political dithering

[ilanarama]

There are two Democratic candidates in the Colorado primary for the Senate seat that Campbell's vacating. I think that Mike Miles represents my views and priorities better. But Colorado is a pale pink state (actually, it's dominated by unaffiliated voters, but tends to vote Republican) and I think that Ken Salazar, who is more centrist and from a rural background, can beat whichever of the Republicans (Coors and Shaffer, who are currently engaged in an "I'm more right-wing than thou" pissing contest) wins the primary, and I doubt that Miles can.

Argh. There are an amazing number of people I've met through the local Kerry campaign who voted for Nader in 2000 and have been kicking themselves since. I worry that a vote for Miles will be a vote for Coors. But although I'm confident that Salazar will be a strong advocate for the environment (which is a major issue for me), I'm less happy with his stands on health care, taxes, and the war in Iraq.

Argh argh argh. What to do?

Comments

[vuzh.livejournal.com]

i'm kinda torn myself.

i think this time, i might end up, as friends have advised, voting against rather than voting for.