Betsey Markey

Congressman Xavier Becerra talks about why he is supporting Betsy Markey for Congress:

Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, an independent environmental organization, is continuing to ratchet up its offensive against Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Ft. Morgan), unveiling a television advertisement today hitting Musgrave for her votes against raising vehicle fuel efficiency standards.

“Marilyn Musgrave’s votes on vehicle fuel efficiency standards cost her constituents money,” said Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund President Rodger Schlickeisen. “Gas is over $4 a gallon, and yet she also recently voted against measures to prosecute gasoline price gougers.”

The organization has purchased an extended series of ad buys in the Fort Collins-area district which total in the six-figures. The spot is set to air over a span of three weeks.

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Fort Morgan) released an open letter to fellow congressional candidate Betsy Markey (D-Fort Collins) on Thursday, challenging her to accept three debates which Musgrave had already accepted.

Musgrave accused her 4th Congressional District opponent of dodging her public responsibility to maintain a civil discourse by allowing Markey's "radical" supporters at the Defense of Wildlife Action Fund of making "reprehensible" anti-Musgrave ads.

"I believe it is our responsibility as candidates for Congress to present our positions directly to the voters through civilized public debates, without the filter of false campaign commercials coming from deceptive special interest groups like the reprehensible and misleading television ads paid for by the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, the same radical environmental organization that endorses you," Musgrave wrote.

Democrats in Colorado are feeling increasingly confident that they can win and it's showing in the money commitment the national party is making here.

The CO-5 race this week turns topsy-turvy providing a winner and a loser; while Dems and the GOP can't agree about energy, making us all losers. So check in with Wally Edge for this week's Weekly Winners & Losers: it's guaranteed to make all your weekend plans that much more enjoyable provided you live in seclusion.

The enemies list that the Clintons keep, and never trim, gets longer according to several NY Times outlets. So in today's Inside Edge Wally takes a look at what a Colorado enemies list might look like.

CO-4 candidate Betsey Markey, after getting some encouraging poll numbers last week, hit the streets door-to-door over the weekend. Markey and about 20 volunteers, according to the Ft Collins Coloradoan, door-knocked neighborhoods the old-fashioned way, talking about change (and probably, quite audaciously, hope too).

In this edition of Winners & Losers, a bunch of congressional candidates have a good week, while we get a view of Mr. TABOR that we would have rather not had. Also some losers come out of the GOP assembly and the 2nd District Court. So check in with Wally Edge for this week's Winners & Losers and get your Friday off to the best start possible.