Co-07

And then there was none. Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew his name Thursday from the apparently haunted cabinet position at the Commerce Dept. See the state ethics probe that derailed his predecessor nominee Bill Richardson.

Gregg cited the coming decennial U.S. Census, as one example, of irreconcilable disagreement with President Barack Obama. The census? Huh? The brewing oversight fight on the 2010 national head count promises high political drama. You think Dick Wadhams is just sticking around here for the fresh mountain air?

Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter is holding a telephone town hall with constituents about the economy, financial crisis and plans for economic relief.

FreedomWorks, a Texas-based political action committee which was active in the failed anti-Referenda C & D campaign in 2005, is back for more in Colorado.

The organization headed by former U.S Representative Dick Armey (R-TX) issued a Fall Campaign Battle Plan press release today that was heavy on militaristic symbolism as a call to arms for [...]

Primaries are over, and now’s the time to get behind your candidates. Such was the message at a Democratic “unity rally” held this morning in Lakewood, a suburb of Denver.

University of Virginia Center for Politics researchers David Wasserman and Larry J. Sabato have identified two Colorado races, the 7th Congressional District, and the Governor’s race, as races where Democrats are favored to make gains in 2006.

Ed Perlmutter, who just captured the Democratic nomination in CD-7, and Republican opponent Rick O’Donnell, have already raised a lot of campaign cash, placing them among the top 50 House open seat fundraisers during the first 18 months of the election cycle.

But you haven’t seen anything yet.

Political surveys are often more accurate than pundits.  This election’s two Congressional races, and a state senate primary race proved that this election cycle. 

“We need a change.”  “We need a change.”

That was the refrain tonight as almost 100 Perlmutter supporters gathered at the Alamos Verdes restaurant in Arvada, celebrating their victory in the Seventh Congressional District Democratic Primary.

“Are you happy with what the Bush Administration wants to do to privatize Social Security and pensions?” Perlmutter asks, standing on [...]

I’m about to head out the door for a fun night of CD-7 primary coverage, hitting up the campaign “celebration parties”.  I put that in quotes, because only one place will be happy after the night is over.

For a start, here’s the word from Hotline On Call:

9News (KUSA) reports the latest Survey USA poll results on the CD 7 race:

Ed Perlmutter 49 (51)
Peggy Lamm 37 (31)
Herb Rubenstein 8 (10)
Undecided 7 (8)