Posted on 10/19/2006 11:59:19 PM PDT by goldstategop
Is the Colorado Mountain West of I-25 conservative? I'm referring to the areas represented by Buena Vista, Salida and Colorado Springs. Thanks for your input. I know Denver and Boulder are liberal.
I don't know, but I think there are more than one Mountain in Colorado ;-)
Colorado Springs - barely conservative
Falcon/Peyton - very conservative
Manitou Springs - very liberal
Pueblo - liberal
Denver - liberal
El Paso county is usually the area that carries the state for conservatives.
All those damned Californians. No wonder the Democrats took over the Statehouse. Oops, I'm a California transplant looking into moving there so I just want you to know I have NOTHING in common with the libs turning reliably Red States Purple.
I grew up next door (Utah) and I have two kids (anchor babies ?) that were born here in Colorado, so I reserve, for myself, the right to trash-talk outsiders.
There is a difference between people moving here from California to escape the sectarian/progressive cancer found there, and those who hope to expand the sectarian/progressive cancer found there.
Congrats! I'd like to see more mountains. I considered Florida but I'm sick of sunshine all the time and would like to see some real snow for a change. At my age, I'm seized by an adventuresome spirit.
The mountain counties west of the Springs seem just fine from a conservative point of view. I live in Cripple Creek. A lot of ex-military up here and they seem to be naturally conservative, especiallly the younger generations.
To be sure, there are still a few greying pony tails with torn tie-dye but they seem fairly innocuous. I make an effort not to engage them in any political discourse as 1) I'll never change their minds anyway, and 2) they include the best plumber in these parts who also owns the best pizza/bar joint around. (I always ask him if he's washed his hands when he's making pizzas on Friday nights. He always answer no that that is the secret of the unique taste of the pizzas he makes.)
The only rabid lefties I've encountered so far seem to be transplants from Kalifornika and Texas.
Change of seasons? You bet! But keep in mind that most of these towns are at 9000' or higher and the winter temp's can be tough. We had over two weeks last winter below -10 every night. However, there is always an however, the humidity is low (low! hell, try around 5% most of the time during the winter) that you don't feel it as much as say Buffalo, NY. This dryness presents other challenges in the winter but it's overall a great climate if you like invigorating climates.
Its a different world from sun-kissed southern California. But its not dark for the better part of the year like Alaska. And as long as it doesn't drop 100 degrees below freezing, I should be able to adapt. Besides, there are few places any more where you can wake up to a stunning view for the rest of your life.
Stunning views we have in abundance here. From my bedroom I can see the Collegiates, the San Juans, and the Sangre de Cristos. Talk about snow-covered grandeur...and this is only October.
I grew up in Kali but lived most of my life after '82 overseas on various assignments. Got transferred to Colorado in '91 and have never regretted a moment.
It varies. Rural areas are always conservative. Tourist traps like Aspen and Snowmass are always liberal. Denver is liberal but many of the surrounding suburbs are more conservative.
Boulder just occupies space and sells beer and bongs to the university party crowd.
I just fled The People's Republik and moved to Grand Junction. It's sufficiently conservative here that in the campaign ads on the radio, all candidates (including socialists) claim to be the conservative and blast their opponent as a left wing wacko. And both the opponents and proponents of ballot propositions claim that conservatives should vote against and for them, respectively.
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