PURPLE STATE BLUES: Small Colorado Town the Epicenter for Anti-Fracking Campaign.

The small suburban enclave of Broomfield, CO has become the epicenter of the national debate over hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Located 13 miles from the campus of the University of Colorado-Boulder, the controversy in Broomfield centers on a recall effort that seeks to unseat the mayor – even though he is term limited and leaves office in November.

The mayor, Greg Stokes, is not a crook or a deviant. He is pro-fracking.

That close to Boulder, that probably makes him a crook and a deviant.