We lost Colorado solely because Udall ran such a poor campaign, had he ran a campaign like Begich did in AK we would've won I have no doubt about that. That's the only race that I think was salvageable.
Cory Gardner was an excellent candidate. Is there any circumstance where credit can ever be given to Republicans for doing a good job? lol
No, because he only won by 2%. An excellent candidate in Colorado would be able to win by at least high single digits in a wave election.
No, demographically the GOP has a very low ceiling in Colorado. Cory Gardener ran an excellent campaign, and I say that as a leftwing Dem who despises him personally.