An anti-Amendment 46 advertisement has been pulled from the airwaves of two Denver radio stations following complaints of misrepresentation and false impersonation.
COLORADO'S FRONTPAGE
Face the State
Content Index: Amendment 46
Follow this topic by RSSSegment 2 - Jessica Corry on Amendment 46
10:50 minutes (6.24 MB)
Jessica Corry, executive director of the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, talks about the proposal's narrow loss at the ballot box and the continuing fight for gender and race equality. More >
"Colorado’s Amendment 46, the Civil Rights Initiative, looks to be on its way to a narrow defeat. ”With 91 percent of precincts reporting,” writes the Denver Post, “Amendment 46 was failing 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent, or by a margin of 14,038 votes.”
"I have to admit, I didn't deliberately follow the campaign for Amendment 46 all that closely. So maybe, that's actually a good thing when you're trying to examine why something so good came so close to success, but not close enough. Because then you're letting your distance do the filtering for you.
7:05 update: Awaiting results, Amendment 46
9:00 minutes (3.96 MB)
Polls closed at 7, although anyone in line to vote at that time is guaranteed the opportunity to exercise his or her franchise. FTS visits with Amendment 46 spokeswoman Kate Melvin about the interplay of the initiative and Barack Obama's appeal with youth voters. More >
Clear Channel pulls anti-46 ad
November 1, 2008FTS Humor: Time to change the channel
Face The State Humor
October 30, 2008By Andrew Ripemoff
It’s been an incredibly exciting campaign season, and today, we look back at all the hot button people and issues making news this election cycle. I’m talking about things like "Joe the Plumber," "Jeremiah Wright," and the $700 billion Wall Street bailout which, coincidentally, is the same amount Mark Udall has spent trying to tear down Bob Schaffer.
10/30: 'Overprivileged' students?
1:30 minutes (733.7 KB)
What does racial diversity have to do with academic achievement? More >
Huge turnout for Obama, but Post still cites "race issue"
October 28, 2008Colorado's readiness to look beyond race this election is evidenced by the estimated 100,000 people who showed up to support Barack Obama at Civic Center Park Sunday. So how ironic that on that same day the Denver Post reported the “race issue” could sway voters?
Anti-46 spokeswoman's 'overprivileged' comments spark dialogue
A Face the State Staff Report
October 23, 2008
Appearing on 850 KOA's Mike Rosen Show Tuesday, Melissa Hart, co-chair of the "No on 46" campaign, said that without race and gender preferences, schools would admit classes of "overprivileged" students who "all look the same."
Initiative campaigns' final pitch for your vote
A Face the State Staff Report
October 21, 2008Mail-in ballots have been trickling back to County Clerks' offices, and early voting began Monday with record turnout. Face the State gave each of 10 remaining ballot initiatives the opportunity to write a short column explaining why voters should support or oppose each measure.
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