The Future
This just came up and I had to share it with you.
Pundits have shined the spotlight on Colorado's 7th Congressional District since spring because of what it says about politics in the rest of the nation.
It ends up, in terms of voting outcomes, right in the middle because it represents a wide range, critically, ideologically, and demographically. The middle voter in the district looks a lot like the country as a whole.
The district is educated, though not overly (57% have a college degree). It is neither too old nor too young. The district is mobile and about 23% speak a language other than English at home.
From the Rocky Mountain News, November 5, 2006
The geography of democracy. A study of Red and Blue in Colorado.
Bellwether: The word is derived from the shepherd's practice of placing a bell around the neck of a sheep that leads the flock. In politics it describes a smallish geographical region that tends to reflect the voting trends of a larger region.
The 2000 census gave Colorado an extra seat in Congress and, unwittingly, a chance to play the role of bellwether in the 2006 midterm elections.
Pundits have shined the spotlight on Colorado's 7th Congressional District since spring because of what it says about politics in the rest of the nation.
It ends up, in terms of voting outcomes, right in the middle because it represents a wide range, critically, ideologically, and demographically. The middle voter in the district looks a lot like the country as a whole.
A Denver District Court judge drew boundaries in 2002 to create a district that was perfectly balanced among Democrats, Republicans, and Unaffiliates. The vast district loops in old suburbs and new communities, heavy industrial businesses, and cutting-edge research groups.
The district is educated, though not overly (57% have a college degree). It is neither too old nor too young. The district is mobile and about 23% speak a language other than English at home.
The 7th Congressional District represents a cross section of America.
Interestingly, this bastion of extreme conservatism has a Democratic legislature for the first time in 60 years and is about to get a Democratic governor. This is the bellwether of the changing West and a portent of our political future as ideologies are debated and local governments transform all across the country.
America was built from bricks of potential and mortared by innovation. In the 7th district, great towns sprang up from bootstrappers who saw beyond the gold rush and flourished with new ideas from decades of newcomers. America is a country founded on the concept that everyone's political voice should be heard. The 7th takes in neighborhoods that walk in conservative lockstep that holds hands in liberal unity.
Meet the 7th Congressional District and you meet America.
From the Rocky Mountain News, November 5, 2006
posted by jm at 1:00 PM
10 Comments:
I got to thinking after yesterday's conversation about Capricorn and the opposition to my Sun coming up in 15 years.
This will be one of the big moments of my life as my role in the public arena culminates. I will be in my 70's.
This is amazing, and it makes complete sense. I think the Pluto transit in Capricorn is going to be LARGELY about this. The transformation of the position and power of the aged in our society. Our voices will be strong and I expect my career to be in full swing in this upcoming new environment.
This time around it's not the Boston Tea Party. We have an established country a a huge population of old people in the wings.
So get your teeth fixed, your finances in good shape, your hair colored if need be, and off we'll go into this interesting future.
So get your teeth fixed, your finances in good shape, your hair colored if need be, and off we'll go into this interesting future.
Right behind ya, jm!!! We'll be a force to be reckoned with for sure . . . our bite will be worse than our bark! :-)
LOL. That is if I have any teeth left.
Heh! Well, if we live long enough, maybe dental technology will stimulate growth of new teeth in our mouths. Canada has a prototype that uses ultrasound. It's smaller than a pea.
It sounds like it requires a living tooth root or bud, though. Could be cultured from existing cells.
OH MY GOD!!!!! What a joy for a a teetering glasses on the edge of the nose old lady.
Oh I hope they hurry up while I've still got some living buds!
Great set of choppers in that photo! I'm envious.
ugh. please don't mention teeth. I just spent an entire summer in agony with the teeth. don't even mention the word dentist to me.
Okay Casey! I won't mention my %$&#*ache!
Thanks for this info, anon. Really? 900? Sounds good.
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