Kevin Vranes has a phud in Physical Ocean- ography and Cli- matology. He now studies sci- ence policy and politics at the So, as of a couple of hours ago, the Democratic National Convention is coming to Denver in 2008.
A little coverage of what the western US means to the Democratic is here and here, with coverage and comments from ColoradoPols here.
(I think) it's not reading too much into this that it signals an awakening to the valuable western electoral votes by the Dems. The swings states are moving to the Mountain West from the now R-dominated South and now D-dominated Northeast. Of course, there's still the purplish central Midwest, so we'll fight with that region over candidate attention. This is the start of what will be a lot more national attention lavished over this region in the coming few presidential elections.
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# 1 | Steve Bryant | February 21, 2007 6:26 PM
Kevin,
I picked up a SEED magazine and was glad to discover a blog family for science...that is, until I started down the list. Science was present but the focus seemed to be on politics and religion (translated - bash conservatives/GOP/religion). For the life of me I can't understand why folks who value science think this kind of thing advances their cause. It's so unnecessary and scientifically irrelevant.
Worse, it alienates potential supporters. This idea of linking science with religion-bashing and leftist politics may tickle the bloggers but it's a non-starter elsewhere. You want to know how we lost election after election to the "dummies"? The answer is in the disdain and rhetoric encountered in these blogs.
Thanks for your time