5/3/2023 0 Comments Floyd circuli denver![]() ![]() Steve Mac and Jason Sawford each saw the ad and soon the now five-piece band commenced regular weekly practice. It read: Vocalist and Keyboardist required for band. Lee Smith, a local guitarist obsessed with Pink Floyd, and needing to augment his band placed an ad in Allans Music store. Whilst the Daily Telegraph rightly described them as being at the top of the tribute band tree, the journey has been a long one and began in 1988 in Adelaide. Colorado may have a second barn-burner on its hands.Having sold over three million tickets in concerts that have taken place in 36 countries, The Australian Pink Floyd Show is rightfully hailed as one of the most in demand touring entities currently operating. The tea party is now fully behind Tancredo, as are some well-known Republicans in the state. Tancredo, meanwhile, released a new TV ad Wednesday, in which the somber, dark-suited former congressman and presidential candidate speaks earnestly into the camera about how he’s “fed up with elitist politicians who trash our values and jeopardize our economic future.” Even if he sticks by his pledge to stay positive, that won’t prevent outside groups from running attack ads against Tancredo. What is certain is that Hickenlooper is on notice – and is taking nothing for granted. But “voting against something isn’t the same as voting for,” says Circuli. ![]() One might think that the prospect of a Governor Tancredo – the American version of French anti-immigrant activist Jean Marie Le Pen – would scare Americans of foreign origin to the ballot box. But this is a midterm election, and in Colorado, Latino turnout is expected to be down – as low as 7 or 8 percent of the electorate, compared with 14 or 15 percent in a high-turnout election, according to Ciruli.Īnd there are no high-profile Latinos on the ballot. Wouldn’t that hurt Tancredo the way it has hurt California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, after the flap over her illegal immigrant housekeeper? ![]() ONE MINUTE DEBATE: Should America's illegal immigrants be offered legal status?īut in Colorado, there’s a catch: The state has a large Latino population. Public support nationwide for Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration has fueled the Tancredo brand. He’s getting the full benefit of what’s going on out there.” “But this may be the year of the angry male, and with Tancredo, you couldn’t get much angrier. “The mayor had been running a campaign that was relatively nondescript, stay out of trouble, with feel-good ads and a pledge not to go negative,” says Mr. That’s the explanation for the Denver Post poll, which shows Hickenlooper at 49 percent.īut if the Tancredo surge is real, then Denver-based nonpartisan pollster Floyd Ciruli is prepared to blame Hickenlooper as much as credit Tancredo. That would seem to weigh in the favor of Mayor Hickenlooper, as it shows Democratic voters “coming home” to their party’s nominees. Michael Bennet (D) pulling back from a deficit into a statistical tie with Republican Ken Buck. The marquee race in Colorado, for Senate, has turned into a barn-burner, with appointed Sen. Whether this apparent surge is real or not remains an open question. Over the weekend, the Denver Post released a survey showing him down by 10. On Monday, the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) had him down just three points. Last week, the Republican firm Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies showed him down just one point. The average of recent polls, as tracked by and, shows Tancredo trailing by just six percentage points. Tancredo, a former Republican congressman famous for his strong anti-immigrant views, looks to be within striking distance of victory. His Republican opponent, a tea party-backed businessman named Dan Maes, was imploding, and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo was in distant third place. Just a few weeks ago, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) was coasting to the governor’s office in Colorado.
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