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Caucus Media Coverage Increases
Unless you live in Boulder, you probably didn't see that the Colorado Daily had an article about the Colorado caucus last week. There was very brief local TV coverage here in Denver on Ch 2, Ch 4, and Fox.
The Denver Post had a front page, headline story on the Colorado Caucus last week. And today there's a full page story on the caucus in the Rocky Mountain News. There were so many local newspaper stories around the state, they are too numerous to list here. Already, this is much, much more coverage of the Colorado Caucus than we’ve seen in past years, and it will only increase between now and February 5, and rightfully so.
Turning Point for the Colorado Caucus
I predict that this year the Colorado Caucus will become the major story locally it deserves to be, and that between now and Feb 5 we’ll be seeting visits from Presidential candidates.
Decades from now, we'll look back and see that this year, 2008, was the turning point in Colorado joining Iowa to become a show-case state in Presidential elections. That's if our local leadership siezes the opportunity. Where is the PSA with Gov Ritter and Mayor Hickenlooper for the caucus like the one produced in 2006 with Gov Owens and the Mayor?
The Denver Grassroots Rally Caucus contest for the best Pre-December 5 (deadline for registering to vote to be able to vote in the Feb 5 Colorado Caucus) may have played some part in encourging this increased media attention. The winner of the contest will be announced next Thursday (Jan 17) at the Evening With Ben Franklin & Presidential Straw Poll (see below)
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