Tom McDowell

The conservative backers of New York third-party candidate Doug Hoffman, a crowd that included Marilyn Musgrave, Sarah Palin and presidential hopeful Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, view their campaign efforts a victory, even though Hoffman Tuesday night lost the once-safely Republican district to Democrat Bill Owens. So-called tea party conservatives see the GOP loss as [...]

Colorado Springs Republican Sen. Dave Schultheis has announced he will not seek re-election in 2010. The staunch conservative posted a blog with the news at his website Monday night and emailed a statement to the Colorado Springs Gazette. He made no apologies for his often controversial positions and rigid approach to policy.
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Not likely. But Republican Senate Candidate Tom McDowell is determined to try. He wants to move the dial in Colorado Springs away from a social politics that puts abortion, gay rights and illegal immigration front and center and toward a fiscal politics that prioritizes economic policy and job creation. In other words, pro-choice McDowell wants [...]