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  • Anti-corruption Day

    The Chicago Tribune reports Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest Tuesday was surprising and the charges unexpected, but it's no shock that he's in legal trouble. The Chicago Democrat has faced allegations of misconduct and ethical violations almost since the day he... [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 8:38pm EST
    by Leo Brown

  • We are all Indians

    The Mumbai attack may be the last foreign policy challenge the Bush administration will face and perhaps the first the new Obama administration will face. After 9-11 the French newspaper Le Monde famously editorialized, “We Are All Americans.” After the... [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2008, 7:36am EST
    by Leo Brown

  • An astonishing tale of stupidity, greed, and an appalling lack of ethics

    In the old days, the West was rightly concerned about its dependence on Eastern bankers for capital. Well, those Eastern bankers, aka Wall Street, have lived up to the worst fears of our forefathers. If you believe in the wisdom... [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2008, 8:24am EST
    by Leo Brown

  • An Historic Night

    The networks have called it. Senator McCain has made a very gracious concession speech. We will digest the numbers in the coming days, but tonight is an historic night for America. Congratulations and best wishes to President-Elect Barack Obama! [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2008, 9:35pm EST
    by Leo Brown

  • Fearless predictions

    Here are my predictions for Western Democrats on Election Day: A Senate pick up of four seats in the West A House pick up of at least seven seats in the West No net change for governors in the West... [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2008, 5:27am EST
    by Leo Brown

  • Closing arguments

    The election will not be close, and while the West will contribute many electoral votes to an Obama victory, so will all sections of the country. This will be a watershed election. The economic headwinds facing the incumbent party have... [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2008, 8:28am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Ghost Story

    The election of 2008 is haunted by two ghosts. The first ghost is the ghost of the Republican past, namely Herbert Hoover. The oldest voters will remember President Hoover. The youngest voters can Google up facts on the Great Depression.... [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2008, 8:30am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Gone

    Is the McCain camp giving up on Colorado and New Mexico? From CNN’s Jon King While Iowa, New Mexico and Colorado are still officially listed as McCain target states, two top strategists and advisers tell CNN that the situation in... [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2008, 8:02pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • The Vice Presidential Debate

    Governor Palin didn’t freeze in the headlights. Senator Biden didn’t ramble on in Senate-speak. Both candidates did a good job. Both candidates beat expectations. If you liked your candidate going into this debate, you liked your candidate at the end... [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2008, 10:35pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Look me in the eye when you say that.

    I didn’t see any knockout blows in tonight’s first presidential debate. I didn’t see any major gaffes. Each candidate held his ground. McCain did not look too old. Obama did not look too young. If you had your mind made... [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2008, 1:05am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • The Latest Poll from Colorado

    Events are moving at a rapid pace, especially on the economic front, as the 2008 election hurtles toward a conclusion. Colorado is a key state, perhaps the key state, in the election. So what does the latest polling show? Barack... [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2008, 9:20am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • A chat with Howard Dean about the Western strategy

    On Friday, I had a chance to chat with DNC Chairman Howard Dean. Naturally, I asked him about the Western strategy. Over at BlueOregon, Jeff Alworth (who joined me on the call) has the write-up. Here's what Dean said about... [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 3:27pm EDT
    by Kari Chisholm

  • Warming to Sarah Palin

    Michael Moore reminds us …remember where you live. You live in a nation of gun owners and hunters. You live in a country where one out of three girls get pregnant before they are 20… Knock Palin for having kids,... [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2008, 8:34pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Colorado part 4

    To recapitulate: In part one we noted that Colorado is a state that is swinging from red to blue or at least purple. In part two we noted that the growing Hispanic population is a major reason for this. In... [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2008, 10:11pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Colorado part 3

    There is yet another way to look at Colorado’s electorate. Pro-life Democratic Governor Ritter sees 13% of the electorate as moral conservatives that won’t vote for even a pro-life Democrat because he is a Democrat. He sees 16% as Fox... [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2008, 6:56am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • In the wake of the conventions

    The GOP, the incumbent party in the White House and the party with the southern base, has put two Westerners on ticket. Outside of Alaska and Arizona, it is unclear how much difference that will make, but it will have... [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2008, 6:02am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • The Denver Convention

    To Denver, to the organizers of and participants in the Democratic National Convention, and to the Obama-Biden ticket I only add: well done, good show, and on to victory in November! [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2008, 4:22am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Colorado part 2

