CO: Perlmutter Dropping Out

[Gass3268]

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[Suburbia]

Hmm. He didn't want to face a tough, drawn out Democratic gubernatorial primary. However, the last time Colorado GOP won the governorship was in 2002. It's long time for the GOP to pick up the governorship.

I have CO-GOV as Tossup.

[Mike Thick]

Interesting - I wonder if he runs for reelection, or just waits it out and challenges Gardner in a few years. Probably the latter.

[KingSweden]

Interesting - I wonder if he runs for reelection, or just waits it out and challenges Gardner in a few years. Probably the latter.

My thought too.

[Kamala]

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[Zioneer]

Aw, I wanted to see a trend of Colorado governors with goofy surnames...

[BlueDogDemocrat]

I think he's going to run for the senate in 2020, he probably just wasn't prepared enough for his run for statewide office this time around with money and resources.

[Mike Thick]

I think he's going to run for the senate in 2020, he probably just wasn't prepared enough for his run for statewide office this time around with money and resources.

On top of this, Polis is fckin loaded, so even if Perlmutter is reasonably well-connected he would probably have a tough time competing with the self-funding.

[Miles]

He's not seeking reelection.

[Virginiá]

He's not seeking reelection.

I wonder why. It's not like he can't keep his seat for about as long as he wants. Maybe he is tired of being in the minority party caucus?

If only we could get him for one of the row offices

[Cactus Jack]

He's not seeking reelection.

Good. I like Perlmutter, but the Democrats desperately need new names and fresh faces in safe districts, especially in non-coastal states like Colorado and New Mexico. Their lack of a bench outside of states like California and New York is killing them nationally.

Incidentally, that's exactly why I hope he passes on challenging Gardner, who won on the merits of being younger and more charismatic than Udall. Colorado Dems need somebody who can counter that.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

He's not seeking reelection.

Good. I like Perlmutter, but the Democrats desperately need new names and fresh faces in safe districts, especially in non-coastal states like Colorado and New Mexico. Their lack of a bench outside of states like California and New York is killing them nationally.

Incidentally, that's exactly why I hope he passes on challenging Gardner, who won on the merits of being younger and more charismatic than Udall. Colorado Dems need somebody who can counter that.

Perlmutter is probably our strongest candidate.

[Mike Thick]

He's not seeking reelection.

I wonder why. It's not like he can't keep his seat for about as long as he wants. Maybe he is tired of being in the minority party caucus?

If only we could get him for one of the row offices

There are already several strong names running for his seat, and it would be pretty awk if he pulled a Rubio and tried to force them back into obscurity.

[krazen1211]

Great news for Brauchler!

[Virginiá]

Hmm. He didn't want to face a tough, drawn out Democratic gubernatorial primary. However, the last time Colorado GOP won the governorship was in 2002. It's long time for the GOP to pick up the governorship.

I have CO-GOV as Tossup.

Honestly, putting my inner partisan hack aside and just looking at current trends, the expected environment and Colorado's gubernatorial history, a toss-up seems like a stretch. Since 1976, there has only been one Republican Governor, and that was Owens, who I might add barely won his first term (even as he crushed it the 2nd time around). Gubernatorial elections have not been kind to Republicans, and that was true even before Colorado started trending Democratic in earnest. Now the COGOP has to cope with overall unfavorable state trends, probably a decent Democratic candidate that can self-fund bigly, and most of all, a highly unfavorable national environment where despite all else, Trump is likely to be pretty unpopular in Colorado.

Personally I'm starting out at Leans D until something convinces me otherwise.

[Suburbia]

If John Elway or Peyton Manning entered the CO-GOV race, they would clear the GOP field and it would be Lean R.

[krazen1211]

If John Elway or Peyton Manning entered the CO-GOV race, they would clear the GOP field and it would be Lean R.

Peyton Manning would just run for Indiana Senate and win by 20.

[The_Doctor]

Definitely feeling Polis has an edge for CO Governor. The state is trending blue, the incumbent party is the Republicans in the White House, and Colorado went Clinton by 4. I definitely feel Polis could benefit and capture the governorship.

[BuckeyeNut]

If John Elway or Peyton Manning entered the CO-GOV race, they would clear the GOP field and it would be Lean R.

This post reads like a satire of bronz.

[KingSweden]

If John Elway or Peyton Manning entered the CO-GOV race, they would clear the GOP field and it would be Lean R.

Peyton Manning would just run for Indiana Senate and win by 20.

Manning strikes me as someone who would be more likely to run in TN, if he ever gets the itch

[Suburbia]

If John Elway or Peyton Manning entered the CO-GOV race, they would clear the GOP field and it would be Lean R.

Peyton Manning would just run for Indiana Senate and win by 20.

Manning strikes me as someone who would be more likely to run in TN, if he ever gets the itch

Manning has options to run anywhere. Indiana, Tennessee, Colorado, right? I'm sure that Indiana is his real home because of all the years he spent with the Colts.

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Well this is interesting, have had CO Gov. at tossup and will keep it there, but this should help the GOP.

[#gravelgang #lessiglad]

^ Manning would win any race he could run for, even if he ran as a Green in southern Indiana. He's as close to a messiah as Indiana has aside from their religious one. He's like Urban in Ohio or Saban in Alabama or Carroll in Southern California.

[Cactus Jack]

Definitely feeling Polis has an edge for CO Governor. The state is trending blue, the incumbent party is the Republicans in the White House, and Colorado went Clinton by 4. I definitely feel Polis could benefit and capture the governorship.

As was brought up by a previous poster, Polis also has the benefit of being obscenely wealthy. A self-funding Democrat with experience and a platform that lines up with modern Colorado, in this political environment, spells at least a little doom for the COGOP.

[Adam Griffin]

Unless the political climate completely inverts in the next year, Dems aren't losing Colorado. Why this is even being debated is beyond me.