Andrew Oh-Wileke has a well thought out post on the status of the governor with his base. My experience is similar to Andrew's. I was at a county party event (not Denver) a few weekends ago and when the governors name was mentioned he was booed. People are upset and I don't think the governor or his people have any clue just how many bridges they've been burned.
You'd think their abysmal fundraising would open their eyes but I doubt it. I don't know if the gov and his senior staff are simply arrogant or just have no political acumen but either way Ritter's ship is sinking fast.
If McInnis pledged to respect the current state of labor law in Colorado, including the state employee Executive Order, Ritter would be up a creek. As it stands now SEIU, AFSCME and AFT have to protect Ritter in order to protect that EO. That hooks in some of the big players who could either actively fund an opposing candidate or passively sit the race out.
Its also worth noting that David Kenney, the guy who led the gov to a 17 point defeat last fall on Amendment 58, is signed on to head up the re-elect campaign.
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