Primaries offer few surprises
Published August 13, 2008 by CSBJ Staff
Primary elections, both here in El Paso County and statewide, saw a few unexpected results.
In Colorado Springs, incumbent Republican congressman Doug Lamborn eked out a primary victory as his two opponents split the anti-incumbent vote.
In Boulder, 33 year-old internet entrepreneur Jared Polis confounded the pundits by winning the Democratic congressional primary after spending more than $5 million of his own money to best opponents Joan Fitzgerald and Will Shafroth.
Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman is the Republican nominee to replace retiring congressman Tom Tancredo in the 6th Congressional district.
El Paso County incumbent Republican District Attorney John Newsome was easily defeated by last-minute challenger Dan May, and anti-tax icon Douglas Bruce lost his House District 15 seat to Mark Waller.
Former Colorado Springs resident Dave Ruchman lost his bid for the Democratic nomination in Jefferson County’s House District 24 to Sue Schafer by 17 votes.
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Why is Jared Polis’ victory characterized as “confounding the pudits” when Lamborn’s victory is “eked” out. Does the CSBJ have information about second choice votes being cast in the primary? Did my tax dollars pay for second choice ballots to be cast and counted? Has the CSBJ become a C student resorting to cliche and innuendo to draw conclusions rather than cold hard facts?
If you have facts to support your case, express them. You used facts to say who won primaries. If you want to analyze why races were won or lost, just cite the sources. I would appreciate such investigative reporting. When no facts are presented to conclusions, the CSBJ ceases to be the premier source of information in Colorado Springs.
Hi Jim - thanks for the comment. You make a good point. The terms “eked” and “confounding the pundits” offer too much editorialization and probably should have been removed from the story.
Unfortunately, there isn’t time or space in the CSBJ Daily for depth or analysis. The stories are meant to be quick snippets of information and a roundup of news.
Thanks for reading.
Rob Larimer
managing editor