Colorado 2008

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Note that in the past few elections the GOP % will be under it's "natural" strength due to underperforming Republican candidates in safe Republican districts; Musgrave for one, but Tancredo also (though to a lesser extent). But it's certainly true that the Democrats have done well in Colorado over the past few years.

Anyway, I found these wee snippets from some Washington Post profiles from 2000 to be interesting:

"...While most of Colorado swings to the right, the 1st remains an enclave of liberalism..."

"...The conservative trend sweeping the West has started to infiltrate the 2nd, where Boulder's liberal granola culture permeates much of the community. Once solidly Democratic, the 2nd is now the most contentious battleground in the state..."

"...The 6th has been solidly Republican since its creation in 1982. Like the rest of the state, it's heading even further to the right..."

Things change, that's all.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

What, the 2nd district is hardly a battleground. I doubt the GOP will even really target this year despite being an open seat.

Congratulations on missing my point!

(FYI, when it was last open (1998) Udall won by just 2.4%. Things have obviously changed in Colorado since then... that's part of my point. The other part is to point out that things could (no, will. This is Colorado so the word has to be will) change again at some point in the (probably not all that distant) future).