CO Democratic victories in 2004, to be model for national Democrats?

[Lefty48197]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A821-2004Nov20.html

"Despite a large Republican advantage in registered voters and the popularity of President Bush, who carried the state easily for the second time, Colorado Democrats picked up a U.S. Senate seat and House seat that had been considered safe for the GOP. They reversed Republican majorities in the state House and Senate to take control of the legislature. And they backed expensive ballot measures that passed by large majorities despite opposition from the GOP.

In the process, the Democrats tarnished the stature of Gov. Bill Owens, a popular but term-limited Republican who has made no secret of his ambition for national office. Candidates closely tied to Owens lost the Senate and House races. The governor campaigned in vain for Republican legislators and against a new transit tax that won broad voter approval."

"Here's a state with an $800 million deficit and a set of conflicting constitutional amendments that make it almost impossible to deal with the deficit, and the legislature was debating the Pledge of Allegiance," Denver-based pollster Floyd Ciruli said. "That allowed the Democrats to say, 'There's a fiscal crisis in our state, and the Republicans aren't doing anything about it.' "

Congratulations to all the Colorado Democrats and their newfound political muscle!

[otohara]

1. This Notion That Milquetoast Owens

is national office material is a mystery to me.

[coloradodem2005]

2. This is what needs to be done.

We need to keep doing this. We discredited Owens, we need to discredit more Republicans. We need to say that They are not doing anything about the problems that face us.