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Article: Dems gang up on Musgrave in 4th District.(News)

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August 18, 2007
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Byline: Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News

Betsy Markey recalls her stint as the Larimer County Democratic Party chair, "searching and searching" in 2004 for a candidate to take on Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave.

It was a tough sell.

Musgrave was the incumbent, and Republican incumbents in the 4th Congressional District regularly coasted to sweeping victories.

Now, only three years later, Markey is one of three Democrats vying for a chance in 2008 to try to knock off Musgrave, who barely survived in 2006.

Three Democrats. In the 4th CD. Against a three-term GOP incumbent.

Musgrave's predecessor, U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer, ...

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