Colorado GOP Candidate Outraises Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Ryan Frazier, one of the crop of strong African-American Republican candidates I spoke to for this piece, out-fundraised Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) in the final quarter of 2009. According to Federal Election Commission reports, Frazier–who switched from a Senate run to a House bid late last year — More…

Black GOP Candidate Drops Senate Bid, Runs for House

Aurora, Colo. Councilman Ryan Frazier, an African-American Republican I spoke to for this piece on 2010 candidates, has dropped his Senate bid and launched a congressional campaign. Frazier’s new target: Rep. Earl Perlmutter (D-Colo.), who captured the state’s 7th District, which includes Aurora, in 2006.

The 7th District More…