Colorado Voters reject statewide tax increases

As Michelle Malkin reports, Colorado’s Proposition 103 is the only statewide tax increase on the November ballot across the country.

And, despite Obama and the Democrat’s insistence that — not only must we raise taxes, but that most people are in favor of doing so — despite that, the measure is being defeated by message-sending majorities:

Colorado voters have rejected an attempt to raise state income and sales taxes to fund education, The Denver Post has declared.

Colorado voters were saying no to a major tax increase proposal Tuesday night, as early returns appeared to show Proposition 103 failing across the state.

With 38 percent of precincts reporting, Proposition 103 looked to be headed to defeat, with 36.9 percent in favor to 63 percent against.

That was also true in Denver. With 68,471 ballots that had been counted through 7 p.m., the measure was failing 43.7 percent to 56.3 percent.

Even in liberal Boulder County — home to the measure’s chief supporter — the measure was failing, though by a narrow 93 votes.

This is bad news for Democrats. Which makes it good news for our country.