5th CD

In this week's edition of Winners and Losers, we take a look at a candidate not competing at the 6th CD assembly, the two U.S. Senate candidates making molehills out of mountains (or something like that), a Colonel of Marines who spent more time whining than winning votes and we let Kristi Burton take a bow. She's earned it.

Every Friday, Inside Edge answers your questions about Colorado politics. This week: a vote of support for Wil Armstrong's first venture into TV advertising, Doug Lamborn's next venture into scapegoating, and a "thriller" starring Jason Bane! 

With a “do nothing” Colorado legislature adjourning for the regular 2008 session, there are some clear winners, and maybe some winners that aren’t so clear. Meanwhile, a few congressional candidates continue their bumbling, stumbling ways and means, and a Colorado Senate candidate shows he might not be ready for the rough and tumble of politics, politicker style. Find out who are this week's Winners and Losers in Colorado politics.

The Inside Edge has been hearing that with the 6th CD’s Tom Tancredo’s retirement and the opportunity to upgrade in the 5th CD to someone who better understands the need of the defense-intelligence sector, that the defense industry might end up more involved in fundraising in those primaries.

Harvey’s challenge in the 6th CD is nothing more than stalking horse campaign meant to target Mike Coffman for the benefit of Wil Armstrong.

Harvey himself may not even be aware that he is being used in this way. But it seems to us a fairly plausible and an extremely reasonable explanation of the mixed motives, ambitions and desires of a number of principals in the 6th race.

Over the last several weeks 2nd CD candidates Polis and Will Shafroth have been engaged in framing charges and counter-charges against each other of campaign finance violations.

The latest charge from the Shafroth campaign is that Polis may have stolen a proprietary email list.