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Northern Colorado voters unhappy with choices, NYT says

By | 10.25.10 | 7:16 am

Have you noticed a lack of excitement in this year’s races? Oh sure, you’ve got Tom Tancredo calling out John Hickenlooper on immigration. You’ve got Tancredo calling for the legalization of marijuana.

You’ve got all kinds of noise. You’ve…

Gardner fixes ad–takes out reference to vote Markey never cast

By | 10.21.10 | 12:04 pm

You can see how it might happen innocently enough. Republican challenger Cory Gardner tells his ad agency or his opposition research team, “Find something on that Markey, find some vote she cast that will show what a Pelosi-loving liberal she…

High-profile Gardner campaign blunder latest in long line of mistakes

By | 10.20.10 | 10:37 am

In his campaign to unseat Fourth District Democratic Congresswoman Betsy Markey, Republican Cory Gardner has unleashed all the rhetoric of the Tea Party right, tying her to big government and “Obamacare” and “Dr. Pelosi” and taxing and spending. He paints…

Older voters may hold the key in 4th CD, says New York Times

By | 10.17.10 | 7:54 am

In politics, it is not so much how you play the game, it is whether you win or lose.

The New York Times today says that in Colorado, especially in the 4th Congressional District race between Democrat incumbent Betsy Markey…

Gardner wrong when he says Markey only one talking about social issues

By | 10.13.10 | 7:36 am

“Right now the only person talking about social issues in this campaign is Betsy Markey.”

That’s what Cory Gardner told Al Malmbert Oct. 5 on KCOL Fox News Radio AM 600 in Loveland.

You’d think Malmberg might have pointed…

Tea Party support strong in 4th CD

By | 10.07.10 | 8:21 am

Following up on polls released Wednesday, polling company Penn Schoen Berland and The Hill newspaper released more data today relating to Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District.

Today’s results have primarily to do with Tea Party support and voters’ views of…

Gardner maintains tight lead over Markey in Fourth

By | 10.06.10 | 8:11 am

Polling released today by Penn Schoen Berland shows what we probably already knew: Fourth District Congresswoman Betsy Markey is in a very tight race against Republican challenger Cory Gardner.

A telephone survey of 391 likely voters conducted Sept. 25-27 shows…

Markey outdraws ‘young gun’ Gardner in NRA endorsement showdown

By | 09.17.10 | 9:35 am

The National Rifle Association is bestowing its influential endorsement on Congresswoman Betsy Markey, according to the National Review. That surely comes as a shot to the chest for Markey’s Fourth District opponent, Republican Cory Gardner. Markey is a proud…

Markey gets award from farming group Cory Gardner belongs to

By | 09.15.10 | 11:07 am

The Colorado Independent got a press release today from Democratic Congresswoman Betsy Markey announcing that she had won the 2010 Golden Triangle Award from the National Farmers Union “for demonstrating leadership on issues relevant to America’s family farmers, ranchers and…

Colorado nabs $100 million for rural broadband

By | 09.13.10 | 9:03 am

Colorado’s congressional delegation today joined U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in announcing more than $100 million in grant funding for the Longmont-based Centennial Board of Cooperative Education Services.

This $100.6 million grant, with an additional $34.7 million in matching contributions,…