Democrats for office, Republicans for policy? | Jon Caldara

A political commentary suggests that Colorado voters are increasingly electing Democrats while simultaneously passing ballot measures that restrict government power, effectively creating a form of ticket splitting.
My prediction for this election: Voters will vote against … themselves. Voters will elect Democrats to run virtually everything — and then approve ballot measures telling those Democrats to stop doing virtually everything. Democrats for office. Limited government for policy. Colorado has reinvented ticket splitting without the inconvenience of electing Republicans. We used to split […]
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