As a Coloradoan, I am really glad that you are focusing so hard on this race here in the Centennial State. As often as I agree with you, I have to take a little umbrage with you on this one.

For a second, you had me worried comparing Norton to Crist; thanks for shifting the argument away from that. Norton is absolutely nothing like Crist; let me know when she starts buddy-buddying with the Administration and backing stimuli.

Another point of contention: it does irk a lot when people outside of CO make generalized statements about our local politics without actually being on the ground. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad you’re willing to give CO GOP candidates a voice, but make sure not to cross the line into meddling. That Crist comment almost got my “Get your nose out of my state politics!” blood boiling till you clarified, so do be careful. But no worries.

One post-caucus point we haven’t talked about yet is that Buck really had underwhelming support compared to his rhetoric. For months, my talk radio waves are abuzz with the anti-Norton ads, and Buck continuously, whether it be at meetings, Tea Party-esque events, etc. always positions himself as the “grassroots” candidate. In theory, as cauci tend to be the most organic of grassroots movements, Buck should have cleaned house.

Now I’m not saying he had an incredibly poor performance, but look at it this way; they tied. In essence, Jane Norton, that ignominious ne’er-do-well of “Washington insiders”, has the SAME amount of grassroots support.

Having a robust, fair primary is not something to be avoided, but what is clear to me is that Buck had a mediocre performance in what has been labeled his home turf for the last 5 months. My precinct and surrounding ones in my neighborhood (eastern Colorado Springs) went 3 to 1 for Norton. No one would even speak on his behalf.

In closing, Erick, let me stress that while we have disagreements over the primary this time around, we are good conservatives at the end of the day. I just have a different view of who can take us to the finish strong and (most importantly) fare well against Bennet.