Bob Beauprez

The recently created 7th Congressional District was drawn to be a very competitive district -- and some considered it the most competitive in the country -- but this year's race appears to be anything but competitive.

In 2000, Vice President Gore narrowly carried the district over George W. Bush by 49.8 percent to 48.9 percent. In 2002, Bob Beauprez (R-Arvada) won the seat by just 121 votes, representing a miniscule 0.07 percent margin. U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) won the district by 51.4 percent to 48.2 percent over President Bush.

Republicans held the district since 2002 but lost control in 2006 when Beauprez vacated the seat to run for governor. That year, Democrat Ed Perlmutter of Aurora defeated Republican Rick O'Donnell by 54 - 37 percent.

Recent trends suggest the district is becoming more Democratic. The percentage of voters registered as Democrats increased from 33.5 percent in 2004 to 34.0 percent in 2007, while Republican registration dropped from 31.8 percent to 30.5 percent during the same period.

Now it appears that Republicans have all but given up on trying to win back the district. Perlmutter's Republican challenger, John Lerew, has raised under $6,000 so far and had under $3,000 in cash on hand as of the end of the 2nd quarter.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Cory Voorhis was found not guilty Wednesday of illegally accessing a confidential government database in 2006 to collect information subsequently used in political ads against then-gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter.  read more »

Lay Catholics lead by Bob Beauprez and Pete Coors will begin organizing shortly with plans to turn out conservative Catholics in time for the 2008 general elections in November.  read more »

Tom Delay, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for a Conservative Majority (CCM), told a tightly-packed room of about seventy Republicans in Lakewood last night that the way to win back a conservative majority is by coordinating the activities of various grassroots conservative organizations under the umbrella of the CCM.

DeLay spoke for about 30 minutes.  read more »

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney touted his economic credentials at a Denver rally Friday afternoon, saying opponent John McCain wouldn't be the right choice for the country, according to newspaper reports.

"I think at this time, we need a president for whom the economy is a strong suit," said the former Massachusetts governor and successful businessman, according to the Post.