Three reasons Fawcett is even in CD5

Recent poll results show CD5 Democratic nominee Jay Fawcett in a dead heat with his Republican rival.

The press release from the Fawcett campaign highlighted the ways in which the Fighting Dem is winning voters in the heavily Republican district:

In a sign of surging support for his campaign, a Denver Post poll released today shows that Jay Fawcett, Democratic candidate for Colorado's 5th Congressional district, is in a statistical dead heat with Republican opponent Doug Lamborn.

In contrast, the Post chose to chalk Fawcett's numbers up to the general malaise of the Republican party:

In what may be the starkest depiction yet of the challenges Republicans face in maintaining control of Congress, a new poll shows the party is fighting to hold on to a traditionally Republican seat in Colorado Springs.

Both leads are true. Fawcett's campaign is on fire. And it is a bad year to be a Republican. But neither mentions the third reason for the poll results: Lamborn himself. Voters on both sides of the aisle are disgusted with Lamborn's stridency and dishonesty.