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Colo. Governor's Race Seen As a Tossup
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 26, 2006 05:03pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 26, 2006 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | First came word that the running mate picked by GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez had compared same-sex marriage to bestiality. Then Beauprez apologized for overstating the abortion rate among blacks.
Since late August, it has been one problem after another for Beauprez, a congressman from the Denver suburbs who was once considered the front-runner in the race to succeed outgoing Republican Gov. Bill Owens.
Instead, he is in a dogfight with Democrat Bill Ritter, a former Denver district attorney who has tried to shed his big-city image by visiting every one of Colorado's 64 counties.
Some Republicans are getting jittery about the race, and some worry that the problems dogging Beauprez are indications of a deeper rift in the Republican Party stemming from a battle last year over tax breaks.
Colorado Democrats have not controlled the Legislature and the governor's office at the same time since 1962, but they are optimistic heading into November. |
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