Change Begins in 7th CD

“We need a change.”  “We need a change.”

That was the refrain tonight as almost 100 Perlmutter supporters gathered at the Alamos Verdes restaurant in Arvada, celebrating their victory in the Seventh Congressional District Democratic Primary.

“Are you…

Live-blogging CD-7 Results

I’m about to head out the door for a fun night of CD-7 primary coverage, hitting up the campaign “celebration parties”.  I put that in quotes, because only one place will be happy after the night is over.

For…

Traylor a “RINO”, Owens Should “Butt Out”

Many of the right-wing blogs in Colorado have been campaign against Kiki Traylor in today’s Senate District 22 primary, claiming she is a “RINO”.

RINO stands for “Republican In Name Only”, and is a term used by extreme conservatives…

SD-22: Robo Calls Attack Traylor

The Club for Growth, a national conservative organization run by Grover Norquist, is robo calling the residences of Senate District 22 attacking Kiki Traylor for not being a true conservative.

Here’s the direct line from the phone call as…

SD-22: Last Dash For Cash

Campaign finance laws (Colorado Revised Status 1-45-108) dictate that candidates must report any large donations immeditaely when there is less then 30 days to an election.  Tomorrow being primary day certain fits in that window.

This morning, Kiki Traylor…

CD-7: Ed’s New Ad, Spinning the Poll

Ed Perlmutter released a new commercial yesterday focusing on his desire to redeploy troops from Iraq, illustrating his support for ideas proposed by Democratic Congressman John Murtha.  The ad also touched on making America energy independent.

Perlmutter’s

$12,000 of Approval

Following up on Kiki Traylor’s single largest expenditure of over $12,000 to Alison Evans during the last reporting cycle.

A quick Google of the name “Alison Evans” turns up this page from Kiki Traylor’s web site listing…

SD-22: Traylor Outpaces Rivals

Kiki Traylor continues to outpace her rivals in the Senate District 22 Republican primary.  In the most recent reporting cycle of July 13 – July 26, Traylor raised $13,480, almost ten times that of her nearest rival Mike Kopp, who…

Reality vs. Perception with Peggy and Ed

Only hours before a 9News SurveyUSA poll showing Ed Perlmutter ahead by 20 points was due to hit the press, another poll of the Seventh Congressional District was released showing Peggy Lamm with an 8 point lead.

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Christian Coalition Gives GOP Headaches

Claims made against Republican primary candidates by the Christian Coalition of Colorado are running the gambit from half-truths to “flat-out lies”, reports the Rocky Mountain News.

The “flat-out lies” quote comes from none other than Kiki Traylor, a Republican…