Steve Bach
Mayoral hopeful Richard Skorman really hit a nerve.
Skorman, who has been calling opponent Steve Bach a “developer” during debates and in his latest TV ad, is being criticized from various corners.
Today, former mayoral candidates Brian Bahr, Tom Gallagher and Buddy Gilmore — who weren’t planning to endorse either Bach or Skorman — broke their silence.
The three men issued a joint statement calling “Skorman’s recent attack on the real estate industry” divisive.
“Although both candidates in this runoff election have laid out their plans for the future of Colorado Springs, only one candidate remaining in this race has consistently presented a plan that upholds the conservative, limited government values we believe in,” according to the statement.
“That candidate is Steve Bach.”
In a telephone interview, Gilmore said he was “disappointed” in Skorman’s TV ad.
“He was really attacking a whole industry,” Gilmore said.
“You can sit there and demonize developers, but they’ve done a lot of good for the city, too.”
The statement from Bahr, Gallagher and Gilmore was sent via email by Sarah Jack, who works for the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs.
Here’s the full text of the statement:
During the last three weeks since the April 5th election the three of us have worked to get our lives back to some sort of sense of normalcy – re-establishing ourselves in the private sector, and more importantly, re-establishing our lives with our families. During this time, we have spoken with many of our friends and supporters. Many of them urged each of us to stay involved, and to publically endorse a candidate. We have resisted the urge to do so – until now.
Mr. Skorman’s recent attack on the real estate industry that provides tens of thousands of jobs in our community, an industry he has eagerly accepted contributions from in the past and from which he actively sought endorsements during this campaign, was divisive and caught our attention.
We believe that the best days for Colorado Springs are ahead of us. To achieve the city’s full potential will require all of us to unite behind common values and goals.
Our concern in this election is two-fold: First, the next mayor must have a solid plan for the future success of Colorado Springs. Second, that candidate’s plan must be one that reflects the conservative values that support a limited government focused on providing quality, essential services.
Although both candidates in this runoff election have laid out their plans for the future of Colorado Springs, only one candidate remaining in this race has consistently presented a plan that upholds the conservative, limited government values we believe in. That candidate is Steve Bach.
This election is certainly one of the most important ever for Colorado Springs. We collectively encourage our friends and supporters to join us in upholding the conservative, limited government principles that have made Colorado Springs a great place to live. These principles will be essential to the future success of this city we love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLC2Huezl6o
Even this late in the race, Steve Bach is gaining more endorsements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jcawMYEEH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x0jGZoiMVI
I have noticed that the gazette always puts their opinion in their stories.
The Gazette’s opinion belongs on the editorial page only.
Tom Gallagher you ought to be ashamed of yourself for endorsing Steve Bach….He will put the homeless in jail….We all know how Tom Gallagher would like to see that happen
Wow, I just Can’t believe it……The Gazette is endorsing Steve Bach who will be just as bad as Lionel Rivera…..Hey Daniel…..the local G.O.P. must really have you too frightened to say anything negative about Steve Bach.
With friends like those, he proves that everything Skorman has said about him is true.
And did we ever get resolution on Bach’s tendencies towards wife beating? I notice that his ads show him walking happily thru the field with whom, his third wife?
Christian family values!
Susie Q:
How do we know these things you mention?
@Jeannie: What are you talking about?
developers lined their pockets with taxpayers dollars and then bought the best candidates that money can buy with their contributions.
Hope The Gazette’s own “Ad Watch” accurately reports on the 527 behind the latest Bach tv spot. And I truly hope The Gazette can actually be unbiased, since it’s blatantly obvious who their man is.
“Citizens for Prosperity?” More like “Developers and Big Money Interests Against Changing the Way We’ve Always Done Business in Colorado Springs.” Except the list of those 527 supporters likely won’t be local.
Hey! Why isn’t Mitch Christiansen’s endorsement of Bach included with the others? Now there’s a credible piece of work.
@ cosliberal:
You were saying, “with friends like these” and “family values”… we’ll never know if Mary Lou Makepeace’s young girls’ shelter was much different from Michael Jackson’s little boys’ hideaway.
We never got resolution on Robert M Isaac’s multiple marriages either, may he rest in peace.
These things are only diversions with no bearing on candidate qualifications.
Skorman is nothing but a leftie,Do you want the low paying jobs that he has created or the high paying jobs that Steve Bach has created?
My goodness, I’m amazed at what people read into a simple story. Can’t it just be about the different philosophies of two men running for office?
Bob, if he is a real estate broker, I’m guessing most of the salaries for those “high paying jobs” he created are actually sales commissions. No sale = no commission. Ask a Realtor how their cash flow is these days.
Let’s see how many sensationalist, emotion-driven buzzwords I can use in a sentence. Ready?
Greedy developers have lined their pocket with taxpayer dollars and are responsible for urban sprawl, cookie-cutter housing development, and the destruction of our open spaces.
I lost count…
I chuckle every time someone claims that the Gazette is being biased towards “their man.” Let’s not forget:
1. The Gazette endorsed Bach AND Skorman (after previously endorsing only Bach).
2. The Gazette is responsible for the poorly-researched, 0%-proof hit piece on Bach’s past.
The Gazette wrote a “hit piece” on Bach’s past? I must have missed that one.
Go Steve!
Liam, Wayne laugesen proudly blogged that the G was ‘the only local newspaper’ that broke the unsubstantiated ‘story from Bach’s first wife. Figures, since the *only other* local newspaper has better investigative sources than to pander to rumors.
@LiamG2 – I’m surprised you missed it. You must not have been paying attentions. I went and found the link for you so you can get caught up: http://goo.gl/lP1I0
I would like to thank those individuals for their endorsement of Steve Bach he will be a solid Leader for this community!
Brian Bahr, Tom Gallagher and Buddy Gilmore all broke their silence and said they are voting for Bach! I am shocked! Oh wait, aren’t they Republicans?
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Skorman voted for Obama!
Steve Bach is going to win this campaign by a large margin.
@ Eyes on gov……You call that breaking news?
@ Richard Wehner perhaps you can explain why you are saying that you are dead set against Sallie Clark, but yet you campaigned for Lise Czeladtko who has the same 1950s mayberry mentality…..You are campaigning for Steve Bach who has the same 1950s mentality that you complain about. Richard Wehner you are a hypocrite with the 1950s mayberry mentlity