Musgrave, Matsunaka in dead heat

Rocky  Mt. News reports this is really a close race, which is very promising, although I believe it was close last time also, until the GOP poured lots of money her way.  It is none the less a race that can be won by the dems. Musgrave is a shallow, one issue fanatic, and I only hope the voters in her district are more enlightened then her.

•  I'm going to lobby hard...

  ...to make Matsunaka one of the dKos 8.

  by maxomai on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 06:04:53 AM PDT

  •  Is that a joke?

    Matsunaka is already one of the dKos 8.

    by Go Vegetarian on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 06:55:08 AM PDT

    •  Heh

      I didn't know. Honest.

      by maxomai on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 09:06:42 AM PDT

      •  Go do your penance.

        Ante up.  :-)

        by Go Vegetarian on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 10:50:01 AM PDT

        •  Done (n/t)

          And an extra $25 to our patron saint for good measure.

          by maxomai on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 11:00:48 AM PDT

          •  We also do indulgences!

            $50 to the patron saint and you get to look at internet porn for a week guilt-free.

            by Go Vegetarian on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 08:25:10 PM PDT

•  Matsunaka

  could really win this with enough cash I believe.
  Being here in denver, its one of the races I'm definitely contributing to.

  by mickey on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 06:18:13 AM PDT

•  Besides the fact that she's an evil bitch

  beating Musgrave would offer us a lot in the way of rhetoric on the issues.  

  Since she is a one-issue politician, beating her can serve as a referendum on the idea that politicians should be spending time legislating culture and morality when what people really want is to be safe, have a job, and be able to live their lives as they please.

  Or at least, I hope that's what we get to say after Stan kicks her ass.

  by boy asunder on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 06:38:58 AM PDT

•  Mutilation Musgrave! Mutliation Musgrave!

  Spread the nickname meme far and wide!

  Musgrave was the only member of the Colorado legislature to vote against a bill to create a registry of people convicted of domestic violence; and she voted against a bill allowing a woman to take three days of unpaid leave from work to seek protection from an abusive husband.

  She was also one of three state senators to vote against a bill to stop female genital mutilation.
  

  by DeanorBust on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 06:39:31 AM PDT

  •  The wording of the bill she voted against

    A person commits child abuse if such person excises or infibulates, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora, vulva, or clitoris of a female child. A parent, guardian, or other person legally responsible for a female child or charged with the care or custody of a female child commits child abuse if he or she allows the excision or infibulation, in whole or in part, of such child's labia majora, labia minora, vulva, or clitoris.

    http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/sess1999/sbills99/sb096.htm

    Vote Musgrave!  
    She's Pro-Child-Genital-Mutilation!
    

    by DeanorBust on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 06:42:32 AM PDT

    •  www.MutilationMusgrave.com ,,,

      Is available...

      A web-gifted Kos citizen could potentially single-handedly win the election for Matsunaka.

      To my knowledge, most Colorado voters are against Child-Genital-Mutilation.
      

      by DeanorBust on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 06:48:06 AM PDT

      •  sigh

        If I didn't work for a very image-conscious gov't IT consulting firm, I'd do it in a heartbeat. However, my name on the reg would not look good.

        by A Texan in Maryland on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 07:09:42 AM PDT

        •  Use a private domain reg service...

          Godaddy.com has a great "unlisted" reg service for only 9 bucks.

          by DeanorBust on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 07:20:56 AM PDT

•  Musgrave's plea for money

  Here's a link to Musgrave whining about how she needs more money for her campaign.  She's said in the news that she plans to raise $3MM.

  Dear ,

  It's gone from bad to worse.

  A few days ago, Massachusetts began issuing "marriage" licenses to
  homosexuals.

  http://atlblogs.com/moderaterepublican/archives/001282.html

  by Doppy on Fri Jun 11, 2004 at 08:32:32 AM PDT

•  Not according to Musgrave's numbers

  Musgrave's own polling:

  Musgrave  52%
  Matsunaka 39%
  Kinsey     2%

  http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_2957947,00.html

  by Doppy on Sun Jun 13, 2004 at 09:40:22 AM PDT