Election 2009, From Va. to Local School Board: Mixed Bag, More Good Than Bad
by Ben DeGrow | 8:49 am, November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment
Quick reflections on last night’s election results …
National
The Bad: In what was a late insurgent campaign, conservative Doug Hoffman loses New York 23 (though Erick Erickson tries to spin it into a favorable light). Tax-limitation initiatives in Maine and Washington went down in flames.
The Good: Obviously, the Republican sweep in Virginia — governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, seven more seats in the state assembly — is the big national victory. And a Republican governor in New Jersey? Priceless.
Colorado Local
The Bad:
- Pro-union, anti-reform forces strike back and claim a narrow majority on the Denver school board
- Reformers Amy Attwood and Natalie Menten both narrowly lose Lakewood city council elections
- On the Jeffco school board, incumbent Richard Rush is taken out by liberal Paula Noonan
The Good:
- The Douglas County school board reform slate sweeps into power
- Other school board victories? Laura Boggs in Jeffco, Patrick Albright in Poudre
- Katie Witt cruised to a spot on the Longmont City Council
- Poorly-timed tax hike proposals were crushed in Colorado Springs and the Greeley School District
There will be time later for more responses and more in-depth analysis. Please feel free to share any results that caught your attention or insights I likely missed.
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November 6th, 2009 @ 12:14 am
I would hardly consider Amy Attwood a reformer. Natalie has done extensive work for the city of Lakewood in defeating big government in many corners. Amy Attwood came out of nowhere and played the election like our typical current republicans, afraid to actually stand up for conservative values, and remaining silent on the issues important to those who want limited government.