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    North Suburban Republican ForumOctober, 2011

    www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.com www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.org

    Our next meeting is from9:45-11:15 am, Saturday, October 8thfeaturing a discussion about

    the November 1st

    election and issues on the ballot . We meet at our new

    location, theAnythink Huron Street Librarycommunity room, 9417 HuronSt, Thornton, 80260.

    If you have a smart phone, use a bar code app for the QR code on the left, it

    will take you to our web site,www.NorthSuburbanRepublicanForum.com

    NSRF upcoming calendar in 2011:

    November 12 -- Redistricting/Reapportionment with Gary Mikes & Brian Vande Krol and local electionresults

    December 10Don Beezley on upcoming legislative issues

    January 14What to do to prepare for the 2012 election season with your county party chairs

    February 11Upcoming legislative bills and what you can do to inform your legislator

    March 10850 KOAs Michael Brown discusses the 2012 election & the presidential candidates

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    REAGAN CLUB OF COLORADOWWW.ReaganClubCO.com

    PURPOSETo promote the core principles of conservative

    Republicans and to support candidates with the same

    values

    MISSIONTo support and promote candidates who believe in the Constitution,smaller government, lower taxes, and personal freedom and to makeavailable venues for fund raising events and candidate promotions

    JOIN US FOR THE

    REAGAN CLUB KICK OFFOCTOBER 6TH 6:30pmTHE GRIZZLY ROSE

    (I 25 to 58th St exit east first street right follow to frontage road5450 North Valley Hwy, Denver, Co.80216. 303-295-2353)

    A BUFFET WILL BE SERVED

    $17.00 for Members $20.00 for GuestsPLEASE RSVP

    STATE SENATOR SHAWN MITCHELL WILL BE OUR GUEST SPEAKERSPECIAL GUESTS AND CANDIDATES WILL ALSO BE IN ATTENDANCE

    Now accepting Charter Memberships of $25.00Annual Dues of $25.00 will begin Feb. 6th 2012

    ( ) Please put me on the E mail list for information on futureevents.( ) I would like to become a Charter Member.

    Name ___________________________________________________Address _________________________________________________

    City / State / Zip __________________________________________Phone _________________ E-Mail __________________________Mail application and check to: P.O. Box 350811 Westminster, Co. 80035-0811

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    E-mail address: [email protected] contact ART FOSS 303-596-5401

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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    Government is not the solution to our problem; Governmentis theproblem

    Table of contents:

    Frank Wagner biography & summary of his speech Another reason for Coloradans to vote no on Prop. 103 Point: Proposition 103 is a solid investment in states future workers Counter-Point: Proposition 103 is more about money for the teachers union Bill Husted: radio talkers face up to their audiences Adams county voter information Elected officials Election judge information Poll watcher details Road to the White House runs through Colorado Adams county coordinated mail ballot election sample ballot Republican candidates in mayoral, city council and school board races in Adams county

    Frank A. WagnerChief Executive Officer 19 Years with Excel

    Frank Wagner is the Director of Business Development of Excel Personnel, and has servedin a senior management capacity since 1992. He has participated with pride in the substantial growth enjoyed bythe company over the past 19 years. Frank holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Construction Management fromColorado State University, and has participated in the hiring of nearly all Excel Personnels executive team

    during his 22 years in the staffing business.Frank has 4 children and is very active in the community, chairing such organizations as the Parker EconomicDevelopment Council, and the Colorado Small Business Coalition. Frank served one term as an elected TownCouncilman in Parker in the mid-90s, and has been a Rotarian and Paul Harris fellow for over 18 years. He isan active member of the American Staffing Association, the Colorado Human Resource Association, and theColorado Association of Commerce and Industry.Frank is a dedicated sports fan, a licensed pilot, and works hard to maintain a single digit golf handicap.

