August 19, 2005
Ken Salazar for Guv?
Yeah, I'd rather be Governor than Senator, but this PoliPundit.com post really surprises me.
Two years after being elected Senator, Ken Salazar is considering a bid for the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination in Colorado. A Democratic poll apparently reports that he is a strong candidate against the leading Republican, Congressman Bob Beauprez. Were Salazar to run, I imagine that Republicans would be ecstatic. Not only would it give them an opportunity to win the Senate seat back two years earlier than expected, but if Salazar were to lose, he would be practically roadkill in 2010.
The bad news I keep trying to forget is that we lost both houses to the Democrats in 2004. Governor Owens has kept us afloat with his veto pen but a Democrat gov would be very dangerous in Colorado. Politics Posted by jk at August 19, 2005 7:50 PM
Did Salzaar break some campaign promise in a big way once he got into office?
Posted by: AlexC at August 21, 2005 5:49 PMWhat was the impact in Colorado?
I believe he said he'd give the president's judicial nominees an "up or down vote." Once he got to Washington and finished freshman orientation he said he had, "learned more about the matter and had reconsidered," or some other such nonsense.
I don't think it's done him much harm because the "gang of 14" bailed him out. Every Republican though should be telling every moderate, "See, told you so."
Posted by: johngalt at August 21, 2005 8:35 PMI don't think he did anything that would hurt his gubernatorial chances.
He has good name recognition and a moderate label which would wear well in increasingly purple Colorado.
But it would give the GOP a good shot at his Senate seat. And my Congressman, Mark Udall (yes, one of those Udalls) would probably run on the D side. That's the only way we'd ever get him out.
Posted by: jk at August 22, 2005 1:48 PM | What do you think? [3]