{"id":5200,"date":"2014-10-21T21:24:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T04:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5200"},"modified":"2014-10-21T21:24:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T04:24:58","slug":"mid-term-elections-understanding-the-candidates-issues-based-on-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5200","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Term Elections: Understanding the Candidates & Issues Based on Advertising"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"colorado<\/a>In case you Tivo everything and fast forward through television commercials, you may not have a strong understanding of the mid-term election candidates or where they stand on certain issues. Furthermore, you may not have had time to do your own research or read your friends\u2019 opinions on Facebook. Here\u2019s a rundown of the main candidates, amendments, and propositions.\n\nUS Senate<\/strong>\nMark Udall: Democratic Candidate<\/em>\n\u2022\tHis vote for Obamacare ruined thousands of Colorado families, increasing their health care costs 500%\n\u2022\tSince he is the son of a Senator, he is not as qualified as a son of a tractor salesman to be senator.\n\u2022\tHates creating jobs. Especially if they are energy jobs.\n\u2022\tVotes almost completely on party line (which is VERY unusual in Washington).\n\u2022\tObama is a failure, and Udall is a big part of that.\n\u2022\tIs a nice guy (and that\u2019s according to Gardner).\nCory Gardner: Republican Candidate <\/em>\n\u2022\tDoes not respect women\n\u2022\tDoes not believe women should have premarital or protected sex\n\u2022\tBelieves if you have an abortion you should be imprisoned for life\n\u2022\tSeriously, the guy just hates the ladies\n\u2022\tOh, wait, he wants birth control pills available over the counter, all the time\u2014this is getting confusing.\n\u2022\tHis grandma\u2019s generation built America, and he is going to make sure he repays them for it. I think that\u2019s going to be a lot of money.\n\u2022\tLoves wind energy, and is a big proponent of clean energy.\nUS Congress\u2014District One <\/strong>\nDiana DeGette: Democratic Candidate<\/em>\n\u2022\tFeels Affordable Care Act (ACA) could use a few tweaks.\n\u2022\tWants to improve women\u2019s pay and increase minimum wage to boost economy.\n\u2022\tWould like to reduce student loan burdens on graduates.\n\u2022\tIs about as left as one can get.\n\u2022\tAlthough she is qualified and intelligent, she is aware that having her name next to \u201cDemocrat\u201d in the first congressional district in Colorado pretty much wins her the seat.\nMartin Walsh: Republican Candidate<\/em>\n\u2022\tBelieves ACA should be killed, much like the people that would die without affordable health care.\n\u2022\tUnlike others, does not like government bureaucracy.\n\u2022\tFeels government should \u201cget out of the way\u201d and private industry will thrive.\n\u2022\tWants long-term fiscal reform.\n\u2022\tBelieves there are lots of places to cut federal spending, but not sure where to start. Except not on defense or veterans. No cuts pertaining to those.\n\u2022\tIs close to a democrat when it comes to immigration, gay rights, and abortion.\nColorado Governor<\/strong>\nJohn Hickenlooper: Democratic Candidate<\/em>\n\u2022\tCreated a lot of jobs in Colorado (40th to 4th in job creation).\n\u2022\tApparently is a short-order cook and a bartender at Wynkoop Brewery.\n\u2022\tHas a lot more campaign money than Beauprez.\n\u2022\tIs to blame for failed Obama policies.\nBob Beauprez: Republican Candidate<\/em>\n\u2022\tFights against Obamacare.\n\u2022\tIs a true conservative.\n\u2022\tWill defend constitutional rights.\n\u2022\tDoesn\u2019t have a complete grasp of what a governor\u2019s power is.\n\u2022\tIs a greedy banker, but used to be a farmer and a rancher as well.\nColorado Proposition 105 (right to know)<\/strong>\nShould food that has been genetically modified be labeled as such?\nFor:<\/em>\n\u2022\tHelps farmers who do not use GMOs get a premium for their products.\n\u2022\tOther countries do this. Why don\u2019t we?\n\u2022\tSeriously, just label the shit properly. Stop being dicks about this.\nAgainst:<\/em>\n\u2022\tMay urge consumers to make wiser food choices.\n\u2022\tCould cost chemical companies and junk food companies a lot of money.\n\u2022\tMay increase the average family\u2019s grocery bill by $1.42 a month.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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