Exurbs, Democrats, Incumbancy
Western Democrat: "Kerry lost in Jefferson County, pretty handedly, 52 to 46 percent. But, Ken Salazar won over Pete Coors, 51 to 48, and Congressman Mark Udall beat the Republican 58 to 40 percent."
Coyote Gulch has relatives in Jefferson County that he has not seen since during the Vietnam War. We were so far apart back then that I guess none of us ever wanted to see how much work it'd take to be a family again. I bet I know how they voted. 
Colorado Luis: "Johnson blames her loss on wealthy activists who targeted her with negative mailings. But she wasn't talking about the folks at Forward Colorado. She was referring to right wing activists who attacked her for failing to toe the party line on school vouchers. Really, you could not come up with a better example of how the state GOP's increasing ideological rigidity cost them dearly in this year's election."
Steve V. and Cokie Roberts: "Look at this year's election. Outside of Texas, only three incumbents lost their seats, a re-election rate of 99 percent. (Four Texas Democrats were defeated after being thrown into difficult new districts.) In California, with 53 House members, not a single race was even close." Thanks to the Daily Kos for the link.
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