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Check the mail: Colorado’s Election 2018 ballots are on their way today. Here’s what you need to know.

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Election 2018 ballots are on their way today. Here’s what you need to know.

There are more than 3.5 million registered voters in Colorado

Jesse Paul @jesseapaul

A look at the candidates in the top election 2018 races in Colorado. (Photo illustration by Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)

Colorado’s county clerks will begin mailing more than 3 million ballots to voters on Monday as the state’s roughly three-week-long Election Day officially kicks off.

About 2 million of those ballots will pass through the U.S. Postal Service’s processing plant in Denver on Monday afternoon and Tuesday alone.

Voters this year have a range of ballot questions and candidates to decide on — from oil and gas regulations to who will be the state’s next governor, attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state.

It will likely be a few days before your ballot actually lands in your mailbox, but here are some things to know ahead of time:

Colorado’s voter registration numbers

As of Oct. 1, there were 3,883,317 registered voters in Colorado, about 600,000 of whom are listed as being inactive.

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How Republicans Deny People Of Their Right To Vote

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Who’s Attacking Political Norms Now? Democrats target the ‘legitimacy’ of the Supreme Court.

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Who’s Attacking Political Norms Now?

Democrats target the ‘legitimacy’ of the Supreme Court.

By The Editorial Board

Oct. 14, 2018 5:28 p.m. ET

Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 28. PHOTO: AARON P. BERNSTEIN/BLOOMBERG NEWS

After the extraordinary tumult of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings ended, three normal things happened that are embedded in this country’s Constitution and traditions.

The full Senate voted on the nomination, and Judge Kavanaugh was confirmed. Then Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Mr. Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice. Last Tuesday Justice Kavanaugh, sitting as the most junior Justice next to Justice Elena Kagan, participated in oral arguments in two cases involving the Armed Career Criminal Act.

For Democrats, this return to normalcy is intolerable. They are doubling down on their war against the new Justice.

They have several related goals: Undermine Justice Kavanaugh’s authority on the Court, argue that his presence undermines the legitimacy of the Supreme Court itself, drive Justice Kavanaugh off the Court through impeachment if they win control of the House of Representatives, and, most fantastic of all, consider expanding the size of the Court if they regain control of the government.

At his political rallies, President Trump has taken to calling out “the radical Democrats.” Democrats are appalled at the President’s rhetoric. We can’t imagine why. If the party’s post-confirmation campaign against Justice Kavanaugh isn’t a radical departure from the norms of American politics, we can’t imagine what is.

Dianne Feinstein, speaking from her Senatorial platform on Twitter , wrote that Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation “undermines the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.” Possibly Twitter’s character limitations prevented Senator Feinstein from explaining exactly how the legitimacy of the Court was being undermined, but the idea has taken hold among Democrats.

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Liberalism Is All About Control….

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What if Obama Voters Remember How Lousy the Obama Era Was?

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What if Obama Voters Remember How Lousy the Obama Era Was?

The left worries that young people and minorities don’t hate Trump enough.

By James Freeman

Oct. 12, 2018 5:01 p.m. ET

Former President Barack Obama campaigns for Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania last month. PHOTO: MATT ROURKE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

During the Obama administration there was much confident chatter on the left about the “coalition of the ascendant.” This rising population of young people, social liberals and minority voters not only carried Barack Obama to two national victories but was allegedly destined by demography to exert an increasing leftward tug on American politics. The potential problem for leaders of this coalition is that along the way some of their followers may have noticed the results of their policies.

A few warning signs have been appearing lately as the Obama generation makes it way into the workplace and as minority voters seem unwilling to hate President Donald Trump as much as Democratic politicians and the press expect them to do.

“It’s time for some alarm about the midterms,” writes David Leonhardt of the New York Times. “The most recent polls have underscored the real possibility that Republicans will keep control of both the Senate and House.” According to Mr. Leonhardt:

Democrats now appear highly unlikely to take back the Senate, which was always going to be hard for them, given the conservatism of the states holding Senate elections this year. And while Democrats are still favored to win the House, many races remain so close — with neither candidate yet polling above 50 percent — that they could break either way in the final weeks. It’s easy to see a scenario in which many Democratic-leaning voters fail to turn out, as often happens in the midterms, and many Republican-leaning voters remain loyal to the party.

How could turnout possibly be a problem for Democrats, given all of the rage from professional leftists directed at Mr. Trump? Apparently amateur leftists aren’t as angry and in many cases may not even be leftists. Read more …
Health Care Crowds Out Jobs, Taxes in Midterm Ads

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Health Care Crowds Out Jobs, Taxes in Midterm Ads

Once mum on health care, Democrats are hammering the issue in political ads as GOP attempts to tout tax cuts and economy

By Brian McGill and Julie Bykowicz

Eight years ago, the newly passed Affordable Care Act was so widely criticized that it contributed to Democrats losing control of the House of Representatives. But in this midterm election, health care is the party’s most-mentioned topic in advertising—far above anything else, including opposition to President Trump.

Meanwhile, Republicans—who have made repealing the Affordable Care Act one of their top advertising messages since the 2010 election—are barely mentioning it this year, after the GOP-led Congress tried unsuccessfully to overturn the law last year. The party has instead turned its attention to touting the tax legislation Mr. Trump signed into law late last year.

The Wall Street Journal analyzed Kantar Media/CMAG advertising data on health care and tax and economic messaging in all House and Senate races from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30. Here is what campaign ads tell us about how the political conversation is changing.

