up support for the GOP and promote party unity, but failed to mention the Republican congressional candidate in the district. That candidate, state Rep. Cory Gardner, has been critical of Steele in the past and didn’t attend the rally, which was held [...] [...]
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