Flipping Colorado Blue: Democrat Blueprint for America
In their book, The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care), Adam Schrager and Rob Witwer explain how the Democrat party transformed Colorado from a politically conservative state into a Democrat stronghold. Democrats engaged in incessant unscrupulous attack ads, massively funded by IRS 527 non-profits. Former Congressman Tom Tancredo summed up the situation:
It doesn't matter if you are running for the state legislature or the president of the United States. Brilliant organization, unlimited resources, and the effective use of technology all in the hands of bright people who are driven more than just simple ideology create the most formidable campaign strategy imaginable.
The book is an important read, especially for those who dislike politics.
The Democrat plan worked, and Colorado has suffered the consequences. The plan is a blueprint for fundamentally transforming other states into leftist Democrat strongholds. Katie Spence expounds on this in her 29 May 2023 Epoch Times article, How Flipping Colorado Blue Has Become Democrats' Blueprint for the Rest of America. Here are a few excerpts from the article:
Democrats have a historic majority in the Colorado House, a supermajority in the Senate, and control the governorship. As such, all bills passed with Democrat support - and more often than not, over Republican's vehement objections. It's a marked change from 2002 when the GOP dominated politics in Colorado.
Colorado Republican Rep. Stephanie Luck is one of a handful of Colorado Representatives fighting back and trying to expose what she describes as Democrats' Marxist agenda, where individual rights don't matter, and the government controls every aspect of life...
It [the Schrager book] details how, in the summer of 2004, progressive organizations and a group of multimillionaires—including Colorado's now governor Polis—devised a plan to elect a Democratic majority. The group called themselves the Roundtable...
By taking advantage of 527s, the Roundtable raised $3.6 million. In contrast, Republicans raised $845,000... the group targeted Republican politicians. And they did so through targeted ads, leaflets, boots on the ground, automated calls, and a unified message that a Democratic majority was better for Colorado...
A 'Marxist' Agenda
Colorado has since shifted to the left...
In the 2023 legislative session, Democrats passed Senate Bill 23-184, "Protections For Residential Tenants," that, among other provisions, prohibits landlords from considering "certain information relating to a prospective tenant's income or rental history." That "information" includes income and credit scores...
Democrats also passed Senate Bill 23-017, "Additional Uses Paid Sick Leave," which requires an employer to allow an employee to use sick leave for other issues...
Another way Democrats push their Marxist agenda... is by removing the right to protect one's life and liberty.
On April 23, Democrats passed Senate Bill 23-169, which increased the minimum age to purchase firearms to 21, with limited exceptions. A day later, Democrats passed Senate Bill 23-168, which repeals protections for firearms and ammunition manufacturers. Now, if someone is injured with a gun or ammunition, they can sue the manufacturer...
... And to get them all passed, Democrats took steps to silence the Republican minority... Democrats also took steps to limit debate in committees by restricting the number of questions that legislators could ask and limiting the time the general public could speak and ask questions...
Transformation
In addition to passing legislation on property rights and employment in 2023, Democrats also aimed at parental rights. On May 5, Democrats passed House Bill 23-1003, which creates a school-based mental health screening for grades sixth through twelfth...
On May 17, Democrats passed House Bill 23-1057, which requires all new construction by a state agency or department to include a non-gendered restroom or multi-stall non-gendered restroom on each building floor.
On May 21, Polis signed two bills, Senate Bill 23-189 and Senate Bill 23-188. The bills require abortion - but not prenatal care - to be covered by insurance...
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