Why does ultraconservative rural Colorado love affirmative action?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Just found this: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/county/#COI01map

So the skiing latte liberals in Eagle and Summit counties oppose it along with the Hispanics in Pueblo, but the Marilyn Musgrave voters don't. WTF?

[Mesu]

The ballot language was intentionally confusing leading some voters to think they were voting for the opposite of what the amendment would do.

Also Those Liberal and Hispanic counties you mentioned voted yes by a small margin. While Denver and Boulder counties both voted no by 60-40 margins.

[Lunar]

biased source, but whatevsky.  Maybe conservatives just decided to oppose any change to the status quo titled "civil rights initiative?"

http://www.votenoamendment46.com/?Amendment_46:_Misrepresentation

The ballot language is similarly misleading. The deceivingly termed civil rights initiative in Colorado -- as in California, Missouri, Arizona, Nebraska and Oklahoma -- is really designed to dismantle equal opportunity for women and minorities in public employment, public education and public contracting. In fact, the thrust of the initiative is to ban equal opportunity. Ironically, however, its text fails to mention the term "equal opportunity."

[Vepres]

Indeed, I had no idea what it meant when I first read the actual proposition.

[cannonia]

biased source, but whatevsky.  Maybe conservatives just decided to oppose any change to the status quo titled "civil rights initiative?"

http://www.votenoamendment46.com/?Amendment_46:_Misrepresentation

The ballot language is similarly misleading. The deceivingly termed civil rights initiative in Colorado -- as in California, Missouri, Arizona, Nebraska and Oklahoma -- is really designed to dismantle equal opportunity for women and minorities in public employment, public education and public contracting. In fact, the thrust of the initiative is to ban equal opportunity. Ironically, however, its text fails to mention the term "equal opportunity."

Gotta love the left.  Racial preferences equals equal opportunity.  Two plus two equals five!

[Хahar 🤔]

biased source, but whatevsky.  Maybe conservatives just decided to oppose any change to the status quo titled "civil rights initiative?"

http://www.votenoamendment46.com/?Amendment_46:_Misrepresentation

The ballot language is similarly misleading. The deceivingly termed civil rights initiative in Colorado -- as in California, Missouri, Arizona, Nebraska and Oklahoma -- is really designed to dismantle equal opportunity for women and minorities in public employment, public education and public contracting. In fact, the thrust of the initiative is to ban equal opportunity. Ironically, however, its text fails to mention the term "equal opportunity."

Gotta love the left.  Racial preferences equals equal opportunity.  Two plus two equals five!

Did you, like, not read the post or something?

[Bo]

They don't. That referendum was confusing to many voters.