cawacko
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I post this because I know SF and Damo are from Colorado. Do you guys like Gardner at all? If you were in Vegas and had to bet today who would you think wins this race?
U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner to enter U.S. Senate race against Mark Udall
Republican Congressman Cory Gardner is planning to drop his re-election bid and run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Mark Udall, the Denver Post has learned.
Gardner is expected to make an announcement in a few days, according to two Republicans who spoke on background.
Gardner is considered a rising star nationally in the Republican Party, and his likely accession into top leadership positions in the GOP-controlled House is one reason he earlier turned down efforts to convince him to jump into the race.
Udall in the last year has struggled in various polls, but political analysts have questioned whether he could be unseated because of what was viewed as a weak Republican field.
Gardner would join a field of candidates that includes Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck — the party's 2010 nominee for U.S. Senate — state Rep. Amy Stephens and state Sen. Owen Hill. They participated in the the Denver Post's Senate debate Tuesday night.
Gardner served in the state legislature before being elected to the U.S. House in 2010 when he defeated then Democratic-incumbent Betsy Markey. In Congress, he sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In recent months, Gardner, like most Colorado conservatives, has assailed Udall for his support of the Affordable Care Act.
Udall's office was recently involved in a dispute over health insurance policy cancellations in Colorado and Gardner called on the state's division of insurance to provide his office with updated cancellation figures.
The updated numbers found that as of mid-January about 335,000 Coloradans had received cancellation notices, though about 92 percent were offered renewal options.
"It's stunning that Obamacare has led to this many canceled plans, and now it's coming to the forefront," Gardner said, at the time.
Gardner is a fifth-generation Coloradan. He and his wife, Jaime, live in Yuma with their two children.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25233265/u-s-rep-cory-gardner-enter-u-s
U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner to enter U.S. Senate race against Mark Udall
Republican Congressman Cory Gardner is planning to drop his re-election bid and run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Mark Udall, the Denver Post has learned.
Gardner is expected to make an announcement in a few days, according to two Republicans who spoke on background.
Gardner is considered a rising star nationally in the Republican Party, and his likely accession into top leadership positions in the GOP-controlled House is one reason he earlier turned down efforts to convince him to jump into the race.
Udall in the last year has struggled in various polls, but political analysts have questioned whether he could be unseated because of what was viewed as a weak Republican field.
Gardner would join a field of candidates that includes Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck — the party's 2010 nominee for U.S. Senate — state Rep. Amy Stephens and state Sen. Owen Hill. They participated in the the Denver Post's Senate debate Tuesday night.
Gardner served in the state legislature before being elected to the U.S. House in 2010 when he defeated then Democratic-incumbent Betsy Markey. In Congress, he sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In recent months, Gardner, like most Colorado conservatives, has assailed Udall for his support of the Affordable Care Act.
Udall's office was recently involved in a dispute over health insurance policy cancellations in Colorado and Gardner called on the state's division of insurance to provide his office with updated cancellation figures.
The updated numbers found that as of mid-January about 335,000 Coloradans had received cancellation notices, though about 92 percent were offered renewal options.
"It's stunning that Obamacare has led to this many canceled plans, and now it's coming to the forefront," Gardner said, at the time.
Gardner is a fifth-generation Coloradan. He and his wife, Jaime, live in Yuma with their two children.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25233265/u-s-rep-cory-gardner-enter-u-s