    With the Front Range as a backdrop for the Democratic National Convention, this is the second of a multi-part series on Colorado. It may help the questions Why Denver and Why now? One answer is demographics. There is one clear... [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2008, 11:55pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Colorado

    Western Democrat, from its beginning, noticed that moving a few Western states from red to blue would shift the electoral balance in November. The presidential contest looks very close heading into the national convention in Denver. My favorite polling sites... [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2008, 11:33pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Joe Biden

    Joe Biden is a solid and reasonably centrist pick for vice-president. He is experienced and respected. Delaware isn’t Montana or New Mexico, but the knock against Senator Biden, that he speaks his mind freely, perhaps too freely, should be regarded... [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2008, 9:34am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • If you don’t want to see it in print

    The Aspen Times has on its masthead: If you don’t want to see it in print, don’t let it happen. The sad stories of Republican Senator Stevens of Alaska and Democratic presidential aspirant and former Senator John Edwards are recent... [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2008, 9:14pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Independence

    On this 4th of July, let us ponder America’s former energy independence and our current addiction to imported oil. Before 1950 America was an oil exporting country. Imagine the strength of our economy and our leadership position in the world... [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2008, 8:00pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

    On June 26th the Supreme Court upheld the personal right to keep and bear arms. In much of the West, this ruling will have little effect, because that right is already reflected in local laws. For example, …while many say... [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2008, 7:09am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Meanwhile, back at the ranch: House Edition

    President Bush’s dismal poll numbers, the flagging economy, beset with rising energy prices in the midst of a housing crisis, and the huge number of Americans who say the country is on the wrong track, all mean that Democrats could... [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 8:57pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • The Case for Brian Schweitzer

    Here at Western Democrat, we have previously made the case for Bill Richardson for President or Vice President. But consider another prominent Western Democrat for the currently open position of Democratic nominee for the Vice Presidency, namely Brian Schweitzer, Governor... [...]
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    Posted: June 06, 2008, 12:27am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • It ends with Montana

    The networks have called Montana for Obama, and enough superdelegates have declared to make Senator Obama the nominee. Barack did well in the Intermountain West all this primary season. The Rockies are not Appalachia. It is an historic night but... [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2008, 9:24pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • The Battle for the West Commences

    As we recently posted, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada are shaping up as key battleground states for the 2008 election. Not surprisingly, and as Kari just noted, both Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain are already campaigning in these... [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 6:48am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Obama targets the West

    The Associated Press reports that Barack Obama will target the West in the upcoming presidential campaign: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama set his sights on the West on Tuesday, saying he will fight for states there that narrowly voted Republican... [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2008, 11:38am EDT
    by Kari Chisholm

  • The lay of the land out West

    As far as the general election goes, I am assuming at this point that the contest will be between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. The outlines of the electoral map start with the 2000 and 2004 maps. The Pacific... [...]
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    Posted: May 25, 2008, 4:38pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • A Stealthy Private Army on the Border

    As anyone who has been in the Navy or the Marines knows, San Diego has a lot of military bases. But until recently nobody knew that a stealthy private army was building their own base here, right on the border.... [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2008, 10:40am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Issues, anyone?

    Just in case anyone has forgotten, America does have a few issues to face after almost eight years of the Bush presidency. Here are three that ought to command our attention in the upcoming election. Paying for the three trillion... [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2008, 11:05pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Jeff Bingaman Endorses Barack Obama

    New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman has endorsed Senator Barack Obama. In his endorsement, Senator Bingaman said: Our nation faces a daunting number of critical challenges: reasserting America?s leadership in the world, meeting our needs for energy independence, addressing global warming,... [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2008, 8:39pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Meanwhile back at the ranch: Gubernatorial Edition

    Gubernatorial is a wonderful word meaning pertaining to governors. Governors do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to good government, though they generally get less press these days than senators and, of course, presidents, unless they are... [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2008, 8:48pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Meanwhile back at the ranch: Senate Edition

    Seven of the thirteen Western states have Senators up for election this year: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The Republicans are defending six of these seven Senate seats. Montanas Max Baucus is the sole defending... [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2008, 10:43pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Dave Freudenthal Endorses Barack Obama

