This Coloradan is mighty pleased and thanks you for your support, Mr. Erickson.

This Coloradan is mighty pleased and thanks you for your support, Mr. Erickson.

…where there was a real race on both sides of the same primary. If the ratio holds up, those numbers don’t bode well for Colorado Democrats.

I preferred Buck, but simply did not have faith as Erick did.

That is why he is a better conservative than I am.

You have picked some great people for us to get to know and get behind.

I do hope you have a magic bullet for us to get Rubio that Senate seat he so richly deserves!

He’s easily$3M behind Bennet. Money will matter in this race.

or any other right leaning site focused on national/state elections and primaries…

Where was the push to elect someone else other than Roy Blunt for the Missouri Senate seat? Roy Blunt is a GOP establishment candidate and he’s certainly not got a pristine record or one that’d make me think he’s the best guy for the job, principled, valued, able. Where was the support for Purgason or one of the other Republican contenders for the GOP nomination for Senate in Missouri? Did Redstate back someone? If not, why?

Maybe I just missed the whole boat, but with Blunt having received over 400,000 votes in the primary to Purgason’s ~70,000, and many people being quite aware of who Blunt is as a politician makes me believe that “everyone” believes Robin Carnahan and that seat is just so open that political compromising is more important so as to not lose the seat to Carnahan and the Democrats. I thought principles and values are important, as well as the resume’ and record of the candidate. Purgason and/or some of the other Republican candidates seemed to have all of those points in spades, not Blunt. Yet Blunt’s got name recognition, he can win a race against fellow dynastic opponent Carnahan…

I smell scaredy cats waffling.

to work harder for this candidate than I did for any other. I gave more than I did the other races in FL, IN and UT (about $75 which is a lot on my budget), worked phones by calling out-of-state to remind voters in Colorado to get to the polls and posted online about Ken’s positive message to restore government to its proper role in our lives. At the end of this evening, I feel happy, grateful and maybe just a little gleeful at sending yet another message to Cornyn and company in Washington.
Thank you, Erick and Senator Jim DeMint for listening to conservatives and getting us a great candidate like Ken Buck.
I’m elated!

campaign contributions, wrote a piece over at 73wire promoting his candidacy, and spent the last couple of days emailing every person on my political email list from CO encouraging them to vote for Buck (even left a reminder on my son’s Facebook page this morning

Obviously, thousands more did as much if not more than I because you sounded the clarion call early and often for this candidate.

Celebrate your victory tonight, and give Ken our best.

the candidates that John McCain endorsed – Norton and Sias – both lost. That makes me very happy.

Now, though it’s late, it’s time to turn the focus way up north, north to Alaska.

I supported Norton, believing she would be the stronger candidate (I still do). However, this will be a tough race, and Dems nominated a candidate who is a very strong fundraiser and has the full support of Obama and the unions. They will try to bury Buck under negative attacks because Bennett has some very big weakness’s, like his financial screw up in his time running the Denver public schools. Buck will need money to fight back against these attacks, and to let people know about Bennett’s record. Norton has endorsed Ken Buck, its time all of us Norton supporters do the same. Buck will be a great senator, and Bennett has been a terrible one. Remember, even $5 helps.

I did not have a side in this race as I am not a Coloradan. I do not know enough really about Buck or Norton to say who I would vote for if I were. I will be very happy though to vote for Mike Lee instead of Bennett. However, I wish this post were more about Ken Buck, or even about Redstate’s success, and less about “I”.

As I said in one of your posts on Dan Coats, the more a person gets too invested in wanting to be a king-maker, the easier it is say demonstrably false things about the competition. And lest anyone think I’m just trolling, go look at those posts as I was one of many highlighting the misleading and dishonest attacks.

Lastly, I have always been amused with your attacks on the NRSC and Cornyn for getting involved in contested primaries. Cornyn has just as much right to support candidates in contested primaries as Erick Erickson does or anyone else does. It sounds a little hypocritical for one side of a contested primary to tell the other that they should really stay out. It is kind of like complaining when dishonest people make crap up about someone like Nikki Haley only to turn around and bend the truth yourself. But I suppose that epidemic in DC and politics.

Fiorina and Ron Johnson allow the RNSC to focus on IL, WA, OH where the money needs to go to insure victory. Would be nice if Buck can partially self fund, GOP needs CO

Ken Buck will make an enormous difference for Colorado and the U.S.

Great job Redstate and RS contributors in making this happen.

Erick,
Well done, sir. Well done indeed.
Onward to November!

