Keystone, Personhood, Immigration Surface as Key Issues in Colorado Senate Race

PJ Media ^ | July 15 2014 | Steve Caulk

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In Colorado’s last six statewide elections, voters have chosen the Democratic candidate, including the last two presidential elections.

Now Republicans across the nation view Colorado as one of perhaps six locations that could tip the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, and Democrats in this purple state are becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

The race under the microscope is incumbent Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) vs. Rep. Corey Gardner (R-Colo.), and Udall’s camp acknowledges the most recent polls show Gardner with a one- or even two-percentage point lead. It stands as a disconcerting turn of events for all those Democrats in Colorado and across the nation who have such a vested interested in this race.

Only four months ago, the election was set up as a likely slam-dunk for Udall, who expected to face a far less challenging (and baggage-ridden) Ken Buck, the Weld County district attorney who unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) in 2010.

Surprisingly and with scant explanation, Gardner opted to abandon his own slam-dunk re-election efforts for his seat in the House, announcing that he would instead begin campaigning against Udall. Fellow Republican Buck stepped aside, and now stands a good chance of inheriting Gardner’s seat in Congress.

Essentially, the Republicans had chosen their most electable candidate to go against Udall in this most critical of races.

So far, it seems to be paying off, no matter how hard the Udall camp tries to paint Gardner as a pro-personhood, anti-immigration, environment-be-damned candidate – issues that seem to poll in Udall’s favor in most of Colorado, and certainly in his home town of Boulder. (Gardner wants everyone to remember, via his television commercials, that he grew up in rural Yuma and lives in the same house that his great-grandparents owned.

[Mercat]

What is this “pro-personhood” thing?

[rawcatslyentist]

One big issue is getting the R's off of being drug nazis!

Who died and left them in charge of Free and Sovereign US citizens choices in medicine? Who gave them the right to strip US citizens of their God Give Constitutional rights at will?

If you or any one is in pain, do you not seek relief? What gives them the right to beat, murder, and enslave those that don't do exactly as they approve? Are the Reps truly for individual responsibility? NO! The fascist medical nanny state is proof of that! Before Carrie Nation, you could buy what ever you needed at the drug store, WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION, and without them kicking in your door in the middle of the night!

The republicans would do so much better to choose individual FREEDOM over medicinal slavery!

[bravo whiskey]

also youthanasia, aka abortion, and gun rights. very stark right and wrong differences. not sure how much the pot legalization will affect voting. maybe all the stoners will forget to vote. and maybe they will fail drug tests get fired and open up jobs for old folks like me.