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Dave Young has seen a flurry of endorsements since the scandal broke. Lebsock’s fundraising has dried up. Since Colorado allows registered Republicans and Democrats to vote in whatever primary they want, there was a threat that Republicans could vote for Lebsock to get a weaker candidate into the general (Democrats have done this to Republicans in recent races.) However, there is a competitive Republican primary for Treasurer minimizing this potential. | |||
Is there any particular reason for that? Or more of a temper tantrum? I do assume. | ||||
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Faith Winter was the Democratic State Representative that accused him of unwanted sexual advances. From what I can tell, on the scale of offensive sexual misconduct, this is closer to Aziz Ansari than Roy Moore. But still inappropriate, unwanted, and wrong. Unlike Roy Moore, Democrats had plenty of time to coalesce around another credible candidate in Dave Young and have been lining up to support him. Lebsock is basically a Denver Democrat so if he keeps the city, he could win. I just don’t see him doing that since the press has been awful bad. In my opinion, the offices Secretary of State and Treasurer usually go with the partisan trends unless people have a reason to vote against a candidate. If Lebsock was the Democratic nominee, they would have a reasons to vote against him. If Young wins, I expect Treasurer to be a competitive race and go with the statewide trends in the November election. 4 years ago, Republicans benefitted from Obama fatigue in the State and won several of the constitutional offices. This year with the the strong possibility of Democratic ripple or wave, I expect Democrats statewide to benefit from Trump Fatigue. It will also be the first election since the legalization of marijuana has taken place. Marijuana has become a thriving industry with both Republicans and Democrats working to preserve the industry. Marijuana money will flow heavily into these races. | |||
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