Some Republicans turn toward Ritter

[Oreo]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_4932309,00.html

Last week, dozens of Republican business executives met with Ritter at a breakfast in Denver to discuss economic development. Republican businessman Blair Richardson, former finance chairman for Mark Holtzman's campaign for governor, hosted the breakfast.

"There were 100 people there, and 75 percent of them were Republicans," Richardson said. "Ritter was very strong. He said he'd create an economic czar and put that person in the governor's office. He gave Bill Richardson of New Mexico as an example of a governor who is always marketing that state."

Richardson said Ritter "won a lot of converts" at the meeting. He has endorsed Ritter himself and now plans to host a series of breakfast meetings to introduce him to other Republicans.

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Former Republican state Rep. Bill Kaufman, of Loveland, said Beauprez's alliance with Caldara prompted him to endorse Ritter. "I said, 'That's it, I'm done,'" Kaufman said. "The people who run the Republican Party today don't care about business. What this party is about now is God, guns, gays and abortion. They don't care about education, health care or transportation. They think cutting taxes solves all problems."

[GardeningGal]

1. Wow - great read. n/t

[Hawkeye-X]

2. I love that quote.

This echoes my sentinement exactly:

"I said, 'That's it, I'm done,'" Kaufman said. "The people who run the Republican Party today don't care about business. What this party is about now is God, guns, gays and abortion. They don't care about education, health care or transportation. They think cutting taxes solves all problems."

That's what the Republican Party is all about.

Hawkeye-X