    Proposition 103 Facts Overview

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    Prop 103 is an Insane Tax Increase

    Dont Let the P.R. Fool You

    Proposition 103 is NOT for the Kids

    Prop 103 Grows Government at the Expense of Private Sector Jobs

    National Achievement Scores remain flat regardless of the increase in State spending per pupil

    Colorado is near the middle of the pack for Public Schools so we do NOT need more $$ for the Kids

    Theres a Better Way for the Kids

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    Another reason for Coloradans to vote no onProp. 103

    Posted by Kelly Maher on September 30th, 2011

    Proposition 103 is being billed (in my opinion, disingenuously)as a five-year timeout from school cuts in

    Colorado.In reality, it raises taxes an estimated $3 billion in that time, purportedly to fund education.

    Listen to this explanation from state Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, to Club 20 earlier this month

    I think everybody feels weve hit the bottom. God forbid if we havent. The way I talk about this is a rising tide raises

    all ships. But let me just kind of walk you through it a little bit, because those who want all the money to go to

    education get disappointed when I talk about this.

    We must fund to the 11-12 level [if Prop. 103 passes]. The assumption is that the economy is going to gradually

    increase. And if youI dont have the table here but if you would go to it, this assumes, in the economic forecast

    that were going to start at $536 million going in the first year to this. And it goes up to $644 [million] in year five. So

    it assumes a gradual increase

    We must fund to the 11-12 level. So, as the economy grows, the legislature rather than putting 47 cents on the

    dollar into K through 12, as that economy growsis only going to have to fund to the 11-12 level. All of this goes

    into education, but that allows that revenue that would go and of course the General Assembly can do whatever

    they want with that excess revenue which you would hope it would go into all the other functions of government, if

    you follow me on that.

    So, basically, as the general fund grows, as we elect to fund the 11-12 level, that leaves other money to go into

    the other areas of government.

    Prop. 103 includes a provision that sets a base spending level for education at 2011-2012 expenditures, then

    requires that all additional tax revenues collected by higher income and sales tax rates under Prop. 103 also be

    allocated to education. The point that Heath makes is that if the economy recovers, additional tax revenue that might

    have been allocated to education in that time could be freed up for other purposes.

    So, asIve written previously, its easier to sell a tax increase by saying that its for the kids, when the the truth is

    that the money is fungible in Colorados General Fund, and could be spent however future legislatures see fit. Just

    another reason to vote no on Prop. 103.

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    http://www.whosaidyousaid.com/2011/09/another-reason-for-coloradans-to-vote-no-on-prop-103/

    Proposition 103 is a solid investment in state's future workers

    By State Sen. Rollie Heath

    Read more:Proposition 103 is a solid investment in state's future workers - The DenverPosthttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19007833#ixzz1ZlFJou3GRead The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuseEDITOR'S NOTE:In the last two years,lawmakers have cut hundreds of millions of dollars in support to all levels of public education. In response, a group led by Sen. RollieHeath, D-Boulder, crafted Proposition 103. The measure would, for five years, return state sales and income taxes to 1999 levels,meaning an increase of the income-tax rate from 4.63 percent to 5 percent and upping the sales-tax rate by 0.1 percent. It is expectedto raise $2.9 billion through 2016. Lawmakers would be required to spend the money on public education by increasing funding abovethe roughly $4.3 billion spent in the current fiscal year. We asked Heath and Brian Schwartz, an opponent of the measure, to make thecases for why voters should or should not support the issue. The Denver Post editorial board will weigh in on Proposition 103 and otheelection contests later this month. Curtis Hubbard, Editorial page editor

