Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her supporters may be looking ahead to 2012, but in western states that swung from red to blue, Republicans are eyeing 2010.
A top target for the GOP will be Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, who was re-elected Senate majority leader earlier this week. It’s good to be the king, except for [...]
Category Archives: The Western Edge
2010 Battles Loom in the West
November 20, 2008 – 3:07 pm
Colorado’s Proposition 8 Connections
November 17, 2008 – 8:29 pm
Gay marriage supporters in Denver protest the passing of California’s Proposition 8 which defines marriage in the Golden State as between one man and one woman (Denver Post)
The Colorado Independent suggests Focus on the Family’s financial support of California’s Proposition 8 was a contributing factor to recently announced layoffs at the Colorado Springs-based ministry. Focus [...]
California Gay Marriage Protests Cross State Lines
November 13, 2008 – 3:09 pm
Opponents of Proposition 8, which outlawed gay marriage in California, protest in the shadow of Los Angeles City Hall last weekend (Getty Images)
On November 4, voters in three states — Arizona, California, and Florida — amended their constitutions to ban gay marriage. But it’s California’s Proposition 8 that is drawing the strongest response from the [...]
Western State GOP Soul-Searching
November 12, 2008 – 5:22 pm
As the once-dominant Republicans in Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico take a break from licking their week-old wounds, they’re beginning to strategize whether to march left or right in their bid to reclaim lost power.
Republicans who believe the country is swinging left think the party needs to steer away from cultural wedge issues while at [...]
Battle for the West: Post-election Roundup
November 6, 2008 – 4:02 pm
In the end, Barack Obama didn’t need the 19 electoral votes represented by Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico, three states won by George W. Bush in 2004, to make it to the White House. But he won all three, two with double-digit margins. Early analysis of the blue shift in western states credits a range [...]
