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This one is personal. There are many reasons to support BetsyMarkey. She's a solid progressive who will vote right on the important issues. But, the best reason to donate to Markey can be summed up in two words: Marilyn Musgrave. BetsyMarkey is poised to beat one of the worst, if not the worst, anti-gay right wing Republicans. So much can be written about Musgrave's...
The Longmont Times-Call reports: The vocal battle between BetsyMarkey and Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo., for the 4th Congressional District spilled out onto the stage of Wednesday's forum at Longmont High School. Musgrave's representative at the Times-Call election forum, Jason Thielman, attacked the Democratic nominee with charges that have been made repeatedly by the Musgrave campaign:...
http://www.democracyengine.com... The Women's Campaign Forum is holding a contest similar to ones we've seen recently in which the candidate with the most dollars contributed wins a PAC contribution. The amount of the PAC contribution the candidate could win is $3,000 and they are featuring all pro-choice women (duh): Dina Titus (NV-3), Sam Bennett (PA-15), BetsyMarkey (CO-4), Christine...
After a week of shrill bombardment from opponent Marilyn Musgrave , Democratic CD-4 candidate BetsyMarkey is done taking unanswered punches--as the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports: Rep. Marilyn Musgrave is backing legislation to lower taxes on coin and precious metal investments, which she says is consistent with her tax-cutting philosophy. Her opponents say it's an attempt to enrich...
According to poll results released by EMILY's List (which has been less than effective in Colorado in recent elections, but nevertheless...), Democrat BetsyMarkey leads Republican incumbent Marilyn Musgrave in CD-4 by a surprisingly strong 47-38 margin: Not only do a majority give her negative job performance ratings (31% positive, 55% negative), they don't like her very much. The number...
If this EMILY's list poll posted by Colorado Pols is to be believed: Democrat BetsyMarkey leads Republican incumbent Marilyn Musgrave in CD-4 by a surprisingly strong 47-38 margin: Not only do a majority give her negative job performance ratings (31% positive, 55% negative), they don't like her very much. The number who offer her favorable ratings (40%) is equal to those who say they...
Grove Insight for EMILY's List (9/8-10, likely voters): BetsyMarkey (D) : 47 Marilyn Musgrave (R-inc) : 38 (MoE: ?4.9%) This is the third poll we've seen showing Musgrave behind; an internal Markey poll from May had Musgrave trailing by seven, and a recent SurveyUSA poll confirmed that spread. In fact, the only poll we've seen of this race with Musgrave ahead was an internal...
SurveyUSA for Roll Call (8/22-24, likely voters): BetsyMarkey (D) : 50 Marilyn Musgrave (R-in) : 43 (MoE: ?4.0%) Stunning numbers for BetsyMarkey, and they confirm an internal poll from earlier this year that showed Musgrave trailing by the same margin: 43-36. What's more, Musgrave's personal popularity, despite her recent efforts to present a more moderate image. A full...
Democrat BetsyMarkey , who is challenging incumbent Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in CD-4, is featured prominently in an article in today's New York Times : The fierce tactical positioning of candidates here and elsewhere - some call it pandering and waffling - is producing a convergence of sorts around the idea that more is better, that an expansion of energy production from all sources and...
CQ has changed their rating for CD 4 from "Leans Republican" to "No Clear Favorite". They cited polling data and BetsyMarkey's fundraising as the primary reason for the ratings change. Here is a link to the full article: http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmsp...
As all of you know, the CD-4 race between BetsyMarkey and threatened incumbent Marilyn Musgrave has become highly acrimonious in the last few weeks, with both campaigns trading accusations of lawbreaking and complaints filed in every applicable jurisdiction. Longtime CD-4 watchers recognize what's happening is typical for Musgrave when down in the polls, as she has been at one time or...
Politicker : In another sign Democrat BetsyMarkey is threatening U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave's re-election hopes, the Rothenberg Political Report relabeled its rating of the 4th Congressional District race on Tuesday to "toss-up/tilt Democratic." Rothenberg had previously rated the race as a "pure toss-up." Politicker's Pindell Report and the Cook Political Report still rate the race...
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave , desperately attempting to beat back the most credible challenge to her re-election she has ever faced, is jumping on the criminal complaint bus before it pulls away with her opponent BetsyMarkey in the driver's seat . As the Greeley Tribune reports: Musgrave's campaign filed a letter with the Larimer district attorney alleging that a television advertisement that...
... In Colorado's 4th District, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave is trailing her pro-choice challenger , BetsyMarkey, by as many as nine points. EMILY's List has described Musgrave as "the Sarah Palin of Colorado" because of an ad her campaign has run suggesting Markey used her position as a "as a congressional staffer years ago to enrich her information technology company through no-bid...
A second poll in a month's time shows Democratic challenger BetsyMarkey leading incumbent Republican Marilyn Musgrave in Colorado's 4th CD. Last month SUSA had Markey leading by 7 points , this month it's Grove Associates with a 9 point difference. Grove Insight for EMILY's List. 9/8-10. Likely voters. MoE 4.9% ( SUSA 8/22-24 results) Markey (D) 47 (50) Musgrave (R) 38...
