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Home Front: Politix
Colorado Gov. Ritter -D calls it quits
2010-01-06

Democratic sources tell The Associated Press that Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter won't run for re-election this fall.
Well, considering your approval numbers are tanking like Mr. O's, it is not surprising.
The first-term Democrat was elected in 2006 in a pivotal swing-voting state. He has been widely considered a rising star in the Democratic Party.
See Corruption, overspending, entitlement and trying to raise taxes for "Rising Star In Democrat Party"
Two Democrats with knowledge of Ritter's decision disclosed it on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to publicly discuss the governor's political plans.

Among potential Democratic candidates: Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Andrew Romanoff, a former state legislator who is challenging Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet for the party's nomination.

Two Republicans are seeking the GOP nomination: former congressman Scott McInnis and businessman Dan Maes.
Posted by:DarthVader

#3  So have they started calling him "Ritter the Quitter" yet?
Posted by: Mike   2010-01-06 15:57  

#2  It's a good time for incumbants to step aside and let some patsies take the fall for the very unpopular spending & program cuts and tax increases that must come soon. After that, they can easily regain office by promising to feel and ease everyone's pain.
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-01-06 11:08  

#1  This is not to avoid bad numbers, its to avoid prosecution.

Google Ritter, Villafuerte, Voorhees.

Radio host Peter Boyles has been all over this and is scraping away the muck that the mainstream media has steadfastly refused to investigate. The chickens are now coming home to roost for the crooks and the crooked Denver Post media.

http://www.khow.com/podcast/fullshow_boyles.xml

This is the tip of a big scandal in the Denver DA office, the 2006 Democrat smear campaign financed by Congressman Jared Polis, and reaches into DHS and ICE.

Perjury, lying to FBI investigators, covering up the lie, and impeding investigations. As bad or worse than the stuff they sent Scooter Libby to prison for.

This could bring down Napolitano, and possibly even AG Holder if the AG's office can be shown to be involved in the cover up over the past year in office.

Thank God for internet radio so I can hear this stuff even in Richardson and San Jose.

You heard it first here on Rantburg.
Posted by: Jeager Panda5130   2010-01-06 11:08  

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