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New Colorado Political Blog

Hat tip to Walter in Denver for this one. A new, seemingly well-informed left-leaning Colorado political blog is up. He seems to be paying attention, which is at least half the battle. Whoever he is.

He lists himself as three very early Colorado governors, referring, perhaps, to this rather bizarre incident just under 100 years ago:

In 1904, [McDonald] was nominated as Lieutenant Governor and was elected to that position by a decisive majority. Alva Adams won as governor and took office in January, 1905.

When the legislature met a few days later, Adams' election was contested by James H. Peabody, the Republican candidate. For weeks, legislators at the capitol and citizens of the state seethed as the battle over the governorship continued. Finally, Peabody was seated on condition that he would immediately resign to be succeeded by Jesse F. McDonald. Colorado thus had three governors in a twenty four hour period on March 16, 1905!

And on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog wearing pajamas.

Right now, he's handicapping the governor's race.

I do have a couple of bones to pick, though. I think he's overestimating Hickenlooper, and underestimating Coffman. The last two governors have both been treasurer first. And while the Mayor of Denver vitually controls the budget process beginning to end, the governor has to work more through persuasion and public opinion. For instance, while the legislature pretty much owns the budget process, the City Council has to take nine separate votes to change a line item in the mayor's budget.