Posted on 09/10/2013 12:36:54 PM PDT by rellimpank
The outcome of today’s historic recall elections are about more than the jobs of embattled Democratic state Senators John Morse and Angela Giron. They will also speak volumes about the influence of unlimited amounts of special interest money on Colorado’s elections. Will those special interests succeed? Or will voters see the left wing smear machine for what it is – crass, dishonest, willing to say anything to preserve their power.
Recall opponents, floating on oceans of money funneled into the recall contests by billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, outspent recall backers by a whopping 7 to 1 margin.
The fact that turnout numbers suggest such a competitive race given the anti-recall side’s jaw-dropping financial advantage is frankly, astounding. And the fact that so much of the money comes from out of state – the Denver Post recently reported that Bloomberg and California philanthropist Eli Broad personally stroked six figure checks – suggests that liberal elites from thousands of miles away think they can buy Colorado’s elections.
Republicans and recallers are running a real ground war, but will it be enough to overcome Bloomberg’s media saturation? Tonight we’ll know.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecoloradoobserver.com ...
Did the recall fail?
--http://thecoloradoobserver.com/2013/09/from-the-cheap-seats-hick-loses-cool-over-recall-vote/#more-18818
That Nazi bass turd, Bloomberg, should be in prison. Throw is billions in with him.
LibDem mouthpiece whistling past the graveyard?
I oppose out of state contributions to state, city, and county office races.
Any results yet?
PING!
Your pingbox is gonna be smokin’ today!
So he’s giving Soros a run for his money.
yes
waiting...
Up Against the Wall! RECALL!!
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Out-of-state special interest money is bad when the electorate in your state is voting on whether to overturn gay marriage amendments. Out-of-state special interest is apparently okay when your state is voting on whether to ignore the 2nd Amendment.
It would seem that he didn’t get his money’s worth. Ha ha!
Hurrah
The truth is, Bloomberg has done more to help gun rights in the last year than the NRA has. He may not have intended that. But there it is.
That just brings joy to my heart. Every dollar these scumbags wasted on this election is one less dollar the scumbags can spend on the next one.
It sounds like Morse is confident he will get his seat back in the next election. Depressing. All this made no difference.
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