Smart politicians know that there are a couple of demographics in Colorado that one never, ever blows off.
One of them is Pueblo and the Pueblo Chieftain.
Another is Craig and the Craig Daily Press.
Still yet another is Grand Junction and the Daily Sentinel.
Up north is the Greeley Tribune and Weld County.
The folks in Pueblo are sharp avatars in commentary and they post all over the place while using the Chieftain's hub as home base.
Smart politicians listen to them.
Chris Nicoll is such a guy and his opening himself to all access including unorthodox is a very, very smart political move. It is also a compassionate one because things are pretty rough for the folks in Pueblo.
Hit hard with the economic ills Colorado has, they've also street-scrap fought their way back from a fairly corrupt police department that is now rapidly rising back to shining star status. They've been hit hard in that process by hard crime victimizing them. Having the "mother of all wars" between prosecutors and defenders in their judicial district has not helped anything.
The folks in Pueblo are trying to rise up out of some hard hitting years and they're coming back strong.
One of the individuals still square in their sights is Pueblo City Manager Jerry Pacheco.
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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
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Pueblo's really been through it. There is no doubt.
But just like the political shake up in Colorado Springs if they don't stay brutally tough until they're sure they're done, all this work will be for nothing.
The Springs only went 70 to 80% there and now they're paying for it.
Tough job but nobody else is going to do it if the people won't.
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