Reprise my Yesterday Post:
Colorado State Senators Angela Giron and John Morse (Democrats) face recall elections 10 Sep 2013
The World Wonders:
o Colorado recall a proxy in national gun control debate - CNN.com
o Early turnout strong in Colorado recall effort on gun-control... -FoxNew
o Colorado voters test power of gun lobby in recall elections ... -Reuters
o Colorado lawmakers who backed tougher gun-control laws face recall - Washington Post
o Colorado recall under way: Will it send a message on gun control? - Christian Science Monitor
o MILLER: Colorado recall election a call to arms against Obama - Washington Times
o Outside money shows national interest in Colorado recall - Denver Post
Update 11 Sep 2013
http://live.denverpost.com/Event/Colorado_Recall_Election_2013
Colorado Recall Results 2013
Ballot Issue State Senate 3 - Recall Giron
100% reporting
Yes 56.0% (19,355)
No 43.9% (15,201)
Ballot Issue State Senate 11 - Recall Morse
100% reporting
Yes 50.9% (9,094)
No 49.0% (8,751)
And to quote a famous poem, "MAIG at the Bat":
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville - mighty Bloomberg has struck out.
ADDED:
Giron told
The New Republic, "For Mayors Against Illegal Guns, if they lose even one of these seats, they might as well fold it up. And they understand that."
from the libertarian pro-2A Volokh Conspiracy:
http://www.volokh.com/2013/09/11/colorado-recalls-explained/
David Kopel, "The Colorado Recalls Explained", Volokh Conspiracy, 11 Sep 2013.
"It’s one thing for a deliberately polarizing legislator like Morse to lose a close race in a swing district. It’s quite another for Giron to lose by 12 points in a district that is 47% Democratic and 23% Republican. One reason is that in blue collar districts like Pueblo, there are plenty of Democrats who cling to their Second Amendment rights."
from the dyed-in-the-wool Capial L Liberal
The New Republic TNR:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114501/colorados-recall-election-over-gun-control-really-big-deal
Alec MacGillis, "This Local Election Could Determine the Future of Gun Control: Why Michael Bloomberg has gone all-in on a Colorado race", The New Republic, 28 Aug 2013.
Angela Giron: "For Mayors Against Illegal Guns, if they lose even one of these seats, they might as well fold it up. And they understand that."
