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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHERE'S THE DOPE ON COFFMAN RACE IN 2016. We Are Jeffco Dems Activists Since 2008.
Coffman has always been a sniveling little white supremacist coward. Even though he is a vet he has voted against veterans. We lost two elections with very good Democratic candidates. We ran Morgan Carroll, a former Colorado legislator with an excellent record who had a good chance to win in 2016. A lot of money went in and she ran an excellent campaign. Yet we lost the race.
For one the Koch brothers put in a huge amount of money in a neutral district. Also it looks like we lost because of all the churches and a part of the district that in Douglas county. It is a lily white fairly wealthy county that is ultra reactionary. They would not vote for a Democrat if Jesus Christ were the candidate. You might as well be in Mississippi if you are black in Douglas County. Plus the south part of Jefferson County is in foothills and the foothills areas are damn near libertarian. They hate minorities and they hate government. Coffman's district is hard for a democrat to win.
Constituent need to protest his office and find out where his home is and protest at the entrance of his gated community. Need to flash mob because they will have the police arrest people for exercising their rights.
My wife and I both know Morgan Carroll and were at the hotel where we watched this disaster. Part of Morgan Carroll's district in in Jefferson County Colorado and she frequently has been at our events. My wife and I have spent a lot of time at fund raisers with these politicians. And we have campaigned and donated consistently.
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)720-748-7514 Aurora office
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)madamesilverspurs
(15,798 posts)Ew.
DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)That was a major disappointment.
meadowlark5
(2,795 posts)I live in Douglas County and it is so ridiculously christian conservative. And white, vanilla white. And old. The demographics in Dougco are a lot of white, retired christians.
We will never have a dem elected here for anything. I'm sure even the dog catcher has to be a republican. You know, might let those pit bulls run free
I used to be in Coffman's district till the redistricting. Then I had Cory Gardner and now Ken Buck. Christ. Ken Buck.
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)I have been able to speak with Ed Pearlmutter very frequently. We were even watching some Bronco football together at one fund raiser. We also talk to his wife quite often who went through a terrible operation for cancer a few years ago. She retired from teaching now.
Ed is the most genuine and best politician in Congress. He is almost always available to his constituents. Even though we are not friends per se we speak often at events.
We also share an appreciation for golf. He tells me that Obama is a pretty good golfer. They have played a few matches together and he says Obama wins bets.
meadowlark5
(2,795 posts)And if anyone saw our public school system up close and personal here in Douglas county, they should be very, very worried for what De Vos would do on a national scale. Douglas County used to rank at the top nationwide for school districts. People in the 90s moved to this county for the schools. None of our schools even make the lists anymore.