Health Care

In 2010, about 29% of Republican political ads targeted the ACA while fewer than 6% of the Democrats’ ads did so—and even the Democratic messaging was split between positive and negative messages.

In the 2014 midterms, 44% of Republican ads attacked Obamacare while 31% of Democratic ads mentioned the issue. Read more …
That Dog Just Bit You….

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You’ve Got Ballot Questions. We’ve Got Answers!

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OMG….

So many issues on your November 6^th ballot.

Should you vote YES or NO on each one?

Is it good, or bad, for Colorado?

You’ve got questions.

We’ve got answers.

Join us this Saturday morning, October 13^th, for last NSRF meeting before the election. We meet from 9:00am-11:00am at Amazing Grace Community Church, 541 E 9^th Place in Thornton.

Admission is $5 per person and we include a continental breakfast to go with lively debate.

We discuss the who/what/where/when/and how about each ballot question.

See you Saturday morning!

John Lefebvre, NSRF president

Here is conservative Ross Kaminsky’s guide to how he sees the ballot questions:

THE ROSS KAMINSKY SHOW

Ross’s 2018 Colorado Ballot Measures Voting Guide

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The Next Kavanaugh Stakes: Lessons from the confirmation fight as Election Day nears.

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By The Editorial Board

Oct. 7, 2018 6:40 p.m. ET

PHOTO: JEFF MALET/ZUMA PRESS

Anyone who thinks the brawl over Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court ended with his confirmation by the Senate on Saturday might want to listen again to Chuck Schumer’s floor speech. The Minority Leader made clear that Democrats are going to use accuser Christine Blasey Ford as a campaign prop from here to November and beyond.

That may have been the Democratic plan all along once they learned of Ms. Ford’s accusation: Hold it for weeks, spring it as close to the election as possible, and if it doesn’t defeat Mr. Kavanaugh then use it to mobilize Democratic turnout. Perhaps that will work, and if it does Democrats will feel their delay-and-destroy strategy was worth it. Republicans should call out this behavior for how Democrats would govern if they take Congress.

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Meantime, Senate Republicans held together and prevented a Supreme Court defeat that would have been a political disaster. Judge—now Justice—Kavanaugh deserves the most credit for refusing to withdraw and fighting for his seat under enormous pressure.

By forcefully defending his integrity and repudiating the Democratic strategy, he gave GOP Senators the confidence to stand with him. He would have been defeated had he played it as meekly as his critics now say in retrospect that he should have. Credit to Donald Trump too for standing by his nominee.

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A preview of Colorado’s 2018 ballot: Taxes, roads and an existential crisis for oil and gas Colorado’s 2018 ballot questions explained, one by one

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A preview of Colorado’s 2018 ballot: Taxes, roads and an existential crisis for oil and gas

Colorado’s 2018 ballot questions explained, one by one

PUBLISHED ONOCT 1, 2018 5:05AM MDT

Brian Eason@brianeason

Special to The Colorado Sun

This time two years ago, Colorado voters “raised the bar” in a bid to shrink the state’s ballot and keep potentially devastating policies out of the state constitution.

Two years later? In the first test of the new requirements, the statewide ballot looks as packed as ever.

And Colorado political leaders say the stakes are unusually high.

Voters will have two transportation options to pick from — or three, if you count a legislative proposal that would hit the ballot in 2019 if the two this year fail. There are also two tax hikes on the docket — one for roads, plus one of over $1.6 billion for schools.

Marijuana is back on the ballot. So are slavery (yes, slavery) and gerrymandering.

And somehow those aren’t even the most significant ones.

That title belongs to the one-two punch of a constitutional “takings” measure that could cost state and local governments billions of dollars, and an anti-fracking initiative that Colorado’s oil and gas industry views as an existential crisis.

Let’s start there:

Setbacks, and payback

A resident of a farm near where Crestone Peak Resources proposes to drill 28 wells from property covered by Boulder County conservation easements uses a campaign sign to urge people to vote against Proposition 112. (Dana Coffield, The Colorado Sun) Read more …

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Check the mail: Colorado’s Election 2018 ballots are on their way today. Here’s what you need to know.

Election 2018 ballots are on their way today. Here’s what you need to know.

Colorado’s voter registration numbers

How Republicans Deny People Of Their Right To Vote

Who’s Attacking Political Norms Now? Democrats target the ‘legitimacy’ of the Supreme Court.

Who’s Attacking Political Norms Now?

Democrats target the ‘legitimacy’ of the Supreme Court.

Liberalism Is All About Control….

What if Obama Voters Remember How Lousy the Obama Era Was?

What if Obama Voters Remember How Lousy the Obama Era Was?

The left worries that young people and minorities don’t hate Trump enough.

Health Care Crowds Out Jobs, Taxes in Midterm Ads

Health Care Crowds Out Jobs, Taxes in Midterm Ads

Once mum on health care, Democrats are hammering the issue in political ads as GOP attempts to tout tax cuts and economy

Health Care

That Dog Just Bit You….

You’ve Got Ballot Questions. We’ve Got Answers!

Ross’s 2018 Colorado Ballot Measures Voting Guide

The Next Kavanaugh Stakes: Lessons from the confirmation fight as Election Day nears.

A preview of Colorado’s 2018 ballot: Taxes, roads and an existential crisis for oil and gas Colorado’s 2018 ballot questions explained, one by one

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