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madamesilverspurs
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October 27, 2017
A political committee launched what is thought to be the first TV ad campaign in Greeley municipal election history, buying a 30-second ad that will run through Election Day, Nov. 7.
The committee, Greeley for a Stronger Economy, is supporting mayoral candidate John Gates, Ward 2 candidate Brett Payton, at-large candidate Eddie Mirick and Ward 3 candidate Michael Fitzsimmons. The Denver-based committee made waves late this past week after it spent nearly $50,000 on mailers supporting those same candidates.
The ad, which premiered Wednesday night, appears to be a response to a Greeley Tribune article detailing $1,500 in contributions from Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., to three different city council candidates...
read the rest:
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/denver-based-group-continues-to-spend-big-with-tv-ad-targeting-greeley-city-council-race/
For the record, Greeley and Weld County have never been known as hotbeds of liberal thought. Unaffiliateds (independents) comprise the largest voter registration block, followed by Republicans, then Democrats. But it's been thirty years since a non-Republican was allowed on the board of county commissioners. On city council, there have been sporadic non-Republican members, but the majority has remained in Republican hands. One of those councilors recently resigned and his temporary replacement, a Republican candidate from a ward with the rare majority of Democratic voters, was chosen by the mayor and remaining councilors, the lone holdout being the only Democrat on council.
That sole Democrat has rocked the Republican boat, especially since she's Latina (gasp!) and gay (double gasp!). She's also done excellent work and set a welcome example by holding regular public roundtable discussions with residents.
Among those on the current ballot for city council are two phenomenal women who have been knocking on doors for months; their Republican opponents have not been wearing out any shoe leather, clearly comfortable in the presumptive safety of the entrenched inbred Republican stranglehold, that safety being supported by the Tribune's unsurprising endorsements. All of which makes it all the more surprising to see this kind of "influence" coming from out-of-town interests. Stay tuned.
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Denver-based group continues to spend big with TV ad . . .
Denver-based group continues to spend big with TV ad targeting Greeley City Council raceA political committee launched what is thought to be the first TV ad campaign in Greeley municipal election history, buying a 30-second ad that will run through Election Day, Nov. 7.
The committee, Greeley for a Stronger Economy, is supporting mayoral candidate John Gates, Ward 2 candidate Brett Payton, at-large candidate Eddie Mirick and Ward 3 candidate Michael Fitzsimmons. The Denver-based committee made waves late this past week after it spent nearly $50,000 on mailers supporting those same candidates.
The ad, which premiered Wednesday night, appears to be a response to a Greeley Tribune article detailing $1,500 in contributions from Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., to three different city council candidates...
read the rest:
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/denver-based-group-continues-to-spend-big-with-tv-ad-targeting-greeley-city-council-race/
For the record, Greeley and Weld County have never been known as hotbeds of liberal thought. Unaffiliateds (independents) comprise the largest voter registration block, followed by Republicans, then Democrats. But it's been thirty years since a non-Republican was allowed on the board of county commissioners. On city council, there have been sporadic non-Republican members, but the majority has remained in Republican hands. One of those councilors recently resigned and his temporary replacement, a Republican candidate from a ward with the rare majority of Democratic voters, was chosen by the mayor and remaining councilors, the lone holdout being the only Democrat on council.
That sole Democrat has rocked the Republican boat, especially since she's Latina (gasp!) and gay (double gasp!). She's also done excellent work and set a welcome example by holding regular public roundtable discussions with residents.
Among those on the current ballot for city council are two phenomenal women who have been knocking on doors for months; their Republican opponents have not been wearing out any shoe leather, clearly comfortable in the presumptive safety of the entrenched inbred Republican stranglehold, that safety being supported by the Tribune's unsurprising endorsements. All of which makes it all the more surprising to see this kind of "influence" coming from out-of-town interests. Stay tuned.
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October 27, 2017
A political committee launched what is thought to be the first TV ad campaign in Greeley municipal election history, buying a 30-second ad that will run through Election Day, Nov. 7.
The committee, Greeley for a Stronger Economy, is supporting mayoral candidate John Gates, Ward 2 candidate Brett Payton, at-large candidate Eddie Mirick and Ward 3 candidate Michael Fitzsimmons. The Denver-based committee made waves late this past week after it spent nearly $50,000 on mailers supporting those same candidates.
The ad, which premiered Wednesday night, appears to be a response to a Greeley Tribune article detailing $1,500 in contributions from Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., to three different city council candidates...
read the rest:
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/denver-based-group-continues-to-spend-big-with-tv-ad-targeting-greeley-city-council-race/
For the record, Greeley and Weld County have never been known as hotbeds of liberal thought. Unaffiliateds (independents) comprise the largest voter registration block, followed by Republicans, then Democrats. But it's been thirty years since a non-Republican was allowed on the board of county commissioners. On city council, there have been sporadic non-Republican members, but the majority has remained in Republican hands. One of those councilors recently resigned and his temporary replacement, a Republican candidate from a ward with the rare majority of Democratic voters, was chosen by the mayor and remaining councilors, the lone holdout being the only Democrat on council.
That sole Democrat has rocked the Republican boat, especially since she's Latina (gasp!) and gay (double gasp!). She's also done excellent work and set a welcome example by holding regular public roundtable discussions with residents.
Among those on the current ballot for city council are two phenomenal women who have been knocking on doors for months; their Republican opponents have not been wearing out any shoe leather, clearly comfortable in the presumptive safety of the entrenched inbred Republican stranglehold, that safety being supported by the Tribune's unsurprising endorsements. All of which makes it all the more surprising to see this kind of "influence" coming from out-of-town interests. Stay tuned.
