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I enjoyed Democrat John Hickenlooper's first ad in the Colorado governor's race:
With any pledge not to run negative ads you have to wonder whether the candidate is counting on outside groups to do his dirty work. But, given Hickenlooper's lead, he probably won't get much help from outside groups and won't need it.
By the way, has a candidate in Colorado ever made an ad that didn't include at least one shot of him in a cowboy hat?
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