Garbo: The optics of ‘reason’ are working—and Republicans keep helping
By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
Outside of the state legislature in the world of the average voter, Colorado Democrats have deftly positioned themselves as the calm, steady voice in a chaotic political environment. Their latest press release condemning the Douglas County Home Rule initiative - from CDP Chair Shad Murib and County Democrat Chair Meg Furlow - follows a long, deliberate pattern: contrast Republicans’ chaos with Democrats’ reason.
It’s politics distilled for those unversed or fatigued by ideology.
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