National Gun Debate Hits Close to Home in Colorado Recall Vote (Recall on 9/10)

[ShooterInPA1]

COLORADO SPRINGS — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York and the billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad have each donated hundreds of thousands of dollars. The National Rifle Association is buying political advertisements. New York’s junior senator sent a fund-raising e-mail. And the election has attracted news coverage from as far away as Sweden.

All this over a homegrown campaign to oust two Democratic state senators who provided crucial support for a package of strict new state gun control laws. As the recall elections — the first of their kind in Colorado’s history — draw closer, the race has swelled from a local scuffle into a proxy battle in the nation’s wrenching fight over gun control.

Over all, both sides have dedicated about $2 million to the campaigns, most of it in support of the two senators: John Morse, the president of the Colorado Senate, and Angela Giron, who represents the Southern Colorado city of Pueblo. That might not seem large compared with the multimillion-dollar governors’ races that can be commonplace across the country these days. But the money and the attention have transformed an off-year campaign that started with homemade signs and volunteers collecting signatures in grocery store parking lots.


With the outcome likely to be decided by a few thousand people in each Senate district, the campaigns are trying to reach every voter they can, making phone calls and going door to door. Both sides are optimistic, but say the result is likely to hinge on who can turn out more supporters.

“We have a very good chance of winning this recall,” said Tamra Farah, coordinator of the campaign to recall Mr. Morse.

Each afternoon, Mr. Morse sets out with a clipboard, ballot applications and pamphlets, to ring doorbells here in Colorado Springs and make the case why he should not be voted out of office. He guessed he had knocked on 1,200 to 1,500 doors in total.

“This is what does it,” he said. “Yeah, there are TV commercials and mail pieces. But nothing takes the place of showing up at someone’s door and having a conversation.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/us...anted=all&_r=0

[625]

I would think that Morse will have a tough time. Of course this assumes that enough voters show up and do the right thing. Colorado springs leans heavily to the right.

[ShooterInPA1]

I would think that Morse will have a tough time. Of course this assumes that enough voters show up and do the right thing. Colorado springs leans heavily to the right.

If things go well next week, it does not look good for the left in 2014 (hopefully!)

[streaker69]

Couldn't it be said that by Bloomberg donating money such as this across state lines is interfering with interstate commerce?

[RusskyDudesky]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...ver-gun-votes/

Hasta La Vista, libtards and don't let the conservative door hit your asses on the way out!

Now time to recall Cuomo here in NY

[625]

That was a bit close, but a great result regardless.

[darkhunter]

I wonder how long it'll take for the rest of the dems to blame all this on Morse, say they never really supported gun control and reverse the laws

Pueblo dems lost this recall which sends a strong message that all the dems in Colorado should be pissing their pants

[GeneCC]

Each afternoon, Mr. Morse sets out with a clipboard, ballot applications and pamphlets, to ring doorbells here in Colorado Springs and make the case why he should not be voted out of office. He guessed he had knocked on 1,200 to 1,500 doors in total.

“This is what does it,” he said. “Yeah, there are TV commercials and mail pieces. But nothing takes the place of showing up at someone’s door and having a conversation.”

There is something that does take the place of "Having a Conversation". It's called "Doing the Right Thing".

[Capt Quahog]

And the worm turns!

Sweet Success!

The two scumbag politicians have been thrown out of office!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/us....html?hp&_r=1&

Hopefully there will be many many more!

[libra8]

Has this ever happened before? I can't remember it happening. And I'm no spring chicken.