Crowd Gathers in Colorado Senate Seat

Here's the article-http://www.rollcall.com/pub/49_90/news/4699-1.html

Many state Republicans, including close Owens allies, are quickly turning tofreshman Rep. BobBeauprez as their preferred candidate.

But without Owens to clear the field, a GOPprimary appears a certainty. Rep. TomTancredo called NationalRepublicanSenatorialCommittee Chairman George Allen (Va.) on Tuesday afternoon to inform him that he will enter the race assuming he gets his family's consent to do so over the weekend.

Ken Salazar and Udall have had "continual conversations" about the Senate race, said Alan Salazar. Democrats indicated there is almost no chance that both Udall and Salazar would make the race.

"Rutt Bridges has never been a serious candidate," said Salazar. "He helps the out since they have had a lousy fundraising year." Bridges has said he will not step aside for Udall, and he has been quietly encouraged by some Democratic leaders enthused about the prospect of a self-funding candidate who would not require significant financial support from the DSCC.

Mr Udall is the Representative from Boulder, a popular and well known democrat. Its going to be an interesting race.

http://www.thedailycamera.com/bdc/election/article/0,1713,BDC_16316_2717494,00.html

coverage tonight to say that Udall was not going to run and Salazar was. Seemed they had reported at the beginning of the news that Udall WOULD run.

imagine the good fortune! We have Ken Salazar, the most popular Democrat in the state, running for the seat and the big GOP candidates (Bill Owens, namely) have declined a run. This is fantastic news for all of us!

:-)