    How can we walk away from the opportunity for our kids to have a viable economic future by denying them the one thing that makes adifference: a quality education?There are profoundly discouraging signs leading one to the conclusion that the adults of Colorado are failing our kids.Colorado ranks near the bottom in the nation in per- student funding for kindergarten through 12th grade and higher education. Wespend $1,781 less per K-12 student than the national average. When we consider our spending in light of our state income, Coloradoranks 49th.Forty-ninth out of 50 in education spending. Doesn't make us Colorado proud, does it?And it gets worse. Since the most recentCensus Bureaudata is for the 2008-09 school year, those figures do not take into account the$612 per-pupil cut in the past two years.These uncertain economic times are hard on all of us, but in bad times it is more important than ever that we take care of our kids andprepare for the future. So, we wrote what is now called Proposition 103, a simple proposal that offers a five-year timeout from schoolcuts. Prop 103 restores the tax rates Colorado had throughout the 1990s and dedicates all the new revenue to preschool, K-12 andhigher education. After five years, the rates return to current levels.As a Colorado businessman for more than 30 years, I have recruited many businesses to our state, and I know economic developmentis directly connected to education. Employers need skilled workers and good schools for their employees' kids. Higher education is not

    only essential for producing qualified employees, but the innovation it stimulates often spawns new business opportunities. But Iwonder, how can we ask businesses to take risks and set up shop or expand in Colorado if we continue to cut support for our schools?Some argue now is not the time to reinvest in our schools. They say we need structural reform in our education system before we startto reinvest. I worry our schools are not meeting the needs of all our students, and as a result I have been a leader in the legislature forreform that will increase performance and accountability in K-12 and higher education. But what I can't understand is how anyonethinks our kids will be better off if we continue to cut funds for our schools. We must have resources if reforms are to work .Some suggest our economy is too uncertain for new investments. They say families are struggling and can't afford to pay more. I agreeand that is why Prop 103 makes sense. Today, families are paying more for school buses, textbooks and tuition than ever before. Afamily earning the median income in Colorado would pay about $116 more income tax annually and an additional 10 cents on every$100 worth of taxable purchases under Prop 103. Remember, there is no state sales tax on groceries, rent or medical purchases. It isthe need to help struggling families that motivates me to work so hard to get Prop 103 passed.Proposition 103 is a temporary measure to stop further cuts to schools and colleges. The cuts have come because tax revenue has notgrown with the population. The state general fund revenue in 2010, the last year for which we have population data, was nearlyidentical to revenue in 2001, but we had more than 700,000 more residents, more than 100,000 more K-12 students, and more than40,000 more enrolled in colleges and universities. Even in 2001, Colorado lagged the nation in investments in schools and higher

    education.On top of a growing population, we have reduced tax rates, exempted more income from taxes and shifted purchases to things we don'tax, resulting in taxes per $1,000 of income falling 12.5 percent for individual income taxes, 24.2 percent for sales taxes and 39 percentfor corporate income taxes. The modest increases proposed in Prop 103 will simply restore rates to levels we paid when the economywas booming in the 1990s.The time is now to stop cuts and make a renewed commitment to our kids, our economy and our communities. Our kids and collegestudents can't wait until the economy settles to its "new normal." Can you?Democratic State Sen. Rollie Heath (represents Colorado's Senate District 18.

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    Read more:Proposition 103 is a solid investment in state's future workers - The Denver

    Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19007833#ixzz1ZlFCnJ6V

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    Proposition 103 is about more money for the teachers union

    By Brian T. Schwartz

    Read more:Proposition 103 is about more money for the teachers union - The Denver

    Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19012508#ixzz1ZlFdFIae

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    EDITOR'S NOTE:In the last two years, lawmakers have cut hundreds of millions of dollars in support to all levels of public education. Iresponse, a group led by Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, crafted Proposition 103. The measure would, for five years, return state salesand income taxes to 1999 levels, meaning an increase of the income-tax rate from 4.63 percent to 5 percent and upping the sales-taxrate by 0.1 percent. It is expected to raise $2.9 billion through 2016. Lawmakers would be required to spend the money on publiceducation by increasing funding above the roughly $4.3 billion spent in the current fiscal year. We asked Heath and Brian Schwartz, anopponent of the measure, to make the cases for why voters should or should not support the issue. The Denver Post editorial board wweigh in on Proposition 103 and other election contests later this month. Curtis Hubbard, Editorial page editor

