Bush's signature dooms Colorado republican running for Senate


	Bush's signature dooms Colorado republican running for Senate

BobbyRutan

5-13-2008 11:58 PM

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republican battle cry "it's w, run away !"

BobbyRutan says:

Bush, even when doing something right, is the republicans biggest liability.

Mark Udall currently leads republican Schaffer in the Senate election to replace retiring republican Seantor Wayne Allred.

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5-14-2008 4:23 PM

mooner-one

That's because anything he seems to do right is for all the wrong reasons. God, I can't wait for November.

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