Hello,
I'd like to reach out to any of you Kossacks from Colorado's 5th Congressional District for information. Feel free to add your understanding of the communities, issues, etc.
This isn't going to be much of a diary. You can add anything you want about Colorado's 5th Congressional District. Keep in mind this diary is just for information purposes. Let's not get too carried away with whether or not any of these Knowledge Democrats information gathering diaries mean the Congressional districts in questions are winnable by Democrats or not. Were here to assess districts across the country, no matter how "deep reed" or "red" or Republican-occupied they are.
What issues directly affect people in Colorado's 5th Congressional District? My colleague Augustin and I are working on the Knowledge Democrats project and I've started working on a wiki page for the 5th Congressional congressional district in order to assist in our long term efforts to promote progressive candidates in that district, whether at the local, state or federal level. We understand the 5th Congressional District may in fact have more of a conservative constituency but we're looking to reach out to any Kossacks, Democrats or progressives in the area anyway. It helps for long-term planning.
We also know that the current representative of the district is Congresswoman Doug Lamborn.
Here are the results of the November 2012 election (per Ballotpedia):
http://ballotpedia.org/...
U.S. House, Colorado, District 5 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Doug Lamborn 65% 199,639
Libertarian Jim Pirtle 7.4% 22,778
Independent Dave Anderson 17.4% 53,318
Green Misha Luzov 6% 18,284
Constitution Kenneth R. Harvell 4.3% 13,212
Total Votes: 307,231
Also, taking politics out of the equation, let others know if you've been to Colorado's 5th Congressional District and can point out some good restaurants, venues and places to spend time in there.
So far, I only have the basic information. What issues should be documented? What important links / articles / information should be added to the wiki page?