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Painting the High Plains Blue
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Painting the High Plains Blue
The 4th District of Colorado The Candidates The Campaign The Results
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Painting the High Plains Blue
Race / Ethnicity 87.1% White 0.8% Black 1.8% Asian 19.2% Hispanic
Occupation White Collar 59.8%
Blue Collar 25.8%
Median Income $49.8 in district $54.3 in state
Partisanship Cook Political Report, Partisan Voting Index, R+6
‘04 Presidential Vote
Bush +17%
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Occupation High school teacher Small business owner
Political Experience
Fort Morgan School Board, 1991-92
Colorado State House, 1992-98
Colorado State Senate, 1998-2002
First Elected
2002
Committees
Small Business Agriculture
SOURCE: bioguide.congress.gov
The Candidates: Incumbent Marilyn Musgrave
Table 1. Congressional Vote Scores for Marylyn Musgrave, 2003-08
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Occupation Small business owner
Political Experience
Aid to U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, 2005-07
State Department Treasury Department Presidential Management Fellow, 1983
SOURCE: betsymarkey.house.gov
The Candidates: Challenger Betsy Markey
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Table 2. Campaign Fund Raising and Spending by Reporting Period in Colorado’s 4th District, 2008
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The Campaign: “Marilyn Musgrave”
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The Campaign: “Betsy Markey May Face Jail Time”
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The Campaign: “Did Betsy Markey Break the Law”
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The Campaign: “Lie Detector”
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The Campaign: “Betsy Markey Cheats Women Owned Businesses”
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The Campaign: “Scandal”
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The Campaign: “Millionaire Markey”
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The Campaign: “Markey’s National Energy Tax”
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The Campaign: “Betsy Markey”
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The Campaign: “Change”
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The Campaign: “A Representative We Can be Proud of”
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The Campaign: “Campaign Contribution”
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The Campaign: “Who Suffers?”
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The Campaign: “Vote Vets”
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The Results
Figure 1. Obama and Markey Performance by County in Colorado’s 4th District, 2008
Figure 2. Musgrave Two-Party Vote Share by County, 2006 and 2008