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Colorado: John Straayer

February 6, 2009 - 05:36 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Tancredo, Allard ride off into political sunset

By Anne C. Mulkern

WASHINGTON — The way Tom Tancredo sees it, he got to live out a scene from his favorite movie.

In the classic Western "Rio Bravo," Ricky Nelson and John Wayne fight a battle against the movie's bad guys. To draw their opponents out, Nelson fires a shot and says: "That ought to start something." It does, with the gunfight resuming.

Tancredo fired metaphorical shots as a congressman from Littleton.

By repeatedly making provocative statements during his 10 years in Congress, Tancredo believes he spurred activism and helped block legislation that would have allowed illegal immigrants to eventually gain legal status.

"I've been responsible for moving an issue — immigration reform — farther than any member

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February 4, 2009 - 02:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Tancredo, Allard ride off into political sunset

By Anne C. Mulkern

WASHINGTON — The way Tom Tancredo sees it, he got to live out a scene from his favorite movie.

In the classic Western "Rio Bravo," Ricky Nelson and John Wayne fight a battle against the movie's bad guys. To draw their opponents out, Nelson fires a shot and says: "That ought to start something." It does, with the gunfight resuming.

Tancredo fired metaphorical shots as a congressman from Littleton.

By repeatedly making provocative statements during his 10 years in Congress, Tancredo believes he spurred activism and helped block legislation that would have allowed illegal immigrants to eventually gain legal status.

"I've been responsible for moving an issue — immigration reform — farther than any member

U.

Read More at Denver Post >
There have been 19 comments posted in response to this story.

Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:32

Colorado pundits and pols forecast Election Day results

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

PolitickerCO.com asked some Colorado political figures and pundits to predict who will win on Election Day. Here's what they said:

 

John Straayer, political science professor at Colorado State University:

President: Barack Obama (D) 52 percent; John McCain (R) 48 percent

U.S. Senate: Mark Udall (D) 54 percent; Bob Schaffer (R) 46 percent

Fourth Congressional District: Betsy Markey (D) 50.5 percent; Marilyn Musgrave (R) 49.5 percent

There have been 50 comments posted in response to this story.
Fri, 10/31/2008 - 00:25

GOP election losses could spark internal state party debate

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

With the Colorado Republican Party possibly facing possible losses in the presidential, U.S. Senate, and 4th Congressional District races, among others, many say the party will have a post-election internal debate about possibly shifting the party to a more centrist position.

And, it's uncertain if that debate will be civil.

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Fri, 02/22/2008 - 17:06

State Dem Leaders Support Salazar VP Bid; Salazar Open To Idea

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

With the Democrats looking to recapture the White House this November, many people are talking about nominating a Latino from a Western swing state for vice-president.

But they're not talking about Bill Richardson - they're looking at Ken Salazar.

The first-term Colorado senator's name has been bandied about as a possible veep candidate for more than a year, and many key state Democratic lawmakers say he'd be a great choice for their party's 2008 presidential ticket.

There have been 39 comments posted in response to this story.