John Elway for US Senate

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Didn't the draw Beauperez's district to be favorable if Elway ran for Congress?

It was drawn by a court, so I highly doubt it.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Montana, Iowa and Colorado are three big wastes of time.

To be fair, early on in 2005 many Democrats thought the same way about Ohio and Virginia.

Of course, 2008 isn't going to be for the Republicans what 2006 was for the Democrats, so you're probably right.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Even Democratic areas have shifted. For example (I'm using only Bush's numbers here because Nader skewed things in 2000):

Eagle County:

2000 - 1.2% less Republican
2004 - 4.63% less Republican
(also gave Dole basically his national numbers in 1996)

Boulder County:

2000 - 11.94% less Republican
2004 - 18.34% less Republican

Pitkin County:

2000 - 14.99% less Republican
2004 - 20.65% less Republican

These type of swings weren't seen basically anywhere else in the country.