Tag: Betsy Markey
Colorado coming down to Greeley?
As Weld County goes, so goes the purple state of Colorado.
The New York Times has some interesting video reporting up today that shows Greeley as the poster child of Colorado's new status as a swing state. Although the traveling Times video crew doesn't report much beyond anecdotal interviews with residents, their choice of Greeley as a bell-weather county in Colorado isn't too far off.
Clear Channel pulls anti-Musgrave ad from airwaves
A radio advertisement against Rep. Marilyn Musgrave being run by the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund was pulled off the air briefly Thursday by Clear Channel Communications after questions over accuracy in the attack were raised. The DOWAF modified the ad slightly in response and the ad has subsequently been reinstated on Clear Channel stations.
Worries, fear and anger consume Colorado’s 4th CD
LOVELAND - When Democrat Betsy Markey booked a town hall meeting in Loveland Wednesday to talk about the economic bailout, er, rescue plan, she probably expected to say more than the couple of sentences she was able to squeeze in, between a barrage of questions and comments from a group of about 50 people talking about the worries, fear and anger they have over America's troubled economy and the credit crisis that caused it.
Musgrave re-election bid in the nation’s spotlight
Criminal complaints. Accusations of lying and public smears. Nasty TV and radio attack ads.
It's election season in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, and this year's race -- much like those of the past -- has not proven healthy for the faint of heart. But this year's race between three-term incumbent Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave and Democrat Betsy Markey has a new dimension: Despite voter registration numbers that favor Republicans by 13 percent, recent polls indicated Markey, a never-before-elected former Senate staffer, stands a clear chance of yanking Musgrave's seat out from under her.
Musgrave files complaint with DA against Markey
In a negative race that just won't quit, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave filed a complaint with the Larimer County District Attorney last week alleging her Democratic opponent Betsy Markey knowingly made false statements about her in a recent television advertisement.
In Musgrave's complaint, the three-term Republican from Fort Morgan said Markey's recent television ad that claimed Musgrave made votes to allow lobbyists to "wine and dine" her and sponsored legislation to reduce capital gains taxes on precious metals which would have directly benefited her Musgrave's husband Steve.
Markey files complaint with district attorney against Musgrave
The mud just keeps getting thicker in Colorado's 4th Congressional District.
The campaign of Democrat Betsy Markey filed a complaint with the Larimer County District Attorney's office on Sept. 17 over what Markey claims are knowingly false television advertisements aired by her political opponent Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave. Under Colorado law, it is illegal to knowingly make false statements about an opponent in a political campaign.
If the Larimer County District Attorney Larry Abrahamson accepts the complaint it will be forwarded to a six-member, bipartisan commission established by the Colorado District Attorney who will investigate what wrong-doing, if any, occurred.
Colorado’s 4th CD race gets visceral with new attack ads
Bring out the shovels, it's going to take a lot of digging to get out of this mud.
The campaigns of Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave and her challenger Democrat Betsy Markey both released television ads Tuesday that are highly critical of one another.
Musgrave's ad calls Markey corrupt while Markey's ad calls Musgrave a liar.
Musgrave’s negative ad bites back
Going negative against political opponents is second nature to Republican U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave.
Musgrave-Markey: Sticks and stones in CD 4
I know Marilyn Musgrave loves nicknames. Back in 2002 she started calling the candidate I worked for Stan “Taxunaka.” Now she’s calling Betsy Markey “Millionaire Markey.” Hmm. Politically speaking, negative nicknames work when they actually relate to something, but this one’s kinda out of left field.
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Salazar condemns Musgrave attack ad, calls for probe
Sen. Ken Salazar on Saturday called for an investigation into a new Marilyn Musgrave TV ad, terming the ad's claims "absolutely false in every way." Rep. Musgrave's opponent, Democrat Betsy Markey, also called on the 4th District Republican to "immediately stop airing" the ad, which attacks Markey with claims she enriched herself with "non-competitive Halliburton-style contracts" and "used her congressional job to double her company's contracts."