However, I prefer to place the blame exactly where it belongs: on the governor.
Owens not only struck a Faustian deal with the tax-lovin' Democrats and campaigned for "C" and "D", he signed into law the bill authorizing the vote to suspend the Constitution for five years, minimum.
Had he not given away the farm last spring, there would never have been a referendum for Democrats (and a minority of Republicans) to vote their approval on.
I would not argue Owens not being a large part of the problem. I still fault those Republicans who either bought into the Owens argument, or those who stood to gain from it. Either way, CO Republicans did not live up to our values of keeping taxes low.