Perhaps they couldn’t find anyone who wanted to spend 11 months pounding the pavement only to be pounded at the ballot box, but Democrats in the Fifth Congressional District so far have no candidate running for Congress.
The one candidate who was running at one point, and who is still listed on the Federal Election Commission’s Web site (which I reported last week), had quit the race without warning or reason in late December.
Bob Evans III wrote in a release two days before New Year’s Eve:
“I began this campaign because I believed that the effectiveness of our educational system and our stewardship of the environment will determine the economic and social status of our children. The foundation of this campaign has been FDR’s Second American Bill of Rights as stated in his 1944 State of the Union Address. I thank all of you for your support and invite you to join me in the critical battle to make these ideals a reality.”
Perhaps he wanted to enjoy New Year’s worry-free.
In 2010, incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn obliterated his Democratic challenger by more than a two-to-one ratio, 65 percent to 29 percent.
In 2008, Lamborn won with about the same crushing margin.
In 2006, even though it was Lamborn’s first Congressional race, he still beat the Democrat in the race by 19 percent.
And before that, Rep. Joel Hefley, R-Colorado Springs, ruled CD-5 for two decades, from 1987 to 2007, before retiring.
It’s simple math: as of February this year, there were just under 200,000 Republicans in CD-5 and, and Democrats are about half that.
If I were a betting man, I’d say the odds of a Democratic candidate are fair, but if one does emerge, I’d bet he raises about as much as a Domino’s Pizza delivery guy makes in a summer.
An Doug will win again
Doug will win again because the low intelligence, low information Foxbots who dominate the local electorate don’t care about qualifications or effectiveness, all they care about is what their party or their pastor tells them…Obama bad, Republicans good. Inability of lack of interest in representing the district matter not…the R after the name is everything. And the result is that the least effective, most right wing idiot they can find is elected. He will doo the biddingmof his owners without question, while they all conspire to make rubes think that he could give a hoot about their interests. Sad, so sad…
Lamborn’s statement yesterday was stupid “People will use less Medical services if they have to pay for it”
e is really talking death panels, if you ahve High Blood Pressure, according to Lamborn, you should not be going to the doctor for regular checkups, same as Diabetes.
I for one, would like to see Lamborn’s health care records, how many times he goes to the doc
Mike
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I thought there was another candidate that was running against Lamborn, I am thinking of Brad Benson, I could be wrong, but, we need to get rid of Lamborn because of his poor representation of his constituents at the “State of the Union”, I don’t care what he thinks about the Prez, its’ his duty to represent us anyhow.
A Question to the Gazette. How does one put his/her hat in the ring? Do you need to be an affiliate of any party or can I just say I’m a Democrat? Just to let you know I am un-affiliated/Independent.
There is someone running against Ole Dougie Boy and i believe it is time for a career politician to go away. Robert Blaha bring a fresh approach, conservative values and tremendous business background to the political arena. It is time for a change!