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If you thought former state Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton was going to have an easy run for the Republican Party’s nomination for U.S. Senate, you haven’t been keeping your eye on Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck.
While Norton seems to have wooed the party establishment, Buck, who’d rather have the shot at ousting Democratic Senator Michael Bennet in the 2010 race, told the Pachyderms of Pueblo, a group of the city’s Republicans, he’s going to reach out to the grassroots. His strategy is similar to that of Colorado’s last Republican senator, Wayne Allard, who retired in 2008.
The “Wayne Allard model” of campaigning, Buck says, means he’ll visit all 64 counties in Colorado to build support, writes The Pueblo Chieftain. Buck acknowledges he lags Norton in funding, but her money, he claims, is tantamount to GOP leaders “anointing” her the nominee: “We cannot have an anointed senator.”
Buck had harsher words for Norton—and her family—recently in Estes Park, according to the Trail-Gazette. Asked to contrast himself with his opponents, Buck labeled Norton a former lobbyist, adding, “Her husband is a lobbyist. Her daughter, sister, and brother-in-law are all lobbyists.”
Posted 12/7/2009 at 1:00 pm by Michael de Yoanna
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It is not surprising that Buck would jump in his car and to try drive around th state to jump start his failing campaign. What is surprising is that he would attack former Lt. Governor Norton using attacks from national liberal groups. Relying on national liberal group attacks – the only other place I have seen the “lobbyist” term applied to Norton, doesn’t seem to bode well for Buck’s chances. There doesn’t seem to be any truth to those attacks. He should try something else or just park the car.
Everything Ken Buck was quoted as saying is correct about Norton. She was hand picked by McCain and the vast majority of her funds have come from Lobbyists out of Washington. We no longer are happy with the old Republican party calling the shots locally. Ken Buck is local and his loyalty will be to the local constituents NOT to the Washington insiders and the Rinos! Norton will have to answer to the liberal attacks as well as the Republicans that are fed up with what our party has become.