Brian C. Joondeph, MD, is on fire. This is the second opinion piece I’ve linked today, and it’s another well written explanation of how Denver, and Colorado, have fallen. We’ve actually helped a woman move into her new house here in Cheyenne who was escaping Colorado and fortunately she’s conservative minded and not bringing liberal voting to Wyoming. There is nothing worse than someone who escapes a liberally destroyed Demonrat city or state and moves to a red area to vote the same way like a dog returning to its vomit. And other than the natural wonders in Colorado we have visited, going down there reminds me of being back in California and both the wife and I are so happy to leave and come back to Wyoming. And there is a lot of satanic cult activity centered in the Crestone/Baca area of Colorado.
Reasons for Denver descending into a hellhole are myriad including, as the Chronicle suggested, “Growing troubles with elevated property and violent crime, low first responder recruitment, high homelessness concentrations, and growing drug overdoses played large roles in the low ranking.”
What else could be at play? Start with leadership. Colorado was once a red state. In 2000, Republicans captured 51 percent of presidential votes, but in 2020, that had dropped to 42 percent. In the US House of Representatives, in 2000, Colorado elected 4 Republicans and 2 Democrats. In 2020 it was only 3 Republicans and 5 Democrats.
The last Republican governor in Colorado was elected in 2002. Denver hasn’t had a Republican mayor since 1959-1963. Not coincidentally, Colorado established total mail-in ballots in 2013, likely contributing to the evolution from red to purple to blue for state politics.
According to Ballotpedia, “Colorado has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.” Colorado’s woes sit exclusively at the feet of the donkey party.
Does Democrat leadership correlate with high crime? Yes, it does. The Daily Signal found, “27 of top 30 crime-ridden cities run by Democrats.”