Daily Kos Backs Romanoff
by Jimmy Sengenberger | 10:20 am, May 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
Andrew Romanoff has been a solid guest on Regis University’s Seng Center radio show TWICE – back in December and then again last month, during both of which he was willing to answer strong questions relatively effectively. After interviewing him twice for extensive periods of time, my assessment has been that while we disagree on policy grounds, he is a stand-up guy and a sincere fellow – and someone not to be underestimated.
My impressions of his sincerity remain intact, but just today, our policy differences were underscored with an endorsement (surprising?) of Spkr. Romanoff by the ultra-liberal Daily Kos Greenroots.
He is the first candidate so honored by DKG, a network of hundreds of environmental activists throughout the United States and the Netroots….Romanoff was awarded this endorsement based on his refusal to take special interest money, particularly from the fossil fuels industry, and for his positive statements on renewable energy.
While I disagree with DKG, find the renewable energy push overblown, and favor increased extraction of natural resources like oil, oil shale, and natural gas here in the U.S., I am confident that the suggested reasons are genuine, as he appears to be sincere in his approach to special interest money (at least insofar as opposition to “corporate cash”) and renewable energy, but it is an interesting bit of news coming out of the Romanoff campaign and the Daily Kos.
One word of caution to Republicans: Romanoff’s trouncing victory over Sen. Michael Bennet at Saturday’s Democratic convention shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. He is gathering significant grassroots support in the anti-establishment swing crossing the country, and the grassroots is where this election may be one or lost this election season. Should he secure the nomination, he will be a formidable adversary who can certainly be beaten but should not be underestimated.
But this notion of opposing special interests yet gaining the support of an influential environmental group brings up a question, which I shall explore later: How does one define the term “special interests,” and are “special interests” always, by necessity, “bad” or “evil”?
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May 24th, 2010 @ 4:44 pm
DailyKos endorsements in Colorado should mean nothing. He doesn’t even know who’s running for US Senate (http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/markos-moulitas/98501-two-ways-to-fight-a-war)