    Wyomings popular Governor Dave Freudenthal is the second Western governor to endorse Senator Obama in recent weeks. While not saying anything negative about Senator Clinton, he views Senator Obama as "incredibly smart" and someone who gives honest answers instead of... [...]
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    Posted: April 05, 2008, 8:54am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Bill Richardson Endorses Barack Obama

    Barack Obama has been going through a rough patch of late. How fast and how well he can recover may well determine the 2008 presidential election. So the endorsement by Bill Richardson comes at a critical time. Governor Richardson is... [...]
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    Posted: March 22, 2008, 9:16am EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Race and the American West

    Race is part of Americas story. But the West is neither the South nor the East. The racial picture is different and more varied, with large American Indian, Asian, and Hispanic communities. With its vast distances, the American West could... [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2008, 10:24pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Three Elections

    Wyoming was part of Baracks Rocky Mountain firewall. And now Mississippi voted for Barack as well. Very different states, same result. And it is really hard to think of these two states as latte-sipping boutique states. However, I would like... [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2008, 9:25pm EDT
    by Leo Brown

  • Meet the Udalls

    Outside magazine has a great profile on cousins Tom and Mark Udall. Go read it and learn more about one of the great Western Democratic families. While you're at it, please give Tom and Mark Udall some of your spare... [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2008, 10:38pm EDT
    by kencamp

  • Best in the West, Again

    Survey USA confirms what we said earlier. Barack Obama is the still the best in the West. In a match up with John McCain, he carries California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in the West and 280... [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2008, 5:07pm EST
    by Leo Brown

  • Every State Counts, Every Voter Counts

    If you were tired of a few voters in a handful of states determining the nominee, this is your year. If you are told only the big states count, dont believe it. Every state counts, and every voter counts. In... [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2008, 3:04pm EST
    by Leo Brown

  • Best in the West

    From the beginning of Western Democrat, it was recognized that the West offered the Democratic Party a way out of a recurring pattern of electoral defeat. The primary season reaches another critical junction this Tuesday. Democrats looking to win in... [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2008, 6:11pm EST
    by Leo Brown

  • Best in the West

    From the beginning of Western Democrat, it was recognized that the West offered the Democratic Party a way out of a recurring pattern of electoral defeat. The primary season reaches another critical junction this Tuesday. Democrats looking to win in... [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2008, 4:32pm EST
    by Leo Brown

  • AK-Sen.:Possible Challenge to Ted Stevens

    It seems ethical problems and a close affiliation with the Corrupt Bastards Club, have conspired to quite possibly bring an end to the lengthy tenure of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, long coveted by Democratic party leaders... [...]
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    Posted: February 28, 2008, 10:32pm EST
    by kencamp

  • Mitt Romney & a Democratic Outreach Opportunity

    I met Mitt Romney once, years ago. I liked the old moderate Mitt Romney. The new hard-core Mitt Romney, not so much. As the campaign went on, his positions and rhetoric reminded me of why I left the Republican Party.... [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2008, 7:33pm EST
    by Leo Brown

  • Stunning turnout throughout the West

    In a release, the DNC points out that turnout on Super Tuesday was stunningly high throughout the West -- which bodes well for the general election. In Colorado, Democrats saw twice the number of caucus-goers as Republicans119,184 to 55,845.... [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2008, 10:40pm EST
    by Kari Chisholm

  • Super Tuesday Crystal Ball

    This year Super Tuesday will be the closest thing America has yet seen to a national primary, with 24 states holding primaries or caucuses on this date. 52% of all pledged Democratic Party delegates and 41% of the total Republican... [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2008, 10:38pm EST
    by Leo Brown

  • Sirota Dispels the Common Stereotypes of the West

    David Sirota hits it right on the head in his latest syndicated column. Go give it a read. The fairy tales are endless. Congressional debates imply that the West's most precious resources are oil and gas. But to many locals,... [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2008, 2:37pm EST
    by kencamp

  • NM Sen. - Udall Outraises Both GOP Contenders in 4th Quarter

    It's beginning to be a sign of the times for beleaguered GOP candidates: poor fundraising numbers as compared to their Democratic party counterparts. The race for the New Mexico Senate seat being vacated by Pete Domenici is no exception, where... [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2008, 9:40pm EST
    by kencamp

  • Obama Richardson

    Over a year ago, we speculated on a Richardson Obama or an Obama Richardson ticket. What I wrote then still looks good to me. Of course, it has been clear for some time that Richardson would not be at the... [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2008, 8:31am EST
    by Leo Brown
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