Poll: Coloradans “not jumping up and down” over DNC
The coming of the Obamessiah isn’t impressing Coloradans. Yawn:
Jim McGinley and Joyce Anderson don’t mind that the Democratic National Convention is coming to Denver, just as long as they don’t have to be there.
Despite all the convention hoopla, a Rocky Mountain News/CBS4 News poll found more than half of Coloradans were either indifferent, annoyed or worried about the convention.
Less than 10 percent were thrilled.
“Clearly, Colorado voters are not jumping up and down about the DNC being held in Denver,” said pollster Lori Weigel.
The poll of 500 registered voters found that 34 percent were indifferent, 11 percent were annoyed and 9 percent were worried about the convention’s presence in Denver.
That compared with only 20 percent interested in the convention. Another 15 percent were excited and 9 percent thrilled, the poll found.
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Who would get excited over an infestation?
With any luck the DNC will wear out their welcome and Colorado will stay in the red column in November!
I can’t wait for snoooorrreeee…
It would be interesting to compare this to Minnesotans and the RNC.
Not surprising. The worry that there will be riots and such is legitimate. Plus, all the traffic hassles around the city next week will annoy the commuters. I also wonder how clean that park where the protestors plan to gather and “educate” people on civil disobedience will be once the protesters leave. Something tells me the city will be paying people overtime to get things back into shape once the DNC leaves town.
Only 10 percent are thrilled about a mob? There must be some error in the polling data.
Well, as a Coloradan who lives out on the dry, dusty, eastern plains about 150 miles from Denver, I can tell you that everybody here is damn glad we’re 150 miles from Denver, and wish we were farther away.
The only people in Colorado, that I can tell, who are excited about the DNC are the Colorado media, and democrat politicians.
The jackass part I get..but where are the palm braches?
Happens when beggars end up in hair cutting salons with free coupons, threatening bible thumping ordinary citizens.
When the DNC was announce for Boston they sold it as being great for the economy, it was going to bring thousands of visitors to the city, blah blah blah.
The reality was that other than hotels, catering and limo companies the city of Boston was shut out.
Public transportation ground to a halt. Subways were shut down because in some cases the went below meeting locations. Entire stretches of the only highway through town were shut down.
And the attitude was, if you have vacation time, use it.
A city full of hard core liberals. Why would any one worry. /sarc
The DNC should throw in some free sex and drugs; those poll numbers would do a 180.
I’ll bet the limo companies are excited. But, I’m sure the police, fire department, waitresses, hotel staff, people who work and park near the event center, et. al. don’t much care for it.
Its the Democratic convention. Free sex and drugs is implied!
good luck getting tips..
only if you get them drunk enough..
I thought the same thing, given comments to stories posted on 9news. It’s more smoke and mirrors than reality. But that’s what you get with anything liberal.
I don’t think the city is full of libs, it’s just that they are the noisiest to make their numbers stand out.
There will be plenty of jumping up and down next week. They will probably start on the roof of a car, before they overturn it and set it on fire.
I certainly know that my friends in the Denver area are less than thrilled. Bemused might be a better word for it. I feel for them and hope their city stays safe.
Michelle said the city is removing the razor wire from around the temporary prison. Take that wire put it around the convention hall and don’t let these jokers out to do any more harm to this country. We’ve got them where we want them now.
Who’d want this circus in their back yard? What a pain in the bum, traffic tied up and services suspended for a bunch of self important blowhards who are going to trash the place and leave the mess for the citizens to clean up. If I lived anywhere near Denver, I’d be running for the hills right now.
Here’s how I see it, because politicians are whisked in and out of towns in their limos, they never get to see how real people live. They don’t get caught in the traffic jams they have created, they don’t have to take alternate routes to the convention centers, they just zip in and zip back out while working people are inconvienced. Totally unfair to the folks who pay their salaries.
A few traffic jams while the weirdos they attract look at them in their cars would be good for them.
What do you suppose will be the carbon footprint of these protesters?
ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz……..barf.
some people are very excited about it. I picked up my wife at DIA last night and two I saw two people, a man and a woman, festooned in red, white and blue garland with Barry Obama all over it. Delegates or just some of those minions of change? You decide.
If they actually suspend the pot laws as suggested by the mayor, I’ll bet there will be alot of unusual behavior going on. Should be fun to watch but I surly wouldn’t go out of my way to attend.
The footprint should be on their butt.
Give a man a free haircut and he turns his back on you… ungrateful Denverites
Or specified. I understand the mayor asked the cops not to enforce drug laws during the DNC Convention.
My poor husband has to work near the convention. He’s an RTD light rail supervisor working on the street. He’s no friend of liberals either.
