Post profile of Bill Ritter: Part One
For six years, I have watched the Denver papers balance the spin of the left with the outright lies of the right. So after The Denver Post's brutally honest deconstruction of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez, I developed a nagging fear.
"What's it going to say about the Democratic candidate?"
After all, the Post has long been a Beauprez booster, backing him and his idol, George W. Bush, in 2004. It seemed likely that it would find an excuse to rip into his opponent.
This morning, I finally got to relax. The profile of Bill Ritter in today's paper describes a man that every voter can feel good about supporting. It focuses on Ritter's humble beginnings in a broken home, his Catholic missionary work in Africa, and his stunning successes as Denver's district attorney.
The Post repeats some of the Trailhead Group's lies, but it doesn't give them too much credence. In fact, its harshest criticism of Ritter comes from the left, when it points out that he was loath to prosecute police brutality cases. It's a fair point. But one that's unlikely to be a dealbreaker for suburban and exurban voters.
My biggest problem with the profile is that it didn't delve deeply enough into Ritter's bold proposals to improve Colorado's environment, economy, transportation infrastructure and healthcare system. Ritter's moral character is clearly stronger than his opponent's; his policy proposals are, too.
The article reads, "Whether veering from Democrats, his career or the Catholic Church, he's often pursued his own path. His secret weapons: endurance and an aura of conviction." Contrast that with Ritter's opponent, a DC politician who always tries to have every issue both ways.
Colorado's choice couldn't be clearer.
"What's it going to say about the Democratic candidate?"
After all, the Post has long been a Beauprez booster, backing him and his idol, George W. Bush, in 2004. It seemed likely that it would find an excuse to rip into his opponent.
This morning, I finally got to relax. The profile of Bill Ritter in today's paper describes a man that every voter can feel good about supporting. It focuses on Ritter's humble beginnings in a broken home, his Catholic missionary work in Africa, and his stunning successes as Denver's district attorney.
The Post repeats some of the Trailhead Group's lies, but it doesn't give them too much credence. In fact, its harshest criticism of Ritter comes from the left, when it points out that he was loath to prosecute police brutality cases. It's a fair point. But one that's unlikely to be a dealbreaker for suburban and exurban voters.
My biggest problem with the profile is that it didn't delve deeply enough into Ritter's bold proposals to improve Colorado's environment, economy, transportation infrastructure and healthcare system. Ritter's moral character is clearly stronger than his opponent's; his policy proposals are, too.
The article reads, "Whether veering from Democrats, his career or the Catholic Church, he's often pursued his own path. His secret weapons: endurance and an aura of conviction." Contrast that with Ritter's opponent, a DC politician who always tries to have every issue both ways.
Colorado's choice couldn't be clearer.
3 Comments:
I had the same reaction. This was practically a puff piece compared to Beauprez's and Holtzman's profiles.
Do you know if the Denver Post offically endorses Bill Ritter?
I guess I should have read part 2 before I asked. Nevermind.
August? His first name is actually August? Interesting.
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