    Do you want government to throw even more of your tax dollars at Colorado teachers unions and their pet politicians, or do you actuallywant better education for children in Colorado?Proposition 103 is about throwing money. Sponsored by Rep. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, and endorsed by Colorado's largest teachersunion, the initiative would increase income tax rates by 8 percent and sales tax rates by 3.4 percent both for five years. Decades ofincreasing school funding has not increased student test scores. It has created jobs for teachers and revenue for their unions thatalmost exclusively support Democratic politicians. These politicians sustain tax-funded schools as a monopolistic cartel that squashescompetition and limits choice for parents and taxpayers.Nationally, per-pupil spending has more than doubled since 1973, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).Meanwhile, standardized test scores have been stagnant. According to The Nation's Report Card, 2008 math and reading scores were"not significantly different from" scores in the early 1970s.Colorado is similar. Between 1997 and 2008, per pupil spending increased by 21%, according to inflation-adjusted NCES data. But theDenver Post reported that "scores on Colorado's annual academic assessment again came back flat, a trend that continues year afteryear The announcement of no change in scores has become a yearly mantra."If standardized test scores don't track with increased tax funding for schools, what does? Here's what: teachers union contributions topolitical candidates who support the public school cartel. Inflation-adjusted teachers union contributions have almost doubled since

    1990, according toOpenSecrets.org. In each year, at least 94 percent of contributions are toward Democratic candidates.Last year, the Colorado Education Association gave "$1 to Republicans for every $235 given directly to Democrats,"reportsIndependentTeachers.org.What do Democrats tend to do after teachers unions help get them elected? Last year's "teacher bailout" is an example. A DemocraticCongress and president sent states $26 billion in tax money to prevent teacher layoffs. These bailedout teachers pay union dues toagain support politicians to further entrench the cartel.But while test scores have been flat, unionized teacher employment has soared. According to NCES data, student-teacher ratios havedecreased from 21 in 1973 to 15 in 2008. Using NCES data, education policy analyst Andrew Coulson found that government schoolemployment doubled since 1970, while enrollment increased by only 10 percent.A longtime president of national teachers unions got it right. "Public education operates like a planned economy. It's no surprise that ouschool system doesn't improve; it more resembles the communist economy than our own market economy," wroteAlbert Shanker in1989!If you really care about supporting children's education, you should not tolerate government's requiring you to fund schools justbecause you live near them. This is counterfeit caring like saying you want to see good movies, but having a stranger choose whichmovies you see. Proposition 103 would perpetuate such counterfeit caring and cripple your ability to make a real difference.

    By contrast, education tax credits promote authentic caring. Say you're taxed $1,000 a year to fund local public schools. But you'dprefer to support a local school or scholarship fund that has proven its merits. You'd get a tax credit of up to $1,000 for such a donation,or for tuition you pay to send your child to a non-government school.If you chose to donate your earnings elsewhere, your local public schools would lose tax revenue. Not to worry. Quality public schoolscan certainly handle some competition. Further, the taxfunded schools would still have a huge competitive advantage, as they wouldstill get thousands of dollars from property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes even from people who took advantage of a $1, 000education tax credit.If you want to enrich unions and politicians who support a wasteful public school cartel, vote for Proposition 103. If you want bettereducation for all children, ask your politicians to support education tax credits, which promote diversity and choice for Colorado'sfamilies.Brian Schwartz is a blogger for the Independence Institute.

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    Read more:Proposition 103 is about more money for the teachers union - The Denver

    Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19012508#ixzz1ZlFVruHE

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    Husted: Radio talkers face up to their audiencesBy Bill HustedThe Denver Post

