Posted on 07/28/2013 10:48:57 PM PDT by beaversmom
DENVER — In one of the more unlikely insurgencies of the year in American politics, three young plumbers from Pueblo have stunned Colorado's political establishment by doing what many campaign veterans insisted was impossible.
Armed with little more than a petition, an army of volunteer signature-gatherers and their iPhones, political newcomers Victor Head, his brother Adam Head, and Ernest Mascarenas have forced a recall election for state Sen. Angela Giron, a rising star in the state's powerful Democratic Party and a labor favorite in heavily unionized Pueblo.
The three plumbers' grass-roots efforts — and Ms. Giron's struggle to hold on to her seat — have roiled politics in this purple state while laying down a marker in the increasingly fierce state-level battle over gun control laws, political watchers say.
The feat is even more impressive when placed in context: The Sept. 10 recall votes for Ms. Giron and fellow Democrat state Senate President John Morse, driven by their support of sweeping gun control legislation this year, are the first against any elected state official in Colorado's 137-year history.
"It's unbelievable. How do these guys get 13,000 people to sign the petition, and [roughly] 12,000 of them are good?" Denver pollster Floyd Ciruli asked. "It's a miracle. And it shows the passion here in Colorado behind this issue."
A tattooed 28-year-old "backflow specialist" who works in the family plumbing business, Victor Head helped launch Pueblo Freedom and Rights in March, shortly after the Democrat-dominated state legislature approved three bills restricting access to firearms and ammunition.
Republicans and national gun groups have rallied against the laws, which sparked Erie-based Magpul Industries, a leading firearms and accessories manufacturer, to announce plans to leave the state. The package of bills — signed in March by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat — were passed...
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I hope so, but if on page two of the article it says she has a lot more money behind her and more continuing to flow in from out of state. Including big name corporations.
Sad to say, you are right. Three plumbers against dozens of democrat data manipulation experts don't stand a chance.
Predicted results: Against recall, 4,000,000 (exactly); in favor of recall, 0.
Results intentionally suspicious just to be in your face and to show us they can get away with it.
It’s a state recall election, federal judges serve for life ‘during good behavior’ and members of Congress (House & Senate) are not subject to recall or term limits, that’s what impeachment and elections or constitutional amendments are for.
It’s called organization and determination, and they vetted their signatures to ensure they were good..
Yepper. And the demodummie cried “This must be racist”.
It has nothing to do with race, its about “RIGHTS”.
People in Colorado need to get behind these young guns and make that recall happen. Sounds like they could use all the help ($) the can muster as the outside money is flowing in to help the demodummie incumbent.
Si se puede!
Good on 'em though...and I hope they shock these leftists and get them recalled.
The question is will the national MSM throw a fit or just ignore it?
A fit, naturally. Because by golly, they know how we ought to be living.
New York Times weighs in on ‘vindictive’ recall of Colorado Dems
So true
Go Tancredo!
So happy he’s running again!
No RF, hadn’t seen that. Thanks for sharing. Brings a smile to my face. :)
There are lots of Hollywood types and wealthy people in the vacation resorts of Colorado, I wonder what role they play in politics. I wonder if some of these limousine liberals vote in each district where they own a house, which for some of the very rich might be 4 or 5 houses.
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