July 28, 2010 02:51 AM UTC

Big Line Updated

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• by: Colorado Pols

We’ve updated The Big Line after some admitted confusion over how we would list Tom Tancredo’s new Party affiliation. This is the first time we can remember that we’ve ever listed an American Constitution Party candidate on the line.

Tancredo’s entry into the Governor’s race may have another unintended consequence beyond all but ensuring that Democrat John Hickenlooper is elected Governor. American Constitution Party candidate Doug Aden should get a small boost in CD-4 because of all of the press that Tancredo’s new party will receive, and in a close November race, that boost could be a killer for Republican Cory Gardner’s bid to knock off Democrat Betsy Markey.

We’ve also upped the odds for Republican Jane Norton in her bid to win the GOP nomination for Senate over Ken Buck. While Buck remains the frontrunner, he keeps screwing up just enough, while Norton adds some high-profile endorsements, that this race is tightening by the day.