CO-Gov: Ritter the next casualty of Bloody January?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Taegan Goddard has a tweet up:

"Source tells Political Wire that Ritter is dropping out of CO-Gov race... Trying to confirm..."

At least this one (like Cherry) would be a net positive for the Dems.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Well I didn't expect that. For a while it seemed like Colorado was on its way to being the nation's newest Demcoratic stronghold. Now Jane Norton is the frontrunner for Senate & Ritter is dropping out. I would hope by now people would think twice before broadcasting the doom of either party, but I guess they won't.

[Rowan]

Who would run in Ritters place?

[ajc0918]

Muahahahaha.

Swing State says Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper could run.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Muahahahaha.

Swing State says Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper could run.

Don't be too quick to rejoice, Hickenlooper would probably be a stronger candidate than Ritter.

[Meeker]

Hickenlooper is a major FF and I would be much, much happier with him as governor than Ritter

[DemocratsVictory2008]

Hickenlooper should have odds of at least 50/50 if he runs

[Lief 🗽]

Yeah, Hickenlooper replacing Ritter would be great for us (though I'd prefer he replace Bennett...)

[Bo]

Yeah, Hickenlooper replacing Ritter would be great for us (though I'd prefer he replace Bennett...)

Agree. BTW, how is Romanoff doing against Bennet?

[Sam Spade]

Just posing the question - If Hickenlooper didn't run in 2006, when the larger environment in Colorado was a definite positive, why would he run in 2010, when the larger environment is, at best, probably going to be somewhat negative?

Not that this necessarily means anything, of course.

[backtored]

Yeah, Hickenlooper replacing Ritter would be great for us (though I'd prefer he replace Bennett...)

Agree. BTW, how is Romanoff doing against Bennet?

Not well.  Not well at all.  Apparently Romanoff has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow morning where he's expected to announce that he is swapping races.  That would be the wisest choice for him personally and politically, but I doubt it will have any effect on the Democrats' chances in Colorado in November.  The reality on the ground is that Colorado looks poised to emerge after Election Day, once again, as a state that leans Republican in absence of a compelling, moderate Democrat running in a bad year for the GOP.  Way too many people drank the blue Kool Aid that pundits were serving over the charred carcus of the state Republican Party.  It was so weird to see that happening considering the fact that Colorado is still a fairly conservative state, all things considered.  It's hard to declare Colorado the newest Democratic stronghold when most voters in the state gravitate to ideas that run contrary to the heart of the Democratic Party (nationally, anyway). 

If you're a Democrat in Colorado and you talk enough about fiscal responsibility and you stay far, far away from any conversation that offends Colorado's conservative sensibility on social issues, you stand a chance.  Democrats have failed to do either of those things and that's why you're seeing an ascendent GOP and a Democratic Party in disarray just one short year after looking like it was poised to take total control of state politics.

[Tender Branson]

Yeah, Hickenlooper replacing Ritter would be great for us (though I'd prefer he replace Bennett...)

Agree. BTW, how is Romanoff doing against Bennet?

Not well.  Not well at all.  Apparently Romanoff has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow morning where he's expected to announce that he is swapping races.  That would be the wisest choice for him personally and politically, but I doubt it will have any effect on the Democrats' chances in Colorado in November.  The reality on the ground is that Colorado looks poised to emerge after Election Day, once again, as a state that leans Republican in absence of a compelling, moderate Democrat running in a bad year for the GOP.  Way too many people drank the blue Kool Aid that pundits were serving over the charred carcus of the state Republican Party.  It was so weird to see that happening considering the fact that Colorado is still a fairly conservative state, all things considered.  It's hard to declare Colorado the newest Democratic stronghold when most voters in the state gravitate to ideas that run contrary to the heart of the Democratic Party (nationally, anyway).  

If you're a Democrat in Colorado and you talk enough about fiscal responsibility and you stay far, far away from any conversation that offends Colorado's conservative sensibility on social issues, you stand a chance.  Democrats have failed to do either of those things and that's why you're seeing an ascendent GOP and a Democratic Party in disarray just one short year after looking like it was poised to take total control of state politics.

Hey Rawlings, is that you ?

