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In article <1992Nov5.170919@eklektix.com> rcd@raven.eklektix.com (Dick Dunn) writes:
>>As a general rule, Boulder and Denver Counties vote along Democratic
>>Party lines and the rest of the state doesn't. Since the rest of
>>the State doesn't consistantly follow any particular party line, I'm
>>inclined to believe most voters in Boulder and Denver aren't thinking
>>things through as much or as often.

>It's been a long time since I've seen such a specious argument.
>"These folks are consistent; therefore they don't think as much"???

Neither the Democratic party platform, nor its candidates are consistant.
(for that matter, neither is the Republican party.) Consider, for example,
their support of _both_ a woman's access to abortions _and_ a national
health care system; despite the fact that such a health case system 
would allow federal bans on abortion regardless of Roe v. Wade.

There are two ways to explain a party-line vote: They, by coincidince,
agree with the party on all issues or they aren't thinking through all
the issues and are just voting the way some "authority" (the party)
told them to. I personally find it hard to beleve that coincidince
could explain so many votes.

>I'm not convinced that the premise even holds up...although I suppose that
>if you put the entire remainder of the state in one pot (that's Aspen with
>Limon, Trinidad with Ft Collins) you can probably make it inconsistent.

That isn't really necessary: The rest of the state (even excluding Aspen, etc..)
voted (for example) for Campbell (a democratic vote) and against Amendment 6
(a conservative vote), etc...

                                                     Frank Crary
                                                     CU Boulder