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Denver-based group continues to spend big with TV ad . . .
Denver-based group continues to spend big with TV ad targeting Greeley City Council raceA political committee launched what is thought to be the first TV ad campaign in Greeley municipal election history, buying a 30-second ad that will run through Election Day, Nov. 7.
The committee, Greeley for a Stronger Economy, is supporting mayoral candidate John Gates, Ward 2 candidate Brett Payton, at-large candidate Eddie Mirick and Ward 3 candidate Michael Fitzsimmons. The Denver-based committee made waves late this past week after it spent nearly $50,000 on mailers supporting those same candidates.
The ad, which premiered Wednesday night, appears to be a response to a Greeley Tribune article detailing $1,500 in contributions from Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., to three different city council candidates...
read the rest:
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/denver-based-group-continues-to-spend-big-with-tv-ad-targeting-greeley-city-council-race/
For the record, Greeley and Weld County have never been known as hotbeds of liberal thought. Unaffiliateds (independents) comprise the largest voter registration block, followed by Republicans, then Democrats. But it's been thirty years since a non-Republican was allowed on the board of county commissioners. On city council, there have been sporadic non-Republican members, but the majority has remained in Republican hands. One of those councilors recently resigned and his temporary replacement, a Republican candidate from a ward with the rare majority of Democratic voters, was chosen by the mayor and remaining councilors, the lone holdout being the only Democrat on council.
That sole Democrat has rocked the Republican boat, especially since she's Latina (gasp!) and gay (double gasp!). She's also done excellent work and set a welcome example by holding regular public roundtable discussions with residents.
Among those on the current ballot for city council are two phenomenal women who have been knocking on doors for months; their Republican opponents have not been wearing out any shoe leather, clearly comfortable in the presumptive safety of the entrenched inbred Republican stranglehold, that safety being supported by the Tribune's unsurprising endorsements. All of which makes it all the more surprising to see this kind of "influence" coming from out-of-town interests. Stay tuned.
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October 26, 2017
"... the media ran piece after piece on Trump voters casting them in a sympathetic light, favoring hot takes about so-called “economic anxiety” over the very real anxiety of the Clinton voters fearing for their future. Ignored by the media and bombarded by taunts from Republican family and friends, Clinton voters took refuge in online groups, looking for reassurance that the world they had help build hadn’t been destroyed.
The Resistance was born from this banding together, forged from the fire to fight back for the country they love. Instead of celebrating a broken glass ceiling, they had to pick up shattered dreams of equality and soldier on together. Who were they and what did they care about? These were the people Rantt News wanted to give a voice to.
Instead of seeking to shed light on the over-reported on Trump voter, we at Rantt News decided to spotlight the majority. We opened a survey soliciting Clinton voters who’d be willing to answer a few questions. Why did they vote for Hillary? How did they feel about living under a Trump Presidency? What did they think needed to be done to move forward as a country?"
... much more at link
https://rantt.com/the-forgotten-hillary-clinton-voter-a-profile-of-the-not-so-silent-majority-5e903b846643
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The Forgotten Hillary Clinton Voter
The Forgotten Hillary Clinton Voter: A Profile Of The Not-So-Silent Majority"... the media ran piece after piece on Trump voters casting them in a sympathetic light, favoring hot takes about so-called “economic anxiety” over the very real anxiety of the Clinton voters fearing for their future. Ignored by the media and bombarded by taunts from Republican family and friends, Clinton voters took refuge in online groups, looking for reassurance that the world they had help build hadn’t been destroyed.
The Resistance was born from this banding together, forged from the fire to fight back for the country they love. Instead of celebrating a broken glass ceiling, they had to pick up shattered dreams of equality and soldier on together. Who were they and what did they care about? These were the people Rantt News wanted to give a voice to.
Instead of seeking to shed light on the over-reported on Trump voter, we at Rantt News decided to spotlight the majority. We opened a survey soliciting Clinton voters who’d be willing to answer a few questions. Why did they vote for Hillary? How did they feel about living under a Trump Presidency? What did they think needed to be done to move forward as a country?"
... much more at link
https://rantt.com/the-forgotten-hillary-clinton-voter-a-profile-of-the-not-so-silent-majority-5e903b846643
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October 26, 2017
More than 100 handmaids!
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Greeting Pence in Denver!
https://www.facebook.com/ProgressNowColorado/videos/10156110107259162/More than 100 handmaids!
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October 24, 2017
Well that sucked.
MSNBC showed McConnell's presser in its nauseating entirety.
When Chuck Schumer came to the microphone and began to rebut McConnell's agenda, point by point, they cut out to go back to covering stuff they'd already reported on.
Big suckage MSNBC. BIG.
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October 24, 2017
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That was . . . weird.
We've seen a number of videos of incidents where Trump is skittish or flinching or just plain jumpy. This morning, when he and McConnell were strolling down the hall, neither one of them batted an eyelash at the tossed Russian flags. Damned if it didn't look rehearsed, or at least expected. Not saying it was staged, just noting their non-reactions.
Edited to add: Note that Trump sees the flags and gives a thumbs up.
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October 23, 2017
Hell of a pic to wake up to
This is on the front page of our newspaper today. It made me gasp when I saw it, I can only imagine the gut-blow to real survivors and their families. A very dear friend has already written to the editors; that friend and his wife are the remnants of two families lost to the reality that fuels this young man's fantasies. A link to the article is below the pic.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/news-briefs/piece-by-piece-lasalle-man-invests-time-money-to-create-detailed-spooky-costume/
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