Why so scared, Denver? Terrorist-loving, baby-killing, America-hating, anarchists Communists are nothing to be scared of!
Sorry to hear that. I pray he stays safe.
Moejo # 9
I think it was actually Mayor Mumbles Meneino who said if you have vacation time take it. In other words, normal, everyday working people, get out of town.
AND! They actually had the protestors only allowed in a steel cage area under the highway several blocks from the garden, where no one going to, or from the convention, would ever have to deal with them. They looked like they were in a jail.
“RTD”
Ram the Dirtbags
It’s mostly because of the police state they have set up here for the event.
Sounds like the Coloradans are alot like the people of Daytona Beach when bike week comes to down. Everyone wants to leave.
You must be thinking of BOULDER which is near Denver.
Luckily I live 15 miles south of the city and since even the Broncos and Rockies ditched the town for the week, I have no reason to go down there. I do have to go today, Broncos play at home tonight so I get to see Air Force One ( or a copy of it) placed in front of Mile Hi ( we just can’t call the new stadium whatever its name is)
All I can say is that the folks in Denver better cling to their Bibles and guns, cuz the Dems are coming to town!
I’m sure they will purchase the appropriate carbon credits for the torched auto display.
The dems are trying to recreate 1968 better throw in a flak (military bulletproof) vest.
If the leaders in St. Paul are any indication it would probably be higher but for different reasons.
St Paul has rolled out the red carpet for the ‘protesters’ and accommodated them more than the actual convention attendees. The St Paul City Council is requiring a $2500 fee for St. Paul bars to be open late (4:00 am) while surrounding cities like Minneapolis are far less ($100).
This convention seems to be an event where police are setup to be taxpayer-paid protection for the protestors instead of making sure the convention attendees rights of free speech are protected. In a blue state this may be exciting or even inviting for the throngs of liberals here.
this denverite is in the 11% “annoyed” category.
on a lighter note, one of our local country radio stations, “92.5 The Wolf” is officially changing their station name to “92.5 The Jackass” in honor of the DNC. how appropriate.
trainwreck in denver: the obama express was sidelined onto a local track by the convention coordinators, and it was then struck head on by the hillbilly express. a pro-anarchy rally was next to the tracks, and after the wreck these fine citizens of the new world order immediately began looting the trains. FILM AT ELEVEN.
We’re kind of hoping the altitude will get to them all. So if CNN shows a bunch of democrats lying on the ground gasping for air, you know it is either the altitude or the stinky, smelly protestor types that got to them. Either way!
Would you want all these losers converging on your city?
Absolutely. If measured by the noise, one would think that 75% of the US populations is gay!
To quote from Bob Seger’s song “Get Out Of Denver”
“Get out of Denver cause you look just like a commie
And you might just be a member better
Get out of Denver better
Get out of Denver”
Denver ain’t san francisco and colorado ain’t massachusettes. Have fun at the freakshow. It will be fun to watch — from a distance.
If you’re a pothead in the mile-high city, how high can you actually get?
One of the reasons I moved up my deadline for moving South from Denver, was the Convention.
I couldn’t bear the thought of sitting at a green light while a Democratic Party fat cat’s motorcycle escort sped thru the intersection on the way to another taxpayer funded venue.
And I’ll wager the citizens of Denver and surrounds will be less elated when they find out how much they really paid for this estragavanza. And they will find out!
There are a lot of Conservatives left in Denver, they will be ashamed and discomforted.
However there are piles of liberal leftists radicals in Colorado who will infest Denver during the DNC.
I think I would be vacationing in Colorado Springs for a while, But be sure to keep out of the way of the hordes of radicals heading to Denver from Manitou Springs.
My wife works in downtown Denver. Ever since it was announced that the Dems made Denver their choice I’ve been nothing but worried. With groups boasting about causing anarchy and harm to those who get in their way, I find myself actually a bit annoyed at those who are in the 9% that are “thrilled” that the Dems are coming.
Threats of riots, looting, destruction, fires, thousands of hippies, Liberals, and others who can’t find anything nice to say or think…gee, I can’t for the life of me think why more people there aren’t doing flips and twists over the fact that the DNC is coming to town.
After what happened to Seattle when the same types came to “Peacefully Protest”, and then when the same types also came to Sacramento for the Ag Conference where hundreds were arrested for carrying “projectiles” and all the graffitti and such, I am surprised any town would ALLOW hem to come.
This time, rather than being able to claim that such things occurred as a result of what the police and such had done, rather than being able to claim that the violence and destruction was a “spur of the moment” act of “passion”, they are going out of their way to PLAN the destruction of the town, claiming they WANT to recreate what happened 40 years ago only making it WORSE.