    Read more:Husted: Radio talkers face up to their audiences - The DenverPosthttp://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_19020785?source=pop#ixzz1ZlGCOPvQRead The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuseIt's a live cage match from the world ofradio. The Battle of the Talk Show Hosts will again come down at Comedy Works South on Oct. 12. But there is nothing really funnyabout this.Last year, the hosts werePeter Boyles, Mike RosenandDavid Sirota. This year, organizers are addingJon Caldara, Michael Brown,Rick Barber,Tom Martino, Dan Caplis, Craig SilvermanandThom Hartmann. Dave Loganwill be the official greeter,SteffanTubbsandApril Zesbaughwill emcee.Knowing how much these people like to talk, I bet it'll sound like a classroom of children yelling in Esperanto. Boyles offered me two

    tickets. I said, "Why would I want to look at radio hosts?""I just have a good time," said Boyles. "But some of these guys are out for blood. It's a barn-burner."Caldara says, "It'll be like a three-ring circus. But with all your favorite talk show hosts there, you'll be able to throw a tomato and hit oneof us."You can win tix at a contest through850KOA.com,KHOW.comoram760.com. Good luck.Poltergeist pedicures.Denver'sAmy Allansees dead people. Ghosts. And she proves it on the new Travel Channel series "The Dead Files." She co-stars inthe 8 p.m. Friday series with a retired homicide detective. She talks with the deceased or sometimes just investigates somethingunusual. Allan became interested in all this when she was tormented by "shadow people" as a kid growing up Arvada. Now that's scaryNo episodes currently come down in Denver, but Allan works as a massage therapist at the Oxford Hotel spa and says she sometimessee an elderly gentleman in the spa area "who kind of reminds me of the KFC character." And sometimes there is a "depressed"woman in the middle stall of the ladies room. But these ghosts are as friendly as Casper and I bet the Oxford is loaded with them. I'vehad drinks with ghosts in the Cruise Room. Fun crowd.Great bars.The new Esquire revisits the roster of the World's Seven Great Bars 1959 starting with the glory of the Floridita in Old Havana, Cuba

    AuthorDavid Wondrichsays this is the only bar that would still make it on the list because it "creates its own little universe where fora little while life outside seems very far away." As an example of the rare bars that do such a thing, he gives a shout-out to theBuckhorn Exchange in Denver a bar that is good and never fancy. Take a bow, Bucky.City spirit."A Prairie Home Companion" broadcasts Oct. 29 from the World Arena in Colorado Springs, tix $35-$100 atticketwest.com. . .Broadway starGary Morrisand Friends hold a benefit concert for Gary's longtime assistant, Diane Mantzaros, who is battling pancreaticcancer, on Oct. 14 at the Red Lion Southeast in Aurora, callBo Cottrellat 303-696-0450 . . . Denver's ESPNcommentatorRick Reillygets a shout-out in New York Magazine for his column about a "marching band for the blind playing in front of afootball team for the deaf" . . . Sez who: "I watch a lot of baseball on the radio."Gerald R. FordBill Husted's column appears Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 [email protected]. Take a peek at Husted's next column atblogs.denverpost.com/husted.

    Read more:Husted: Radio talkers face up to their audiences - The Denver

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    Election Judge InformationWho Can Be an Election JudgeAnyone who is a registered voter in Adams County can become an election judge. You must never have

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    been convicted of an election related offense, such as election fraud, and you must be physically andmentally able to perform the duties of an election judge. Family members of candidates appearing on the

    ballot may not serve as election judges.

    How to Become an Election JudgeIf you are an Adams County registered voter, you may become an election judge by contacting your localpolitical party or by contacting the Adams County Election Office at 720.523.6500. Colorado law providesthat the number of election judges serving should be balanced, as closely as possible, between the two

    major political parties (Democrat and Republican). However, voters who are unaffiliated or who are

    affiliated with a minor political party (such as Libertarian or similar party) may also serve as electionjudges.

    Payment

    The amount of pay varies depending on theduties of the election judge. Computer / poll book judges, forexample, are currently paid $125 per day for election day and $10 for attending the class of instruction.

    Other judges may be paid by the hour or by each day of service. You will also have the opportunity to

    meet many of your neighbors if you work in a vote center on election day and make a great contribution

    to democracy for your community, county and state.

