Friday, November 08, 2013
"Colorado voters slap down Bloomberg-backed income-tax hike"
Apparently, the voters in Colorado are pretty independent...
At WashingtonTimes.com, Valerie Richardson reports on the recent election issues and the results:
"Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman released a statement Wednesday calling Amendment 66 'another example of the countless extreme liberal policies being promoted and funded in Colorado by out-of-state billionaires.'
Referring to both Mr. Bloomberg and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who chipped in another $1 million to the tax-hike campaign, Mr. Cadman added that he hoped the next legislative session would reflect 'the will of the people — I mean those who actually live here.'
Colorado has become an irresistible testing ground for out-of-state political players promoting their issues because of the state’s small size, purple-state credentials and relatively inexpensive media markets. The population is just 5 million, and the Denver media market is ranked 17th in the nation and Colorado Springs-Pueblo is ranked 90th.
What Mr. Bloomberg’s recent misadventures show is that money can’t always buy votes, analysts say."
