October 13, 2009 03:00 PM UTC

Ryan Frazier may run against Perlmutter in CD7

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• by: allyncooper

From Lynn Bartles at The Denver Post…..

Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier will drop out of the crowded GOP race for the U.S. Senate and instead challenge U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, The Denver Post has learned.

Frazier expects to make the announcement as early as Wednesday, campaign organizers said.

Despite Frazier being touted as a rising young star in the Republican party, his candidacy for the U.S. Senate was never viable due to his lackluster fund raising. And with Norton now in the race (albeit as the “preferred” candidate of the old guard), the writing was on the wall.

The heretofore competitive CD7 has of late been considered a lock for Perlmutter and the Dems. The GOP hasn’t found anyone with name recognition ( who is Brian Campbell? ) to challenge Perlmutter and raise the kind of money for a credible race (Perlmutter has a substantial war chest).

Despite Perlmutter’s seeming invincibility, CD7 is competitive in party registrations, and mid terms are always tough on the party in power. Remember, “It’s the economy stupid” . What happens with the economy in the next year will define the outcome of the mid terms more than any other issue.

So what say you about this development?