Forgive me, but I'm a little gun shy about great conservatives. Last cycle, that's what we were told about Gardner. So far he hasn't voted any different than his predecessor.
Neville looks like just another urban front ranger from a flakey family.
“I’m a little gun shy about great conservatives. Last cycle, that’s what we were told about Gardner. So far he hasn’t voted any different than his predecessor. Neville looks like just another urban front ranger from a flakey family.”
I’m gun shy about them too. But noone ever thought Gardner was even a conservative, let alone a great one.
Regarding Sen Neville’s voting record, check out my post 6 on this thread. I guarantee the NRSC and the party establishment is frantically recruiting moderates to run against Sen Neville at this moment.
Regarding his family, Tim’s son Patrick is a state representative, his sister-in-law is on the Jefferson County school board, and his other son is one of the savvyist political strategists I have ever met (until recently, he ran much of the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners organization in CO). So I’m not sure how you get flakey out of that. Take another look. Sen. Neville is pretty impressive.
I suspect 99% of FReepers will be delighted with his performance as a US Senator. The other 1% are trolls :)
kitchen: From the Durango Herald today about Sen Neville.
“Neville, 59, has long upheld conservative values, including opposing gun control and abortion, while upholding religious freedom. This year at the Legislature, he raised concerns about vaccinations and student assessments. Neville also comes from a well-known political family with powerful ties, including to Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, which has a strong record of winning divisive Republican primaries in Colorado.
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“Left-leaning interests were quick to pounce on Neville, suggesting that he is “one of the state’s most dangerous far-right politicians.”
“Tim Neville’s candidacy should be a wake-up call to everyone with an interest in a better Colorado,” said Amy Runyon-Harms, executive director of ProgressNow Colorado.”
“He’s a leader of one of the most powerful factions in the Colorado Republican Party today, and his ability to mobilize the Republican grass-roots in a primary makes him a threat.”
Gardner votes the same as the 100% communist punk democrat Udall did? That sounds like hyperbolic horse doodie to me.