    Student Election Judges / VolunteersStudent election judge certification forms for completion by the school and parent / guardian are available

    through the Adams County Election Office. Student election judges must meet the following qualifications: Must be 16 or 17 years old and either a junior or senior in good standing in a public or private school or

    home schooled

    Must attend required instruction class

    Must be free of any conviction for fraud or election offenses

    Must be mentally and physically able to perform assigned tasks

    Must not be a member of the family of a current candidate

    Must have consent from a parent or guardian and school official

    Must be a United States citizen

    Poll WatcherReporting Polling & Voter DataA poll watcher is assigned and certified by a political party or a candidate to travel to polling places toobserve the election process and gather information on behalf of the party or candidate. The poll

    watchermust be certified, in writing, and have a Poll Watcher Certificate to give to each polling place that

    they visit. Please see the election office or your political party representatives if you are interested inserving as a poll watcher and wish to obtain the required certificate.

    What Information Can Be ObtainedA poll watcher may gather information such as:

    How many of each political party have voted in a primary

    How many people have voted at given times during the day

    What the names of the persons who have voted are

    Whether or not the polling place is being supervised by the election judges according to law

    What Poll Watchers May Not Do A poll watcher is not allowed to handle any poll books, ballot logs, ballot supplies or ballots.

    A poll watcher may not conduct any kind of electioneering within 100 feet of the polling place asposted with signage.

    A poll watcher may not interfere with the voters or the duties of the election judges in any way.

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    Contact UsIf you see a poll watcher performing any activity not in accordance with the above stated duties, pleasecontact the Adams County Elections Office immediately at 720.523.6500.

    All mail-in ballots must be returned to either the Adams County Election Department, one of

    our Adams County Motor Vehicle Offices or other official designated drop-off site by 7 p.m. the

    day of the election. If the ballot is returned by mail, it must reach our office by 7 p.m. the day

    of the election. Postmarks do not count; the county clerk must actually receive the voted ballot

    by 7 p.m. on election day. Any ballots received after this time will not be counted according tolaw.

    Contact Us

    For additional information the time line for requesting and/or submitting a mail-in ballot,

    please contact the Adams County Election Office at 720.523.6500.

    Road to the White House runs through Colorado

    Shifting demographics put Colorado in national spotlight

    Experts say Colorado could be the state that tips the 2012 presidential election. It will be hard to win a close election wi thout winningColorado,said Colorado College political science professor Bob Loevy.

    Its not just local political observers who think Colorado will be key. In a front page story today, The New York Times reportsthatObamas hopes for a second term may come down to Colorado and a couple of other states.

    From The Times:

    While Mr. Obamas approval ratings have slid across the board as unemployment remains high, what buoys Democrats are the

    changing demographics of formerly Republican states like Colorado, where Democrats won a close Senate race in 2010, as well as

    Virginia and North Carolina.

    With growing cities and suburbs, they are populated by increasing numbers of educated and higher-income independents, young

    voters, Hispanics and African-Americans, many of them alienated by Republicans Tea Party agenda.

    Loevy said he and other Colorado political scientists have been talking about Colorados shifting demographic for years.

    The New York Times has caught up with what weve been saying for some time. The political changes in Colorado have now passedinto the general public currency, Loevy said.

    He said it used to be that in Colorado the Republican Party could count on the support of upscale, educated white voters but that those

    voters are turned off by the Tea Party and by hard-right rhetoric on social issues.

    Many of them, he said, have retained their membership in the GOP and still vote Republican most of the time, but that given a choicebetween a hard-right Republican and a moderate Democrat, a lot of them are choosing the Democrat. We saw that in theBennet-Buckrace, he noted.

    The Times also pointed to the Bennet victory as a model for what Obama needs to do in Colorado.

    In Colorado, the template for a repeat victory is last years campaign of Senator Michael Bennet. A Democratic novice, Mr. Bennet

    defeated a Tea Party Republican in a year when Republicans were triumphant nationwide. He built a coalition of Latino voters,

    Democrats like himself who are college-educated transplants to Colorado, and independents in Denver and Boulder.

