The YouTube Election is happening right here, right now

On March 23, 2007 Forbes wondered "Will '08 become the YouTube election?" It might. If the Denver City Council election of 2007 doesn't get there first.

Here are videos from two Progressive Majority endorsed candidates. First Darrell Watson in 8:



Next a volunteer for Chris Nevitt in 7:



I'm not endorsing either candidate, necessarily. But if the second most dangerous organization in America likes them, they must be good.

There are many more videos of city council candidates on magneticbottle's YouTube channel. And candidate bios and news are all over Denver Politics.

Darrell Watson declares lead in City Council race

Today's Denver Post reports that just about everybody in Denver is running for city council:

No fewer than 18 candidates are vying for three open seats on the Denver City Council this spring, but the contests have largely gone under the radar without a high-profile race for mayor to draw attention to the campaign season.

The Post states that the voters in District 8 alone will have to choose between "Sharon Bailey, Roger Cobb, Donna Davis, Carla Madison, Joshua Mitchell, Greg Rasheed, Lynn Smith and Darrell Watson."

Serendipity. This afternoon, I got a press release from the latter candidate. It states, in part:

Denver County Clerk and Reporter reported yesterday that District 8 candidate Darrell Watson raised $13,201.36 during course of his campaign. He has out-raised his closest opponent by over $5,500.

"Not only are we doing a great job on fundraising, we are proud to report that we did it with 168 donors, of whom two-thirds gave $50 or less," stated Watson. "This shows that we have a broad base of support from throughout Council District 8."

Business leaders, community leaders, and labor have all rallied around Watson's campaign. "Darrell is the only candidate who understands that communities thrive with a healthy economic base. He is the only candidate that understands the business community, and is a proponent of diversity and housing for all," stated businessman Jim Hannifin, owner of Ready Man Temps.