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Lamborn Ascends, Crank Readies Ammo

Freshman Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn has gotten a nice boost with his ascension from "waiting list" status to full member of the House Armed...

Will Sing For Votes In The 5th CD

As retired Air Force Major General Bentley Rayburn plans his take-off tonight into a race for congress, incumbent Doug Lamborn  is gearing up for...

Rayburn: Carpetbagger Or Just Coming Home?

If right-leaning blog sites are any indication, this business about unfinished business in Colorado's 5th Congressional District suggests things may get messy indeed in...

Club For Growth: O’Donnell the Man, Lamborn “Won”

With Rick O'Donnell embracing liberal Democratic icon Pat Shroeder as his "role model," someone may want to let the Club for Growth in on...

The Origin of

Ever since the primary, a handful of CD5 candidate Doug Lamborn's supporters have taken to calling him "Landslide Lamborn." Just for one, state Rep. Mark...

4th, 5th and 7th CDs in Colorado In Play

The National Journal, which regularly rates which Congressional races are most likely to change party, has declared that the 4th, 5th and 7th Congressional...

Fencing in Jay Fawcett

They're baaaack, and this time the Republican National Congressional Committee is demanding to know whether Democrat Jay Fawcett backs the idea of building massive...

Doug Lamborn: A Real Gun Guy

With all the criticism swirling about Doug Lamborn and his so-called sleazy campaign - and with the 5th CD Republican candidate failing to return...

God Picked the Other Guy

This week the surprise candidate of the 5th Congressional District Republican Primary - Bentley Rayburn - sent out a letter to friends and supporters...

Five Reasons Fawcett Could Win

The most populous county in Colorado is, numbers-wise, considered the fourth most Republican congressional district in the country. But given the GOP infighting over...