    No candidate can win this state without winning independent voters, said Mr. Bennet, who joined Mr. Obama on his Denver visit,

    along with Gov. John W. Hickenlooper and Senator Mark Udall; all three will help Mr. Obamas organization there in 2012.

    With independents, Mr. Bennet said, The question that resonated in 2010 was, Do you want somebody who will go to Washington and

    try to work to solve problems, or do you want somebody who will simply be a partisan? They will seek a problem -solver again next

    year, he added, and I think the president has a strong case to make.

    A challenge for Mr. Obama in Colorado and elsewhere is mobilizing Hispanic voters, many of whom complain that he has not tried hard

    enough to overcome Republican opposition to immigration legislation. And appealing to independents will require some deft politics,

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    since Mr. Obamas recent switch to a more confrontational approach with Congressional Republicans could cost independent support

    even as he energizes Democratic voters.

    Loevy, an activist Republican himself, said he expects the Colorado Republican caucuses will probably come down to Mitt Romney and

    Rick Perry. Perry, he said, will appeal to the Tea Party side of the party, while Romney will appeal more to traditional Republicans. He

    says high turnout will favor Romney, while a lower turnout will favor Perry in Colorado.

    Romney has the best chance to lure the upscale educated Republicans back into the party. If Romney can win, it will be good for the

    party. Clearly, Mitt Romney would have the best chance in the general election. I expect a real fight in Colorado, though, where

    traditionally the conservatives will come out strong in the caucuses and the primary.

    Just as Hispanics were a key constituency for Bennet in 2010, The Times notes that as working class whites shift toward the

    Republican Party, ethnic voters become a larger part of the voter pool each election and are likely to continue voting Democratic.

    From Fridays Times again:

    Terry Nelson, a campaign adviser to George W. Bush, John McCain and, this year, the former candidate Tim Pawlenty, said he was

    pretty optimistic for 2012, partly because Mr. Obamas support among lower-income, less-educated white voters, never high, has

    dropped enough that Republicans see good prospects for winning industrial-belt states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and

    Wisconsin.

    But, Mr. Nelson acknowledged: The country is changing. In every election cycle, every year, every day, this country becomes more

    ethnically diverse. And that has an impact on the kind of coalition that you need to put together to win. He added, The truth is, Obama

    needs fewer white voters in 2012 than he did in 2008.

    Mr. Obamas recent travel reflects his calculus. On Tuesday, he was in Colorado, at a high school in a heavily Hispanic Denverneighborhood, to promote his jobs plan. This month he was in Ohio, but also in Virginia and North Carolina; he may return soon on a

    bus tour of neighboring states, aides say. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was in Northern Virginia on Thursday.

    Virginia, North Carolina and Colorado together have more than double the number of Ohios votes in the Electoral College 37 versus

    18. And Obama advisers say that the same demographic factors at play in those states are also present in states Mr. Obama lost in2008 like Arizona (whose senior senator, Mr. McCain, was his r ival) and Georgia.

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    The following is what a sample ballot for Adams County residents will look like.

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    "All politics is local" is a phrase that was coined years ago but it is as true today asit was when it was first uttered. It can be argued that our local elected officials havemore influence over our daily lives and communities than anyone at any level ofgovernment. That is why choosing the right candidate in local races is soimportant.

    Also see:State Office Candidates

    Aurora|Bennett|Brighton|Commerce City|Federal Heights|Northglenn|Thornton|Westminster

    School Boards

    The 2011 Municipal elections will be held Tuesday November 1st

    Below is a list ofREPUBLICAN candidates in Mayoral, City Council, and School Board Races in Adams

    County. We are in the last few campaign weeks before the mail-ballots drop on October 11. This is a

    time when candidates NEED YOUR HELP. When it was supplied to me, I included contact info for the

    candidate. For the others, Google the candidates name and either the city/state or the school district

    number. If the candidate has a website, which should have contact info, you can find it that way.

