We all know Doug Lamborn (R-Club for Sleaze) has a problem with the truth. That's why outgoing Representative Joel Hefley would not endorse the winner of his own party's primary for the Fifth Congressional seat.

But the sleazy campaign Lamborn ran is not the reason the Colorado Springs Independent, the Denver Post, or Esquire Magazine all endorsed Jay Fawcett.

They endorsed Jay for his superior qualifications, better experience, and willingness to ask the tough questions of our military leaders. The choice was simple for them.

So what's a losing candidate to do in a situation like this? Go negative. Here are Doug's latest lies as seen on a TV near you:

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New polling from the Denver Post will show that Jay Fawcett is tied with his opponent 37-37, with 26% undecided.  The polling was apparently done before Fawcett went on TV and before the Foley scandal.  For this district, these results are stunning, but no more stunning than Charlie Brown's tenacious challenge to John Doolittle, or Jerry McNerney's well run race against Pombo.  Even Darcy Burner wasn't supposed to be competitive in the Spring, though now she's considered one of the 15 we need for the House.  This is true on the Senate side as well, with Jim Webb unexpectedly nipping at George Allen's wealthy California heels.

What's happening all across the country is that second and third tier candidates are proving to be much tougher opponents for the Republicans than they expected.  At this point in past cycles, the map is usually shrinking as the party committees must cull challengers who just aren't getting it done.  This time, the map of possible districts that are competitive is actually growing.  Early targeting on swing districts simply didn't matter.

There are a couple of key drivers that have changed the map.  One is Dean's 50 state strategy, which has put organizers everywhere in the country to identify and help candidates.  Another is the netroots and the ability to shuffle money to candidates without going through a party committee.  And still another is the flexibility with which the party committees have been willing to adapt to Dean and Chris Bowers's strategy (even if they chafed a bit at first).

It's very exciting to watch this party being transformed.  We aren't just improving the model for electing Democrats, we are coopting the existing centers of power and helping them see that playing our game can advance their interests as well as ours.  If Democrats take the House and/or Senate, it's going to be a very different party leadership than the one that sits in DC right now.  It'll be a more independent, more confident, and more fun group of leaders, and all of that will infuse the existing members with excitement and energy.

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Jay Fawcett's ad is up in Colorado Springs for CO's Fighting Fifth.

Check the ad here.

Check out Jay's demolition of his opponent in a debate here.

Check out Jay here.

Let's win this seat.........here.

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Jay Fawcett's campaign just released their poll of Colorado's CD-5 voters, and only one conclusion can be drawn: this race is wide open.

Fawcett is running in a open district for a seat that was held for 20 years by Joel Hefley. Hefley retired after getting dissed by Tom DeLay for actually trying to hold the Republican accountable.

The [R]'s picked the wingiest of wingnuts in the primary, Do Nothing Doug Lamborn. Lamborn got Club for Growth, Minuteman, and Christian Coalition support in the primary, and he's probably going to need it in the main due to the fact that he's threatened the Republican local dominance here with a sleazy, unethical campaign.

You guys should know about Jay by now: Fighting Dem Vet, ActBlue nominated, Bronze Star in Gulf War I, no BS military guy just like we've come to expect from the Fighting Dems.

He takes the netroots seriously, blogs at Kos, and is fighting his ass of for this job. When you go to a Fairplay's Donkey Days celebration and eat those rubber pancakes you are the kind of person I want representing me.

Dems know it, Repubs are figuring it out. And off we sail, into the wild blue yonder, in one of the most conservative districts in the nation.

Stay tuned.

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The natural tendency for a party after a primary, even a bitter one, is to bury the hatchet and rally around the winner.

That did not happen in Colorado's CD-5 this year, home of Focus on the Family, New Life Church, and 6 Republican candidates from across the spectrum. The rally around the candidate press op was decidedly grim.

Retiring Republican Joel Hefley's favorite got creamed, and all the others who thought they had it in their pocket went home empty handed.

The sleazy campaign run by winner Doug Lamborn continues to get hammered by Hefley and almost any Republican who's asked.

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