Ken Salazar for U.S. Senate | Denver Post

Ken Salazar for U.S. Senate

Colorado's U.S. Senate contest between Democrat Ken Salazar and Republican Pete Coors carries national implications, but it'd be a showcase in any event because it features two of the state's best-known figures.

Neither man strikes us as a natural-born campaigner, but it has been an engaging race, waged across the state and in a string of acerbic TV ads.

We urge Salazar's election. He has a vigorous and impressive background in public service and has proved his effectiveness in office time and again. He personifies Colorado characteristics of independence, common sense and fiscal moderation, and has the temperament to bridge the partisan divide that has led the current Congress to one impasse after another.

The Salazar-Coors outcome Nov. 2 will help shape the balance of power in Washington, and the winner will be a go-to guy for programs and policies that affect Colorado. Retiring Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell has been the state's top dog in federal corridors, and an effective one at that. Now the torch will pass.

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How screwed up are they? Beauprez barely won last time and now the Denver Post won't even endorse Thomas who has much more experience and a better record in goverment.

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