You're a lot like John Kerry.  You're a northeastern liberal.  You drink the Kool Aid and come to believe that Colorado is viable.  You spend resources in Colorado and at the end of the day you realize what folks here have known all along--conservatism wins in Colorado every time.

[Lief 🗽]

Yeah, Hickenlooper replacing Ritter would be great for us (though I'd prefer he replace Bennett...)

Agree. BTW, how is Romanoff doing against Bennet?

Not well.  Not well at all.  Apparently Romanoff has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow morning where he's expected to announce that he is swapping races.  That would be the wisest choice for him personally and politically, but I doubt it will have any effect on the Democrats' chances in Colorado in November.  The reality on the ground is that Colorado looks poised to emerge after Election Day, once again, as a state that leans Republican in absence of a compelling, moderate Democrat running in a bad year for the GOP.  Way too many people drank the blue Kool Aid that pundits were serving over the charred carcus of the state Republican Party.  It was so weird to see that happening considering the fact that Colorado is still a fairly conservative state, all things considered.  It's hard to declare Colorado the newest Democratic stronghold when most voters in the state gravitate to ideas that run contrary to the heart of the Democratic Party (nationally, anyway). 

If you're a Democrat in Colorado and you talk enough about fiscal responsibility and you stay far, far away from any conversation that offends Colorado's conservative sensibility on social issues, you stand a chance.  Democrats have failed to do either of those things and that's why you're seeing an ascendent GOP and a Democratic Party in disarray just one short year after looking like it was poised to take total control of state politics.

I think you're confusing Colorado with one of its neighbors to the west, north or east.

[Lunar]

There goes twenty hours of work I did for your online campaign wasted.  Thanks a lot Bill.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Just posing the question - If Hickenlooper didn't run in 2006, when the larger environment in Colorado was a definite positive, why would he run in 2010, when the larger environment is, at best, probably going to be somewhat negative?

Not that this necessarily means anything, of course.

^^^^

[Lief 🗽]

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There goes twenty hours of work I did for your online campaign wasted.  Thanks a lot Bill.

MAYBE IF YOU HAD WORKED HARDER HE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO DROP OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Just posing the question - If Hickenlooper didn't run in 2006, when the larger environment in Colorado was a definite positive, why would he run in 2010, when the larger environment is, at best, probably going to be somewhat negative?

Not that this necessarily means anything, of course.

Wasn't Ritter handpicked by the Dems as the safest, most electable candidate, given his conservative stances on abortion and labor? Hickenlooper may not have gotten any institutional support, or maybe he just didn't want to run in a tough primary.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

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There goes twenty hours of work I did for your online campaign wasted.  Thanks a lot Bill.

MAYBE IF YOU HAD WORKED HARDER HE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO DROP OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE

For serious.  Stop sucking so much, Lunar!

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

CO will be close, if this wasn't a GOP year, the Dems would probably win it, but since it is more tilted towards the GOP the R's win CO.

[jokerman]

Who said this this was going to be a GOP year?  It's going to be an anti-incumbent year.  A mayor should do fine. 

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I would tend to agree with you, but McInnis was leading by 8 pts over an incumbant gov.  Should he run against a lesser named opponent his potential should only grow, not decline.  But that's why we have the primaries, to weed out the bad candidates.  And should the Dems unite behind a better senate candidate the polls will go up.

[Vepres]

Just posing the question - If Hickenlooper didn't run in 2006, when the larger environment in Colorado was a definite positive, why would he run in 2010, when the larger environment is, at best, probably going to be somewhat negative?

Not that this necessarily means anything, of course.

Wasn't Ritter handpicked by the Dems as the safest, most electable candidate, given his conservative stances on abortion and labor? Hickenlooper may not have gotten any institutional support, or maybe he just didn't want to run in a tough primary.

Well, he doesn't seem like the most charismatic guy. Ritter was/is far more charismatic and can appeal more to people outside of the Denver area and the ski counties.

[politicalchick20]

Ken Salazar might run:

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This is currently on politicalwire.com (Taegan Goddard).
 

[JohnnyLongtorso]

So the White House pulls him out of the Senate, putting the seat in grave danger, just to let him go a year later?

[Lief 🗽]

So the White House pulls him out of the Senate, putting the seat in grave danger, just to let him go a year later?

yeah, what. Surely they're not that stupid and short-sighted.