Posts Tagged ‘Colorado’

From 9news.com:

Incumbent John Suthers (R-Colorado) leads his challenger, Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett (D-Colorado), 47-36 percent with 17 percent not yet focused on the contest. In the Treasurer’s race, challenger Walker Stapleton (R-Colorado) is ahead of incumbent Cary Kennedy (D-Colorado), 42-39 percent with 20 percent undecided. The candidates seeking to become the next Secretary of State are very close according to the poll with challenger Scott Gessler (R-Colorado) receiving 37 percent and incumbent Bernie Buescher (D-Colorado) earning 33 percent. The Constitution Party candidate Amanda Campbell has 11 percent support and 18 percent haven’t focused on the race yet.

In all of those races, a larger number of independent voters are saying they support Republican candidates instead of Democratic ones.

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From the Durango Herald:

Attorney General John Suthers also should be retained. Suthers says his strengths are that he is both a good lawyer and a good manager. And there is scant evidence to the contrary.

That he signed on to a constitutional challenge to the health-care reform bill seems unnecessary and partisan, but his explanation – that he is charged with defending federalism – is plausible. In any case, filing such “amicus” briefs is common practice.

Charges that he is weak on consumer protection have gained little traction. Prosecutions of consumer and white-collar crimes are up under Suthers.

The best reason to re-elect him, however, is political. The next governor will need to make massive budget cuts, which likely include cuts to prison spending. Who better to ensure those do not threaten public safety than a law-and-order guy like Suthers?

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From DailyCamera.com:

A marijuana advocacy group plans to laud Colorado attorney general candidate Stan Garnett and other candidates Wednesday in downtown Denver for their positions on pot regulation.

The group, SAFER, said it sent a survey to candidates asking whether marijuana should be regulated similarly to alcohol and whether adults 21 and older should be allowed to possess up to one ounce of pot.

It said Garnett, Boulder County’s district attorney, responded that he supported such a regulatory scheme. His opponent, State Attorney General John Suthers, was cited for being vehemently opposed to the legalization of marijuana.

Read more: Marijuana group lauds Stan Garnett, other candidates based on survey – Boulder Daily Camera http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_16323637#ixzz12G1kHx6W
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A marijuana advocacy group plans to laud Colorado attorney general candidate Stan Garnett and other candidates Wednesday in downtown Denver for their positions on pot regulation.

The group, SAFER, said it sent a survey to candidates asking whether marijuana should be regulated similarly to alcohol and whether adults 21 and older should be allowed to possess up to one ounce of pot.

It said Garnett, Boulder County’s district attorney, responded that he supported such a regulatory scheme. His opponent, State Attorney General John Suthers, was cited for being vehemently opposed to the legalization of marijuana.

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From Denver Post:

A March e-mail exchange between Attorney General John Suthers and Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett appears to show the challenger was an early supporter of the incumbent.

The e-mails recently came to light after Colorado Ethics Watch filed an Open Records Act request seeking information on the costs of Suthers joining in on a lawsuit opposing the health care bill.

Garnett told Suthers he was pulling support for his candidacy because he believes joining the suit is inappropriate.

“Your decision to engage Colorado in this legal battle is cynical and partisan, and outside the appropriate role for a state attorney general,” Garnett wrote in the March 22 e-mail. “Those who wondered why I, as a progressive Democratic DA would endorse a Republican AG, which I was doing as recently as yesterday, will wonder no longer.”

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From the Colorado Statesman:

The two candidates vying for the attorney general post on the November ballot squared off again this week, this time on a debate that was televised Friday evening.

Democrat Stan Garnett and incumbent Republican John Suthers continue to spar over Suthers’ participation in a lawsuit against the federal government over health care reform. Tuesday’s debate also covered medical marijuana, ballot initiatives, and how to cut the budget of the AG’s office next year.

The debate was taped Tuesday afternoon at the studios of CPT-12 (formerly KBDI), in conjunction with KCNC-TV4. It aired on CPT-12 on Friday at 9:30 p.m. as part of the “Colorado Decides” series, leading up to the November election.

Suthers defended his decision to join in a lawsuit filed last March against the federal government by a dozen other attorneys general. The lawsuit seeks to block implementation of health care reform; specifically, portions of the law that require individuals to purchase health insurance. The lawsuit also challenges the constitutionality of the penalties that would be assessed to those who disregard the law but do not qualify for exemptions because of income or other allowable reasons.

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From LegalNewsline:

– Incumbent Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has a sizable lead on his opponent, Democrat Stan Garnett, according to recent poll results.

Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies, based in Louisville, Colo., earlier this week released the results of an automated survey of likely general election voters in the state. The survey was conducted Aug. 25-26.

According to the poll results, among voters, the Republican candidate, Suthers, leads the Boulder district attorney, Garnett, by 15 points, 47 percent to 32 percent. Twenty-one percent of voters are undecided, the survey results said.

The survey found Suthers has a strong lead among unaffiliated voters and men, 15 points and 17 points respectively.

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