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Colorado Governor Ritter Reportedly Ending Re-Election Bid
Political Wire ^ | January 05, 2010

Posted on 01/05/2010 6:28:48 PM PST by Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

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To: mwl8787
Usually that is the case but Ritter is damaged goods after 4 years of pathetic leadership. He was assured of a landslide loss.
61 posted on 01/05/2010 7:18:44 PM PST by mrsixpack36
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

While this pleases me at first, I then suspect that some dem will run as a moderate and try to gain votes from both sides and if elected show the true libtard that they are.

I bet he saw that he wasn’t looking good in the election and they are trying to put some other idiot in his place.


62 posted on 01/05/2010 7:20:29 PM PST by digital-olive
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To: Sun

Yes, only Republican in the Executive Branch is John Suthers the State AG who is filing papers with other Republican AGs contesting the Senate Health Care bill.


63 posted on 01/05/2010 7:22:10 PM PST by The FIGHTIN Illini (The betrayal of the Greatest Generation continues)
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To: Lesforlife

Throw the names Stephanie Villafuerte and Cory Voorhis at Ritter, and it’s like garlic to a vampire. It must be done repeatedely and publicly, before Ritter slinks away to save face and save his future employment/earnings/income options. .


64 posted on 01/05/2010 7:26:11 PM PST by Fizzie
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

IF true, great news for Colorado.

Now if only the GOP can find someone with the political cojones to win. Not sure Scott McInnis is the answer.


65 posted on 01/05/2010 7:28:36 PM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

Maybe this is the Dems strategy. Put someone in fresh where they know they will lose with an incumbent.


66 posted on 01/05/2010 7:32:30 PM PST by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
ObamaNation could be in full retreat.

I am not sure we want to see the total collapse of a Presidency, but it cannot be any worse than the success of Obama’s Presidency.

I do. I want 0bozo to completely & utterly fail in EVERYTHING he does or attempts to do. I would love to see his entire administration utterly collapse & fail as well. The only way we will ever really get rid of this kenyan affirmative-action, socialist-fascist-commie pig usurper is for him to fail so completely & devastatingly that he will never be restored, including the demoRAT socialist party. I could care less about his skin color, it is his demonic, anti-American agenda & ideology that he is trying to forcibly impose upon the American people. In fact I would love to see a special prosecutor appointed to investigate election fraud, if in fact 0bozo is NOT a U.S. citizen, let alone a non-natural born U.S. citizen and to try & convict him for election fraud.

67 posted on 01/05/2010 7:33:42 PM PST by rcrngroup
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

Either the polls are terrible or there is a scandal about to break?


68 posted on 01/05/2010 7:34:39 PM PST by chris_bdba
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To: Reagan Man
Not sure Scott McInnis is the answer.

There's always Tom Tancredo. I hear he's looking for a job.

69 posted on 01/05/2010 7:39:07 PM PST by logician2u
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To: logician2u

Use to like Tancredo, a lot. That is, until he endorsed Romney in 2008.


70 posted on 01/05/2010 7:42:56 PM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

Wow, they are dropping like roaches caught in the fumes from a Black Flag roach bomb.


71 posted on 01/05/2010 7:56:28 PM PST by tfbcowinafog
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

Then again, the Rats will always have fraud on their side.


72 posted on 01/05/2010 8:05:39 PM PST by truthkeeper ("Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?")
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

I am just curious ... for those FReepers from Colorado, what Republican short list would you perhaps LIKE to see as governor?


73 posted on 01/05/2010 8:12:27 PM PST by drellberg
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief
There is a scandal brewing.

Ritter got ICE agent Corey Vorhiss fired for whistle-blowing during Ritter's campaign for Governor. Prior to Ritter's run for governor he had been the Denver District Attorney and had been letting illegal immigrant criminals off the hook by reducing their charges (sometimes serious felony charges) to "agricultural trespass." This allowed them to avoid deportation. Vorhiss blew the whistle.

It's a long story, but Stephany Villafuerte, a member of Ritter's campaign staff and former DA staffer under Ritter, was nominated by Obama (at Ritter's behest) to be the next US Attorney General for Colorado. She had to withdraw after it became apparent she used her influence in the DA's office (after leaving it) to illegally finger Vorhiss.

It's a MAJOR scandal, and Ritter and, more important, Democratic higher-ups and advisors to Obama, know that his days are numbered. So they are throwing him under the bus.

74 posted on 01/05/2010 8:13:00 PM PST by Doodle
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To: drellberg
I am just curious ... for those FReepers from Colorado, what Republican short list would you perhaps LIKE to see as governor?

Douglas Bruce

...I kid
75 posted on 01/05/2010 8:20:08 PM PST by frossca
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To: Fizzie

Bingo!


76 posted on 01/05/2010 8:20:29 PM PST by mrsloungitude (very proud mom of a marine recruit)
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To: keepitreal

I wonder why...hmmmmmmmm.

From WaPo: “But Ritter’s political fate has dipped considerably in the intervening years, and he faced an extremely difficult re-election race against former Rep. Scott McInnis (R) in November.”

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/governors/colorado-gov-ritter-to-retire.html?wprss=thefix


77 posted on 01/05/2010 8:28:03 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: drellberg

I think Terrible Tommy would make a good governor.

Scott McIniss is OK, I can live with him.

Bob Beauprez is a good guy but looks to have no shot.


78 posted on 01/05/2010 8:52:01 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Gone Galt and loving it)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

“I am not sure we want to see the total collapse of a Presidency, but it cannot be any worse than the success of Obama’s Presidency.”

We survived Nixon imploding, we’ll survive this idiot imploding.


79 posted on 01/05/2010 9:00:59 PM PST by headstamp 2
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To: drellberg

Josh Penry seemed to be a good guy, but dropped out in favor of McInnis. Mays seems to be the best candidate at this time.


80 posted on 01/05/2010 9:20:58 PM PST by Mom MD (Jesus is the Light of the world!)
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