C & D: Election Day Roundup
With a substantial chunk of Coloradans’ ballots already mailed in, the “forever tax increase” comes down to the day of decision. As the campaigns race to the finish line, a last minute flurry of Internet tidbits:
The Dead Governors float the rumor that the Yes on C & D campaign is preparing for failure.
The operators of Mile High Delphi made their final prediction yesterday: “Too Close to Call” with a tiny edge to the No on C crew.
The Delphi’s prognostication might be adjusted with news reported by the Denver Post: different opponents of the tax increase have raised a cumulative total of $1 million in the last two weeks.
One of those opponents, the Colorado Club for Growth, has released a response ad to Mayor Hickenlooper’s skydive for C & D. Click here to watch it.
On Monday the Wall Street Journal threw its heft against the tax increase with a compelling editorial (if you are still not committed to voting one way or the other on Ref C & D, check out this link).
Jon Caldara and Governor Owens joked with each other from opposite sides of the issue, the Rocky Mountain News reports, as Caldara declared his hopes that Ref C & D would be defeated as “cautiously optimistic.”
Lost your ballot? Put the decision off to the last minute? Not sure what to do? Click here for your voting options.
Vote NO, and force the legislature to craft a better solution to the state’s budget crunch next year – preferably one that includes a compromise on Amendment 23. If you still need convincing, read 30+ facts about TABOR from the National Taxpayers Union.
Need an extra little push to cast a NO vote against the forever tax increase? Here’s one.
Polls close at 7 p.m. Stay tuned. My official prediction is that Ref C gets 49% yes, 51% no… same for Ref D. But predictions only come true if taxpayers get out and vote against the forever tax increase.
Update: I was half wrong on C & D – unfortunately, it was the half that mattered more. Hats off to the Colorado Democrats, who have staged a two-year coup. I am beginning to rethink some things – more later….