Or is his brother's district safe?
OldFriend, Salazar's brother's congressional district is not safe. For many years Craig McInnis of Grand Junction, a Republican, represented the district. It is mildly Republican, but with enough of Pueblo plus Aspen and Vail to make a Democrat competitive. The pubbies were very badly divided last year in something like a seven-way primary. Brother Salazar will need to be a conservative Democrat in the mold of Ben Nighthorse Campbell (who represented the district before McInnis) if he wants to keep his seat.
We need Scott McInnis back.
President Bush got 55% in John Salazar's district in 2004. The district is eminently winnable for us. Our 2004 nominee was hurt by some local water issue, but I'm sure primary voters won't make the same mistake again. John Salazar got to Congress largely on his brother's shoulders, so it's only fair that he gets brought down due to his brother's liberal votes.