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Battle for the West: GOP Out of CO Senate Race, Swing State Nuisance, Busy Weekend in the West

October 24, 2008 – 10:44 am

National GOP Pulls Out of Colorado Senate Race The National Republican Senatorial Committee confirmed today it was pulling it’s support from the Colorado race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Wayne Allard. Rumors of the pullout began circulating last week, but subsided after NRSC chairman Sen. John Ensign said, “We’re going to stay there up until [...]

By rjrivera | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Colorado, eary voting, John McCain, Las Vegas, Mark Udall, Mitt Romney, Nevada, New Mexico, Reno, Ron Paul | Comments

Battle for the West: Obama in NV, ‘Nays’ on Bailout in Tight Races

September 30, 2008 – 10:36 am

Obama Takes Aim at NV, McCain Cancels Reno Stop Barack Obama takes the stage Tuesday at the University of Nevada, Reno (AP) Today’s Los Angeles Times looked at the Democratic party’s surge in registrations in Nevada, with 43 percent of registered voters to the Republicans 37 percent (compared with 2004 when Republicans had the slightest [...]

By rjrivera | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Colorado, Dean Heller, Diana DeGette, drive for change, Ed Perlmutter, Heather Wilson, John McCain, John Salazar, Jon Porter, Latino vote, Marilyn Musgrave, Mark Udall, Nevada, New Mexico, Reno, Shelley Berkley, Steve Pearce, Tom Tancredo, Tom Udall, voter registration, Washoe County | Comments

Battle for the West: CO Senate Debate, GOP Official Fired, Preaching Politics

September 29, 2008 – 2:07 pm

Colorado Senate Candidates Square Off The race to fill the seat of retiring Colorado Sen. Wayne Allard (R) received national attention Sunday as Rep. Mark Udall (D) and former Rep. Bob Schaffer (R) took part in the first of a series of senate debates on Meet the Press (transcript). The 17-minute mini-debate focused primarily on [...]

By rjrivera | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Colorado, debate, Evangelical Christians, John McCain, Latino vote, Mark Udall, Nevada, New Mexico | Comments

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