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Sen. Bennet (D-CO) gets first GOP challenger
The Hill ^ | April 15, 2009 | Aaron Blake

Posted on 04/15/2009 5:21:38 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier is the first Republican to take a formal step toward the Colorado Senate race, launching an exploratory committee on Wednesday.

Frazier made the announcement at a Tea Party rally in Grand Junction.

“We have an amazing opportunity to create economic prosperity, reform our government and build a better future,” Frazier said, according to a release. “I stand before you to do my part.”

If he wins the GOP primary, Frazier would likely face appointed Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who replaced Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (D) in the Senate earlier this year.

Frazier is not the first choice of GOP leaders in Washington, but he brings a compelling profile to the race as a young African-American in a party that is trying to reinvent itself.

Raising money will be a major hurdle for Frazier, and no one will know how he’s doing for another three months, when second-quarter reports are due.

Other GOPers to keep an eye on include Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, attorney Dan Caplis and former Rep. Bob Beauprez.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 2010; co2010; frazier; salazar

1 posted on 04/15/2009 5:21:38 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: george76; colorado tanker; Reagan Man; jan in Colorado; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; ...

This race has produced a number of surprises already, and election day is nearly two years away.


2 posted on 04/15/2009 5:22:54 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Being condemned for corruption by Mexico is like being lectured on morals by the adult film industry)
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To: Clintonfatigued

OK.

I don’t know who this dude is or what he believes in....yet.

However, I think this could be a test of a new method of taking back the GOP. If Ryan Frazer has good conservative ideas, and a good record (even if I don’t agree with him 100%), then it behooves us to support his campaign.

It’s time to cut off the NSRC and the NRC — send your money, and your support, to the candidates (regardless of location) who best represent the (little “r”) republican conservative ideals.


3 posted on 04/15/2009 5:34:14 PM PDT by ForeignDude
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To: Clintonfatigued

OK.

I don’t know who this dude is or what he believes in....yet.

However, I think this could be a test of a new method of taking back the GOP. If Ryan Frazer has good conservative ideas, and a good record (even if I don’t agree with him 100%), then I’ll support his campaign with my dollars.

It’s time to cut off the NSRC and the NRC — send your money, and your support, to the candidates (regardless of location) who best represent the (little “r”) republican conservative ideals.


4 posted on 04/15/2009 5:34:41 PM PDT by ForeignDude
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To: Clintonfatigued

Ryan Frazier.

5 posted on 04/15/2009 6:02:57 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: ForeignDude; Two Thirds Vote Aye

2/3rds, were you at this rally?

Foreign, I’ve pinged 2/3rds, who is a Freeper of some reknown and also worked valiently to try to stop this fiasco which the US is now facing. He can fill you in on the details about this man. IIRC, 2/3rds has heard this candidate and has liked what he heard. 2/3rds, please correct me if I am wrong.


6 posted on 04/15/2009 6:14:08 PM PDT by Jemian (PAM of JT ~~ Caligula, just like his Kenyan ancestors, is selling his countrymen into slavery.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

If Ryan Frazier is the nominee, I’ll support him, but Ken Buck is my first choice among the names mentioned.


7 posted on 04/15/2009 6:42:22 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Being condemned for corruption by Mexico is like being lectured on morals by the adult film industry)
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To: Clintonfatigued

I’ve heard him speak before and liked what he had to say.

If Bob Beauprez runs I will never support him. He let go of the 7th so he could run a terrible governor’s campaign. We lost 2 republican races because of him.


8 posted on 04/15/2009 6:52:03 PM PDT by keepitreal (Obama brings change: an international crisis (terrorism) within 6 months)
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To: keepitreal

To offer a tepid defense of Beauprez, remember that liberal rodent judges didn’t allow the then-majority GOP to impose the Congressional lines that would’ve been more advantageous to us holding the 3rd through 7th districts, and the 7th was made far too marginal (and now Dem-leaning). Beauprez wasn’t responsible for us losing it (unless he was intending to remain in it for the long term), and frankly, I find it’s Bill Owens responsible for us losing the Governorship and the legislature. He left Beauprez a terrible atmosphere to run in.


9 posted on 04/15/2009 6:58:19 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Hooray Ryan Frazier!!! BTTT!


10 posted on 04/15/2009 7:01:29 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Clintonfatigued

This Frazier doesn’t sound prominent enough to knockout Bennett.


11 posted on 04/15/2009 8:06:59 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: Jemian; ForeignDude
Good evening, Jem! Greetings, ForeignDude! No, I have not heard him. Not sure what you are thinking of. I do live in Aurora, but not sure I have even heard of him. Sorry. I will ask around about him at the next breakfast, next Wednesday. Thanks for those good words, though!

If I hear anything about him, I will post it to ForeignDude.

12 posted on 04/16/2009 1:41:12 AM PDT by Two Thirds Vote Aye (Elections can have dire consequences. America was warned and ignored the warning.)
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To: Two Thirds Vote Aye

Grand Junction - Aurora. They’re both in Colorado. I was close. LOL!


13 posted on 04/16/2009 2:00:42 AM PDT by Jemian (PAM of JT ~~ Caligula, just like his Kenyan ancestors, is selling his countrymen into slavery.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Frazier is not the first choice of GOP leaders in Washington,

That may be the best recommendation a person could have.

14 posted on 04/16/2009 6:52:01 AM PDT by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
I find it’s Bill Owens responsible for us losing the Governorship and the legislature. He left Beauprez a terrible atmosphere to run in.

Couldn't agree more. Owen's actions over our Senate candidate and Ref C&D split the party wide open going into the general.

15 posted on 04/16/2009 12:23:30 PM PDT by colorado tanker (What do you mean you can't put a teleprompter on a Easter egg? What do I say to the kids?)
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To: Impy

Bennet may not even make it out of the primary, so Frazier (if he gets the nod) may be facing someone else.


16 posted on 04/16/2009 5:54:32 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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