Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:08:09 AM
1. I finally got logged on to my blog after 8 hours of trying.
2. The D-11 Recall election did go away, at least for my purposes. It has been scheduled for December, which means stray Dems who might have been drawn to the polls in November may not come.
3. Hefley both decided not to run as a write-in and decided to work for Beauprez. Hefley would do well to endorse Lamborn as well. Elder statesmen, and that is what Hefley now is, can only be tarnished by failing to endorse the party's nominee, and being so public about his decision not to endorse. I hope he changes his mind.
4. Trailhead is on the air with a very effective anti-Ritter ad. Until now, Ritter has been defined as a moderate, effective prosecutor. He is neither.
5. As the election draws near, the polls will close. Polls in Colorado are notoriously inaccurate, and usually skewed Dem. For example, Allard was supposedly in a tight race four years ago and won by six points.
6. Yesterday was a particularly good day on the phones for me. I converted a Ritter voter, identified two volunteers and a potential third, and accidentally solicited a campaign donation when the person I was talking to told me he didn't have time to volunteer but would donate. Volunteers win elections, not candidates.
7. And, finally, I got to see a very upbeat assessment of the campaign, written by John Marshall. Normally volunteers wouldn't see this kind of stuff, but the campaign made an exception for this particular document. I asked for and got permission to quote from it:
"Bill Ritter has almost zero money spent against him and is yet to be defined in much of Colorado . . . once Colorado voters ARE introduced to Bill Ritter's weak and dangerous record as a prosecutor and a lifetime Denver lawyer, they will no doubt break against him."
and:
"Bill Ritter, like any trial lawyer is trying to change the evidence to win a case. He's pretending to be pro-business and for responsible policies, but his record shows that he cuts deals not only with criminals, but with labor unions, special interests and anyone he can."
I liked the last quote because it epitomizes both what is wrong with Ritter and what is wrong with our court system. It fits perfectly with the theme of this blog.