Posted on 09/12/2013 4:31:01 PM PDT by Signalman
Via the Corner. Tuesday night, expecting a close race, I couldn’t believe that she lost by 12 points. Now, after watching her for the first time, I can’t believe she lost by only 12 points.
She’s got one argument here — “voter suppression,” ripped straight from the DNC’s talking points memo, which is completely destroyed by her own now-famous admission a few weeks ago that if Bloomberg and his anti-gun group couldn’t buy her a victory in this race, “they might as well fold it up.” They did their best for her; as Erika noted earlier, gun-grabbers outspent gun-rights supporters overwhelmingly. If that kind of money can’t get gun-control fans to drive to the polls, in a state where there was a horrendous mass shooting barely more than a year ago, maybe the votes simply aren’t there.
Sean Trende considers, then largely dismisses, the idea that the lack of mail-in ballots doomed the Democrats:
If Giron’s eager to blame the results on something other than support for gun rights, though, she could always blame it on a backlash to her and John Morse’s personal jackassery:
As it turns out, Morse and Giron sealed their fates on March 4, the day that the anti-gun bills were heard in Senate committees. At Morse’s instruction, only 90 minutes of testimony per side were allowed on each of the gun bills. As a result, hundreds of Colorado citizens were prevented from testifying even briefly. Many of them had driven hours to come to the Capitol, traveling from all over the state.
That same day, 30 Sheriffs came to testify. They too were shut out, with only a single Sheriff allowed to testify on any given bill. So while one Sheriff testified, others stood up with him in support…
When Morse shut that down, and Chairperson Giron went along, they crossed the double-red line of Colorado government. Had the seven gun control bills (one of which I testified in favor) been heard on March 4-6, instead of being rammed through committees on March 4, the recall might never have happened. It’s one thing to lose; it’s another to thing to lose when you didn’t even have the opportunity to present your reasoning. While the gun control bills were before the Senate in March, President Morse urged his caucus to stop reading emails, to stop reading letters from constituents, to stop listening to voicemails, to vote for the gun bills and ignore the constituents. Giron, presciently following this strategy, had allowed citizens to raise Second Amendment concerns at a single town hall meeting, and thereafter refused to discuss the issue at public fora.
They did their best to deny their opponents a voice — let’s call that “voter suppression” — so their opponents spoke on Tuesday night. Game over.
Exit question: What are we to make of the fact that CNN’s Brooke Baldwin is as impatient with Giron’s spinning here as gun-rights fans are?
These idiots are still in denial.
They can’t possibly fathom that people disagree with them - after all, they are liberals and therefore they are intellectually superior to everyone else.
If only California would similarly bitch-slap the crazy Dems running the state. Into the ground.
“They did their best to deny their opponents a voice”
This is incorrect, they denied “The People” their voice, right then they violated their duty and responsibility as “representatives” of the people of the State of Colorado and became little monarchs intent on imposing their will upon the people who elected them, you know much like all demoncrats from the top of our government down.
Doesn’t it follow that both sides had the same limits to voting process? if not being able to mail it in hurts voters, it hurts both sides.
Unless mail in votes are a tool for vote fraud.
Tough Shiite, Ms. Giron. Buy some bubble wrap and some sturdy boxes, pack your crap, and vacate your office in Denver. You’ve been voted off the island, and the tribe has spoken!
You really don’t think that mail-in votes are a tool for voter fraud do you?/sarc
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
No Really!
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
I’m sorry...
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Wow, that CNN anchor couldn’t contain her snark nor her smirk. LOL.
Earth to Chairperson Giron ex-"Chairperson" Giron.
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Ramming the bills through like that was really cute, but there is always that inconvenient possibilities that the voters will ram back.
Dear Angela. You did it because you could. So we did it because WE could.
Tuesday night, expecting a close race, I couldn’t believe that she lost by 12 points. Now, after watching her for the first time, I can’t believe she lost by only 12 points. She's got one argument here -- "voter suppression," ripped straight from the DNC's talking points memo, which is completely destroyed by her own now-famous admission a few weeks ago that if Bloomberg and his anti-gun group couldn't buy her a victory in this race, "they might as well fold it up."That is too bad. Here, use this copy paper box with the nice lid to clear out your desk, and get out.
Is... is that Scott Tenorman’s mom’s ring in that bowl of chili???
(that’s one of my favorite South Park episodes)
Makes you wonder how Obama "won" by 20 points.
Has ex-Senator Giron been placed under a suicide watch yet? Her unhinged babbling is indicative of someone that cannot handle the reality of being fired by constituents. Poor baby. I hope some one gets picture if her standing in the unemployment line. Talk about humiliation and a pay cut!
Later
Wow. It’s great to see this on CNN.
The reporter was good! She didn’t let that poor excuse for a human get away with the spin.
This, with the WI unions folding and the leverage of Tea Partiers in congress is very encouraging.
America waking up...?
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