It’s a familiar theme in American politics: One party inevitably claims a mandate for its agenda after voters hand it successive victories. Then, the party goes too far — and faces a backlash.
That hasn’t happened yet to Colorado’s increasingly dominant Democrats, but it could. That possibility is underscored in an insightful report last week by our news affiliate, Colorado Politics, on what’s next for Democrats as the 2023 Legislature prepares to convene Jan. 9.
Colorado Politics talked to a broad range of pols and political insiders. A key takeaway, especially from top Democrats in the know, is that their party’s rising fortunes could fizzle in an instant if they overreach. Moving Colorado even further to the left — with more policies that hamstring employers, smother key economic sectors such as energy, and grow government — could backfire.
See the full article by The Gazette editorial board, December 30, 2022