Have you read this?Posted By James Brown |
Yep, Denver County is quite liberal. As I’ve mentioned many times, I was the anti-Trump R delegate from my district in Denver back in 96. At the R county convention, the Republican chair asked if anyone was interested in running against DeGette, everybody laughed, it was obviously a well worn inside joke.Originally Posted by James Lacey
Unique regional and local demographic changes in Denver played a major role in Diana DeGette's loss. I don't think a DSA candidate could win anywhere without a similar advantage, or if the area were not already quite liberal.
The scary part is that it’s not like Diana DeGette is any lukewarm liberal. If she was not far enough to the left of the spectrum for the Denver voters, I don’t know what to think. I did not pay much attention to the campaign, but I think the people who actually voted in the primary saw her as part of the establishment, and hated her because she voted in certain instances for aid to Israel. How any level of support for Israel, no matter how tentative, became a litmus test on the far left is something I’ll never understand.