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Article: Ref I had the stuff for success Haggard scandal may have swayed voters on the fence.(News)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- November 11, 2006
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Byline: Myung Oak Kim And Burt Hubbard, Rocky Mountain News
The campaign for Referendum I, the state domestic partnership initiative, had all the ingredients for success.
A slick message polished by high-priced consultants.
More than $4 million in donations, more than even either of the gubernatorial candidates raised so far this year.
A massive grass-roots push anchored at six offices across the state and prominently placed television pitches by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper.
But in the end, it came up short.
Voters rejected Ref I and approved Amendment 43, which elevates to the Colorado Constitution the statute saying marriage is between a man and ...