Even Republicans need Denver

Thanks to Dailykos for providing a link to some recent polls about retiring Republican Governor Bill Owens. The governor's popularity has risen substantially over the past couple months. But the stats that surprised me showed how closely Owens' statewide approval rating tracks with his Denver rating. In fact, he is more popular in the metro area than he is in the rest of the state. This should serve as a warning to any candidate for governor who thinks he can badmouth Denver, its voters and its mayor and still win his primary with votes from the Western Slope, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.

And while we're discussing Marc Holtzman, maybe a Republican coloradolib reader (I know there are at least three of you!) can answer a question for me. I tried to track down Mr. Holtzman's website and blog to get his side of the story. But marc2006.com doesn't seem to have been updated for about three months. (His "Notes From The Road" section begins, "Last Monday, November 7, the alarm went off...") Do I have the wrong campaign website address?