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Dems May Have Tougher Time Holding Colorado Seat without Salazar (Greg Giroux, 12/16/08, CQ)

President-Elect Barack Obama ’s decision to name Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado as his Interior Secretary means that Democrats may have more of a fight to hang on to the seat than if Salazar ran for re-election in 2010.

Salazar would have been decisively favored to win in a state that has trended Democratic in recent elections.