Beauprez "cold case file" still not as cold as his campaign

So what's in Both Ways Bob's "cold case file" on Bill Ritter? Well, the Beauprez campaign doesn't exactly include me on its mailing list. But I'm not all that worried about it. The whole ploy feels like a desperate move by a campaign that has been disavowed not only by GOP leadership, but by a good portion of Colorado's rightwing blogosphere. (See ToTheRight or Mount Virtus, for instance.)

Beauprez's saving graces were supposed to be his political savvy and the help of the Trailhead Group. But Ritter is crushing Beauprez in every debate. And Trailhead is in trouble for shaky accounting and money laundering. In fact, there is no "Trailhead" anymore, as a quick-thinking Colorado Confidential reporter reserved the name Trailhead Group, LLC.

So is there anything that could happen in the next 50 days that could change the dynamics of the gubernatorial election?

Yes and no.

Yes, Ritter could go so moderate that he angers the Democratic base. No, this ain't Connecticut. Ritter would just win by five points instead of 17.

Yes, Beauprez may drop out. No, I don't think a McInnis, Campbell or Norton could turn the ship around in time to pull out a win for the GOP.

Yes, we could learn Ritter is actually a Martian, beginning his conquest of earth in Colorado. No, I wouldn't vote for a Martian just because he happened to be a Democrat . But it'd be close.