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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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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This is a cross post from SquareState It's Called Democracy, Dave and dKos

The following is a statement and response in the Colorado Springs Gazette - the response by Anna Lord, the Dem candidate in HD-21. They published a very nice Metro Section front page article on the El Paso County Dems, interviewing John Morris. However, they also included quotes from Dave Schultheis, a Repub candidate for CO State Senate. It appears Dave isn't just coming out against the Constitution ( see this SquareState diary - he's not really too keen on the 14th Amendment either).

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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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