Colorado party activists boost outsider candidates

Source: Associated Press

BROOMFIELD (AP) - The Republican front-runner to win the party's nomination in the Colorado governor race and the state's Democratic senator were dealt setbacks in party assemblies on Saturday.
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Republicans voted to place businessman Dan Maes ahead of former Congressman Scott McInnis on the August primary ballot for governor, while Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff will get top billing on the ballot over incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet after winning the most votes at the state Democratic assembly.

Both assemblies were marked by the nationwide anti-incumbent and anti-political insider mood that has led to the recent primary election defeats of longtime Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Trey Grayson, who had been backed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky GOP Senate primary.



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The AP byline had a little bit of a lie. Andrew Romanoff actually won with 61%, and Bennet won with 39%.

He gets the top billing for the August 11th primary.

You know who I'm voting for...

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Romanoff is the one for me!

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