Elections Blog

http://blog.beauprezforgovernor.com/2006/10/gov_mitt_romney.html There is a video at the Colorado Governor Candidate Bob Beauprez’s blog that you might be interested in seeing. Click the link, and it’ll take you to it.

Ann Marie

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http://www.longmontfyi.com/Local-Story.asp?id=10679
Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave introduces Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney during a Musgrave re-election campaign rally Wednesday in Longmont CO.
Courtesy of Times-Call/Bradley Wakoff

Massachusetts governor a potential candidate for president in 2008

By Douglas Crowl
The Daily Times-Call

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney visited a farm east of Longmont on Wednesday to stump for Rep. Marilyn Musgrave’s re-election bid in the 4th Congressional District.

Romney, who could be looking at a presidential bid in 2008, gave a short speech to a handful of Musgrave’s family and supporters.

Musgrave is running for her third term against Democrat Angie Paccione and Reform Party candidate Eric Eidsness.

Romney said the country needs leaders like Musgrave because of “tough times” ahead, including strong competition from Asia, too much spending in Washington and the country’s use of too much oil.

“Her reputation is known around the country as someone who cares deeply about America,” Romney said.

Musgrave introduced Romney and recalled how impressed she was upon first spending time with him.

“We were visiting with him and, you know, he was downright presidential,” Musgrave said with a laugh.

With 12 days left in her re-election campaign, Musgrave said she feels confident and strong.

“We have a good, strong lead that we are holding onto, and we are going to press on,” Musgrave said.

Musgrave’s spokesman, Guy Short, said the campaign’s internal polling shows the congresswoman ahead of Paccione by more than 10 percent, while a recent Denver newspaper poll also showed her ahead by 10 percent.

But Paccione’s campaign released its own numbers Wednesday, by Democrat pollster Andrew Myers, which showed Paccione ahead by 3 percent over Musgrave.

Myers called the race a dead heat, citing that as the reason national Republicans haven’t continued with television ad funding in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.

Douglas Crowl can be reached at 303-684-5253, or by e-mail at dcrowl@times-call.com.

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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4550616 Continuing the fight to elect Republican governors, Gov. Romney was in Colorado yesterday.

“What they don’t always expect is that Republican governors … understand and can make a difference for things like our schools and improving our quality of life through better health care,” Romney said.

~~~Thomas

Addendum

I think that these quotes from the piece deserved some “airtime” too, so I’m quoting them below.

“This is a big player, big dog. And more than just a pretty face - like another one I guess was in town yesterday - he can actually point to a record of accomplishment,” said Beauprez, referring to Tuesday’s visit of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who has said he also is considering running for president.

Mary Pat Link, a Republican businesswoman, said she sees similarities between Beauprez and Romney.

“I was impressed with the common-sense process he brought to government. Hearing him now, he’s very sharp, very poised, and that’s why I like Bob too,” she said.

Thanks Thomas for posting this!

Ann Marie

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Two things are certain right now.
1. Rep. Bob Ney is going to jail
2. The Presidential contest is well underway for 2008
With that in mind, cities around the country are putting together their bids to host the 2008 Democratic Convention and among the more serious bidders will be Denver, Colorado.
In fact, Denver just hired [...]

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