Bob Beauprez and CD-7

The Washington D.C. publication Roll Call (subscription required) has a story from today on the congressional race shaping up in CD-7:

With Colorado 7th district Rep. Bob Beauprez (R) all but certain to run for governor in 2006, the suburban Denver Congressional seat that he won in 2002 by just 121 votes is once again shaping up to be one of the toughest battlegrounds in the country.

The focus on the article is on whether a heated Democratic primary between Ed Perlmutter and Peggy Lamm will end up costing the Democrats in the general election. Roll Call also quotes both Perlmutter and Republican frontrunner Rick O'Donnell as having raised $100,000 already.

Meanwhile, while we've always operated under the assumption that Congressman Bob Beauprez is in the race for governor to stay (as Roll Call also states), we've been hearing increased rumors that the pressure is growing from both GOP congressional leaders and the White House on the two-term congressman to stay where he is and run for re-election instead.

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