Another centrist Colorado Democrat here, in my case from the new 8th CD. Thanks to Tim for this conversation with Sen Priola. Sort of sad that he’s acknowledging that these are his last 2 years in our State Senate; would like to see this kind of leadership continue. I’m in a part of CO that has been, in the 35 years I’ve lived here, part…
Another centrist Colorado Democrat here, in my case from the new 8th CD. Thanks to Tim for this conversation with Sen Priola. Sort of sad that he’s acknowledging that these are his last 2 years in our State Senate; would like to see this kind of leadership continue. I’m in a part of CO that has been, in the 35 years I’ve lived here, part of the 2nd (bright blue), 4th (bright red), and now 8th (true purple) districts. In this brand new District, there was only 1 Dem candidate in the primary, who is now being slammed in NGOP ads for being too far to the left (the N is for “not” 😉). There wasn’t even a choice presented to Dems to choose a more centrist candidate. Political malpractice, in my opinion. I grew up in the Bay Area, in a district represented at the time by “liberal Republicans” - such as Pete McCloskey - with socially tolerant and environmentally conservationist, but fiscally conservative views. Dems now need to embrace more policies in that sweet spot.
Another centrist Colorado Democrat here, in my case from the new 8th CD. Thanks to Tim for this conversation with Sen Priola. Sort of sad that he’s acknowledging that these are his last 2 years in our State Senate; would like to see this kind of leadership continue. I’m in a part of CO that has been, in the 35 years I’ve lived here, part of the 2nd (bright blue), 4th (bright red), and now 8th (true purple) districts. In this brand new District, there was only 1 Dem candidate in the primary, who is now being slammed in NGOP ads for being too far to the left (the N is for “not” 😉). There wasn’t even a choice presented to Dems to choose a more centrist candidate. Political malpractice, in my opinion. I grew up in the Bay Area, in a district represented at the time by “liberal Republicans” - such as Pete McCloskey - with socially tolerant and environmentally conservationist, but fiscally conservative views. Dems now need to embrace more policies in that sweet spot.