Freighthopping
Sometimes these articles practically write themselves.
Doomberg
Jan 03, 2025
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“A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?” – Albert Einstein
For most of the 20th century, Colorado was a right-leaning swing state. It typically voted Republican in presidential elections, but races were generally competitive. Bill Clinton won the state by a tight margin in 1992, Robert Dole was victorious in 1996, and then George W. Bush carried it in 2000 and 2004 with just over 50%. The younger Bush would be the last Republican to win Colorado, which has taken a steady leftward turn ever since. Kamala Harris trounced Donald Trump by 11 points in the most recent race, and current Democratic Governor Jared Polis won reelection in 2022 by nearly 20. In essence, Colorado is quickly becoming the California of flyover country, complete with its own Berkeley variant in Boulder, with equally hippie roots.
Like many governors of solidly blue states, Polis has national ambitions and will likely run for the Democratic nomination in 2028. Adopting policies from his potential future primary opponent Gavin Newsom, Polis has gone “full Germany” with his state’s energy agenda. Wind energy, in particular, has seen explosive growth under his watch and now accounts for approximately 28% of the state’s electricity generation.
One of the challenges in aligning with the progressive environmental brigade for electoral purposes is the occasional need to lend the weight of your name to zany ideas. Well, at least that’s the best explanation we can come up with to justify this:
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