The UpshotAmid voter anxiety, Colorado Senate race is a bellwether
You may already be watching hotly contested Senate races like Pennsylvania, where Joe Sestak and Pat Toomey are tied in polls, or Nevada, where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is fighting for his political life against tea party insurgent Sharron Angle.
But are you watching Colorado?
In a partnership with Yahoo! News, USA Today’s Susan Page reports that the U.S. Senate race in Colorado could very well be a bellwether for how the midterm elections will swing in November. The Democrats and Republicans are holding hard-fought primaries Aug. 10.
The nomination battle on each side is essentially a microcosm of 2010 politics across the country. On the GOP side, a Tea Party insurgent looks to unseat an establishment favorite. Meanwhile, Democrats are trying to rally their base amid a nasty fight of their own between the incumbent, whom President Obama backs, and an upstart endorsed by former President Bill Clinton.
The race, on both sides, is defined by anger and anxiousness, as Colorado voters fret about the state of the country.
