Drama in the Rocky Mountains
The Republicans cannot take Colorado for granted
IT OFTEN seems hard to imagine the Republicans losing anything in Colorado. It was one of the states to back Bob Dole over Bill Clinton, and George Bush carried it by nine points. Around Colorado Springs there are more Libertarian than Democratic candidates in the local elections. Governor Bill Owens looks set to clobber his Democratic opponent, Rollie Heath, by a huge margin, already prompting talk in Republican circles that the impressive young conservative might make a fine successor to Mr Bush.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Drama in the Rocky Mountains”
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