Colorado Megathread: Buck-ing the trend

[IceSpear]

Udall is bad for CO, voted 99% of the time with Obama.  His ass needs to go.

Well seeing as the majority of voters of the State supported Obama this can't be a such a bad thing for Colorado.

The problem is that the midterm electorate will likely be one that voted for Romney. Midterm dropoff and all.

[IceSpear]

Rothenberg thinks Udall probably loses.

Then why does he have it as "lean D"?

[IceSpear]

Debate was very similar to yesterday's, a draw with both candidates occasionally dodging or filibustering uncomfortable questions. There was also the moment when the moderator told Udall that "your campaign has been so focused on women's issues that some have referred to you as Mark Uterus."

And it's made the race Lean Sane Candidate. Keep up the good work, Mark!

Really? Basically everyone agrees this is a 50/50 race right now.

[IceSpear]

Senate Majority PAC cancels over a quarter million in airtime. Giving up?

The article also states Democrats cancelled airtime in NC, where everyone agrees Hagan is winning. It wouldn't make any sense for Democrats to "give up" on a race that is essential to holding the Senate.

[IceSpear]

A Dem has been triaged, but his name is Andrew Romanoff, not Mark Udall.

That sucks, but even if Romanoff loses he can try again in 2016. In fact, I hope the DCCC is convincing a lot of their star recruits in 2014 to consider giving it another go in 2016, since that will likely be our last chance to take the House before the next census.

[IceSpear]

Udall isn't "reasonably popular", he's at 39/52 approval.

Wow really? Is it just Obama-induced backlash against the (D) brand or something about him specifically?

Maybe his campaign has caused people to sour on him.

Yeah, I've had a feeling for a while now that Udall's horrible campaign was going to backfire on him. What I said in the poll thread:

To be honest, Udall has run a pretty horrible campaign. It's one thing to hammer Gardner for his extremist positions on personhood and women's health, it's quite another to make it basically the foundation of your entire campaign. If he loses, he only has himself to blame.

[IceSpear]

Udall isn't "reasonably popular", he's at 39/52 approval.

Wow really? Is it just Obama-induced backlash against the (D) brand or something about him specifically?

Maybe his campaign has caused people to sour on him.

Yeah, I've had a feeling for a while now that Udall's horrible campaign was going to backfire on him. What I said in the poll thread:

To be honest, Udall has run a pretty horrible campaign. It's one thing to hammer Gardner for his extremist positions on personhood and women's health, it's quite another to make it basically the foundation of your entire campaign. If he loses, he only has himself to blame.

Captain Hindsight to the rescue!

You're right, I should've called Udall's cell back in September to tell him I was worried.

[IceSpear]

Udall isn't "reasonably popular", he's at 39/52 approval.

Wow really? Is it just Obama-induced backlash against the (D) brand or something about him specifically?

Maybe his campaign has caused people to sour on him.

Yeah, I've had a feeling for a while now that Udall's horrible campaign was going to backfire on him. What I said in the poll thread:

To be honest, Udall has run a pretty horrible campaign. It's one thing to hammer Gardner for his extremist positions on personhood and women's health, it's quite another to make it basically the foundation of your entire campaign. If he loses, he only has himself to blame.

Captain Hindsight to the rescue!

I'll now accept my accolades.

Udall probably has the edge, but I voted Gardner as it is extremely close and the Dem strategy of muh abortion is a pretty poor one IMO.  Colorado is fiscally conservative enough that the GOP could very well win it. 

Yeah, you definitely have more accolades than I do. But ever since Gardner jumped in I've never deviated from thinking this race was a pure toss up, even when spates of polling showed Udall ahead and caused people to insist it was tilt or lean D, so it's not like I'm pulling it out of my ass.

[IceSpear]

I was more amusing by him affirming that Common Core was good or bad for Colorado.

Considering the other five preceding questions were all "yes or no", it doesn't seem like a huge deal.

[IceSpear]

Mark Udall's new ad hits Cory Gardner on, you guessed it, personhood.

I'm not sure how he doesn't get this. He's run this attack into the ground, got a high powered drill, and then dug deeper. Pathetic.

I mean, is there really any point in switching strategies one week before election day? It's already too late for that. Might as well double down I guess.