NAME: Joe Power
AGE: 80
OCCUPATION: Retired business owner
HOMETOWN: Denver
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Unaffiliated
POLITICAL BACKGROUND: Five years ago, a Colorado Springs Republican told Power that if he didn’t support all the party’s principals, he should get out. Power did. As an unaffiliated voter, Power won’t be allowed to participate in a Colorado caucus, but that doesn’t bother him. He said he’s never gotten involved with politics beyond faithfully casting his vote each election. Politics are fluid, Power said, and he votes for the candidate who can do the best job and not just toe the party line.
ON HIS MIND: Power said he is sick of hearing about illegal immigration. “We have some problems that are unsolvable in this country, and immigration is one of them,” Power said. “We need to just accept these people are here and try to accommodate them.” It’s too early to start thinking about the election, Power said, but he likes Sen. John McCain at this point. Power said he doesn’t want another dynasty with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. “With her, it would be like buy-one, get-one- free at the store,” Power said. “Bill would be back in the White House.”
RATE YOUR POLITICAL TEMPERATURE: Lukewarm
FINISH THIS SENTENCE: One thing I would change about presidential politics is . . . there should be a law prohibiting presidential campaigning until six months before the election.
Cassie Hewlings, Special to The Denver Post
To participate in the Colorado caucuses, you must have been a registered Democrat or Republican by Dec. 5, 2007. For information, go to for Democrats and for Republicans.
