First diary people- so please have mercy on my tender young mojo.
It's been said in these and other parts from time to time in recent weeks that Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman- incidentally the 2008 GOP nominee to replace Tom "Guts 'n' Glory" Tancredo as Colorado's U.S. Representative from the Sixth Congressional District- could well turn out to be this year's version of Katherine Harris.
The Obama campaign has been polling pretty well in Colorado this cycle, pulling out to a formidable lead in recent polls. And everyone- both campaigns, the pundits, and untrained observers such as yours truly- more or less agrees that Colorado is central to Obama's path to victory and the success of the Democratic Party's 50-state strategy in delivering Congressional majorities this November.
So it comes as little surprise that Mike Coffman has pulled out all the stops in using his official position to carry Colorado for the GOP in the upcoming election.
Thankfully, election rights advocates in Colorado are working hard to make sure Coffman fails to deliver.
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