    Folks, these races are IMPORTANT. The races are non-partisan, but all that means is that there is no R

    or D after the candidates name on the ballot. It has nothing to do with the principles held by a candidate

    and where we throw our support. The Dems have been taking most of these seats for years, and the

    Progressive agenda has been showing up in our cities and schools. We need to take back control at every

    level of government. PLEASE help out. If you have trouble finding info for a candidate, contact me at 303-

    457-1291 [email protected], and I will help you search.

    -- Patty McCoy

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    Chair, Adams County Republicans

    City of Aurora

    People who live in the Adams County part of Aurora will vote this time for Mayor and 2 Council Candidates-at-Large. Republicans running are:

    Candidate Website Office Donate

    Ryan Frazier

    RyanFrazierforAurora.comMayor Donate to Ryan

    Steve Hogan

    SteveHoganforMayor.comMayor Donate to Steve

    Jude Sandvall

    AuroraMayor.comMayor Donate to Jude

    Bob LeGare

    legareforcouncil.comCouncil-At-Large Donate to Bob

    Brad Pierce

    bradforcouncil.com Council-At-Large Donate to

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    City of Westminster

    Councilpersons in Westminster are all elected at-large. There are 3 slots available, 6 candidates. (Any specialquestions in this race, please call Patty 303-457-1291 .) Republicans running are:

    Candidate Website Office Donate

    Herb Atchison

    www.herbatchison.com Westminster City Council At-Large Donate to Herb

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    Bob Briggs

    Coming Soon! Westminster City Council At-Large Coming Soon!

    Beau Martin

    BeauMartinforWestminster.com

    Westminster City Council At-Large Donate to Beau

    Mike Melvin

    mikeforwestminster.comWestminster City Council At-Large Call 303-7487396

    School Boards

    The School Board races are listed below. A note about them: Some of our SB races are not confined to AdamsCounty. My only resource for finding the affiliations of the candidates is the Adams County Voter Registrationdata, so if I couldnt find someone, its likely because, while he or she is a candidate, residence is not in AdCo,so I have no way of identifying registration. Also, some places in Adams are just tiny parts of multi-countyschool districts (SDs 3J, 26J, 32J, 50J ). I did not include those here, so if you dont see your district, call me tosee what I may already have or what we can find out. (Patty 303-457-1291 )

    Mapleton (Adams 1)Mapleton has 2 openings, 3 candidates, all Repub. We are aware that Victor and Karen have goodconservative values; we do not know about Ken Winslowyou need to research.

    Directors-at-large:Victor DomencioKaren HoopesKenneth Winslow

    Adams 12 5-StarVoting will be for Directors in districts 1,2,5. However, all voting is district-wide. Republicans running are:

    District 1:Norm [email protected] 2:

    R Max Willsey (no contact info)(note: Richard Ezo shows on the July voter registration as a Republican, but we have word that heDistrict 5:Mark [email protected]

    Adams 14In Adams 14, there are no Repub candidates among the 7 who are running (all at large.) (Michael Bryant andLarry Quintana are both Unaffiliated, but no guarantees there.)

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    Adams 50There are 3 seats available, and 6 candidates. Republicans running are:

    James Bonner II (may be a question hereaddress doesnt look to be in SD50.?)Robert LandgrafRuben Pacheco

    27JBrighton (basically)

    Voting will be for districts 1,3,6,7. Republicans running are:

    District 3:Russell CarrDistrict 6:Audrey Slorf

    28JAurora School District

    There are 3 openingsand only 3 candidates. Those candidates have therefore been summarilyappointed. There will be no school board elections this year.

    29JBennett School DistrictThere are 3 seats open. Republicans running are:

    Directors-at-large:Mary OrtizMike Sheely(Could not find Diane Moler or Michael Kisting)

    31JStrasburgNo election; not enough candidates

    NSRF Board of Directors Email Address TelephoneJohn Lefebvre President [email protected] 303-451-5558

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    Jan Hurtt Treasurer [email protected] 303-451-0934

    Phil Mocon Secretary [email protected] 303-427-5453

    Brian Vande Krol Issues [email protected] 303-466-4615

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