If you ask me, anyone who would even WANT to belong to such an organization as the DNC is just as complicit in what they are planning and what they will do as the people actively participating. It is their rhettoric that got it all started.
Good luck Denver. Let’s all hope that what you see happening to your town will influence you and open the country’s eyes to everything the DNC and Liberals are and believe in.
As they say, “Actions speak louder than words”.
With Peacnicks like them, who needs Islam.
My beloved Colorado Avalanche play in that building so a lot of stinky liberals inhabiting it indefinitely is not okay.
Except for a couple liberal friends of mine who are nearly hyperventilating over the acceptance speech, I don’t know anyone who thinks hosting this convention is a good idea. We’ve already had street closures due to bomb scares and the stupid thing hasn’t even started yet. The vast majority of Denverites want no part of this.
Denver Traffic can be ruthless at times. Throw in a bunch of whining liberals who will be too busy changing songs on their IPods to drive,
Not to mention being distracted by lighting up their blunts.
Stay off the streets Bluejester…and keep your wife home.
Most of all stay out of Fast Food Drive Through lines…the libs will be munching their way around Denver.
denver republican -
With all the BO Network media attention you’d think the man was arriving on a donkey with palms waiving…
side note: too bad Avalanche lost Burnett…. LETS GO WILD!
Mason Tvert, the lardbutt doper loudmouth, is behind the pot laws thing in Denver.
Me, I’m glad that I live out east. There’s a Buckley Air Force base (with a large “Deadly Force” zone in it) and a lot of old Army buddies of mine in the National Guard between Denver and me.
And if things do get out of hand, don’t forget that part of CO Army NAtional Guard is the 3/19 Special Forces. Battle hardened from Iraq, got back in this summer wiht zero casualties.
Seen Blackhawks and a few Chinoooks all over the place recently, as well as the usual F-16 patrols for NOTHCOM flying from Buckley (and presumably Ft Carson for the Chinooks).
I and my family are staying way away from Denver until the nutjobs clear out.
One thing to note: the media is buzzy happy, unlike most of the rest of us who’d rahter they whole thing just go away quietly, so factor that in if you visit local news sites.
Another thing: if there turn out to be riots, or huge groups of dope smoking idiots roving at large, that may push CO into the (R) column, as more of the “middle” voters see the Dems for who they are: leftards.
One of the radios stations I listen to has changed it’s name from “The Wolf” to “The Jackass” to welcome the DNC to town.
I live downtown Denver and I for one am very exited. I’ve got some great pranks lined up but I can’t spill the beans yet. If anyone has any good ideas or wants to get together for some chaos email me: dncchaos@live.com
The libs should be exited about your excitement to prank.
After all they are the original “Merry Pranksters”
Obama is the Dying Rose!
As a resident of Indiana, several states away, I must say that I, personally, am thrilled!
so 20% are annoyed/worried, 34% are indifferent,that leaves 46% are happy about it? not bad, not bad at all…
Does this help?
CU’s 4/20 pot smoke-out draws crowd of 10000
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/apr/20/cus-420-pot-smoke-out-draws-10000/
Denver will be the Mile High “High” City.
Can you just see Obama Ranting in Mile High Stadium to a stoned out, zoned out, dropped out crowd of nodding heads.
The MSM will probably report that,
Obama supporters “Nod” in agreement with Obama’s every word.
Maybe I can make a pile of cash before Obamessiah gets elected and tzxes the hell out of us (his words).
I think anyone with cases of twinkies catching people on the way out from the stoner sessions, the DNC and Obamessiah coronation is going to make a bundle!
Anyone know the Hostess wholesalers in Denver?
They were selling buttons and stuff on the 16th Street Mall this afternoon.
I originally planned to work from home, but my project bumped out a week. That means I’ll be smack in the middle of the convention hotels Mon-Wed. My client is closing at 2pm on Thurs because of the I-25/Invesco mess. In addition to all of the additional security plans. Ugh.
I I lived in Denver, I would be out of town as much as possible. Why would you stay and watch that huge train wreck roll in.
OMG, they are rolling thru town in caravans as we speak… you can spot them all, SUVs with Cali license plates, pulling U-Hauls with their GPS’s and Chavez/Obama/Peace stickers plastered all over the windows
Yes, its just a couple of miles north of downtown on I-25:
Wonder Bread/Hostess Bakery 80 E. 62nd Ave. Denver
My husband said the yahoos are already out in full force. He thought some guy was drunk out by Union Station. Turns out it was just a liberal.