American voters remain firmly opposed to the health care monstrosity that President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are conspiring to ram through Congress.  Meanwhile, Democratic Congresswoman Betsy Markey faces even deeper opposition to the bill by voters in Colorado's Fourth District.

National pollster Scott Rasmussen and Democratic pollster Doug Schoen penned a Wall Street Journal column today explaining "Why Obama Can't Move the Health Care Numbers."  In short, "Most voters believe the current plan will harm the economy, cost more than projected, raise the cost of care, and lead to higher middle-class taxes."

Meanwhile, the respected national Republican polling firm, The Tarrance Group, which has done considerable work for Colorado candidates for many years, polled the health care issue in eleven targeted Democratic congressional seats including Colorado's Fourth District.

Remarkably, in the Fourth District only 33 percent favor the bill while 58 percent oppose it.  They also oppose the Obama-Reid-Pelosi scheme to use the tactic of "reconciliation" to ram the bill through Congress with only 26 percent favoring the scheme while 63 percent oppose it.  A massive 77 percent of voters say Obamacare will increase their taxes.

Betsy Markey played a cute game of not taking a position on the bill until the last minute when she got a pass from Pelosi and allowed her to vote against the bill last year.  Markey's vote was a cynical, politically calculated vote against the bill.  Regardless of how she votes next time, Fourth District voters who clearly oppose the Obamacare monstrosity essentially have no one representing them in the U.S. House of Representatives.

For more on this topic see:

The Wall Street Journal:  Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care Numbers:  For every voter who strongly favors the plan, two are strongly opposed.by Scott Rasmussen and Doug Schoen

MEMO:  Tarrance Group Poll: Health Care Bill Deeply Unpopular in 11 Targeted Dem Districts

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Politico reports today that the accidental senator, Michael Bennet, increasingly is moving to the far left of his party as former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff challenges him for the Democratic nomination. 

Bennet has sold out to labor bosses and left wing organizations who--along with the vast network of wealthy friends he went to school with at the elitist, exclusive St. Alban's private school in Washington, D.C.--are lavishly funding his campaign. 

After initially claiming he was a moderate when he was appointed by the failed, lame duck Governor Bill Ritter one year ago, Bennet has now emerged as the ultimate liberal pushing the most extreme version of the health care "reform" monstrosity.

For more on this topic see:

POLITICO:  Michael Bennet reinforces his left flank 

In a remarkable admission that the Obama-Democratic agenda and record could be politically toxic to her candidates, Colorado Democratic State Chairwoman Pat Waak told Fox News this week that her candidates will be fine in 2010 because she was hopeful voters will not be voting on "what's happening, you know, 1000 miles away."

MICHAEL BARONE:  “A lot of the people that Obama brought to the polls in 2008 in the Western states don’t seem to be approving of his job performance now.”

ALICIA ACUNA:  “For example, Colorado:  On Election Day, Obama won by a 9-point margin — a higher percentage than the national average.  That popularity is now contrasted in the Rocky Mountain state with the President’s approval rating lower than many parts of the country.”

FLOYD CIRULI (Colorado Pollster):  “I think that Obama, by so committing himself to health care, is essentially telling Democrats, ‘you’re on your own.’”

PAT WAAK:  “People tend to …” [Voiceover by Alicia Acuna:  “Pat Waak who chairs the Colorado Democratic Party is confident voters here will ultimately focus on the candidates in individual races.”] 

PAT WAAK:  “And they’ll make their decision on that basis and not what’s – what’s – happening – you know – a thousand miles away.” 

(FOX News, “Special Report w/ Bret Baier,” 3/3/10)

Is there any other way to interpret my friend Pat's comment other than if voters focus and vote on what is happening in Washington, D.C.--the place she alludes to that is "1,000 miles away"--they will reject Democratic candidates?

Pat's interesting comments were part of a Fox News national story on how the Rocky Mountain West appears to be swinging towards Republicans after Democratic successes in previous election cycles.

I agree with my counterpart, Pat Waak, that if Coloradans cast their votes on what they see coming out of Washington, D.C. from President Obama and the Democratic Congress--the failed "stimulus" bill, the health care reform monstrosity, the "cap and trade" energy tax increase, massive increases in the deficit and debt--then she's got big problems in 2010.

To view the Fox News national story mentioned above click on the video link below:

Fox News:  Changes in U.S. political landscape

Governor Bill Ritter cowered in his office today while signing nine tax increases into law and notified the news media afterwards. 

Why would Ritter not want all the bells and whistles of a public event in the west foyer of the capitol building like he does when signing bills such as Colorado Cucumber Day?  And why wouldn't the Democratic legislators who sponsored and voted for these tax increases want to proudly stand behind their governor in full view of the cameras?

Today's secret tax increase signing evokes memories of a late, dark Friday afternoon in November 2007 when Ritter signed the executive order handing over state government to union bosses.

Ritter and his Democratic cronies are hoping Colorado small businesses and taxpayers weren't looking today as they cowered in all corners of the Capitol as these tax increases became law.

For more on this topic see:
Denver Post:  The Spot:  Ritter signs nine tax measures into law