Wyoming Democrats ponder strategy after 2012 election losses
Along the campaign trail, his first as a candidate, Henrichsen was impressed by the efforts of Obama for America — Wyoming. The president’s in-state re-election campaign ran separate from the Wyoming Democratic Party but was aided by numerous Wyoming Democrats.
Henrichsen said there were call and volunteer centers in Laramie, Cheyenne, Torrington, Sheridan and Jackson. He said Wyoming callers mostly talked with voters in Colorado, a presidential swing state.
On Saturdays, buses of Democratic students from the University of Wyoming rode to Fort Collins, Colo., to canvass.
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“The Obama for America people were more than willing to throw elbows and to throw people under the bus — [those of us] who were Wyoming Democrats. ... I know at least one Obama for America volunteer who was bad-mouthing me to one of the people called in Colorado,” he said.
Henrichsen said he learned of the disparaging remarks against him through an old friend in Colorado, who was phoned by an Obama for America volunteer.
“It’s sort of this idea that Wyoming candidates are a joke,” he said.
Aside from President Barack Obama’s re-election victory, there was little for Wyoming Democrats to celebrate this election.
Democrats lost two seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives, both from historically Democratic stronghold Sweetwater County. The biggest blow was the loss of incumbent Rep. Joseph Barbuto to Republican Mark Baker in House District 48 representing Rock Springs.
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