The outrage of high heels

by Amy Oliver | 5:03 pm, November 1, 2010

OK guys, here’s your chance to manufacture some outrage.
Women’s groups on the left have tried to paint GOP senatorial candidate Ken Buck as anti-woman.  Unable to argue in favor of appointed Senator Michael Bennet’s stance on economic issues, women’s group have tried to make social issues the focus of this election. Keeping with that strategy, Women’s [...]

Last few hours to enter the election prediction game…

by Rossputin | 3:36 pm, November 1, 2010

http://rossputin.com/blog/index.php/2010-general-election-prediction-game

I’ll take entries for the election contest up to 6 AM my time on Tuesday morning…

Join the fun and win a great book as well as bragging rights!

http://rossputin.com/blog/index.php/2010-general-election-prediction-game

Why a 4-Point Ken Buck Victory is Likelier than a Looming “Recount”

by Ben DeGrow | 3:21 pm, November 1, 2010

So if the Denver Post insists that a “recount looms” in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, why do I predict that Ken Buck will defeat appointed incumbent Michael Bennet by four points? What makes me so confident that my prognostication is more accurate than the hype? On The Spot blog, Post political editor Curtis Hubbard lists [...]

The worst possible outcome

by Rossputin | 1:21 pm, November 1, 2010

It occurs to me that there’s one potentially truly horrible outcome in this election:

If the GOP wins 9 seats in the Senate, giving them 50 seats, then every time there is a party-line vote, we’ll have to see Joe Biden again, breaking the tie in favor the socialists.

Just when we thought he and his brain cramps and his hair plugs (are those two related?) had been abandoned to the irrelevancy of the Vice-Presidency, a 50/50 Senate could cause him to yet again be the occasional center of attention.

But then look at the bright side: people will be reminded that Barack Obama chose Joe Biden as his VP…

Final Gallup poll before the election suggets massive GOP gains

by Rossputin | 1:15 pm, November 1, 2010

In the last USA Today/Gallup poll before the election, results show record or near-record levels of certain key measures, including:

• Republican lead among likely voters (15%)
• Certainty among Republicans (and GOP-leaning independent) versus Dems (and Dem-leaning independent) of voting in this election (7%)
• Lead among GOP and GOP-leaning among those who have given “some” or “quite a lot of” thought to the election (14%)
• Record or near-record disapproval of Congress and “the way things are going” in the country. (21%, 22%)

These results have Gallup, no conservative organization, suggesting “that the Republicans could gain anywhere from 60 seats on up, with gains well beyond that possible.”

Keep in mind, for those who might be inclined to be sad if the GOP doesn’t take the majority in the Senate, that even with 48 or 49 seats in GOP hands, the Dems won’t get any bad legislation passed.  And, the GOP can stop them regardless of what Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins want to do.

If the GOP gets 50 seats, the pressure on Ben Nelson to switch parties will be intense…although I don’t think he will do so unless he’s willing to vote to repeal Obamacare.  Some thing Lieberman will be pressured to switch, but we must remember that other than regarding the “war on terror”, Lieberman is absolutely liberal.

Democrats drive their metaphor into a ditch of Slurpees and ball caps

by Kelly Maher | 12:43 pm, November 1, 2010

In this video, I mashed up some of U.S. Sen Mark Udall’s remarks at an event for U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet – with those of President Obama in Pennsylvania in September. When I got done putting this video together, I clung to my Slurpee and my ballcap.

Fox News Poll: Tom Tancredo Now Within 3 of John Hickenlooper For Colo. Governor

by Laura Victoria | 10:33 am, November 1, 2010

Tom Tancredo has edged within 3 points of  Denver Democratic Mayor John Hickenlooper in the latest Fox News Poll.  Hickenlooper now takes 47 percent of the vote to Tancredo’s 44 percent.  Maes drew just 6 percent support, down from 10 … Continue reading →

Buck Leads Bennet 50-46 In Latest Fox News Poll

by Laura Victoria | 10:16 am, November 1, 2010

Republican tea party challenger Ken Buck now leads appointed Democratic Senator Michael Bennet 50-46 in the latest Fox News Poll in the race for the U.S. Senate in Colorado.    Pulse Opinion  Research conducted the  survey of 1,000 likely voters on … Continue reading →

Do Teachers Like Their Hard-Earned Money Being Spent on Political Lies?

by Eddie | 10:01 am, November 1, 2010

Have I mentioned how glad — how really, really glad — I am that the elections are almost over? Just when little old me thinks I’m done writing about topics related to the election, I find a story like this one at Face The State about a highly deceitful group’s campaign flier:

Accountability for Colorado, which [...]

Open Letter to Tom Tancredo

by Ari Armstrong | 9:40 am, November 1, 2010

Dear Mr. Tancredo,While it still seems unlikely that you will overtake John Hickenlooper in the governor’s race, especially given that Dan Maes likely will pick up a few percent of Republican voters, you’ve done surprisingly well in the polls and creat…

Not too late to enter the election prediction contest!

by Rossputin | 8:45 am, November 1, 2010

http://rossputin.com/blog/index.php/2010-general-election-prediction-game

Winner gets a copy of “The Law” by Bastiat (pound for pound the best anti-socialism book ever written, not least because it’s nice and short!), bragging rights, and the first (free) beer next time we meet.

Check this out and then send me your guesses by comment, e-mail, or Facebook note.

http://rossputin.com/blog/index.php/2010-general-election-prediction-game

Please ask your friends to play along!

More news coverage of “Know Your Judge” consortium violations of Colorado campaign finance law

by CTBC Director | 8:28 am, November 1, 2010

Following last Friday’s initial coverage of the blockbuster campaign finance complaint (at up to $500,000 in penalties and fines, potentially the largest in Colorado history, by several orders of magnitude) against the Know Your Judge consortium by Law Week Colorado and Face The State, the consistently thorough and professional investigative journalist Michael Roberts of Westword [...]

Greg Staff takes on the Chevy Volt

by Rossputin | 7:24 am, November 1, 2010

Congrats to my friend Greg Staff for having his article on the Chevy Volt published at Human Events:

Please see “Taken for a Ride: Misrepresentations of the Fascist-Green’s Clean Machine“, Greg Staff, Human Events, 10/30/10
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=39668

Dan Mitchell: Balancing the budget without raising taxes

by Rossputin | 7:08 am, November 1, 2010

The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell explains how to balance the budget without raising taxes, while also offering the key reminder that a balanced budget isn’t the key issue; overall government spending is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xezWd7VU2Ug

2010 Election Predictions

by Ben DeGrow | 5:48 am, November 1, 2010

ELECTION DAY NOTE: I will be providing Election Night coverage here, including quotes and photos as available. I am working with a collaborative of organizations on this project — including Independence Institute, People’s Press Collective, Complete Colorado, Who Said You Said, Mothers Against Debt and National Review Online. Go here for the relevant details (including [...]

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