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Freshman U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn survived a Republican primary challenge Tuesday night easily beating Jeff Crank in a hard fought primary. In two open seats, Businessman Jared Polis secured the Democratic nomination in the 2nd Congressional District and state Secretary of State Mike Coffman won the 6th Congressional District seat vacated by Tom Tancredo.

Politicker.com's The Pindell Report does not forecast that any of these three districts will be competitive in November. Given that it is almost assured that all three will be representing Colorado in Congress.

With the primary over, many political observers will now focus their attention to the more hotly contested 4th Congressional District where incumbent Republican Marilyn Musgrave faces a significant well-funded challenge from Democratic nominee Betsy Markey.

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Colorado will likely remain the center of the political universe long after the Democratic National Convention leaves town, a new Politicker.com analysis shows.

As one of the top presidential swing states, and home to an increasingly competitive U.S. Senate race, and a top U.S. House race, Colorado will help decide not just presidency, but also congressional control.

The Pindell Report, named for Politicker.com Managing Editor James Pindell, aims to provide the country's most dynamic and richly reported ranking and analysis of U.S. Senate, U.S. House and  gubernatorial races, plus presidential swing states.

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U.S. Rep. Marilyn MusgraveU.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Fort Morgan) has again become a target of the Gill Action Fund, a gay rights political action committee, reports The Advocate. Musgrave is in a tight race against Democratic challenger Betsy Markey for Colorado's 4th Congressional District, which takes in traditionally strong conservative areas in eastern and northern Colorado.

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The CO-5 race this week turns topsy-turvy providing a winner and a loser; while Dems and the GOP can't agree about energy, making us all losers. So check in with Wally Edge for this week's Weekly Winners & Losers: it's guaranteed to make all your weekend plans that much more enjoyable provided you live in seclusion.

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CO-4 candidate Betsey Markey, after getting some encouraging poll numbers last week, hit the streets door-to-door over the weekend. Markey and about 20 volunteers, according to the Ft Collins Coloradoan, door-knocked neighborhoods the old-fashioned way, talking about hope (and probably, quite audaciously, hope too). more >

In this edition of Winners & Losers, a bunch of congressional candidates have a good week, while we get a view of Mr. TABOR that we would have rather not had. Also some losers come out of the GOP assembly and the 2nd District Court. So check in with Wally Edge for this week's Winners & Losers and get your Friday off to the best start possible.

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