I don’t know about you, but I take the Tea Party movement seriously. The Tea Party is made up of ordinary people who educate themselves about the issues and put themselves out of their comfort zone to try and help get the country back on the right track. I don’t take kindly to Ken Buck saying “Tell those dumbass Tea Party people to quit asking questions about Obamas birth certificate.”

Buck disrespected the Birthers, but this seems to be OK with everyone since most people are not interested in this. While it’s OK not to believe in the Birther beliefs, there are many intelligent and honorable people who do believe. I am sometimes swayed by their arguments, and it doesn’t help Obama’s cause in this that he has fought tooth and nail to prevent anyone from looking into his redords.

Buck also disrespected the Tea Party as a whole, revealing that he either doesn’t get the Tea Party or he rejects what they stand for. He also spoke in favor of a “path to citizenship” for illegal aliens residing in the U.S. Without Tea Party support, Buck might not have won the nomination, but the way he shows his gratitude is by this?

In my book, anyone that doesn’t get the Tea Party, rejects its tenets, or favors amnesty is a RINO or a closet progressive and does not deserve Tea Party or conservative support. Are we sending to Washington people who will not prove to be trustworthy conservatives? Isn’t that exactly what we’re trying to prevent?

Seems like there is som selective memory on display. No mention of Patrick Hughes, Chuck DeVore, Marlon Stutzman, Karen Handel, Sharron Angle… and others.

Ken Buck is an unknown prosecutor who, by the time the Democrats turn him inside out, will be another Sharron Angle. Marco Rubio is losing. Sharron Angle is losing. Ken Buck will be an underdog too.

The blowback was tremendous. Lots of people immediately accused me of trying to hand Colorado to the Democrats.

It is a line I’ve been hammered with for the last couple years because I expect at least a modicum of principle and honesty from the representatives I support.

Now that we’ve stuck it to the establishment, and we appear to be well on our way to elective a wave of true conservatives in the biggest wave election in the last 100 years, that line of attack has become as absurd and a joke as it deserves.

congrats to his win–Best wishes to aNovember win–We need to defeat Bennett. CO is just so vital in so many ways–let the healing begin and let the GOP unity plus the teaparty folks sweep Buck to victory this fall.

I like Ken Buck–I think he is a solid conservative and will be a force to be reckoned with.

My point all along, however, is that Jane Norton is also a very solid conservative. I deplored the attacks on her from various sources-at least the ones I thought were unfair or likely to be divisive in a fall campaign. That’s over and done. The GOP in Colorado is united and lets move forward.

losing but time to rally around Deal–

Big win–finally-actually win #4 for Tom Graves in GA9–once more in Nov???

“The Colorado results, combined with Tuesday returns in Connecticut, Georgia, and Minnesota and other recent primaries, suggest it may be time to scrutinize a treasured 2010 storyline—about an angry electorate, determined to punish insiders and professional pols of all stripes, rushing to embrace ideological insurgents.”

So Buck and McMahon–two candidates who would seem to fit the term “ideological insurgents”–whip their establishment opposition. Yet The Politico says it’s a bad night for “ideological insurgents.”
What am I missing?

While I prefer Buck mildly over Norton (though I’d be fine with Norton as well), I think Buck has a chance to fumble the ball a-la Rand and Angle.

The great thing about these guys is they are amateurs.

The bad thing about these guys is they are amateurs.

And Buck doesn’t have the luxury of being in Kentucky (which will save Rand) or running against two guys names Reid (Angle).

Thank you Erick for all you do. It is so important to make sure the right candidate gets to the General Election in November. It is the only way to stop this liberal progressive agenda that is going on in Washington. I hope Ovide Lamontange running for the Senate in NH can earn your support. He is the only true conservative in this race.

Graciegirl I pray you are correct and RUBIO wins. The Floridains need to realize if they vote for Crist they will be voting for a democRAT in Independents clothing and certainly for a rubber stampfor the muslim communist in the oval office. As for the Maine Senators I write them 3 or 4 times each week but have not gotten any response from either one. Talking about RINOS those two does not know what it is to be a conservative!!!!! The2 are rupper stampers for the muslim communist in the oval office!!

Graciegirl I pray you are correct and RUBIO wins. The Floridains need to realize if they vote for Crist they will be voting for a democRAT in Independents clothing and certainly for a rubber stampfor the muslim communist in the oval office. As for the Maine Senators I write them 3 or 4 times each week but have not gotten any response from either one. Talking about RINOS those two does not know what it is to be a conservative!!!!! The2 are rupper stampers for the muslim communist in the oval office!!