First Read (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
COLORADO : "The Republican race to challenge Rep. Betsy Markey (D) is getting crowded ." Markey knocked off a three-term Republican incumbent for Colorado's 4th Congressional seat last year, and, as of Tuesday night, faces a third Republican challenger: Dean Madere, "a Louisiana native who works for a heating and air conditioning company and says he's "average" but "frustrated"...
Mile High Delphi (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Lets make this short and sweet. Senator Michael Bennet (D) is now rated by MHD as the underdog to ANY Republican. Don't blame us, if you think we are wrong go buy a Bennet futures contract over at intrade.com, he is trading for about 45 cents on the dollar. Rate this race a Leans GOP Pick Up. That is right, you heard it here first, 50 weeks out. As for the US House Races. You can bet money (literally,...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey spent last week mending fences with her own party after voting against the House version of the health care reform bill.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey spent last week mending fences with her own party after voting against the House version of the health care reform bill.
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Looking at the Cook Political Report’s latest competitive race chart is in itself informative - the short version is that of the top 108 competitive races, the following ratios apply: Dem GOP Likely D 45 0 Leans D 23 1 Toss-up D 12 0 Toss-up R 0 3 Leans R 1 8 Likely R 0 15 Total 81 27 …but there’s some interesting things that can be seen with a little sorting. Below is a chart of...
Enik Rising (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
A friend and faithful reader who lives in Colorado's 4th CD sent a message to Rep. Betsy Markey (D-Fort Collins) asking why she voted against the House health reform bill on Saturday. Here, in part, is Markey's response: After carefully reviewing this legislation and hearing from thousands of Coloradans across my district, I could not support this bill. This was not an easy decision to make, because...
Wash Park Prophet (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Former Republican candidate Scott McInnis is almost certain to face off against incumbent Democrat Bill Ritter in the Governor's race in 2010. Josh Penry was pushed out of the race as big GOP donors backed McInnis. Andrew Romanoff, one of the rising stars in the Democratic Party chose to take on Governor Ritter's Democratic U.S. Senate appointee, Michael Bennet, in a Democratic primary to decide who...
First Draft (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Dear Congresscritter Markey, Enjoy the salutation, because that's as civil as this letter is likely to get. Nice work there on the health care reform vote. You must be proud to be the only member of the Colorado Democrats in...
Political Partying (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
“I’ve always been focusing on making the right decisions for the people of my district, whether or not it will cost me my political future.” - Freshman Democratic Rep. John Adler (N.J.) — Freshman Democratic Rep. John Boccieri (Ohio) — Freshman Democratic Rep. Bobby Bright (Ala.) — Freshman Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith (Ala.) — Freshman Democratic Rep. Larry...
Enik Rising (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
I'm suddenly hearing all sorts of lefty criticism for the 39 House Democrats who voted against the health reform bill last night. A few quick points: The bill would be no better off with 259 aye votes instead of 220. It would still be the same bill today and it still would have passed. Legislation doesn't get bonus points for large margins. Think about what would have been necessary to get those 39...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Rep. Betsy Markey voted against a health-care reform bill backed by President Barack Obama and the House Democratic leadership Saturday night, citing concerns over the cost of the bill. "It was a difficult decision because there's a lot of good things in the bill, as well, that I like, but in the end, I just didn't think that it did enough to control health-care costs," the Fort Collins Democrat...
The Liberal Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The Republican tally for House votes in favor of health care reform: one. That one affirmative voter is Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao (left) of Louisiana. Explaining his vote, Cao said : “I read the versions of the House bill. I listened to the countless stories of Orleans and Jefferson Parish citizens whose health care costs are exploding — if they are able to obtain health...
ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Betsy Markey was among 39 House Democrats Saturday night who voted against the Democrats health-care reform bill. This morning's Coloradoan examines her vote and how it may play politically. The main story, which includes Markey's only interview after her vote, is here: http://www.coloradoan.com/arti... There's also an analysis that looks at the political implications from the viewpoint of two CSU...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The House passed the healthcare bill late last night, 220-215. Only one Republican, Joseph Cao (LA-02), voted in favor. Here are the Dems who voted no: District Incumbent District Incumbent District Incumbent AL-02 Bobby Bright MN-07 Collin Peterson OH-16 John Boccieri AL-05 Parker Griffith MO-04 Ike Skelton OK-02 Dan Boren AL-07 Artur Davis MS-01 Travis Childers PA-04 Jason Altmire AR-04 Mike Ross...
Money Making Online (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
How they voted on health care bill? American people finding who voted for The Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962). There are 220 voted for Health Care Bill. Now, The bill passed the House of Representatives at 11.19 PM EST on November 7, 2009 by a vote of 220-215. The Health Care Bill passed with support of 219 Democrats and 1 Republican (Joseph Cao - LA). The most of Democratic Nay...
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